KBOO Community Radio

Radio Ecoshock with host Alex Smith

EXIT ENVIRONMENTALISM? Alternative energy expert Robert Rapier explains the oil crisis, & why climate will hit us like a hurricane. Seth Moser-Katz and Justin Ritchie, podcasters from "The Extraenvironmentalist" - interview law Professor and Greenpeace icon Professor Michael M'Gonigle on his rethink called "exit environmentalism". Are we leaving Green, or leaving the system?

Spanish Immersion School Program's funds are being cut in Portland! Hear from mother and community organizer Savannah Paz about the actions parents are taking to save their children's education on Bread and Roses Friday May 25th at 6pm.

Back in February the city of Philadelphia's school system announced the closing of 40 public school to be replaced by privately owned charter schools. This announcement received very little to no coverage by the local or national media. It appears that this pattern is not new and is repeating itself all over the nation. Here in Portland, Atkinson elementary school and its students and families are protesting Portland Public School's budget cuts. You can hear all about it on your community radio station KBOO!

MILES DAVIS BIRTHDAY MARATHON Once again it's that time of year to celebrate Miles' birthday. Nothing set in stone yet, we don't even know how long it wll go on. So keep checking back for updates. We do know that it will be happening, and we'll be play some rare recordings. So, set your recorder and tune in.

A special episode of Plugged In on KBOO with guest DJs Trevor Vichas and Art Of Hot! Don't miss this one!

10pm - 12am on Friday, June 1st on 90.7 FM in Portland, OR and streaming online via http://kboo.fm/

2 hours of fresh House music in the mix!

More on Trevor Vichas @ http://www.facebook.com/djtrevorvichas

More on Art Of Hot @ http://www.facebook.com/pages/ART-OF-HOT/75104312613

Gretchen Reynolds, the author of the New York Times column "Phys Ed," has been writing about the science of health and fitness for a more than a decade.  Host David Naimon talks with Reynolds about her new book "The First 20 Minutes: Surprising Science Reveals How We Can Exercise Better, Train Smarter, Live Longer."

Learn why Reynolds, after writing this book, started to exercise less, the difference between being fit and being skinny, the downsides of stretching and sit-ups, and the health benefits of standing.

Prison Pipeline host Karen James interviews Paul Solomon, Executive Director, Sponsors Inc. Sponsors Inc. provides transitional housing and employment opportunities to people who are released from Oregon prisons and jail in Lane County Oregon. Since 1973, Sponsors has been the model in evidence based re-entry services. Sponsors employs recognized best practices to help ex-offenders stay out of prison, for good. The program is based on the belief that: “People can and do change, and that a strategic intervention at the appropriate time can serve as a catalyst in that change.“

http://www.sponsorsinc.org/