Health

Cooking up new ways to save money, energy and forests, in Nepal, and throughout the world

Airs at: Wed, 03/23/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Recovery Zone

Host Stephanie Potter speaks with Sanu Kaji Shrestha of FoST-- Foundation for Sustainable Technologies which trains people in the use of sustainable technologies that save money, save energy and save the environment. His recent honor was the Science and Technology Pr... Read more

The Iron Tribe cleans out drug houses and moves in ex-offenders in recovery.

Airs at: Wed, 03/23/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

Hosted by Lisa Loving Iron Tribe: a local re-entry program built by ex-offenders. In the studio today are Bear, Shawn, and Jason. Joining us by phone is Corbett. Now 200 members strong, they’ve built a re-entry program for themselves, from scratch. Is bootstrappi... Read more

Swami Beyondananda & Transforming Through 2012: Leading Perspectives on the New Global Paradigm.

Airs at: Mon, 03/21/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Radiozine

Host Sue Supriano speaks with Steve Bhaerman, aka Swami Beyondananda, "a serious/funny guy" whose new book is "Transforming Through 2012: Leading Perspectives on the New Global Paradigm." Sue was happy to run into him recently at The Prophets Conference In Palm Springs, Ca... Read more

Jeanne Nelson, Program Manager for the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Program for Benton County

Airs at: Mon, 03/21/2011 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Healthwatch

Hosted by Roberta Hall Guest Jeanne Nelson, Program Manager of the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Program for Benton County discusses how the program works and what services are available for clients in the program. CD-2137 Read more

Voices from the Edge 03-17-11 A new look at Oregon's Measure 11 and its impacts

Airs at: Thu, 03/17/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

A new look at Oregon's Measure 11 and its impacts Kevin Mannix promised voters in 1994 that his Ballot Measure 11 establishing minimum mandatory sentences would create certainty in Oregon's criminal justice system. While the measure tripled the state's prison populatio... Read more

Nuke disaster worsens

Airs at: Thu, 03/17/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Presswatch

Al Jazeera reported this morning that the Japanese Prime Minister had been heard shouting at the head of TEPCO, the nuclear power corporation in Japan, ""What the hell is going on?!" And surely the world echoes with his question. Who developed Japanese nuclear power? W... Read more

Against Domestic Violence: The Movement

Airs at: Mon, 03/14/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

In another of their series The Left and the Law, attorney Mike Snedeker talks with pyschologist Jan Haaken about her new book Hard Knocks: Domestic Violence and the Psychology of Story Telling. They discuss some of the misleading dichotomies that have grown up in the stru... Read more

Dr. Gary Weiner talks about losing weight in a sustainable, healthy way

Airs at: Mon, 03/14/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Healthwatch

Hosted by Dr. David Naimon Local naturopath and acupuncturist, Dr. Gary Weiner, of Pearl Natural Health, discusses how to achieve sustainable, long-lasting weight loss in a healthy fashion. Read more

Voices from the Edge 03-10-11 Wray Harris

Airs at: Thu, 03/10/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

How's the war economy working for you? That's the question many Americans will be asking on March 19, the eighth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. U.S. policymakers have little to show for eight years of fighting in Iraq and nine years of war in Afghanistan other t... Read more

Marriage Equality as Neoliberal Project

Airs at: Mon, 03/07/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Denise and Yasmin connect the struggle for LBGT rights with struggles against privatization and criticize how marriage equality obfuscates the fact that essential services like healthcare are not available to all, or in the case of education are under attack. Yasmin Nair is... Read more