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Portland's Fukushima

Airs at: Mon, 04/17/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
  This program aired originally on March 13, 2023 Last month marked the 12th anniversary of the 2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami. The tsunami caused the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. There were meltdowns of three of the Fukushima reactors, discharge of radioact... Read more

Victim's Rights, Decriminalization, and Public Safety

Airs at: Mon, 04/10/2023 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
This week on Prison Pipeline: Victim’s Rights, Decriminalization, and Public Safety. On this edition of Prison Pipeline we hear from Lenore Anderson, Co-Founder and President of the Alliance for Safety and Justice, and Shakyra Diaz, Chief of Federal Advocacy at the Allianc... Read more

The Gap: Stripping funds for BIPOC orgs in Civic Life, Repackaging Measure 114 and Questioning Tipping Culture

Airs at: Fri, 04/07/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  The Gap
  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea talk about the goings on in our halls of government - in Portland and Salem. The Civic Life office is going to cut funding for BIPOC advocacy organizations to redirect it to neighborhood associations. We're talking about those... Read more

"Civilization" and its Future, Part 1

Airs at: Mon, 04/10/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks to John Bellamy Foster about the future of the planet and what we call “civilization.”  They discuss several issues: the time remaining to reduce greenhouse gas concentrations and stop global roasting; the risks of thinking in terms of decades; and whethe... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for April 10, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 04/10/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: The Hypocrisy of American Might: On the 20th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq, and the 50-year commemoration of the pullout of the last American troops from Vietnam, the U... Read more

Indigenous Rights

Airs at: Mon, 04/10/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Desiree Hellegers and Julian Ankney talk about Washington State University's upcoming virtual conference on April 21st and 22nd exploring the intersections of Native Sovereignty, Decolonization, Divestment, Reparations, and Environmental Justice. The conference is free and ... Read more

The Biogas Boondoggle

Airs at: Mon, 04/10/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Our planet continues to be saturated with toxic byproducts of the fossil fuel industry and corporate agriculture. And now these two industrial sectors are combining forces to appeal to a growing public demand for meaningful climate action. As the movements to decarbonize an... Read more

Drugs and the Death Penalty

Airs at: Wed, 03/29/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Drugs and the Death Penalty. Harm Reduction International released a new report, The Death Penalty for Drug Offenses: Global Overview 2022. On this edition of Century we speak with the lead author, Ajeng Larasati, Human Rights Lead at HRI. Read more

PDX Progressive Talk Radio

Hosted by Moses Ross Engineered (post production) by Sherry Morisch  We are a public affairs progressive leaning talk show that shines a light on the issues and work to build consensous regarding solutions and community action. Created almost 12 years ago as an opinion tal... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for April 3, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 04/03/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Jon Nelson hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Attack on Educators: Bill Resnick talks to Jesse Hagopian, the second part of an interview examining the right wing effort across the country, led by Florida, to sanitize school curric... Read more