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David Daley – Gerrymandering: Tilting Elections

Airs at: Thu, 09/15/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
  In his new book, David Daley, the editor in chief of Salon, describes what the Republican strategist Ben Ginsberg has called “Project Rat_____ ”: the strategy of shadowy (but thus far legal) packing, splicing and dicing of congressional districts to secure Republican dom... Read more

Journalist David Daley on "Ratf**ked: The True Story Behind the Secret Plan to Steal America's Democracy"

Airs at: Wed, 09/21/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
Host Michelle Schroeder Fletcher speaks with David Daley, the former editor-in-chief of Salon and the author of "Ratf**ked: The True Story Behind the Secret Plan to Steal America's Democracy," the explosive account of how Republican legislators and political operatives fund... Read more

The White Donkey - Expanded Audio

Airs at: Thu, 09/08/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  In this extended version of our interview with Oregon artist Maximilian Uriarte, we talk more about his graphic novel The White Donkey, which has been hailed for its frank depictions of post-traumatic stress disorder in young veterans.  Max hopes to adapt the graphic nov... Read more

Century Of Lies for September 11 2016

Airs at: Sun, 09/11/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week we learn about the state of medical marijuana in Washington state post-502, featuring audio from patient advocate Alison Bigelow, former state legislator Jeanne Kohl-Welles, and more. Read more

WITNESS TO THE REVOLUTION: Radicals, Resisters, Vets, Hippies, and the Year American Lost Its Mind and Found Its Soul

Airs at: Wed, 09/14/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  Host Kathleen Stephenson speaks with Clara Bingham about her book WITNESS TO THE REVOLUTION: Radicals, Resisters, Vets, Hippies, and the Year American Lost Its Mind and Found Its Soul, a riveting oral history of American society in the turbulent years of 1969-1970 as tol... Read more

Steven Hill on "Expand Social Security Now! How to Ensure Americans Get the Retirement They Deserve"

Airs at: Mon, 09/12/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Host Kathleen Stephenson speaks with Steven Hill about his new book "Expand Social Security Now! How to Ensure Americans Get the Retirement They Deserve." He exposes the six biggest myths and lies about Social Security. The myths are 1. Social Security is going bankrupt.... Read more

The Poverty Industry The Exploitation of America's Most Vulnerable Citizens

Airs at: Mon, 09/12/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
  Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod speak with Daniel Hatcher, Professor of Law at the University of Baltimore, about his book The Poverty Industry The Exploitation of America's Most Vulnerable Citizens. Government aid doesn’t always go where it’s supposed to. Foster c... Read more

The White Donkey - Maximilian Uriarte

Airs at: Thu, 09/08/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Oregon artist Maximilian Uriarte signed up with the U.S. Marine Corps at the age of nineteen and served as a gunner in the Iraq War.  His early comic strip Terminal Lance offered a sardonic view of military life in an occupied land, but his new graphic novel The White Do... Read more

Investigative Reporter Greg Palast on the Upcoming Election

Airs at: Thu, 09/15/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  It wouldn't be the KBOO Membership Drive without Greg Palast. He joins host Jo Ann Hardesty for a rousing discussion of current election protection issues including current efforts to purge millions from the voter rolls. And of course he'll be urging you to support KBOO ... Read more

Interview with Sarah Jaffe, author of Necessary Trouble

Produced for:  Beloved Community
Truthout calls Sarah Jaffe's new book, Necessary Trouble: Americans In Revolt, "one of the most essential books of the year."  John Shuck, host of the new KBOO program, Beloved Community, talks with Jaffe about her description of a new activism that has arisen since the cra... Read more