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The Gap: PSR's future, Gonzalez/Rubio infighting, Kotek ethics advice and pulling the threads of your curiosity!

Airs at: Fri, 04/05/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: The Gap

On this episode of The Gap, Tammy and Althea dig in to local goings-on for your listening pleasure (never mind the allergies). We talk about the future of Portland Street Response, a bureaucratic spat between Commissioners Rubio and Gonzalez, and Governor Kotek consultin... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for April 8, 2024

Airs at: Mon, 04/08/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Libraries – Grammar Schools for the Commons: Joe Clement shares commentary and news on the political significance of libraries, examining the material context of social attacks ... Read more

Libraries as Grammar Schools of the Commons

Airs at: Mon, 04/08/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Joe Clement shares commentary and news on the political significance of libraries, examining the material context of social attacks on them and the utopian potential of their sharing ethos. We hear audio from Mariame Kabe on the podcast Death Panel speaking to how librarie... Read more

The Gap: Bridge Down! Right to Repair! Pickleball Pickle! Plus, Mistakes and Forgiveness <3

Airs at: Fri, 03/29/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: The Gap

On this episode of The Gap, Tammy and Althea discuss the fall of Key Bridge in Baltimore (tragic but ultimately a testament to the systems working pretty well! Conspiracy theorists need to chill!). Governor Tina Kotek signs the Right to Repair bill (very cool Tina! Apple... Read more

Jurie Lewis Meadowlands Community Urban Mini Farm and Erika Ironwood Craft and Cauldron

Airs at: Thu, 03/28/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Keeping It Real, with Lisa Loving

Our guests are Jurie Lewis from Meadowlands Community Urban Mini Farm and Erika Ironwood of Craft and Cauldron, who is a Wildcrafting Educator & Herbalist. They hold events inviting people to learn more about the plants growing around us. Jurie and Erika don’t go overboard... Read more

Rahab's Sisters on Creating a Place where Everyone Can Hang Out

Airs at: Thu, 02/08/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Keeping It Real, with Lisa Loving

Our guests live in the studio today are Desireeee Eden Ocampo and Audrey Voon from Rahab’s Sisters. They have a benefit coming up: a Galentine’s Day evening of collective singing + soul care to honor women and femmes and raise funds for Portland-based nonprofit Rahab’s Sist... Read more

#CND67 Part Two: Voices of Civil Society

Airs at: Wed, 03/27/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

This week on Century of Lies: #CND67 Part Two: Voices of Civil Society. On this edition of Century of Lies, Part Two of our coverage of the Sixty-Seventh Session of the UN’s Commission on Narcotic Drugs. This week we feature some of the voices of civil society at the CND in... Read more

Hannah Wallace and Aaron Avery from the Sunnyside Shower Project

Airs at: Thu, 03/21/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Keeping It Real, with Lisa Loving

Sunnyside Shower Project is a community program of the Sunnyside Neighborhood Association Community Cares (SNACC) Committee offering showers to neighbors in SE Portland. The Groves Church has generously opened up their shower facilities for houseless neighbors to use three ... Read more

Adventures Along the Hydrogen Rainbow

Airs at: Mon, 04/01/2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

We need to decarbonize as swiftly as possible and the most direct path is through electrification. We can make most of the electricity we need through proven green technologies like solar, wind and geothermal, yet the fossil fuel industry is hyping hydrogen as its preferred... Read more