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Let's Talk! First Friday Live Broadcast

Airs at: Fri, 05/03/2024 at 9:00am - 9:30am

Produced for: Let's Talk!

Let's Talk is a digital space for students at PCC experiencing disabilities to share their perspectives, ideas, and worldviews in an inclusive and accessible environment. The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily refle... Read more

A Pardon and a Meeting at the White House

Airs at: Wed, 05/01/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

This week on Century of Lies it's the first part of my conversation with the writer, activist, and regional NORML organizer Chris Goldstein. Read more

Which way for the pro-Palestinian, anti-war movement? With David Rovics

Airs at: Wed, 05/01/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

Back from a recurrence of a back injury that laid him up for several weeks, host Paul Roland welcomes back Portland-based singer-songwriter and pro-Palestinian (and himself Jewish) activist David Rovics. They will look at the sudden surge of student activism against the ... Read more

Killing Salmon to Lose Money

Airs at: Mon, 05/06/2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

The Willamette River Basin once supported tremendous salmon runs. Today, less than 10,000 wild Chinook salmon return each year to the Upper Willamette River basin, approximately a 97% reduction of the historic estimates. And one of the main culprits for the threatened extin... Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 04/25/2024 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm

Produced for: Evening News

Today's episode includes: The AfD in Germany and Russia's Orthodox Church: Tools of Moscow?; Russia's secret plan for the West; Switzerland redefines neutrality; China's questionable GDP; and more. Read more

PDX Progressive Talk Radio - TikTok Ban and Clackamas County Commissioner Race

Airs at: Wed, 04/24/2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Produced for: PDX Progressive Talk Radio

Remember to Register to Vote by April 30th. US Senate Votes to Ban TikTok - Story updated on the Associated Press Senate passed their bill forcing TikTok’s parent company to sell or face U.S. ban From the PBS Article by Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press Quote: WASHINGTO... Read more

PDX Progressive Talk Radio on 04/24/24

Airs at: Wed, 04/24/2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Produced for: PDX Progressive Talk Radio

Remember to Register to Vote by April 30th. US Senate Votes to Ban TikTok - Story updated on the Associated Press Senate passed their bill forcing TikTok’s parent company to sell or face U.S. ban From the PBS Article by Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press Quote: WASHINGTO... Read more

The Contradictions of Immigration

Airs at: Mon, 04/29/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

For the last eight years, including the Trump’s years, the U.S Congress has been increasing appropriations for “Border Protection,” and still every year, on average, over one million undocumented people crossed into this country, getting work and settling down. How and why ... Read more

Wolves: Victims, Not Villains

Airs at: Fri, 04/26/2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am

Produced for: Voices for the Animals

Back in February a Wyoming man named Cody Roberts deliberately ran over a wolf in his snowmobile, traumatically injuring the animal. Instead of immediately putting the wolf out of its misery, he taped its mouth shut and posed for pictures with it. He then dragged the poo... Read more