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Jo Ann Hardesty Returns to KBOO!

Airs at: Thu, 12/13/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  Portland's newest City Council member and longtime community activist Jo Ann Hardesty returns to the KBOO airwaves to host her show Voices From the Edge on December 13th.   The legacy and impact of the "War on Drugs" on already vulnerable communities is hard to overstat... Read more

I AM BECAUSE I AM: The Expansion of Gender Identity

Airs at: Fri, 11/30/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
  I Am Because I Am, explores the expansion of gender identity and presumed roles in our society. A look beyond the socially constructed ideas of what is male, female, masculine or feminine. Especially considering Trumps administration attempts to redefine gender to be sol... Read more

War with Russia: From Putin and Ukraine To Trump and Russiagate

Airs at: Thu, 12/06/2018 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Fight the Empire
  Per Fagereng welcomes Professor Stephen F. Cohen to Fight the Empire to talk about his new book War with Russia: From Putin and Ukraine To Trump and Russiagate. Are we in a new Cold War with Russia? How does a new Cold War affect the safety and security of the United St... Read more

The Russians Are Coming, Again

Airs at: Thu, 12/20/2018 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Fight the Empire
  Per Fagereng welcomes authors Jeremy Kuzmarov and John Marciano to Fight The Empire to talk about their new book The Russians Are Coming, Again. Karl Marx famously wrote in The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Napoleon that history repeats itself, “first as tragedy, then as ... Read more

Sojourner Truth!

Airs at: Thu, 11/29/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  An update on Yemen as Senator Bernie Sanders is now leading an effort to block U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen. Our guest is Jehan Hakim, chair of the Yemeni Alliance Committee, which is working with other groups including Just Foreign Policy and Action Corps... Read more

Citizen Review Committee Sends Police Misconduct Case to City Council

Airs at: Wed, 11/28/2018 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
On November 7, the Citizen Review Committee met for a "conference hearing" on a police misconduct case it first heard back in August. Portland Police Chief Danielle Outlaw was in attendance to present her own findings in the case--she agreed with the CRC on all but two of i... Read more

Extinction Rebellion

Airs at: Wed, 11/28/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
    A series of large protests this month have blocked bridges, attempted to obstruct Parliament and generally disrupt life-as-usual in the United Kingdom, as part of "Extinction Rebellion," a new, more in-your-face phase of the climate movement. Our guest, George Barda, ... Read more

A Look Ahead

Airs at: Mon, 11/26/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Host Doug McVay speaks with the Chair of the State Senate Judiciary Committee, Floyd Prozanski. The Oregon State Legislature convenes its 2019 session at the end of January. Democrats now hold a super-majority in both the state House and Senate. There's a lot on the legisl... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for November 26, 2018

Airs at: Mon, 11/26/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Laurie Mercier hosts this episode and we hear these segments:   Bill Resnick talks with Johanna Bozuma about making PG&E in CA a publically-owned and responsibly-run utility. Laurie talks with Margot Black of Portland Tenants’ United and with Mercy Strongheart with the... Read more

Students for Justice in Palestine/Mental Health in Gaza

Airs at: Fri, 11/23/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  One Land Many Voices
Today’s show will be two parts – in the first half, host Layla Kanaan speaks with Portland activist Heidi Lee, who attended the recent national conference of Students for Justice in Palestine. The conference was held at UCLA in Los Angeles, and was met with protests and hec... Read more