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Methamphetamine and Harm Reduction

Airs at: Wed, 02/22/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Methamphetamine and Harm Reduction. We hear from Doctor Gabriela Barbaglia, Senior Medical Officer of the Prevention and Care of Substance Abuse Service and a professor at Pompeu Fabra University, and Ester Aranda, Manager of Harm Reduction Pro... Read more

Fracked Gas Industry Takes a Page from the Tobacco Industry

Airs at: Mon, 02/27/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Recently the city of Eugene passed an ordinance to phase out gas appliances in new homes and buildings. This action follows similar ordinaces in cities around the country. But the fracked gas industry is not taking these moves lying down. Last November, NW Natural hired Dr.... Read more

The Compassion Club Model

Airs at: Wed, 02/15/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Compassion Clubs and Safe Supply – part two of our conversation with Eris Nyx from the Drug User Liberation Front in Vancouver, BC. Read more

Nightmare on the River

Airs at: Mon, 02/20/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
When you drive along Highway 30 through the industrial area of NW Portland, you witness an amazing contradiction. On the west side of the highway is Forest Park, Portland's premiere urban wilderness area. But on the east of the highway you see potential doom. That six mile ... Read more

The State of Harm Reduction

Airs at: Wed, 02/15/2023 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
On this edition of Free Culture Radio: The State of Harm Reduction. We hear about the State of Harm Reduction Services in the US from Corey Davis, Director of the Harm Reduction Legal Project, and Mark Jenkins, Founder and Executive Director of the Connecticut Harm Reductio... Read more

Unlocking The Gates

Airs at: Mon, 02/13/2023 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
This week on Prison Pipeline: Unlocking the Gates – a conversation with Doctor Heather Palis, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia, at the BC Centre for Disease Control, and BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services, ... Read more

Decrim, Safe Supply, and the Compassion Club Model

Airs at: Wed, 02/08/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
On this edition of Century, part one of a conversation with Eris Nyx of the Drug User Liberation Front about decrim, safe supply, and the compassion club model. Read more

Nuclear Colonialism: Part 2 on Uranium Mining in the Dine (Navajo) Nation & Holtecs High-level Nuclear Waste Facility

Airs at: Thu, 02/02/2023 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  American Indian Airwaves
  Nuclear Colonial is one aspect of settler colonialism that remains highly censored in the American mass and digital media landscape. With approximately 11% of all abandon uranium mines located in Indian Country, Nuclear power plants average life-span ranging from 40 to 5... Read more

Playful Presence

Every 4th Monday of the month, from 10:00 PM to 11:00 PM Playful Presence is a show about creativity, mindfulness, and play. Through  conversations with creatives, we learn about the thinking and feeling that goes into the creative process.  We talk about wide ranging topi... Read more

Harm Reduction in Oregon and California

Airs at: Wed, 02/01/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Harm Reduction in Oregon and California. The state of Oregon is considering a measure to expand and enhance harm reduction services. We hear from Oregon State Representative Maxine Dexter, MD, lead sponsor of House Bill 2395, the Opioid Harm Re... Read more