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Rep. Blumenauer urges large scale action on Climate Emergency Resolution

Airs at: Mon, 11/25/2019 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: Evening News, News In Depth

Climate change, Climate crisis, Climate emergency. This month, more than 11 thousand scientists joined in a declaration co-written by William Ripple, a professor of ecology at Oregon State University declaring a climate emergency. Estimates of the point of no return for... Read more

12 TRIPP-P 17Nov2019

Airs at: Fri, 11/22/2019 at 12:00am - 12:45am

Produced for: TRIPP-P

The only headline for this podcast episode is the lived experiences and lessons learned about life, from guest LaQuida "Q" Landford. 'Q" is a Community health Practitioner and a powerhouse behind the AfroVillagePDX project in collaboration with HRAC (PSU's Homelessness Re... Read more

Interview with Steve Ignorant of Crass

Airs at: Thu, 11/21/2019 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Produced for: Popular Education

As part of Popular Education though music program host, Tammy Overture interviews co founder of the anarcho punk band CRASS!! Crass were an English art collective and punk rock band formed in 1977 who promoted anarchism as a political ideology, a way of life and a resistanc... Read more

MORE Reform

Airs at: Wed, 11/20/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Free Culture Radio

The US House Judiciary Committee held a markup session on HR3884, the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement Act of 2019. The measure passed the Committee on a vote of 24-10. Read more

Rural Roots Rising

Airs at: Wed, 11/20/2019 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm

Produced for: Rural Roots Rising

Anyone Can Be An Organizer features Brenda Flores with Raíces in Stanfield, Umatilla County, Juan Navarro with Here to Stay in the mid-Willamette Valley, and Monica Pearson with Indivisible North Coast Oregon in Astoria, Clatsop County. We talked with each of them about the... Read more

Impeachment

Airs at: Mon, 11/18/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick and Ron Jacobs discuss the impeachment hearings: -- How the Republicans are protecting Trump because he has delivered on the Republican platform of enriching their corporate pals and patrons, and by subordinating all interests, like the environment or the appea... Read more

Climate Emergency

Airs at: Mon, 11/18/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Jan Haaken talks with Anais Tuepker, board member with 350 PDX, about the rally coming up at the State Capital on November 21st to push the Governor and legislature to take action on the climate emergency by denying a permit for Jordan Cove LNG. The rally will take place on... Read more

Bolivia Uprising

Airs at: Mon, 11/18/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

On November 10, weeks after a hotly contested election, Bolivia's first indigenous president, Evo Morales, was forced to resign in what many observers have called a coup d'etat. Since Morales was deposed, violent clashes have erupted around the country and and a right-w... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for November 18th, 2019

Airs at: Mon, 11/18/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Densie Morris hosts this episode of the Old Mole which includes: Bolivia Uprising: Dan Jaffee interviews Dr. Gisela Rodriguez, a Bolivian sociologist living in Portland, about the roots of the conflict in Bolivia, the record of Evo Morales and his MAS party, and what h... Read more

From Beef Cattle Rancher to Animals Rights Activist and Rancher Advocate: Renee King-Sonnen

Airs at: Fri, 11/22/2019 at 10:00am - 10:30am

Produced for: Voices for the Animals

Today, we have an inspiring tale to share with you as Noah Bristol speaks with Renee King-Sonnen. Renee and her husband Tommy are former beef cattle ranchers, who underwent a moral awakening as first Renee and then her husband began to realize that they could not continu... Read more