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The Case of Michelle Wright

Airs at: Mon, 11/20/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Emma Lugo interviews Kelly Simon from the ACLU concerning the case of Michele Wright. Michelle Wright is a transgender female prisoner incarcerated in a men’s prison in the state of Oregon who recently won a lawsuit regarding adequate medical care and requesting a bi-monthl... Read more

I Am Not Your Negro: James Baldwin

Airs at: Mon, 11/13/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Master filmmaker Raoul Peck envisions the book James Baldwin never finished, Remember This House. The result is a radical, up-to-the-minute examination of race in America, using Baldwins original words and flood of rich archival material. I Am Not Your Negro is a journey... Read more

"Slavery Didn't End; It Evolved"

Airs at: Fri, 11/10/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Prison Breakdown
To understand why mass incarceration is the racial justice issue of our time, we must situate the exponential growth of the prison system within the historical legacy of slavery. The first half of this episode traces the evolution of slavery from the Reconstruction Era thro... Read more

Holding District Attorneys Accountable

Airs at: Mon, 11/13/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
District attorneys are the most powerful elected players in the criminal justice system, yet most people don’t know who they are or what they do.  Karen James interviews David Rogers, Executive Director, ACLU of Oregon and Daniel Lewkow, manager of THEY REPORT TO YOU, ACLU’... Read more

#TakeAKnee

Airs at: Mon, 11/06/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
  Cecil and Celeste welcom Kelly Simon of the ACLU of Oregon to discuss the ongoing issues around the the National Anthem and to help clarify the rights of students who choose to exercise their freedom of expression. Read more

Mass Incarceration 101

Airs at: Fri, 11/03/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Prison Breakdown
What does the term "mass incarceration" actually refer to?  Are private prisons the driving force behind rising prison populations, or is there more at work?  And what is the difference between prison and jail, anyway?  In this pilot episode, Nicole introduces herself and a... Read more

Droppin' Old School Beats

Airs at: Fri, 11/03/2017 at 12:00am - 3:00am
  "November is Hip-Hop History Month, where we give celebration to what hip hop has done to bring together people of the world, people of all nationalities, young people, all the political systems and politicians on the planet." ~Afrika Bambaataa     "November is Hip Ho... Read more

What Trump/Pence Regime Has Already Done…

Airs at: Fri, 11/03/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
  What they have done to Women & LGBTQ: Promised to appoint Supreme Court justices who would overturn the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion; appointed Neil Gorsuch. Signed a law giving states the option to deny funding for Planned Parenthood and other organizatio... Read more

Prison Breakdown

Prison Breakdown explores the past, present, and potential futures of mass incarceration, blending cutting edge academic research with the perspectives of people with direct experience with the criminal justice system.  Host Nicole Solomon Lindahl coordinated a college prog... Read more

I Can't Breathe: MattTaibbi

Airs at: Thu, 11/02/2017 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  Presswatch
  Matt Taibbi, journalist with Rolling Stone and author of Insane Clown President, returns to Presswatch the discuss his new book I Can't Breathe. About  I CAN’T BREATHE: A work of riveting literary journalism that explores the roots and repercussions of the infamous kil... Read more