Government/Politics

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An Indigenous take on the January 6th hearing

Airs at: Wed, 09/21/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Flashpoints
  An Indigenous take on the January 6th hearings, the Trumpian right-wing, and the expanding white supremacist movement. Vice Chair, Liz Cheney, warns again against witness tampering by the Trump forces. And should Joe Biden run again? If not why not, and who is the altern... Read more

America's War on the Poor

Airs at: Tue, 09/20/2022 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  Hard Knock Radio
  Poor News Network explores America's war on the poor. -- 09-16-2022 -- hardknockradio.org     Read more

Power Grid Shut Down in US colony Puerto Rico; Rights violation for those fleeing violence and poverty

Airs at: Tue, 09/20/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Flashpoints
  Today on the Show: A major storm shuts down the electricity grid in Puerto Rico. Vulture capitalists and a corporate Junta are largly to blame for the repeated failure of the power grid. We’ll feature a special report from the storm-torn US colony. Also, are two border g... Read more

David Korten - "Our Planetary Existential Crisis"

Airs at: Tue, 09/20/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  Our planet and humankind are in danger. The warnings coming from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres could not be more unambiguous. He says we are heading towards an unlivable world. We are on a fast track to climate disaster. Major cities under water. Unprecedented he... Read more

Saving Lives One Test Strip At A Time

Airs at: Wed, 09/21/2022 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Saving Lives One Test Strip At A Time – a conversation with Alison Heller and Dean Shold, co-founders of FentCheck. FentCheck is a nonprofit that works to make fentanyl test strips available to people who need them and to educate the public on ... Read more

Things Fall Apart: Severe Weather brought on my Climate Change breaks our infrastructure

Airs at: Mon, 09/19/2022 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  Let's Talk about Race
  Journalist Roundtable Topic: Things Fall Apart: Severe Weather brought on my Climate Change breaks our infrastructure. Talking Points: 'Indigenous peoples have been on the front lines of environmental racism for decades " Indigenous rights lawyer and activist Sherri Mitch... Read more

Backlash Against Black People in Fairytales / The Robbery and Death of PnB Rock

Airs at: Fri, 09/16/2022 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  Civic Cipher
  In the first half of today's episode, we discuss the trailer for Disney's Little Mermaid and the backlash it has received since the reveal that Ariel is played by Black actress Halle Bailey. We also look into the backlash received by shows like House of Dragons and Rings... Read more

Trump, Free Speech for People, Mississippi Water Crisis, Immigrants, The Ugly Legacy of the British Monarchy

Airs at: Fri, 09/16/2022 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Rising Up With Sonali
  This week, well examine whether a clause of the 14th Amendment can be applied to former president Donald Trump and disqualify him from seeking future office. Ron Fein of the group Free Speech for People will explain why a recent ruling could be a precedent. Then, well go... Read more

Banned Books Week 2022

Airs at: Fri, 09/16/2022 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Project Censored
  For this week's show, Mickey dedicates the hour to Banned Books Week 2022 (Sept. 18-24). Now in its 40th year, Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating and promoting the freedom to read, and resisting efforts to ban certain books from library shelves, especially ... Read more

Roe On The Rocks Episode 7: Telehealth Abortion Pills

Airs at: Fri, 09/16/2022 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Produced for:  Roe on the Rocks
  Roe on the Rocks is a 30 minute 8 part series. The "Roe on the Rocks" podcast, executive produced by KBOO's Claire Rischiotto, takes a look at how Oregon, a state with some of the most progressive abortion laws in the nation, will be impacted if Roe is overturned by the... Read more