Education

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Changing The Way We Look At 'Slavery'

Airs at: Thu, 10/27/2016 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
There has been an ongoing debate on whether or not the inundation of the 'slave narrative' in our culture is beneficial.  While our narratives certainly need to be told, what we are presented with tends to be myopic and individualistic in scope.  Victories can never be v... Read more

Ball of Confusion (Election?! Edition)

Airs at: Fri, 11/04/2016 at 12:00am - 3:00am
  Temptations sing: "One, two, one, two, three, four, ow People moving out, people moving in Why, because of the color of their skin Run, run, run but you sure can't hide An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth Vote for me and I'll set you free   Rap on, brother, rap on ... Read more

Dolce Vita Confidential

Airs at: Thu, 10/27/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Film Show
  Film writer Shawn Levy sits down with Jenn Chavez to tell behind-the-scenes stories of the classic Italian film studios, as collected in his newest book Dolce Vita Confidential: Fellini, Loren, Pucci, Paparazzi, and the Swinging High Life of 1950s Rome. Then, S.W. Co... Read more

Why vote Yes on Measure 97

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Economist Marty Hart-Landsberg talks with Bill Resnick about what measure 97 will do, why it's needed, and what's wrong about the opposition's well-funded attacks. For one thing, it is not a sales tax and consumers will not pay it. Read more

Measure 97 on the Abe and Joe Talk Radio Show on 10/25/16

Airs at: Tue, 10/25/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Oregon Institute for Public Policy representative speaks about Measure 97 on the Oregon ballot. Read more

Greg Palast's Election Crimes Bulletin, North Korea Update, Teacher Dismissed for Her Politics, and a Little Bob Dylan

Airs at: Fri, 10/14/2016 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Flashpoints
  Today on Flashpoints: The election crimes bulletin returns with Greg Palast. Then, the saber rattling continues against North Korea, even as the US carries out invasive war games in the south. Also, a Bay Area teacher dismissed because of her political views. And we c... Read more

The Digital Divide: Host Rabia Yeaman interviews Donald Hoffman

Airs at: Fri, 10/14/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Digital Divide
  Rather than as a set of absolute physical principles, reality is best understood as a set of phenomena our brain constructs to guide our behavior. To put it simply: we actively create everything we see, and there is no aspect of reality that does not depend on conscio... Read more

Underground USA

Airs at: Thu, 10/13/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Underground USA is a symposium at the University of Oregon's Portland campus on October 15th, paying tribute to great underground artists of the Pacific Northwest. Joining us in the studio to talk about the event is Underground USA keynote speaker Patrick Rosenkranz,... Read more

BRINGING CLIMATE JUSTICE TO THE CLASSROOM

Airs at: Mon, 10/10/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
  THIS PROGRAM WAS ORIGINALLY BROADCAST ON MAY 23, 2016 In what may be a first in the nation, the Portland, Oregon school board passed a sweeping “climate justice” resolution that commits the school district to “abandon the use of any adopted text material that is found ... Read more

African-American Male School Adaptability Crisis

Airs at: Thu, 10/06/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
Author Joe L. Rempson, states:  "Division and differences marked both the founding of our nation and the adaptation of our people. However, the fathers of our nation's founding were able to compromise and overcome their differences. Not so of our African American Adaptat... Read more