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Reheating the Cold War: Stephen Cohen

Airs at: Tue, 01/17/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  Stephen Cohen, regarded as one of the foremost experts on Russia, is professor emeritus of Russian studies, history, and politics at NYU and Princeton. He is a Nation contributing editor and author of many books including Soviet Fates and Lost Alternatives: From Stalinis... Read more

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR AND THE GRASSROOTS CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

Airs at: Mon, 01/16/2017 at 8:00am - 8:30am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
  On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28th 1963, Martin Luther King Jr delivered one of the most famous speeches of all time. But it nearly didnt happen. On this special edition of Making Contact for MLK Day, Gary Younge, author of The Speech talks about Martin L... Read more

#StopSessions

Airs at: Sun, 01/15/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
  This week we look at the newly released report from the National Academy of Sciences, The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids; and we continue our look at the man who might become the next US Attorney General, Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III, and examine whethe... Read more

Left of Center

My podcast is designed to be an approximately 15 minute show focusing on news and public affairs. the program will be intertwined with occasional guests and a variety of music. Left of Center is intended to look at news and public affairs from a far left perspective.   Read more

Hot Off The Press...

Airs at: Fri, 01/13/2017 at 10:45am - Sat, 01/21/2017 at 10:45am
Produced for:  This Is How We See It
Mariah Carey butchers her NYE performance, blames Dick Clark Productions; Some states will raise their minimum wage this year; Outcry over RNC Chair comparing Pres. Elect - Trump to Jesus Christ during Christmas.  Join us as we discuss these topics and more.  Read more

IF CORPORATE CEOs WOULD RESIST TRUMP. . .

Airs at: Mon, 01/16/2017 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
In December Donald Trump met with the CEOs of several high tech companies, including Safra Catz, CEO of Oracle. After Catz was quoted before joining the Trump transition team as saying: “I plan to tell the President-elect that we are with him and are here to help in any way... Read more

Edward Snowden - The Graphic Biography

Airs at: Thu, 01/12/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  In this encore episode from October 2015, political cartoonist and international troublemaker Ted Rall returns to the KBOO studios with his graphic biography of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.  Drawing from Ted's conversations with Snowden's own ACLU attorney as well a... Read more

Communication Management Units & Political Prisoners in the Age of Trump

Airs at: Mon, 01/16/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli will interview Daniel McGowan.  Daniel is an environmental and social justice activist from Queens, NY. He was charged in 2005 with 15 counts of arson, property destruction and conspiracy, all related to two actions in Oregon in 2000, claimed by the Earth Li... Read more

Black MAX riders without a fare are more likely to be banned from TriMet...Plus Margaret Jacobsen of the Women's March on Washington: Portland

Airs at: Thu, 01/19/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  The District Attorneys for Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington counties have all announced that they will no longer criminally prosecute TriMet riders who cannot produce proof of a paid fare.  They've made the move in response to a Portland State University study and the... Read more

The Candidate

Airs at: Mon, 05/02/2016 at 11:00pm - Tue, 05/03/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
The candidate had never run before, and many people didn't take him seriously, and yet he was winning the nomination. Why were so many people voting for him? This radio play mashes up political satire with "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" and "Videodrome."  Here's the audio... Read more