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Policy For The People

  Policy for the People, a production of the Oregon Center for Public Policy (ocpp.org), explores the public policies that can advance economic justice in our state. This show builds from the premise that all Oregonians deserve to live in dignity. Everyone — no matter the... Read more

Fighting Hep C with Safer Supply and Safer Consumption

Airs at: Wed, 08/10/2022 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: California Senate Bill 57, sponsored by Sen. Scott Wiener, legislation that would allow some jurisdictions to authorize the establishment of supervised consumption sites, goes to the desk of Governor Gavin Newsom; the Senate Judiciary Committee... Read more

Decriminalizing People Who Use Drugs

Airs at: Wed, 07/06/2022 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Part two of my conversation with Judy Chang, Executive Director of the International Network of People Who Use Drugs (INPUD); plus, we talk with Tera Hurst, Executive Director of the Oregon Health Justice Recovery Alliance, about decriminalizat... Read more

Healing Through Hope

Airs at: Mon, 07/11/2022 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli interviews Bo Brinson with Brown Hope, Criminon and many other community projects supporting communities of color, formerly incarcerated, houseless and people in recovery and transition.  For more information: www.brownhope.org/www.criminon.com Read more

Revolutionary Change vs the Limitations of Reform

Airs at: Wed, 06/15/2022 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies, we talk about decriminalization and safe supply with Eris Nyx from the Drug User Liberation Front in Vancouver, BC, plus the University of Alberta’s Dr. Elaine Hyshka and Brown University’s Dr. Brandon Marshall on supervised consumption sites. Read more

Dual Diagnosis Anonymous

Airs at: Mon, 06/20/2022 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Karen James speaks with Doyal Smith, Executive Director of Dual Diagnosis Anonymous (DDA of Oregon). Since 1996, DDA has been serving persons with severe and persistent mental health and/or substance use challenges and their families in Oregon, numerous states, and worldwid... Read more

Health, Justice, and Recovery

Airs at: Wed, 06/15/2022 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
On this edition of Free Culture Radio, a conversation with Tera Hurst, Executive Director of the Oregon Health Justice Recovery Alliance, plus Outside In’s Haven Wheelock testifies before a legislative committee about harm reduction, overdose, and saving lives. Read more

Brian Lepore Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
Brian Lepore is a democrat running for Oregon House Districgt 55.  He talked with Sam Bouman about how redistricting has changed boundaries and voters in his district, why housing and the economy are the kind of bread and butter issues people are focused on right now, and h... Read more

Kyler McNaught Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
Kyler McNaught is a republican running for Oregon's 21st House District.  He talked with Don Merrill about why the choices for the homeless need to be narrowed, why he feels the state GOP is not as supportive as it needs to be and how older republicans need to make way for ... Read more

Andrew Kalloch Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
Andrew Kalloch is a democrat who is running for Oregon's 4th US House District.  He talked with Sam Bouman about how he'll balance the importance of climate change and economic opportunity in the communities of his district, why his plan, called "Claim Stat" for monitoring ... Read more