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Christopher Mann Interview

Produced for Between Us
Christopher Mann is a republican who is running for Oregon's 1st US House seat.  He talked with Don Merrill about his stint as Executive Director of a non profit for Oregon vets, why he feels body cameras and better training will make police more accountable and why "ghost ... Read more

The Gap: PPB Audit and World Art Day

Airs at: Fri, 04/15/2022 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for The Gap
  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea start out by discussing the recently released audit of the Portland Police Bureau. They collected and kept surveillance on protesters who participated in the 2020 racial justice protests - while those protesters weren't suspec... Read more

Killing In The Name Of Drug War

Airs at: Wed, 04/06/2022 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for Century Of Lies
This week on Century, a discussion on Extrajudicial Drug War Killings in 2022 with David Borden, Director of the DRCNet Foundation / StopTheDrugWar.org; Zaved Mahmood, human rights and drug policy advisor to the UN Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights; and Commis... Read more

Brian Decker, Washington County District Attorney candidate

Airs at: Thu, 04/14/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Radiozine
Washington County District Attorney candidate Brian Decker joins host Karen James for an hour-long discussion about issues facing the County.  Voters have two choices for district attorney for Washington County in the May 2022 election.   Over the course of the Obama admin... Read more

Jonathan Chenjeri Interview

Produced for Between Us
Jonathan Chenjeri is a candidate for Oregon's House District 56.  He talked with Sam Bouman about what being a "Self Described Socialist" actually means, the importance of labor rights for workers and why rural areas in Oregon are, he feels, treated like exploited Third Wor... Read more

Robert Husseman Interview

Produced for Between Us
Robert Husseman is a democrat who is running for the Oregon House seat in the 21st District.  He talked with Don Merrill about why a cash for clunkers program he'll propose could possibly be scaled up from electric bikes to include electric cars, why he as a former journali... Read more

Brian Decker, DA candidate for Washington County

Airs at: Mon, 03/28/2022 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Prison Pipeline
Host Karen James interviews Brian Decker, candidate for district attorney for Washington County, Oregon. The office of District Attorney is an elected position and in the upcoming May 2022 election, Washington County voters have two choices. Brian Decker is a former prosecu... Read more

Nick Hess Interview

Produced for Between Us
Nick Hess is a republican candidate for Oregon governor.  He talked with Don Merrill about why Oregon leadership doesn't get technology but needs to, why city run programs are bloated, expensive and ineffective in dealing with the homeless problem and why, as a businessman,... Read more

Spencer Todd Interview

Produced for Between Us
Spencer Todd is a non partisan candidate running for District Attorney of Marion County.  He talked with Don Merrill about how his choice to become a prosecutor lets him save more people in ten minutes than he could as a defense attorney all year, why the Marion County DA's... Read more

Farrah Chaichi Interview

Produced for Between Us
Farrah Chaichi is a democrat running for the Oregon House in the 35th District.  She talked with Don Merrill about how training in political science and criminal justice lead to social activism, why the housing market is difficult even for someone like her who is plugged in... Read more