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John Perkins and Hoodwinked Live in Studio

Airs at: Tue, 11/17/2009 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris Author and former "economic hit man" John Perkins joins Abe and Joe for a look behind the mirror at the coporations who have made America into history's first truly global empire. Perkins examines why global financial markets collapsed, ... Read more

Acupuncturist Maria Perez discusses Community Acupuncture as part of healthcare reform.

Airs at: Mon, 11/16/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
 Hosted by: Dr. David Naimon  Acupuncturist Maria Perez discusses Community Acupuncture as part of healthcare reform.  Read more

Out Loud focuses on our talent, our health, and our stories.

Airs at: Tue, 11/10/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Out Loud
Out Loud focuses on our talent, our health, and our stories. Max Voltage, from Pants-Off Productions, talks about Homomentum: a monthly queer cabaret. Homomentum takes over the Egyptian Room Saturday Nov 14th. This month's Timewarp Talent Show will showcase queer dance & pe... Read more

Interview with Chris Bouneff, Executive Director of NAMI

Airs at: Mon, 11/09/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
The Executive Director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness was the Prison Pipeline Guest. Chris Bouneff talked about the special problems of folks who are incarcerated. NAMI website is: nami.org/Oregon. Telephone: 503/230-8009. Read more

Herbalist Andrew Gaeddert & Healing Digestive Disorders: Natural Treatments for Gastrointestinal Conditions

Airs at: Mon, 11/09/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
 Healthwatch Hosted by Dr. David NaimonHealing Digestive Disorders: Natural Treatments for Gastrointestinal Conditions Herbalist Andrew Gaeddert,  author of Healing Digestive Disorders: Natural Treatments for Gastrointestinal Conditions, and Chinese Herbs in the Western Cli... Read more

More Talk Radio on 10/26/09

Airs at: Mon, 10/26/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod speak with Eleanor Hinton Hoytt, who is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Black Women's Health Imperative. With five videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; Hoytt's first appearance was a 1991 Senate Committee as a President for th... Read more

PressWatch: Dr. Henry Niman on the Ukraine outbreak

Airs at: Thu, 11/05/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
Theresa Mitchell interviews Dr. Henry Niman, Ph.D., internationally known viral researcher, on the progress of Swine Flu and the outbreak in Ukraine.  Media hoopla or not, it's a dangerous pandemic and is about to grow more so; the numbers from the Ukraine have been spun.  Read more

Group Called “Working America” Advocating Healthcare Reform

Airs at: Tue, 08/18/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Members of the labor-sponsored group “Working America” are advocating healthcare reform by toning down the debate’s fiery rhetoric and speaking to people one-on-one. Going door to door they are collecting Oregonians’ opinions concerning health insurance and medical care… a... Read more

Health Provider Care-Oregon Offering Nutrition Counseling

Airs at: Thu, 08/20/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
About one in six Oregonians receives food stamps. It can be difficult turning a small food budget into healthy meals.  That’s why health provider Care-Oregon is offering nutrition counseling to help people stretch their limited food dollars. KBOO reporter Andrew Schwager ha... Read more

Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human; an interview with Richard Wrangham

Airs at: Mon, 11/02/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
 Hosted by Dr. David NaimonToday, Dr. Naimon interviews Richard Wrangham, author of Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human, and professor of biological anthropology at Harvard University, discusses how our shift from raw to cooked foods was the key factor in human evoluti... Read more