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Flashpoints from Standing Rock: Tom Goldtooth

Airs at: Fri, 11/18/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am

Produced for: Flashpoints

Today on Flashpoints we continue our week of on the ground broadcast coverage from Standing Rock. On the show today we'll hear a rare extended interview with Tom Goldtooth. Goldtooth is executive director of the Indigenous Environmental Network and a key organizer at Sta... Read more

Bread and Roses

Airs at: Fri, 11/18/2016 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Bread and Roses

Join us for a conversation with Leslie Gregory, founder of Right To Health, a non-profit focusing on preventative health management. They provide health outreach, education, and empowerment to people concerned and/or affected by stress-related risks associated with raci... Read more

Flashpoints: Voices from Standing Rock

Airs at: Thu, 11/17/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am

Produced for: Flashpoints

Host David Bernstein continues a week of broadcasts from Standing Rock. We'll cover a tense protest that took place in front of the Federal Building in Downtown Bismark, as police did everything in their power to prevent it from taking place, including blocking off the m... Read more

Chloe Eudaly and Margot Black - Housing Justice Forum

Airs at: Thu, 11/17/2016 at 9:00am - 9:30am

Produced for: Beloved Community

How we deal with the epidemic of want and homelessness in our country is one of the most vital social and ethical issues of our time. This series of forums are an opportunity for the entire community to learn, share stories, build coalitions, and organize for housing ju... Read more

Susan Engel on How Educating for Happiness (Not Money) Would Transform our Schools

Airs at: Wed, 11/23/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Recovery Zone

In her latest book, psychologist and educator Susan Engel describes how educational goals have become dominated by a fixation on earnings potential and she demonstrates how this economic framework has had a profound impact not only on the way we think about education but... Read more

KitchenShare, Presidential Food Policy, LetUmEat

Airs at: Wed, 11/16/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Food Show

The robustness of the sharing economy is something that makes Portland special. I'll be talking with Robin Koch about KitchenShare, an organization that lends kitchen tools to Portland residents. There are a lot of questions about what to expect during a Donald Trump presi... Read more

Right 2 Survive PDX on Voices From the Edge

Airs at: Thu, 11/17/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Jo Ann interviews Ibrahim Mubarak from Right to Survive on the status of their relocation and the City of Portland's plans to assist with the effort. Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for November 14, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 11/14/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Clayton Morgareidge hosts this election special edition of the Old Mole, and we hear: 1. A conversation about how to understand the white working class Trump supporter 2. Bill Resnick interviews Joseph Schwartz about what the Left can and must do in response to the Trump ... Read more

KBOO Is Hiring A Station Manager

KBOO Community Radio is seeking a station manager. For the past three years, our esteemed Monica Beemer has helped KBOO move forward in positive directions. Monica is now stepping down, and KBOO is looking for qualified candidates who are interested in continuing Monica's a... Read more

Radiozine: Building Bridges

Airs at: Mon, 11/14/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Radiozine

Well Mourn, Then We'll Analyze and then We'll Organize: An Election Post-Mortem with Gerald Horne, Chair of the History and African-American Studies Department at the University of Houston and prolific author of more than 30 books and 100 scholarly papers on struggles ag... Read more