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Karin Lazarus Interview

Airs at: Thu, 06/04/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Coloradan Karin Lazarus had a brainstorm in 2009, start a bakery with pastries that are infused with marijuana.  In 2013, NY Magazine called her, "the Queen of the Munchies" and said she's "brought a pastry chef’s savvy to the world of pot brownies"  Her new cookbook, calle... Read more

Fixing Diesel Emissions in Oregon

Airs at: Thu, 05/28/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
With Oregon’s diesel emissions being the sixth highest in the nation, attempts to pass laws that might put the State’s limits on par with California’s have stalled in the legislature. Because State law limits diesel emissions very little, activists are concerned that Oregon... Read more

Richard Rothstein Interview

Airs at: Wed, 05/27/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Richard Rothstein is a research associate with the Economic Policy Institute.  He has written extensively on the effect of inequitable education on black and minority children in the US.  His latest piece for the EPI, focuses on the complicity of the Federal government in c... Read more

Left & the Law on Video Cameras and Policing

Airs at: Mon, 05/18/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
For their Left and the Law segment, Jan and Mike talk about the use of video cameras in policing, the impact of citizen video recording of police actions, and new policies requiring officers to wear bodycams. They take up the question of what the camera is able to capture a... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for May 11, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 05/11/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Bill Resnick hosts this membership-drive special (and hence the shorter length of the show) and we hear: Bill Resnick talks with Malik Miah about the Black Lives Matter movement Frann Michel and Hyung Nam discuss Everyday Rebellion, a cross-media documentary of ... Read more

Oregon Public Employee Retirement System

Airs at: Tue, 05/12/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
The Oregon Supreme Court recently overturned the efforts of the Oregon Legislature to correct some of the funding problems as they affect PERS.  I interviewed more than a half-dozen legislators in 2014 about what they thought about the PERS funding issue and how they would ... Read more

Democracy in Motion

Second Friday of every month from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM. Read more

Century Of Lies for May 3 2015

Airs at: Sun, 05/03/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week: Saturday May 2 was the Global Marijuana March. We attended the Portland GMM, and spoke with Russ Belville of Portland NORML and 420radio.org, Lindsey Rinehart of Parents 4 Pot and the UnderGreen Railroad, Bettie Retro of the International Women's Cannabis Associa... Read more

Deaf Activists Fight Government Interference in India

Airs at: Thu, 04/30/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
In the nation of India, deaf activists are organizing to challenge the discrimination they face. In March, a deaf teenager was raped and killed, and just this week, a deaf child was badly beaten by a teacher in India for failing to understand an assignment. KBOO’s Sarika Me... Read more

Prof. Fred Alford on Robert Kraus and the Consequences of Whistleblowing

Airs at: Thu, 04/30/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
A whistleblower who came forward in 2006 to report what he believed to be illegal activity of his coworkers is now fighting to save his home from the very financial institution that acquired his former employer. Robert Kraus worked as a controller for North Carolina based W... Read more