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The Great White Bear

Airs at: Mon, 06/23/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
The first evidence of Climate Chaos was felt mainly at the poles, as polar sea ice began to melt. Polar bears served as the first charismatic symbol of climate change but since media attention shifted from melting sea ice to wildfires, floods, heatwaves, and other impact... Read more

Moving Beyond Punishment

Airs at: Wed, 06/18/2025 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
On this edition of Century of Lies: Moving Beyond Punishment. The Global Commission on Drug Policy released a report recently entitled Beyond Punishment: From Criminal Justice Responses to Drug Policy Reform, which exposes how punitive drug policies have driven mass incar... Read more

Makdisi Street: Podcasting for Palestine

Airs at: Mon, 06/16/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Laurie Mercier speaks to Ussama Makdisi, a professor of history and Chancellor’s Chair at the University of California Berkeley, whose research focuses on the cultural and political history of the modern Middle East. They discuss Israel’s genocide and the Makdisi Street ... Read more

Beyond Punishment

Airs at: Wed, 06/18/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
On this edition of Free Culture Radio: Beyond Punishment. The Global Commission on Drug Policy released a report recently entitled Beyond Punishment: From Criminal Justice Responses to Drug Policy Reform, which exposes how punitive drug policies have driven mass incarcera... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for June 16, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 06/16/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
In this week's episode, hosted by Desiree Hellegers:  Laurie Mercier speaks to Ussama Makdisi, a professor of history and Chancellor’s Chair at the University of California Berkeley, whose research focuses on the cultural and political history of the modern Middle East. T... Read more

Entertainment

Airs at: Fri, 06/13/2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
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The Global Citizen - Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Tue, 06/10/2025 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
In this episode: analyzing the Trump-Xi phone conversation, in which Xi exacted concessions. Read more

Global Prison Trends 2025

Airs at: Mon, 06/09/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On this edition of Prison Pipeline: Global Prison Trends 2025. Global Prison Trends 2025 is the eleventh edition of the flagship annual publication by Penal Reform International and the Thailand Institute of Justice. This report provides a data-driven, evidence-based anal... Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 06/05/2025 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
This episode features Trump's tariff problems in courts and the economy; Trump's growing impatience with Putin and Netanyahu; Palestinians starve while Gaza talks continue Read more

Evening News on 06/03/25

Airs at: Tue, 06/03/2025 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  On this edition of KBOO's Evening News: Community members want to stop a camp sweep at Thousand Acres Park on the Sandy River Delta as the number of people living outside continues to rise Large Navy ships will once again fill Portland's waterways for Fleet Week And, i... Read more