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Dr. Martin Donohoe talks about social justice and medical care

Airs at: Mon, 12/26/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
 Host Roberta Hall speaks with Dr. Martin Donohoe of the Portland area who teaches a course in public health concerning social justice and medical care at PSU.         Read more

A young cancer survivor talks about her life and shows her positive attitude

Airs at: Mon, 12/26/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Sounds of Awareness
 Hosted by Paul Van Dyck   CANCER is probably the scariest word in the English language.  Host Paul Van Dyck speaks with Kim Christianson, a bright young woman who graduated from high school at age 19 after her ordeal with chemotherapy, radiation, and a successful bone mar... Read more

Life after taking the "guilty except for insanity" plea in Oregon - Talk Radio on 12/23/11

Airs at: Fri, 12/23/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
Will Hall of Madness Radio hosts. His guest is a former Oregon State Hospital patient now living in the community under the Psychiatric Security Review Board (PSRB) after taking the "guilty except for insanity" plea. http://www.psrbfairshake.org/ Read more

Chiropractor Dr. Vern Saboe on Oregon's Health System Transformation Team

Airs at: Mon, 12/19/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
 Health and Health Care Forum - with Host, Roberta Hall Host Roberta Hall interviews Vern Saboe, a member of the Oregon's Health System Transformation Team, a group of 45 people from all aspects of health and health care and bi-partisan lawmakers. The group was charged with... Read more

Making an Exit: From the Magnificent to the Macabre - How We Dignify the Dead

Airs at: Mon, 12/19/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
 Join host and Portland area funeral director Elizabeth Fournier as she talks with Sarah Murray, author of Making an Exit: From the Magnificent to the Macabre---How We Dignify the Dead. Writer and journalist Sarah Murray never gave much thought of what might ultimately happ... Read more

Talk Radio 12-09-11 -- Surviving Holiday Season Family Conflict

Airs at: Fri, 12/16/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
Jen Gouvea and Kent Bye joined Will Hall with the topic "Surviving Holiday Season Family Conflict." We took phone-in calls and gave ideas about how to deal with family difficulties in a time that's stressful for many people.  Will Hall is the host of Madness Radio; Jen is a ... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 11-17-11 Is fluoridation a public health threat or panacea?

Airs at: Thu, 11/17/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  Is fluoridation a public health threat or panacea? A conversation with Dr. Paul Connett.     Oregon ranks 48th among states in percentage of residents with fluoridated water and Portland is the second largest metropolitan area without commun... Read more

A discussion about Gas Pipelines running through our Farms and Forests

Airs at: Tue, 12/13/2011 at 12:00am
Hosted by Abe Proctor and    Put that in your pipe and export it to Asia. Abe and Joe return to the ongoing Liquid Natural Gas saga in Oregon.     Read more

Teen Pregnancy

Airs at: Mon, 12/12/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
The percentage of births to teen mothers in Oregon dropped a full point between 2009 and 2010, according to the latest figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Planned Parenthood credits a combination of innovative education programs and more paren... Read more

10 Years that Shook San Francisco 1968-1978

Airs at: Wed, 12/07/2011 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
Ten Years That Shook the City: San Francisco 1968-78 is A collection of first-person and historical essays spans the people’s history of San Francisco in the tumultuous decade from 1968, the year of the San Francisco State College strike, to 1978 and the twin traumas of the... Read more