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"That Vegan Showcase"

Airs at: Fri, 09/22/2023 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: That Vegan Show

Come on down, to "That Vegan Showcase!" Believe it or not, "That Vegan Show" will celebrate two years on the air at KBOO in October. It is fitting to take a trip down memory lane and revisit five shows from my time at KBOO. Also in this episode, Vegan News related to the re... Read more

On the Strike Line with Detroit Auto Workers

Airs at: Mon, 09/25/2023 at 6:15pm - 6:30pm

Produced for: Labor Radio

Labor Radio's Laura Wadlin interviews eight Detroit auto workers in front of a Ford assembly plant on the first day of their historic strike. Read more

Portland City Council's Backroom Deal

Airs at: Mon, 09/25/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

In late August 2021, after months of grassroots pressure, Portland City Council rejected Zenith Energy's Land Use Compatibility Statement (LUCS) that was required before the company could get a Clean Air permit from Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. Despite Zenith... Read more

Phoenix Rising Transition Services

Airs at: Mon, 09/25/2023 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

Adam Carpinelli interviews Josh from Phoenix Rising Transition Services. The organization comprises Prisoners, former Prisoners and community members working together toward the transformation and success of people as they rejoin the community after prison. They have been w... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for September 25, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 09/25/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Back to School (and Gun Violence): Right wing gun lovers are doubling down on their push to arm teachers. But as it turns out, gun-toting personnel in schools make violence wors... Read more

Legal Strategies for Climate Justice, Part two

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

The fight against construction of Enbridge Company's Line 3 in Minnesota, carrying tar sands oil from Canada through the Midwest, was the largest Indigenous-led pipeline resistance in North America after Standing Rock. Opposition from 2017-2021 brought thousands of people f... Read more

Mobilization against APEC: looking back and moving forward

Airs at: Wed, 09/20/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

Host Paul Roland welcomes three guests to look back at the mobilization against the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit held in Seattle in August: Katie Comfort, US Coordinator of the International Women's Alliance; Johnny Olson member of Migrante Portland and re... Read more

Voices For the Animals: Multnomah County Animal Shelter Update

Airs at: Fri, 09/22/2023 at 10:00am - 10:30am

Produced for: Voices for the Animals

Substandard animal care, poor management, and lack of transparency have been documented issues at our own Multnomah County Animal Shelter for many years. Late last year, the shelter had to temporarily close due to short staffing and overcrowding, promoting a flurry of media... Read more

Flood Plain Resilience and Tree Codes on the Chopping Block

Airs at: Mon, 09/18/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

Once Oregon and Portland were environmental leaders but recently many of the city and state's noteworthy projects and policies find themselves on a potential chopping block. On this episode of Locus Focus we talk with Bob Sallinger, Urban Conservation director with Willamet... Read more

Guest host Jacqueline Keeler interviews host Paul Roland on his birthday!

Airs at: Wed, 09/13/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio