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Political Perspectives on 03/24/09

Airs at: Tue, 03/24/2009 at 9:30am - 10:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

Host Emily Young interviews Joel Berg, author of "All You Can Eat: How Hungry is America?" In his new book Joel Berg looks at the growing number of people who are hungry in America. He takes to task politicians who remain inactive; the media, which ignores hunger except d... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 16, 2009

Airs at: Sun, 03/15/2009 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Hosted by Denise Morris, this program features discussions of single payer health insurance, a strike against a hedge-fund owned cookie company in Brooklyn, a movie about ambiguous gender, and a psychological investigation of political apathy. To hear the whole show, clic... Read more

Action on Single-Payer

Airs at: Sun, 03/15/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Why we need single-payer health insurance and how to get it. Russell Mokhiber, ace crime reporter for Multinational Monitor talks about the crimes of the private insurance companies and how a new activist organization, Single Payer Action, is going to get Single Payer reco... Read more

Dr. Sharol Tilgner and Herbal Medicine: From The Heart Of The Earth

Airs at: Sun, 03/15/2009 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Healthwatch

Host Dr. David Naimon interviews Dr. Sharol Tilgner, naturopathic physician, herbalist, founder of Wise Woman Herbals, and author of "Herbal Medicine: From The Heart of the Earth." Her web site is called Herbal Transitions. Read more

Concerned over Central City Concern; Also: Marching for Peace

Airs at: Wed, 03/11/2009 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Central City Concern, with a $33 million annual budget and 23 buildings, is the city's biggest nonprofit landlord in downtown Portland. Some of the nonprofit's tenants, however, say their landlord has let apartment buildings fall into disrepair and disregarded tenants'deman... Read more

Animal Rights Volunteer Round-Up

Airs at: Sun, 03/08/2009 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Radiozine

The Versatile Vegan Becca Bartleson interviews members of animal rights and vegan organizations at Food Fight's 2nd annual "Animal Rights Volunteer Roundup." Groups like In Defense of Animals, TryVegan PDX, the Lighthouse Sanctuary and the Portland Animal Defense League ta... Read more

LGBTQ Community and Health

Airs at: Sun, 03/08/2009 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Healthwatch

Hosted by: David Naimon A round table discussion with organizers and presenters of the upcoming Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-Transgender-Queer Meaningful Care Conference. Discussing health concerns specific to the LGBTQ community. Read more

Arjun Makhijani on the Nuclear Power Fiasco

Airs at: Tue, 03/03/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

Thirty years ago this country's nuclear program came to a halt after the disasterous accident and meltdown at the Three Mile Island nuclear facility in Pennsylvania. Since then we are still debating how to safely store in perpetuity countless tons of high level radioactive ... Read more

Interview with Chris Cooke, a successful Naturopathic Physician who is blind.

Airs at: Sun, 03/01/2009 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Sounds of Awareness

Host Paul Van Dyck speaks with Chris Cooke, a successful Naturopathic Physician who is blind. She shares her insights into the healing arts and her success in the use of alternative techniques to better serve her patients. Read more

Dr. Courtney Jackson on Food Intolerances

Airs at: Sun, 03/01/2009 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Healthwatch

Food Intolerances: How to identify them, and why you should. Dr. David Naimon invites local naturopathic physician Dr. Courtney Jackson in to talk about about Food Intolerances. How to identify food intolerances in your diet and how removing them can improve your health. Read more