Wednesday Talk Radio

 Hosted by Lisa Loving Thousands of Oregonians are denied housing on the basis of race, class and religion every year. If it happens to you – what can you do? Host Lisa Loving and her guest Diane Hess of the Fair Housing Council of Oregon speak about the law, your rights a... Read more

Priya Kandaswamy hosts. The guest is David Theo Goldberg, scholar of global racism and Director of the University of California Humanities Research Institute. He’ll discuss how race and racism have shifted around the world with the onset of globalization and other issues. D... Read more

 Host Lisa Loving speaks with guest Rev. Renee Ward about the Palm Sunday vigil for victims of police violence in Portland. On March 28th a procession of mourners will travel to 6 death sites and hold Palm Sunday observances commemorating these tragic incidents. Find out mo... Read more

Host Erik Jorgensen interviews local filmmaker Courtney Scott about her new film"The War On Animals," a documentary exposing the secret battle against animals in industry and entertainment and the struggle to gain their rights. http://courtneyscott.org/beyond_productions/de... Read more

 Is there a ‘happiness’ conspiracy? The billion-dollar self-help industry constantly promotes the need to be ‘positive’ and ‘happy’. Pharmaceutical corporations make huge profits on drugs to “cure” depression. Do they really work? Join host Lisa Loving and author Ariel Gore... Read more

  Host Erik Jorgensen speaks with Jen Coleman from the Oregon Environmental Council about the recent rejection of SB 1032 by the Oregon Senate. In mid-February the Oregon Senate rejected a bill that would have protected Oregon’s children from exposure to bisphenol A (BPA).... Read more

With a spate of police violence incidents hitting the headlines, the Independent Police Review Division is soon to come under a microscope for how it investigates complaints against Portland law enforcement.  Portland Copwatch  and  Peace and Justice Works volunteer Dan Han... Read more

Host Erik Jorgenson speaks with Peg Malloy from Portland Housing Center about home ownership in Portland in the new economy.   Read more

 With the world-wide use of cell phones at 3.5 billion, and an ever-growing number of cellular antennas, do we need to re-examine the costs and benefits of this new technology? In his one-hour documentary "Full Signal,"  Talal Jabari  explores the health effects and efforts... Read more

 Hosted by Lisa Loving Today's guest is local independent journalist Raymond Rendleman, who has been doing research on the recent spate of Home Mortgage Foreclosures.  They talk about Obama's Making Home Affordable program, and Oregon's offerings for Homeowner support.   P... Read more