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Laura Delano and Coming Off Psychiatric Drugs

Airs at: Mon, 08/06/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Madness Radio
 Hosted by Will Hall. Today's guest is Laura Delano. She graduated in 2006 from Harvard University, where she studied Social, Medical, and Psychiatric Anthropology. Her thesis,Psycho-pharmaceuticals and Selfhood: Negotiating Identity as a Consumer of Mood Disorder Medicatio... Read more

Sandor Katz and The Art of Fermentation

Airs at: Mon, 08/06/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
 Dr. Naimon talks with Sandor Katz about his do-it-yourself guide to home fermentation. Katz contextualizes fermentation in terms of biological and cultural evolution, health and nutrition, and even economics. "The Art of Fermentation is much more than a cookbook...Sure, it ... Read more

TEEN COUNCIL: NW Library

Airs at: Wed, 06/27/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Underground
We hear from the people of North West Portland as the NW Library Teen Council hits the streets and asks about scars, and weird jobs. Read more

Why are youth athletes dying of cardiac arrest on the court or field?

Airs at: Wed, 08/01/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
 Hosted by Lisa Loving Eddie Barnett Jr. died on the basketball court of cardiac arrest at the age of 16.  What about youth heart health? Our guests are Eddie's mom Christeen Johnson, executive director of the Eddie Barnett Jr. Foundation; and Teressa Raiford. Read more

Nancy Sullivan with Problems Arising from Fad Diets and Processed Foods

Airs at: Mon, 07/30/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
 Health and Health Care Forum, Hosted by Roberta Hall   Today's guest is Nancy Sullivan, a registered dietitian who uses nontraditional methods to understand and help clients with gastrointestinal problems. In this conversation we talk about difficulties in interpreting sym... Read more

Marie Long and Medical work in Nepal

Airs at: Mon, 07/30/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
 Health and Health Care Forum, Hosted by Roberta Hall. In this segment, we hear Marie Long, a neurosurgeon who did volunteer medical work at Tribuvan Hospital, Nepal, and developed a project to prevent neurological diseases that have afflicted some Nepali people.   Read more

Oregon Oysters & Ocean Acidification: CO2 Turns Seas Corrosive

Airs at: Thu, 07/26/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  A Deeper Look
Oregon Oysters! So Popular on Summer Menus! At risk from Carbon Dioxide in the waters off our coast! Ocean Acidification is damaging sea life across the globe, now it’s putting the future of Oregon fisheries at risk. Host, Linda Olson-Osterlund on A Deeper Look is joine... Read more

Physicians for Social Responsibility Call for Health Study of Coal Transport through Oregon

Airs at: Fri, 07/20/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Normal 0   The Physicians for Social Responsibility held a press conference yesterday regarding the health impacts of proposed coal transports through Oregon. The group is calling on Gov. John Kitzhaber to conduct a full Health Impact Study before granting permits for t... Read more

The legal aspects of guardianships

Airs at: Mon, 07/23/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Sounds of Awareness
 Host Paul Van Dyck speaks with Vancouver attorney, Jesse Conway about guardianships. A legal guardian is a person who has the legal authority (and the corresponding duty) to care for the personal and property interests of another person, called a ward. Usually, a person h... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour July 16, 2012

Airs at: Mon, 07/16/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Laurie Mercier hosts and interviews Bangladeshi writer and activist Azfar Hussain about his latest collection of essays. Bill Resnick talks with Arne Jungjohan, senior advisor for energy of the German Green Party and Director for the Environment and Global Dialogue Progra... Read more