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Voices from the Edge 02-17-11

Airs at: Thu, 02/17/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Jo Ann and Dave talked about the Metro Council seat, the federal public media funding, Joint Terrorism Task Force, and other current Portland Topics.   Open Lines with KBOO listeners. The conversation doesn't end when the program does. You can join in additional discussion... Read more

Local Reactions to Obama's New Budget

Airs at: Thu, 02/17/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
President Obama revealed a new budget on Monday (2/14/11) that included proposed cuts to programs that have a significant impact low-income Americans.  Some Portland residents reacted to the budget by questioning the priorities of the Obama Administration.  KBOO's Craig Str... Read more

Women's protests in Egypt

Airs at: Fri, 02/11/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
"It was so hard to go from the joy and communal spirit of Egypt to a congressional hearing about the implications of the Egyptian uprising on US foreign policy," says Code Pink co-founder Medea Benjamin about witnessing revolutionary history in Egypt. "How sad it is that th... Read more

Fight the Empire on 02/17/11

Airs at: Thu, 02/17/2011 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Fight the Empire
Host Per Fagereng interviews Michael Scheuer about his new book, "Osama Bin Laden." Scheuer is a blogger, historian, foreign policy critic, and veteran of two decades in the ranks of the C.I.A, CD-1765 Read more

Voices from the Edge 02-10-11 Rethinking Psychiatry

Airs at: Thu, 02/10/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Rethinking psychiatry: a conversation with Robert Whitaker about a more compassionate mental health system Our treatment of those in emotional distress manifests itself everyday. Too many Oregonians struggling with mental health issues can be found heavily medicated and wa... Read more

People of Purpose and Associates' latest Community Aid Projects

Airs at: Wed, 02/09/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
 Hosted by Lisa Loving My guests this morning on KBOO Talk Radio: Larry Collins, Fulton Burns, and Bruce Johnson from the People of Purpose and Associates, who are doorknocking in East County to chat with people about community violence as well as police accountability.   Read more

Why Fear the Arab Revolutionary Spirit?

Airs at: Mon, 02/07/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
After the uprisings in Tunis and then Egypt, many commentators were hesitant to embrace the as democratic. In The Guardian, Slavoj Zizek calls out this hesitation and the sometimes racist rationale that backs it up as hypocrisy. What's going on in Egypt IS democracy, as as ... Read more

Bill Resnick and Bashir Abu-Manneh on Egypt

Airs at: Mon, 02/07/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Bill and Bashir pick up from last week's discussion and talk about how the surrounding region and global community is reacting to the Egyptian uprising. Bashir Abu-Manneh is an Assistant Professor of English at Barnard College. He focuses on global literature, Palastinian a... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour February 7th

Airs at: Mon, 02/07/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Today's Old Mole, hosted by Joe Clement shown to the left, features an ongoing discussion about the Egyptian revolution, a review of the film Biutiful, an article about the revolutionary arab spirit, and the almost forgotten women of blues and the jazz historian who rescu... Read more

Get out your tinfoil hats -- it's time for some 9/11 Conspiracy Theory talk.

Airs at: Tue, 02/08/2011 at 12:00am
Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris  It's been a great Winter Membership Drive. So much so that Abe and Joe are prepared to go where few people dare to tread -- Sept. 11. What really happened? What do we know? What don't we know? More importantly, what do you think you kn... Read more