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Opening the Trump Time Capsule

Airs at: Mon, 01/08/2018 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Toward the end of 2016 Sightline Institute's Programs Director Eric de Place created a Trump Time Capsule project. He sent out an email to his friends and colleagues asking them to write down their predictions for the future, trying to envision the unusual events and disrup... Read more

FIDO'S TAP HOUSE

Airs at: Mon, 01/22/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Voices for the Animals
Co-host Dab Steadman talks with entrepeneur Scott Porter about the grand opening of his unique business which will be "the world's first Doggie Tap House".      His new taproom in Tigard, OR, will be dedicated to finding homes for shelter dogs.  In addition, a portion of th... Read more

A Radio Geekly: Episode 17 - Consumerism in Geek Culture

Airs at: Fri, 01/05/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  A Radio Geekly
Happy New Year fellow geeks! On this first episode of 2018, the ARG collective discusses geek consumerism and the need to buy things to "keep up our geek credentials". Why is it necessary? Why do companies take advantage of this need? Join in the conversation by calling 503... Read more

News In-Depth: Stolen Angels PDX Billboard Project

Airs at: Tue, 01/02/2018 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  A group of Portlanders is hoping to draw attention to racial injustice and police violence in the Portland area with a bold public project. KBOO reporter Sam Bouman spoke last Friday with several members of Portland Equity in Action (PEA), joined by Alicia Johnson, the m... Read more

The Akee Tree by Stephen Hanks

Airs at: Thu, 01/04/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
  In this previously aired episode of  Black Book Talk the hosts interview Stephen Hanks, author of The Akee Tree. What would compel an African-American man to spend ten years of his life tracing his family tree from the Pacific Northwest back to slavery times in Mississi... Read more

Fallen Heroes of 2017

Airs at: Tue, 01/02/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Thousands of local social justice organizers, activists and other leaders passed away this year. People doing crucial work in their communities, whose deaths didnt make the headlines. On this edition of Making Contact, as we do every December, well hear about some of the... Read more

One Two, One Two NYE 2017 Special with Sean The Bus Driver

Airs at: Sun, 12/31/2017 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  One Two One Two Zulu
Sean The BusDriver rings in the New Year 2017 with local talent. Read more

The Politics of Living - Episode 11

Airs at: Wed, 01/03/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  The Politics of Living
  January 3, 2018   Pulitzer-Prize nominated author Inara Verzemnieks discusses her latest work with contributor Inessa Anderson.  The book, entitled "Among the Living and the Dead", is part memoir, part historical record.  Inara was raised by her Latvian refugee grandp... Read more

The Logic of Misogyny: Kate Manne

Airs at: Fri, 12/29/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
  On today's show, host Mitch Jeserich is in conversation with Kate Manne, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Cornell University, about her book Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny. She addresses what is misogyny and how it manifest itself in today's society. In this contex... Read more

Cannabis, Spirituality, and Racism (ENCORE)

Airs at: Mon, 01/01/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
  Stephen Gray is the author of Cannabis and Spirituality:  An Explorer’s Guide to an Ancient Plant Spirit Ally.  On October 1st, 2015, Oregon joined Washington and Colorado as the third state to legalize recreational use of cannabis.     Now that it is easy as going to on... Read more