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Jews, Food and Ethics

Airs at: Sat, 03/28/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Portland Jewish Hour
This show focuses on the intersection of Jews, food and ethics. Host Liz Schwartz interviews Rabbi Arthur Waskow, a major proponent of the eco-kashrut movement. Eco-kashrut expands on traditional kosher dietary practices by incorporating the ethics of sustainable growing sy... Read more

Holocaust Art and Music - Interview with Cantor Ida Rae Cahana

Airs at: Sat, 04/11/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Portland Jewish Hour
April 19, 20, and 21 2009 are the dates for Portland's Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Day) Community Commemoration. This event is sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Portland, The Archdiocese of Portland, Ecumenical Ministries of Portland, University of Portland, and others.  For... Read more

Morocco from afar

Airs at: Wed, 04/08/2009 at 5:00pm
Morocco a look from afar – Literature of North Africa, Religion and the Moroccan Society An interview with Moroccan author Laila Lalami, and Professor Kambiz Ghanebasiri, Reed College .   Laila Lalami was born and raised in Morocco . She earned her B.A. in English from Unive... Read more

Yuval Ron Interview

Airs at: Sat, 03/14/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Portland Jewish Hour
Composer and musician Yuval Ron is the leader of the Yuval Ron Ensemble, a musical ensemble that builds musical bridges between people of the Jewish, Muslim, and Christian faiths by performing sacred music of Arabic, Israeli, Jewish, Moslem, Sufi, and Armenian Church tradit... Read more

Busy Week

It was a busy week for sure.  Not only did I host the Bread and Roses show, featuring Della Rae of DonorsResource.org and Janna Mock-Lopez of Goodness Magazine, which was such a treat to pull together, but I also came back the next day to create Saturday's, An Evening of Af... Read more

January 3rd - Playlist Spotlight

Bridget B. here, the Saturday, January 3rd show, An Evening of Afrotainment, was a bit reflective with a little nudge on how we the people, in 2009, can be change agents.  I went back in time to play some old "spirituals" using Amazing Grace and Ol' Man River as my easing i... Read more

December 27th - Playlist Spotlight

Bridget B. here, I really enjoy, listening to and playing for you, international music, which I strive to convey in the first hour of An Evening of Afrotainment.  My professional work as an event producer has taken me to many countries and I always take pause to inhale the ... Read more

The Subprime Sukkah Crisis

Airs at: Sat, 10/25/2008 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Portland Jewish Hour
The Subprime Sukkah Crisis - by Suzie Gouz and Ed Kraus originally aired October 26, 2008, the week after Sukkot Read more

Calmer Waters

Saturday, October 4th's show was wwwwwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy better than the September 27th show because I felt better about the music.  The music spoke to me during the week as I spent nearly 4 hours in preparation just listening to the type of music I prefer.  Doing ... Read more

Interview with New York's DJ Rehka

Airs at: Thu, 07/31/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  APA Compass
Toni Tabora-Roberts' interview with DJ Rehka aired on APA Compass August 1st, 2008. Read more