Activism

About the song "You Can't Kill the Spirit"

Airs at: Mon, 08/28/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

As we approach the 36th anniversary of the emergence of the nearly twenty year long anti-nuclear Greenham Commons Women's Peace Camp, Desiree Hellegers interviews Portland singer-songwriter Naomi Little Bear Morena about the life cycle of her song, "You can't kill the... Read more

Trans Job Stability and Security

Airs at: Tue, 09/05/2017 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Transpositive PDX

This Tuesday at 6pm Transpositive co-host Aiden Vargas and the collective with guests Brooklynn Clark and Andrea Haverkamp will discuss the current employment challenges we have been facing. Many members of our Trans Family have been losing their jobs. We must work from ... Read more

The Politics of Living - Episode 7

Airs at: Wed, 09/06/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: The Politics of Living

September 6, 2017 On today's show: Inessa Anderson's in-depth interview with marketing & media maven Janna Lopez, exploring the themes of destiny and determination. Inessa and Janna talk about the dark night of the soul, life stages, foundation-shattering and ac... Read more

Creating an Inclusive Marijuana Industry

Airs at: Sun, 09/03/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

Live from Seattle, Washington, it's part three of our Hempfest 2017 Special Coverage! This week, we feature audio from a panel at the Ric Smith Hemposium Stage on Privilege and Inclusion in the Cannabis Industry, with: Betty Aldworth, Executive Director of Students for S... Read more

What is a Just Transition?

Airs at: Thu, 09/07/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

It’s a framework for looking at how environmental and climate justice can address longstanding economic inequality – bringing all movements for justice under a single unified frame. Oregon's Just Transition Assembly happens over Labor Day weekend with over 200 delega... Read more

UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME: A Labor Day Special

Airs at: Mon, 09/04/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Radiozine

A documentary on the idea of universal basic income: what is it, and what effect might it have on society? Using expert interviews, field recordings, street interviews, and lot's of great music. What if you were paid just for being alive? Just imagine " you are given... Read more

One Million Strong & too many Millions Locked Up!

Airs at: Mon, 09/04/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

Adam Carpinelli interviews Jihad Abdulmumit, National Co-chair for the Jericho Movement for Political Prisoner Amnesty. Jihad is a former Black Liberation Army Political Prisoner and continues to work with Prisoners inside. Abdulmumit and the Jericho Movement supported... Read more

Stokely Carmichael AKA Kwame Ture

Airs at: Wed, 08/30/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

Today, we broadcast our one-hour special on Stokely Carmichael, also known as Kwame Ture. He is known by a generation of popularizing the cry of "Black Power." We speak with Dr. Peniel Joseph about his book, "Stokely: A Life." How did the concept of Black Power as a p... Read more

The Country that Voted for Trump: Thomas Frank

Airs at: Tue, 08/29/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Alternative Radio

The election of Donald Trump was a stunning political upset. His victory defied the predictions of almost every pundit and pollster. Though he received about 3 million fewer votes than his opponent, the antiquarian Electoral College system in the U.S. gave him the pre... Read more

City of Portland Considers Building New Homeless Shelter

Airs at: Mon, 08/28/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: Evening News

Houston / Gulf Coast Hurricane Harvey Relief The City of Portland, in conjunction with Multnomah County, is considering building a new, permanent, two hundred bed shelter in the Old Town Chinatown neighborhood. The houseless new shelter would be the eighth in that dist... Read more