Legislation

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Oregon Legislative Wrap-Up

Airs at: Mon, 07/01/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
The Oregon State Legislature adjourned Sine Die on Sunday, June 30, ending the 2019 regular legislative session. A number of bills to reform Oregon's criminal justice were passed this year including a major juvenile justice reform package. This week on Prison Pipeline we di... Read more

Health and Harm Reduction Part Two

Airs at: Wed, 06/05/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies, we continue our conversation with Keith Brown, MPH, Director of Health and Harm Reduction at the Katal Center for Health, Equity, and Justice; plus, we hear from Matt Simon, New England Political Director for the Marijuana Policy Project, about... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for May 27, 2019

Airs at: Mon, 05/27/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Densie Morris hosts this episode of the Old Mole which includes Fake News: the PERS Crisis: Bill Resnick interviews Mark Brenner on the manufactured PERS crisis and the larger real crisis of pensions, with most Americans having little more than Social Security when the... Read more

It Takes A Village To Get Promoted/Change A Nation ft. Bryson The Alien and Jenni Moore

Airs at: Mon, 05/20/2019 at 11:45pm - Fri, 05/31/2019 at 12:45pm
Produced for:  Village Vibes Podcast
Artist Bryson the Alien and Portland Mercury Music Editor Jenni Moore stop by to drop some real. Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for May 20, 2019

Airs at: Mon, 05/20/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Laurie Mercier hosts this episode of the Mole, and we hear: Bill Resnick interviews John Feffer, director of Foreign Policy In Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies, about John Bolton’s dangerous aggression toward Iran and obsession with regime change around the world. ... Read more

Commissioner Eudaly - Fair Access in Renting

Airs at: Thu, 05/16/2019 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
First, Voices from the Edge host City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty talks to Abram Goldman-Armstrong, owner of Cider Riot. Then she speaks with City Commissioner Chloe Eudaly about her proposed ordinance, Fair Access in Renting  Read more

Incarcerated Moms - Mother's Day Special

Airs at: Mon, 05/13/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Join host Isabelle Sinclair for a Mother's Day special focused on the impact of incarceration on mothers and their families. Mothers make up approximately 84% of the incarcerated population at Coffee Creek, and the Family Preservation Project provides them with vital resour... Read more

Will Oregon Reform Its Juvenile Justice System?

Airs at: Mon, 05/06/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
This week on Prison Pipeline, Alice Lundell with the Oregon Justice Resource Center joins host Doug McVay to talk about OR Senate Bill 1008 and prospects for juvenile justice reform in Oregon. A package of juvenile justice reform measures in the Oregon Legislature this ses... Read more

Portland poet Nastashia Minto, author of "Naked"; and the Portland Queer Documentary Film Festival

Airs at: Tue, 04/23/2019 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Preference
We'll be talking with Nastashia Minto, author of the new poetry collection, 'Naked': I never truly understood the beauty of another being until I began to find and love myself. Minto is a Georgia-born African American woman living and working in Portland. Reema Zaman call... Read more

2019 Oregon Legislation: Juvenile Justice

Airs at: Mon, 04/15/2019 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Join Prison Pipeline Hosts Karen James & Amy Johnson during KBOO's Membership Drive for a one-hour special as we discuss proposed legislation to reform Measure 11, Oregon's mandatory minimum sentencing law, particularly as it applies to juveniles.   Robert White & Kenneth ... Read more