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Pig Cities and Swine Flu

Airs at: Sun, 05/03/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 How has industrial farming produced the conditions for new diseases like the current  outbreak swine flu?  Rob Wallace writes the blog Farming Pathogens, and in this conversation with the Old Mole's Jan Haaken, he explains how cities of pigs and cities of poultry create br... Read more

Are We "Born To Be Good?"

Airs at: Sun, 05/03/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 The human sciences, going back to Darwin, have accumulated evidence that our most  hard-wired emotions are not greed and selfishness, but gratitude, awe and compassion.  In this conversation, Dacher Keltner, author of Born to Be Good, talks with Bill Resnick about why we a... Read more

Albert Camus's THE PLAGUE

Airs at: Sun, 05/03/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
The Ubu Hour adapts Albert Camus's THE PLAGUE just in time for the swine flu pandemic... Actually we ran a longer version of this show 3 years ago, when people were worried about avian flu and how the Bush administration would react to it.  So we took that 1 hour show, chop... Read more

Dr. Larry Dossey and his new book, The Power of Premonitions: How knowing the Future Can Shape Our Lives

Airs at: Sun, 05/03/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
 Stephanie Potter hosts a special interview with Dr. Larry Dossey, a physician who is deeply rooted in the scientific world and has become an internationally influential advocate of the role of the mind in health and the role of spirituality in healthcare. He discusses his ... Read more

Dr. Daniel G. Amen and his book, Magnificent Mind At Any Age

Airs at: Sun, 05/03/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Healthwatch
Dr. David Naimon interviews New York Times bestselling author, Dr. Daniel G. Amen, discusses natural ways to treat anxiety, depression, memory problems, ADD, and insomnia in his new book Magnificent Mind At Any Age.   Read more

Grow your Own Food!!!

Airs at: Tue, 04/28/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Locus Focus
 Hosted by Barbara Bernstein It's time to plant your garden and this morning we talk with two Portland gardening proponents who work to make gardening accessible and enjoyable to everyone. We'll talk with Renee Moog, the coordinator for the SE Natural Techniques Demonstrati... Read more

Swine Flu and the Potential for Pandemic

Airs at: Wed, 04/29/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Presswatch
Theresa Mitchell with the "news you're not supposed to know" discusses Swine Flu --  potential for pandemic?  Read more

Healthwatch on 4/26/09

Airs at: Sun, 04/26/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Healthwatch
 Raw Foods Special Clent Manich from Medford, Oregon had a goal in January 2008 to lose over 200 lbs. in one year while switching to a raw foods diet. He had almost attained his goal last September when, just after climbing Mt. Whitney (the highest point in the continental... Read more

Radiozine on 04/22/09

Airs at: Wed, 04/22/2009 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
Host Todd Wilson speaks with Adam Boesel, owner and founder of the Green Microgym, a Portland neighborhood gym that creates energy with human power and solar power. CD-1373 Read more

Maye Thompson (Physicians for Social Responsibility) on Pesticides and other Nasty Chemicals

Airs at: Sun, 04/19/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
 Host Roberta Hall interviews Maye Thompson, who directs the Environmental Health Program for Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility. She talks about pesticides that farm workers are exposed to and chemicals such as bisphenol-A and phthalates that are in household prod... Read more