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Direct Cinema - Part One

Airs at: Thu, 08/24/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Film Show
  In the early 1960's a revolution in documentary filmmaking took root, inspired by both cultural uprisings and new audio-visual technologies.  The movement known as Direct Cinema rejected authorial voiceovers and other narrative devices, opting instead for immediacy, ambi... Read more

President Donald Trump Unveils New Military Plan for Aghanistan

Airs at: Tue, 08/22/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
President Donald Trump has partially unveiled his new plan for the country of Afghanistan; a plan that might see the US Military presence in the region increase by four-thousand troops.  Moves like this have far-reaching consequences across the globe and must be carefully c... Read more

R.I.P. Dick Gregory

Airs at: Wed, 08/23/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  From Pacifica Radio Archives, recordings of Dick Gregory, honoring the life of the comedian and civil rights activist who broke barriers in the 1960s and became one of the first African-Americans to perform at white clubs.  Gregory used satire and cool humor as a force ... Read more

Staying Connected: Incarcerated Moms & Their Children

Airs at: Mon, 08/28/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Karen James interviews Jessica Katz, the director of the Family Preservation Project (FPP) at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville, and Nova Sweet, a former participant of the program.  FPP is a program of the YWCA of Greater Portland that uses a holistic, fami... Read more

Toward an Ecological Civilization: David Korten

Airs at: Tue, 08/22/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  Will Rogers, a famous U.S. humorist once said, “If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.” Good advice. Wish that it were heeded when it comes to climate change. Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, says, “there's tremendous disagreement” ab... Read more

Portland's Resistance Holds "Eclipse Hate: Solidarity with Charlottesville" Rally

Airs at: Mon, 08/21/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Events last week in Charlottesville have triggered mass solidarity movements in cities across the U-S, including the city of Portland.  On Friday evening, at least a thousand people gathered at the Portland waterfront for the “Eclipse Hate: Solidarity with Charlottesville” ... Read more

Hello Vancouver! with Loretta Capeheart

Airs at: Thu, 08/24/2017 at 12:30pm - Fri, 08/24/2018 at 12:30pm
Produced for:  Hello Vancouver
In this episode, host Temple Lentz speaks with Loretta Capeheart, VP of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Clark College in Vancouver, Washington. Less than one week after the violence and trauma at Charlottesville, Temple spoke with Loretta to learn more about what Clark C... Read more

Voices from Charlottesville: Church Under Siege by White Supremacists

Airs at: Mon, 08/21/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  For this hour we go to Charlottesville, Va. and hear voices, including that of author and activist Cornel West and the Rev. Tracy Blackmon, who participated in a mass prayer service at St. Pauls Memorial Church on Friday, August 11, in advance of the deadly rally of whit... Read more

Don't Shoot PDX on KBOO

Airs at: Mon, 08/21/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
  Cecil and Celeste welcome Teressa Raiford from Don't Shoot PDX to discuss Mayor Wheeler's newly hired police chief, Danielle Outlaw.  What changes will she bring to the leadership role of the Portland Police Bureau?   Read more

Barcelona Terror Attack Kills 13 and Injures 100 Others

Airs at: Thu, 08/17/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Earlier today in Barcelona, a van drove into a crowd, killing 13 people and injuring more than 100 others.  In what police are declaring is a terrorist attack, the white van plowed through Las Ramblas, a popular tourist area.  This occurred less than a week after a similar ... Read more