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Did The Biden Pot Pardons Go Far Enough?

Airs at: Wed, 04/17/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Free Culture Radio
On this edition of Free Culture Radio: Did the Biden Pot Pardons Go Far Enough? Students for Sensible Drug Policy kicked off its #420WeekOfUnity with a news conference on April 15 entitled Whom Did the Biden Pardons Help—And Did They Go Far Enough? We hear from SSDP Execut... Read more

The Promise of World Peace

Airs at: Wed, 04/17/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
  Join KBOO host Grace Growing Medicine Reed, 80 year old Portland activist and educator, on a conversation on "The Promise of World Peace".  ----- Tune in to Negotiating Dramatic Events, every 3rd Wednesday of the month, 9:00am -----   Guest: Stan Corbett     ----- Read more

Militarization of the Global Drug War

Airs at: Wed, 04/17/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Militarization of the Global Drug War. On this edition of Century we look at states of emergency, the militarization of the global drug war, and measures to address these critical human rights challenges. We hear from Ambika Satkunanathan, a hu... Read more

Transpositive Current Events

Airs at: Tue, 04/16/2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Transpositive PDX
Please join us on Tuesday,  April 16th at 6:00 pm for Transpositive PDX on KBOO Community Radio 90.7fm as we talk with Nicolette, Sheila and Emma about Transgender current events in the news.  Transpositive is a biweekly program in Portland exploring themes important to th... Read more

The Global Citizen - Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Tue, 04/16/2024 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for Evening News
Today's episode: High-level US-China Diplomacy Resumes (but not without a squabble over economic policy) Read more

Mass Incarceration 2024: The Whole Pie

Airs at: Mon, 04/15/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Prison Pipeline
On this edition of Prison Pipeline: Mass Incarceration in 2024: The Whole Pie. The Prison Policy Initiative has released a new report on the US carceral system. Entitled Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2024, the report is a massive undertaking that provides a detailed lo... Read more

STAR Voting Campaign in Eugene seeks to bring more reliable election results to the ballot

Airs at: Mon, 04/15/2024 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for News In Depth, Evening News
  On Mic: Sarah Wolk, the Executive Director of Equal Vote Coalition We speak with Sarah about STAR Voting, the campaign to use it in Eugene city elections on the ballot this May, and the statewide initiative petition that's circulating now. The primary election in Oregon ... Read more

Tree Sitting in the Poor Windy Timber Sale

Airs at: Mon, 04/15/2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for Locus Focus
On April 1, forest defenders launched a tree sit to stop old growth logging on federal Bureau of Land Management land in Southern Oregon. They are opposing the Poor Windy timber sale, which targets thousands of acres of mature and old growth forest. The timber sale is just ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for April 15, 2024

Airs at: Mon, 04/15/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Denise Morris hosts this re-broadcast of “Lessons in Self-Managed Abortion” from the podcast Against the Grain. While the Supreme Court considers restricting abortion pills, feminists in the Global South have shown the way forward for safe abortions outside of the law. Sas... Read more

Grateful Dead & Friends - Anthem of the Sun

Airs at: Sat, 04/13/2024 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Sun here. Tune in tomorrow for Anthem of the Sun, my 2nd Saturday of the month segment. I've got some nice music from 8/1/73, 7/29/87, and 3/14/81 from the good ole Grateful Dead and 1/19/72 from Legion of Mary to celebrate Earth Awareness Month. You can also win tickets f... Read more