Government/Politics

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Backlash Against Black People in Fairytales / The Robbery and Death of PnB Rock

Airs at: Fri, 09/16/2022 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  Civic Cipher
  In the first half of today's episode, we discuss the trailer for Disney's Little Mermaid and the backlash it has received since the reveal that Ariel is played by Black actress Halle Bailey. We also look into the backlash received by shows like House of Dragons and Rings... Read more

Trump, Free Speech for People, Mississippi Water Crisis, Immigrants, The Ugly Legacy of the British Monarchy

Airs at: Fri, 09/16/2022 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Rising Up With Sonali
  This week, well examine whether a clause of the 14th Amendment can be applied to former president Donald Trump and disqualify him from seeking future office. Ron Fein of the group Free Speech for People will explain why a recent ruling could be a precedent. Then, well go... Read more

Banned Books Week 2022

Airs at: Fri, 09/16/2022 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Project Censored
  For this week's show, Mickey dedicates the hour to Banned Books Week 2022 (Sept. 18-24). Now in its 40th year, Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating and promoting the freedom to read, and resisting efforts to ban certain books from library shelves, especially ... Read more

Roe On The Rocks Episode 7: Telehealth Abortion Pills

Airs at: Fri, 09/16/2022 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Produced for:  Roe on the Rocks
  Roe on the Rocks is a 30 minute 8 part series. The "Roe on the Rocks" podcast, executive produced by KBOO's Claire Rischiotto, takes a look at how Oregon, a state with some of the most progressive abortion laws in the nation, will be impacted if Roe is overturned by the... Read more

Michael Knox, Professor Emeritus at the University of South Florida, Chair of the US Peace Memorial Foundation, talks about how to end our nation's senseless wars.

Airs at: Fri, 09/16/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Activist Radio
  GUEST: Michael Knox, Professor Emeritus at the University of South Florida, Chair of the US Peace Memorial Foundation, and Editor of the US Peace Registry, talks about achieving peace through honoring our nation's peacemakers. worldbeyondwar.org/michael-knox   -- clas... Read more

Activist Radio

  Welcome to ClassWars, the home of Activist Radio, a weekly program for all Americans who are not in the wealthiest one percent of the US population. Class wars have been going on since the beginning of recorded history. As societies become more powerful and wealthy, they... Read more

The Gap: WE'RE BACK BABY! Critically Reading the News and Respecting the Dead

Airs at: Fri, 09/16/2022 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  The Gap
  Tammy and Althea return at long last for Season 3 of The Gap! On this episode we discuss a few news items we missed during our two month hiatus, plus some important differences in the media coverage of a recent lawsuit filed by Portlanders with disabilites against the ci... Read more

How the Media Fumbles Covering White Supremacist Extremism

Airs at: Thu, 09/15/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  American Standoff
  From climate change to armed insurrection, how has the media done? Has it provided more than just the much-derided practice of "bothsideism?" And what role do journalistic norms of objectivity, often interpreted by editors and reporters, giving at least two sides to eve... Read more

The Latest on The Battle to Free Julian Assange

Airs at: Wed, 09/14/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Flashpoints
  Did Sonoma County sheriffs jump the gun in the recent killing of farmworker, David Pelaez-Chavez?  Also, Filipino activists planning to protest the invitation of President Marcos of the Philippines to the UN. Later we continue the fight to free Wikileaks publisher, Juli... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for September 19, 2022

Airs at: Mon, 09/19/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole which includes the following interview from Against the Grain: Neoliberalism, centrist, radical, intersectionality, the people, folks—these are all words that are used to mark out someone’s understanding of the world. Ye... Read more