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Infant Mortality Awareness Month Special

Airs at: Wed, 09/21/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
 Hosted by Lisa Loving   Infant mortality rates for African American babies are not improving in the Portland metro area. Why not? Our guest is founder and president of the International Center for Traditional Childbearing, Shafia Monroe. Are you pregnant? What kind of he... Read more

Ben Ross, co-author of THE POLLUTERS, on the chemical industry's impacts on health and environment

Airs at: Mon, 09/19/2011 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
Roberta Hall of Health and Health Care Forum hosts a conversation with Ben Ross, co-author of "The Polluters: The Making of Our Chemically Altered Environment", which examines the history of the chemical industry's impacts on health and the environment. Benjamin Ross and ... Read more

Dr. Mark Bricca, local naturopathic physician, and Prostate Health, Part 2

Airs at: Mon, 09/19/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
 Hosted by Dr. David Naimon   Back by popular demand!  Dr. Mark Bricca, local naturopathic physician and acupuncturist, returns to Healthwatch to continue his talk about naturopathic approaches to common prostate conditions.         Read more

Backbone Campaign: Organize to oppose tar sands pipeline

Airs at: Fri, 09/16/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
KBOO’s Jenka Soderberg speaks with Bill Moyer and Jay Marx of the Backbone Campaign about their organizing efforts to oppose the tar sands pipeline from Alberta Canada to the Gulf Coast. Read more

An American in Japan: Current conditions in Fukushima

Airs at: Mon, 08/29/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Host Marianne Barisonek speaks with Steven Thompson, an American living in Japan, who is working on issues related to the radiation coming from the Fukushima Nuclear Power plant. Thompson recently visited the area surrounding Fukushima. He will talk about current conditions... Read more

The Shock Decade: Abe and Joe look at the 10 years of post-Sept. 11 chaos and exploitation.

Airs at: Tue, 09/13/2011 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris The Shock Doctrine: Author Naomi Klein's explanation of capitalism's use of disasters -- and the numb shock that accompanies them -- to carry out radical "free market" revisions. From Afghanistan to Iraq, from Guantanamo to the PATRIOT Ac... Read more

Amy Joy Lanou and Dr. Neal Barnard of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

Airs at: Mon, 09/12/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
 Today's Healthwatch features talks by two speakers who will be featured at the upcoming professional speakers series "Enhancing Health with Plant-Based Nutrition" at Adventist Medical Center and at the NorthWest VegFest at the Convention Center, Amy Joy Lanou and Dr. Neal ... Read more

Suicide attempt survivor David Webb, author of Thinking About Suicide

Airs at: Mon, 09/05/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Madness Radio
 Hosted by Will Hall.    How common are suicidal feelings? Is a psychiatric illness behind suicidal despair -- or a meaningful and even spiritual life crisis? Does forced hospitalization really provide help? Suicide attempt survivor David Webb, author of Thinking About Suici... Read more

The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Airs at: Mon, 09/05/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
Host David Naimon interviews Siddhartha Mukherjee, winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in nonfiction for his book The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of CancerThe Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer. The Emperor of All Maladies is a magnificent, profoundly huma... Read more

Tillicum Wawa - Voices of the People

Airs at: Thu, 07/28/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Tillicum Wawa
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