Activism

Report from Kabul: Dr. Zaher Wahab

Airs at: Wed, 08/09/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

Dr. Zaher Wahab visits KBOO to speaks with Linda Olson-Osterlund and takes your calls. from Dr. Wahab's June report from Kabul: Dear All, Greetings from tumultuous Kabul. You no doubt heard about the massive truck bombing here yesterday and about an attack a week ago ... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for August 7, 2017

Airs at: Mon, 08/07/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick hosts this edition of the Mole and we hear these segments: 1. Professor and activist Kerry Taylor talks with Bill Resnick about the fight for dignity and a $15 minimum wage in the South 2. The Left and the Law takes on the Senate bill that would outlaw support ... Read more

The Fight for Dignity and 15 in South Carolina

Airs at: Mon, 08/07/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Kerry Taylor talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about how low wage workers in South Carolina are fighting for the $15 minimum wage and for justice and dignity. Kerry Taylor is an associate professor of history at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina. He specializes... Read more

Christina Vanorder: issues facing incarcerated women

Airs at: Mon, 08/14/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

Host Emma Lugo is joined by Christina Vanorder, formerly incarcerated at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, to discuss inside to outside transition issues. Vanorder successfully ran for State House in Oregon and she will discuss her life in Coffee Creek, her release, and ... Read more

Sex, Sex Work, and the City; and the Prexy lashes out at trans people.

Airs at: Tue, 08/08/2017 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Preference

This week, I'll be talking with local sex worker activist and frequent Preference guest Red. We'll discuss how sex, sex work, sociality, and safety play out in urban environments. The starting points for our conversation: our own experiences, and Samuel Delany's essay... Read more

Mobilizing Resentment: Chip Berlet

Airs at: Tue, 08/08/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Alternative Radio

Us versus them politics, pitting one group against another, is as old as the hills. Vulnerable groups are targeted. Language is weaponized. And resentment is mobilized along race, class and gender lines. Unbridled nationalism with lots of flag waving is the soundtrack. T... Read more

Hearing Voices: Lisa Forestell

Airs at: Mon, 08/07/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Madness Radio

What is it like to hear voices? Are all voices harmful or can they also be helpers? What does voice hearing say about the human mind - and the society we live in? And how can we support people who hear voices? Lisa Forestell has heard voices since she was a child. She is... Read more

The Largest Cannabis Reform Protestival on Earth

Airs at: Sun, 08/06/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

Seattle Hempfest will be held August 18, 19, and 20 in Washington state along the Puget Sound, so this week we talk with Hempfest Executive Director Vivian McPeak. Hempfest Read more

Supporters and Opponents of Ted Wheeler's Proposed Commission Square Off

Airs at: Fri, 08/04/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm

Produced for: Evening News

Mayor Ted Wheeler’s plan for a new commission to promote an improved relationship between police and the community came under attack at yesterday’s city council meeting. The mayor, who also serves as the Portland Police Commissioner, raised concerns that it would cut the r... Read more

Portland's Resistance: CHIEF CONCERN

Airs at: Mon, 08/07/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: More Talk Radio

Guest host Linda Olson-Osterlund welcomes Greg McKelvey and James Ofsink of Portland's Resistance to discuss proposed policy changes within the Portland Police Bureau and renegotiating it's Federal settlement with the Justice Department. On July 30th Portland's Resistan... Read more