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MOSIER OIL TRAIN DERAILMENT ANNIVERSARY

Airs at: Mon, 07/03/2017 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
On June 3 of last year, an oil train derailed in the Columbia River Gorge in the little town of Mosier. Several cars caught fire and burned for 14 hours. If the normal Gorge winds had been blowing that day, Mosier would been destroyed, like Lac-Megantic. On the first an... Read more

#SupportDontPunish

Airs at: Sun, 06/25/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week we remember a good friend, the drug policy reformer and marijuana activist Mickey Martin, and present an interview with him from 2013. Plus, June 26th is the Global Day of Action for Drug Policy Reform, so we speak with Fergal Eccles of Students for Sensible Dr... Read more

June 23, 2017 Resistance Calendar

Airs at: Fri, 06/23/2017 at 5:00pm - Fri, 06/30/2017 at 5:00pm
  Updated Sunday 6/25. Many new events added. The highlights of the highlights. Good in the Hood. All weekend long. Especially the parade. Because who doesn't love a parade? Community dialogue on displacement : Rising Waters.  Zines for the End Times Screening : Fame ... Read more

Food Workers Resist: Storytelling About Race, Food and Identity

Airs at: Mon, 06/26/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
  Cecil and Celeste welcome Will Fain of Handsome Pizza and Douglas Tsoi of PUGS, organizers of the upcoming Food Workers Resist: Storytelling about Race, Food & Identity... Is food a political and moral topic? Who gets to eat what, who makes it, and how it's delivered... Read more

Activism, resistance, and some poetry

Airs at: Fri, 06/23/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Pacific Underground
  How do we sustain activism and resistance in a time where political division and bigotry have become the norm? In our continuing exploration of finding sustainable answers, we talk to activist D Pei Wu about their work and try to get some insight about what path towar... Read more

Going Beyond the Headlines, a Month in Review

Airs at: Fri, 06/23/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
So many important events are happening, that it's nearly impossible to stay on top of the currents sweeping through our society. As Lyn and Ani re-immerse themselves in US politics and news, it's made our heads spin.  We have so many questions, and so few answers.   We w... Read more

Munitions Used by Local Cops on June 4

Airs at: Thu, 06/22/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
On June fourth, Portland Police and other law enforcement agencies swept hundreds of protesters out of Chapman Square in Downtown Portland. The protesters were there to counter a right-wing rally in Terry Schrunk Plaza. KBOO has been reporting on the clearance and its aft... Read more

On Catcalling...

Airs at: Thu, 06/22/2017 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
We have been wanting to do this show for a long time...  Despite the popularity of videos such as the one where a woman walked around New York City for ten hours (and the debate which ensued afterwards), catcalling (or the act of "a loud whistle or a comment of a sexual ... Read more

The Latest Crisis at Hanford

Airs at: Mon, 06/26/2017 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
On May 9 of this year, an extremely radioactive tunnel at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state partially collapsed. The tunnel is part of the PUREX facility (Plutonium Uranium Extraction Plant), which was used to manufacture plutonium for nuclear weapons. ... Read more

Project Censored Show

Airs at: Wed, 06/21/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  Nolan and Nicholas spend this week's show in conversation with author and historian Katherine Olmstead; their topic is "conspiracy culture in media."  Katherine Olmstead teaches History at the University of California Davis campus. She has written several books about 2... Read more