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Keeping Oregon Nuclear-Free

Airs at: Mon, 05/05/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
In 1980 Oregon voters overwhelmingly passed an initiative that bans any new nuclear reactors until the there is a permanent national nuclear waste repository. Since 1992 when the Trojan Nuclear power plant in Rainier, OR closed, the state has been nuclear-free. But over ... Read more

The Plot Against Social Security

Airs at: Mon, 05/19/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  We share selected audio from a briefing on Social Security presented by Alex Lawson of Social Security Works for the group Radical Elders on April 10, 2025,  shared here with their permission.  Lawson explains how Social Security works, how and why it is being intenti... Read more

Young Workers on the Move

Airs at: Mon, 04/28/2025 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Ella Meloy of New Seasons Labor Union and formerly of University of Oregon Student Workers union, discusses with Rajeev Ravisankar, former president of the U of O Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation, the recent upsurge of union organizing among young workers. Read more

The Medicine Wheel: Red Lodge Transition Services

Airs at: Mon, 04/28/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli interviews Trish Jordan with Red Lodge Transition Services.  Red Lodge Transition Services is a Native American led organization that provides culturally focused programs for women releasing from jail, prison or treatment. For more information: https://r... Read more

KBOO Station Manager and Board President on Independent Radio Now

Airs at: Thu, 04/24/2025 at 8:00am - 9:00am
The guests are KBOO station manager Nathan Vandiver and KBOO board president Mike Frost. The media world is shifting and KBOO is doubling down on our role as an independent radio station. We’re talking about what that means.  Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for April 28, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 04/28/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Desiree Hellegers hosts this episode, featuring these segments: Deportation Nation Part 2: In the second half of a wide-ranging discussion, Luisa Martinez speaks with immigration lawyer Daniel Kanstroom about the ideology, history and political economy of immigration i... Read more

Budget Cuts, Portland Police and the Labor Movement

Airs at: Mon, 04/28/2025 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
A discussion with Portland's union rank-and-file. Kristian Williams, author of "Our Enemies in Blue: Police and Power in America" and forthcoming "Policing the Progressive City" about Portland, leads the discussion.   The cops are worried about Portland City Council. The... Read more

Inside look at The Flip Side Vegan Market PDX

Airs at: Fri, 04/25/2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  That Vegan Show
This week on "That Vegan Show," get an inside look at the marvel that is The Flip Side Vegan Market PDX! The show starts with interviews with the founders, io and Jess, who share how their vegan businesses started (Hail Snail & Our Vegan Cocina, respectively). They conti... Read more

Assault on the Environment

Airs at: Mon, 04/21/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
One of the first executive orders issued by Trump in January was a Whitehouse paper titled "Unleashing American Energy." It promises to restore American prosperity by removing legal barriers, including laws in many states, to the extraction of natural resources. In their... Read more

Voices from the National Day of Protest: April 5, 2025

Airs at: Thu, 04/17/2025 at 8:00am - 9:00am
This week we’re doing something different, instead of interviewing local grassroots community activists, we are going to hear from Pacifica Radio Network affiliate newsrooms across the United States as they covered the April 5 hands off protests coordinated by the Fifty ... Read more