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Jesus Was A Communist

Airs at: Mon, 07/24/2017 at 12:00am

Produced for: Progressive Spirit

Were the early Christians communists? Roman Montero makes the case that they were and backs it up with his book All Things In Common: The Economic Practices of the Early Christians. Roman A. Montero spends a lot of time studying early Chrstianity, Koine Greek, early Chri... Read more

The Aftermath of Ghost Ship and the San Pablo Fires

Airs at: Fri, 07/21/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Radiozine

On this edition of Making Contact, we'll explore the aftermath of the Ghost Ship fire and the battle to perserve live/work spaces, and then we look at the San Pablo fire in Oakland California that displaced at least a hundred residents...many of whom are now living on th... Read more

Ep.7 Chillin with Chili

Airs at: Sun, 07/23/2017 at 2:45am - 3:30am

Produced for: Peace, Love and Soup

July 2017 - This month we’re doing things differently -- we’re chillin! We’re dedicating the entire episode to Tom Hood (Tommy Hollywood), Chief Engineer at KBOO radio. A man of many talents — Chili Champ, Composer, Producer, Humorist & all around nice guy— deserves thi... Read more

Policing the Black Man: Arrest, Prosecution, and Imprisonment

Airs at: Thu, 07/20/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Policing the Black Man explores and critiques the many ways the criminal justice system impacts the lives of African American boys and men at every stage of the criminal process, from arrest through sentencing. Essays range from an explication of the historical roots of... Read more

Hello Vancouver 7-20-2017

Airs at: Thu, 07/20/2017 at 8:15am - Fri, 07/20/2018 at 6:15pm

Produced for: Hello Vancouver

In today's show, host Temple Lentz speaks with Don Orange, candidate for Port of Vancouver Commission, District 1. Read more

OPAL Advocacy for Transit Riders

Airs at: Mon, 07/17/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Desiree Hellegers talks with María Hernández Segoviano of OPAL about public transit, including the state's recent transportation package providing for low-income fares on Tri-Met, funding mechanisms, fare enforcement, and more. image via the noun project Read more

DI Squared: Episode 6, JD Shoes

Airs at: Tue, 07/11/2017 at 2:00pm

Produced for: DI Squared: Dream It, Do It

Today on DI Squared we meet Julie Derrick of J. D. Shoes, a repair shop on North Alberta here in Portland. With Julie are Nita Shah and Tatsonga Davis of MESO, MicroEnterprise Services of Oregon, a non-profit that works with start-up businesses. Read more

Conspiracy & Class Power: Michael Parenti

Airs at: Tue, 07/18/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Alternative Radio

Class and power are closely correlated, That societies have a ruling class is derided as passe Marxist rhetoric. But to deny its existence is folly. Class can be measured by one’s income and savings, and ownership of stocks, bonds and property. Power is more difficult to... Read more

Hands Up and Kevin Jones

Airs at: Tue, 07/18/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Stage and Studio

Dmae features Kevin Jones, artistic director of the August Wilson Red Door Project and actor Alonzo Chadwick and their ground-breaking touring production of Hands Up: 7 Playwrights, 7 Testaments. The seven autobiographical monologues of this remarkable production were wr... Read more