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Dahr Jamail on Iraq: the forgotten war. Speaking in PDX on 4/10.

Airs at: Mon, 03/22/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
 The guest is Dahr Jamail, Independent Journalist, author of Beyond the Green Zone: Dispatches from an Unembedded Journalist in Occupied Iraq and The Will to Resist: Soldiers Who Refuse to Fight in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is the keynote speaker for the Physicians for Socia... Read more

March 22 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 03/22/2010 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Denise Morris hosts this show about things moles, ordinary people, are doing to "root that mountain down"-- the mountain of oppression and exploitation.  We hear about people in Portland getting ready to join in the US Social Forum; about a big conference in Vancouver, WA c... Read more

Mobilizing for Community Health, Well-Being and Equity

Airs at: Mon, 03/22/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 An major conference at Washington State University in Vancouver on Saturday, March 27 will feature speakers and panels about inequities in health connected with class, race, imprisonment, and many other issues.  The title is Mobilizing for Community Health, Well-Being and ... Read more

Things We Hate: Getting Teeth Pulled

Airs at: Wed, 03/24/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Underground
Jupiter interviews his sister Kodiak about something she hates: Getting Teeth Pulled. This was for the Things We Hate show, hosted by the KBOO Youth Collective. Read more

For better or worse, the Democrats' health care reform legislation has passed. What's THAT mean?

Airs at: Tue, 03/23/2010 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris For better or worse, the Democrats' health care reform legislation has passed. But is it a good bill? Who benefits? Who loses? What about the public option? Will we ever get a single-payer system? How will this impact life, liberty and ... Read more

Women Healing Women; The Maher Project

Airs at: Thu, 03/11/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  A Deeper Look
Guests, Cynthia Brix and William Keepin, authors of the new book Women Healing Women: A Model of Hope for Oppressed Women Everywhere join host Linda Olson-Osterlund to discuss The Maher Project. It is a sanctuary for women and children abused or abandoned.  Founded by Siste... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 03/18/10

Airs at: Thu, 03/18/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Counting Heads: What's right and what's wrong with the 2010 census Its been happening every decade since 1790. As mandated by the constitution, the U.S. Census Bureau determines the population of the nation, the results used to allocate congressional seats, electoral votes ... Read more

More Talk Radio on 03/22/10

Airs at: Mon, 03/22/2010 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
The guest is Dahr Jamail, Independent Journalist, author of Beyond the Green Zone: Dispatches from an Unembedded Journalist in Occupied Iraq and The Will to Resist: Soldiers Who Refuse to Fight in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is the keynote speaker for the Physicians for Social... Read more

Ariel Gore and Bluebird: Women and the New Psychology of Happiness

Airs at: Wed, 03/17/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
 Is there a ‘happiness’ conspiracy? The billion-dollar self-help industry constantly promotes the need to be ‘positive’ and ‘happy’. Pharmaceutical corporations make huge profits on drugs to “cure” depression. Do they really work? Join host Lisa Loving and author Ariel Gore... Read more

Ethan Watters, author of "Crazy Like Us: The Globalization of the American Psyche."

Airs at: Mon, 03/15/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
Hosted by Dr. David Naimon  An interview with Ethan Watters, author of "Crazy Like Us: The Globalization of the American Psyche."    Not only is America exporting Mc Donald's, strip malls and the latest movie blockbuster,  according to Watters we are also exporting Western ... Read more