The Gap

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Hosted by: 
Althea Billings, Tammy Habteyes
Produced by: 
KBOO
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The Gap is talk radio aimed at bridging the generational divide. Your hosts Tammy and Althea are here to mind it, bridge it, fill it in. 

Zoomers, Boomers, Millenials and everything in between are welcome!

Tune in Fridays at 8 a.m. for current events, thoughtful criticism and plenty of goofs.

Get in contact with us! Email thegapradio@gmail.com, message us on Instagram @thegapradio, or send us a letter addressed to The Gap c/o KBOO, 20 SE 8th Ave, Portland, Or. 97214.

 

Topic tags: 
Activism, Movement for Racial Justice, African American, Arts/Culture, Government/Politics, Media, Women
Streams: 
KBOO Stream 1
Program status: 
Retired

The Gap: Does this guy know what a doctorate is? Keep on learning, I guess

Airs at: Fri, 12/18/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea discuss future First Lady, Dr. Jill Biden and a recent Wall Street Journal opinion piece that argues she shouldn't call herself "Dr." In spite of well-earned criticism for being sexist and misogynistic, the editors doubled dow... Read more

The Gap: (Gimme) MORE Act and Scamming the Sequel

Airs at: Fri, 12/11/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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  On this edition of the Gap, Tammy and Althea interview Hirsh Jain, the Director of Government Affairs at NORML, a cannabis advocacy group in Los Angeles. We discuss the Marijuana Oppotunity Reinvestment and Expungment Act (MORE), which passed the U.S. House of Representa... Read more

The Gap: Spotify Wrapped and Scams Galore

Airs at: Fri, 12/04/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea start by talking about Spotify Wrapped, which dropped this week. Turns out, we have really cool and interesting and smart and good taste in music. Who knew! Then, we get into scams around the holiday season. While we may be mo... Read more

The Gap: It Did Happen Here Podcast

Airs at: Fri, 11/27/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea speak with Erin Yanke, the executive producer of the new podcast It Did Happen Here. It's an independently produced podcast that documents the fight against racist white skinheads in the 1980’s and 90’s. We learn about how the... Read more

The Gap: Phone problems! No Nuance November! Loneliness!

Airs at: Fri, 11/20/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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  On this episode of the Gap*, Tammy and Althea encounter some technical "confusion" (snafus?). In the meantime, Althea and our engineer Sonia discuss the "No Nuance November" trend on TikTok, and doing our best to only offer a little explanation on our takes. We then move... Read more

The Gap: Epistemology of voter fraud and Parler's pitfalls

Airs at: Fri, 11/13/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea discuss the impossibility of proving a negative and the new-ish social media platform aimed at free speech, 'Parler.' We discuss how, when it comes to voter fraud, it needs to be proven that it exists, not that it doesn't exis... Read more

The Gap: It's Friday, Fall Apart (Local Election Roundup)

Airs at: Fri, 11/06/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea discuss the local results of the November election since the presidential election is well, still pending. We discuss the impact of Teressa Raiford's write-in campaign for mayor, and the various state level ballot measures. We... Read more

The Gap: You Don't Own Me Chelsea Handler and/or Mark Zuckerberg!

Airs at: Fri, 10/30/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea tackle the racism inherent in telling someone that they are less their race because of who they vote for. In this case, we're referring to 50 Cent, and how Chelsea Handler proudly came on the View to tell people that she had t... Read more

The Gap: Election Limbo, Fleetwood Mac and masks play tricks on the mind

Airs at: Fri, 10/23/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea discuss election anxiety. We are in the special limbo time of not knowing what is going to happen, and it weighs on the mind even when we don't realize it. Then, we bring back Tik Tok Watch to talk about the reunion of Fleetwo... Read more

The Gap: An endorsement of t-shirt cannons filled with candy

Airs at: Fri, 10/16/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea discuss how we go about making voting decisions without a ton of information. Party affiliation, endorsements, and donors are all good options for trying to figure it out. We talk about what we look for in a candidate -- do th... Read more