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Trees!!!! with Brenna Bell

Airs at: Mon, 10/16/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Just as we are realizing how important trees are for climate resilience, carbon storage and mitigating heat islands, political leaders are proposing to do away with tree codes and other forest protections. On this episode of Locus Focus we talk with Brenna Bell, Forest Clim... Read more

Ireland's Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use

Airs at: Wed, 09/06/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Ireland’s Citizens’ Assembly On Drugs Use. The government of the Republic of Ireland established its Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use to “consider the legislative, policy and operational changes Ireland could make to significantly reduce the har... Read more

Safe Consumption Spaces, Safe Supply, and Decriminalizing People Who Use Drugs

Airs at: Mon, 09/04/2023 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On this edition of Prison Pipeline: Safe Consumption Spaces, Safe Supply, and Decriminalizing People Who Use Drugs. Overdose prevention centers and safe consumption spaces are proven public health interventions that save the lives and improve the health of people who use d... Read more

Legal Strategies for Climate Justice, Part One

Airs at: Mon, 09/18/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
The fight against construction of Enbridge Company's Line 3 in Minnesota, carrying tar sands oil from Canada through the Midwest, was the largest Indigenous-led pipeline resistance in North America after Standing Rock. Opposition from 2017-2021 brought thousands of people f... Read more

Margaret Kimberley of Black Agenda Report

Airs at: Wed, 08/30/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
  With Fulton County (Atlanta) District Attorney Fani Willis emerging as the latest hero of the liberal Dems for her prosecution of Trump and 18 co-defendants, we take a look at some of her other prosecutions with Black Agenda Report Executive Editor and Senior Columnist M... Read more

Forgiveness Is a Choice

Airs at: Sun, 09/03/2023 at 8:30am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Pathways
Dr. Robert Enright holds the Aristotelian Professorship in Forgiveness Science within the Department of Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin- Madison. He is a licensed psychologist, and founder of the International Forgiveness Institute, a non-profit organization ... Read more

Portland Strike-Ready Teachers Solidarity Campaign

Airs at: Mon, 08/28/2023 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Tiffany Koyama Lane and Matt Reed, rank-and-file leaders in the Portland Association of Teachers, lay out their working conditions, bargaining demands and teacher-parent-community strategies to win a transformative contract that benefits whole families and neighborhoods. Read more

Progressive Climate Solutions

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Can humanity survive climate roasting? Climate scientists are warning us that we are nearing the point of no return. But there are grounds for hope. We possess all the knowledge, resources, technologies, and a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and concentrations th... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for September 4, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 09/04/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Due to unanticipated problems with production, the Mole's Labor Day Special will be aired on September 18. Hosted by Frann Michel, this episode focuses on positive responses to the climate crisis, and includes these segments: PROGRESSIVE CLIMATE SOLUTIONS: Can humanity ... Read more

Drug Decriminalization In Oregon

Airs at: Wed, 08/23/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Drug Decriminalization in Oregon. We hear from Tera Hurst, Executive Director of the Health Justice Recovery Alliance, and Morgan Godvin with The Health In Justice Action Lab and Beats Overdose, on drug decriminalization in Oregon and the impac... Read more