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High Price: A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything you know about Drugs and Society

Airs at: Wed, 02/21/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  Today, we broadcast our one-hour special with Columbia University Professor of Psychology Carl Hart about his book High Price: A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything you know about Drugs and Society. Dr. Hart disputes some of our most bas... Read more

Fighting To Save Lives

Airs at: Sun, 02/18/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
An effort in the state of Colorado to prevent overdose deaths suffered a setback in the Colorado Legislature on February 14. The Co Senate's State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee held a hearing on Senate Bill 40, a measure "providing immunity for individuals who p... Read more

Kalista Lacie Kilpriest

Airs at: Fri, 02/16/2018 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
Kalista Lacie Kilpriest comes into the KBOO studios to tell her story, and takes us through the twists and turns of her life starting with her adoption from the Southern Americas into Portland, Oregon. The process she describes reveals direct connections between our communi... Read more

The State of Civil Rights in the US

Airs at: Sun, 02/04/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies we continue our look at the state of marijuana legalization in the US, we hear from Vanita Gupta with the Leadership Council on Civil and Human Rights on the state of civil rights in America, and we pay tribute to the legendary activist Dennis P... Read more

Commentary: Children as Pawns

Airs at: Fri, 02/02/2018 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
    One of the less obvious takeaways from Tuesday’s State of The Union Address, was the willingness to look at children as political pawns, rather than the future of the country. KBOO’s Ray Bodwell has these thoughts: Read more

Dennis Peron: Rest In Peace

Airs at: Wed, 02/21/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
This week, it's part one of our interview with journalist Fred Gardner about the late YIPPIE! and social justice activist Dennis Peron, regarded as the Godfather of Medical Marijuana. Plus, we speak with a nurse about supervised injection sites. Portland People's Outreach ... Read more

The State of Marijuana

Airs at: Sun, 01/28/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
A new report by the Drug Policy Alliance, From Prohibition to Progress: A Status Report on Marijuana Legalization, demonstrates how and why marijuana legalization is working so far. From Prohibition to Progress finds that states are saving money and protecting the public by... Read more

Harm Reduction in the UK

Airs at: Sun, 01/21/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
The UK House of Parliament held a debate recently on safe injection sites, otherwise known as drug consumption rooms. On today's show, we hear from Ronnie Cowan, MP from Inverclyde; Thangam Debbonaire, MP for Bristol West; and Alison Thewliss, MP for Glasgow Central. Read more

Harm Reduction in the UK

Airs at: Wed, 01/17/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
On Wednesday, January 17, the UK Parliament's House of Commons held a debate on supervised consumption sites. On this installment of Free Culture Radio, we bring you portions of that audio, including MPs Ronnie Cowan, Thangam Debbonaire, and Alison Thewliss. In several nat... Read more

Marijuana Reform Rolls Onward

Airs at: Sun, 01/14/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century: Committees of the New York State Assembly hear about marijuana legalization from panels of experts, and Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) speaks on the House floor about marijuana law reform. Read more