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1985 MOVE Bombing: Ramona Africa

Airs at: Wed, 12/20/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  Today, we rebroadcast our historic one-hour special with Ramona Africa. She is the sole survivor of the catastrophic residential bombing of the MOVE house by Philadelphia police in May 1985. The bombing resulted in the deaths of 11 people, including five children. Ramona... Read more

Lentil Underground the Audiobook

Airs at: Wed, 12/20/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Food Show
Liz Carlisle, author of Lentil Underground, is featured on this episode of the Food Show. We are joined by Tavia Gilbert, who is an award-winning audio narrator and who narrated the audiobook version of Lentil Underground. We talk about the book and Tavia treats us to a rea... Read more

Noam Chomsky...Neoliberalism: An Accounting

Airs at: Tue, 12/19/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  Neoliberalism is an odd term when you think about it. It is hardly new and it is not particularly liberal. It has been a great economic success story-for the 1%. The detritus of neoliberalism litters the landscape from smashed unions to shredded safety nets, and deregula... Read more

Dark Girls

Airs at: Wed, 12/13/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  Political Perspectives presents Sojourner Truth Radio...Today, we broadcast a one-hour special with award-winning actor and filmmaker Bill Duke. He joined us to discuss "Dark Girls," a companion book to his documentary of the same name, which explores the phenomenon know... Read more

Big Data, Racial Discrimination and Privilege

Airs at: Mon, 12/18/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
  Cecil and Celeste welcome Douglas Tsoi from the Portland Underground Grad School to talk about two upcoming courses that cover urgent issues in today's climate. Structural racism is insidious in two particular ways. First, it is normalized and thus difficult to see, par... Read more

Slash Those Energy Bills: Tips from a Man Walking the Walk (Part 2)

Airs at: Fri, 01/26/2018 at 10:00am - 10:15am
Produced for:  Valley Views
  A friend who works at my local food coop here in Corvallis tipped me to his co-worker whose been way ahead of the curve when it comes to saving energy.  Jonathan Carroll is known as a person who really walks the walk.  Over time he has slowly, thoughtfully created a livi... Read more

Slash Those Energy Bills: Tips from a Man Walking the Walk (Part 1)

Airs at: Fri, 01/19/2018 at 10:00am - 10:15am
Produced for:  Valley Views
  A friend who works at my local food coop here in Corvallis tipped me to his co-worker whose been way ahead of the curve when it comes to saving energy.  Jonathan Carroll is known as a person who really walks the walk.  Over time he has slowly, thoughtfully created a livi... Read more

News and Public Affairs Day: Community Forum on Police Accountability

Airs at: Fri, 12/01/2017 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
KBOO reporters Sam Bouman and Jasmin Moneymaker speak with a panel of guests with many years and varieties of experience advocating for greater accountability, reform and positive change in Portland's sytem of law enforcement. The discussion is rooted in the City of Portlan... Read more

PhotoVoice Empowering Community

Airs at: Mon, 12/04/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Desiree Hellegers talks with Sarah Chivers of the Noble Foundation about organizing work pushing back against the resurgence of white supremacy in Kelso, WA.    The upcoming PhotoVoice project will be December 9, 2pm-5pm at 2500 Main Street in Vancouver, WA.   Read more

Doyal Smith, DDA of Oregon

Airs at: Mon, 12/11/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Karen James discusses dual diagnosis with Doyal Smith, Executive Director of DDA of Oregon.  Dual Diagnosis Anonymous (DDA) is a peer support group based on an authorized version of the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous plus an additional 5 Steps that focus on Dual Diagnosis... Read more