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Norman Solomon on the DNC

Airs at: Tue, 09/02/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Locus Focus
 Host Barbara Bernstein interviews Norman Solomon, local activist and Obama delegate, who was at the DNC in Denver last week, and takes questions and comments from the listening audience.Barbara Bernstein and Corrina Read more

Joe and Abe Talk Radio - Sept 2

Airs at: Mon, 09/01/2008 at 5:00pm
 Host Joe Uris opens the lines for some political topics, starting with the police actions at the Republican National Convention, and a live interview with Will from Rising Tide, who is on the streets in Minneapolis.  We get an update on the Liquid Natural Gas debacle from ... Read more

Urban Warfare

Airs at: Wed, 08/27/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Evening News
 Portland officials say the US military has agreed to move a special forces training operation in urban warfare to Jantzen beach.The decision came after the exercise on Monday sparked fear and panic among downtown residents.KBOO’s Jenka Soderberg has more: Read more

Twelve Women Assaulted in Iraq

Airs at: Tue, 08/19/2008 at 5:00pm
The guest is Larry Scott of va.watchdog.org.  They  also discuss  an article by  Irene Weiser  on  Twelve Women Assaulted in  Iraq.  That  article is available on  commondreams.org. And they discuss an article called, Women and War: The Toll of Deployment on Physical Health... Read more

Abe and Joe Talk Radio - August 26

Airs at: Mon, 08/25/2008 at 5:00pm
Host Joe Uris talks with listeners about proposed Liquified Natural Gas Pipelines in Oregon, the history and real meaning of the Russian/Georgian conflict and the Obama-Biden Democratic National Convention.  A No-Holds-Barred discussion of Real Stuff in Real Time. Interest... Read more

Congress Critiques FDA for Calling Hormone Disrupter "Safe"

Airs at: Wed, 08/20/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Evening News
 The U-S Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that the hormone-disrupting chemical bisphenol A, also known as B-P-A, is safe.  The FDA’s assessment of the chemical apparently relied on two studies—both of which were funded by the American Chemistry Council, Dow ... Read more

Get This! News for August 25, 2008

Airs at: Sun, 08/24/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Get This
 Host Chris Andreae brings us 30 minutes of outrageous news tid-bits circulating the globe today. Read more

Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Airs at: Tue, 08/05/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Radiozine
Dave Mazza speaks with Dr. James  Yamazaki, professor emeritus in pediatrics. He was the lead physician of the 1949 U.S. Atomic Bomb Medical Team, studying the effects of nuclear bombing on children in Nagasaki. We also hear from Pamela Vergun, editor and translator of "A D... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for August 18, 2008

Airs at: Sun, 08/17/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Frann Michel hosts this program which features an explanation of what's going on between Russia and Georgia (and the US); a review of the documentary about a high wire exploit at the World Trade Center in 1974; and an introduction to Los Angeles's Thai Town.  Last week, Bil... Read more

Georgia & Russia: What's really going on?

Airs at: Sun, 08/17/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
If you want a clear explanation of what's going on between Russia and Georgia (and the US), listen to this conversation between Middle-Eastern expert Stephen Zunes and the Old Mole's Bill Resnick as they lay out the background and the probable outcome.  See also his current... Read more