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Dr. Joan Gross on Food, Hunger, and Food Culture in the Willamette Valley

Airs at: Mon, 02/21/2011 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Radiozine

Host Roberta Hall interviews Dr. Joan Gross, Professor of Anthropology at Oregon State University. She studied linguistic and cultural anthropology. She now works in the area of food, hunger, and food culture in the Willamette Valley. CD-2112 Read more

Barbara Almond and her book "The Monster Within: The Hidden Side of Motherhood"

Airs at: Mon, 02/21/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Healthwatch

Hosted by Dr. David Naimon Whether it is uncertainty over having a child, fears of pregnancy and childbirth, or negative thoughts about one's own children, mixed feelings about motherhood are not just hard to discuss, they are a powerful social taboo. In this beautifully... Read more

Single Payer for Oregon

Airs at: Mon, 02/14/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Oregonians, like some folks in Califonia, are planning to go beyond the limited healthcare reform passed last year by Congress -- all the way to a single payer plan for our state. Bill Resnick talks with Peter Shapiro of the Oregon Single Payer Campaign about the campaign... Read more

Single Payer Health Plan

Airs at: Mon, 02/14/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Four hundred people attended the first ever Oregon Single Payer Conference last Saturday. Dr. Margaret Flowers from PNHP was one of the keynote speakers. Here is the audio from an interview with her at the conference. You can see it here. Read more

History of Prisons

Airs at: Mon, 02/14/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

In honor of Black History month, our show briefly reviewed the history of the Prison System in the U.S. Brenda Escobar, our engineer helped by presenting some of the facts we found in our research. After you listen to this show, we hope you’ll use the web to learn even more... Read more

Friends of Prison Pipeline

Airs at: Mon, 01/31/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

For tonight's special one hour membership show, we bring you some excerpts of friends that have visited Prison Pipeline. Read more

Part 2 Mike Huntington on single payer health care for Oregon

Airs at: Mon, 02/14/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Healthwatch

Part 2 Mike Huntington on single payer health care for Oregon Health and Health Care Forum produced by Roberta Hall. Lobby day for a bill for universal, single payer health care for Oregon residents is scheduled for March 4th at the Capitol in Salem. Health and Healthcare f... Read more

Voices from the Edge 02-10-11 Rethinking Psychiatry

Airs at: Thu, 02/10/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Rethinking psychiatry: a conversation with Robert Whitaker about a more compassionate mental health system Our treatment of those in emotional distress manifests itself everyday. Too many Oregonians struggling with mental health issues can be found heavily medicated and wa... Read more

Panel discussion and call-in with the two organizers of "Rethinking Psychiatric Care, Moving Mental Health Recovery Forward"

Airs at: Mon, 02/07/2011 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: More Talk Radio

Cecil Prescod and Celeste Carey host a panel discussion and call-in with two organizers of "Rethinking Psychiatric Care,: Moving Mental Health Recovery Forward." Will Hall is a Portland therapist and national leader in "peer recovery." He also hosts Madness Radio. Marcia... Read more

People of Purpose and Associates' latest Community Aid Projects

Airs at: Wed, 02/09/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

Hosted by Lisa Loving My guests this morning on KBOO Talk Radio: Larry Collins, Fulton Burns, and Bruce Johnson from the People of Purpose and Associates, who are doorknocking in East County to chat with people about community violence as well as police accountability. Read more