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Voices from the Edge 02-10-11 Rethinking Psychiatry

Airs at: Thu, 02/10/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Rethinking psychiatry: a conversation with Robert Whitaker about a more compassionate mental health system Our treatment of those in emotional distress manifests itself everyday. Too many Oregonians struggling with mental health issues can be found heavily medicated and wa... Read more

bo brown

Airs at: Wed, 02/02/2011 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
On this episode, we feature excerpts of a 2-hour interview we did with Rita “Bo” Brown. Bo Brown is most well known to us as a member of The George Jackson Brigade, a Seattle based revolutionary group. To learn more about the George Jackson Brigade in general, we recommend... Read more

Rosetta Reitz and the lost Women of Blues

Airs at: Mon, 02/07/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 The women we heard on the show and linked below were all but lost until Rosetta Reitz, a feminist and jazz historian, started the record-label Rosetta Records. Brad talks about how the self-image of Blues as a male-dominated genre was shook up in 1979 when Rosetta re-relea... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour February 7th

Airs at: Mon, 02/07/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Today's Old Mole, hosted by Joe Clement shown to the left, features an ongoing discussion about the Egyptian revolution, a review of the film Biutiful, an article about the revolutionary arab spirit, and the almost forgotten women of blues and the jazz historian who rescu... Read more

Crystal Cooper from the 2010 Out 4 Life Conference

Airs at: Mon, 02/07/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Tonight we bring you Crystal Cooper. Crystal is a recovery mentor with Bridges to Change. She spoke about her job as a mentor at the 2010 Out 4 Life Re-entry Conference. On tonight's show we share with you the presentation she gave at the conference. Read more

Voices from the Edge 02-03-2011

Airs at: Thu, 02/03/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Historic agreement or hollow victory? The city's $5 million contract with the Portland Police Bureau Portland City Council ratified a three-year, $5 million contract with the Portland Policy Association this week. Mayor Sam Adams says "These are the most aggressive reforms... Read more

January 31 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 01/31/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Clayton Morgareidge hosts this Membership Drive episode of the Old Mole which includes discussions of what's ahead for the revolutionary events in Egypt; how Portland's feminist bookstore In Other Words featured in the TV series Portlandia; and the coming Festival of  Afr... Read more

In Other Words in Portlandia

Airs at: Mon, 01/31/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
In Other Words is the only surviving non-profit feminist bookstore in the US, and it was recently featured in the IFC TV series Portlandia.  Here the Old Mole's Jan Haaken talks with Nora Barnett, a member of the In Other Words Board about how the store was portrayed and it... Read more

Voices from the Edge 01/27/11 Journalist Reese Erlich

Airs at: Thu, 01/27/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
The man who talked with terrorists: an interview with journalist Reese Erlich Ten years after George Bush launched his War on Terror, what most Americans know about our "enemies" in this war is what the Pentagon and State Department has told them. Veteran journalist Reese E... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 01-20-11 Guest Jim Middaugh from Metro

Airs at: Thu, 01/20/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
div { margin: 0px; } What's the future of public participation? A with Jim Middaugh about Opt In and other strategies for a more engaged community Oregonians like to think of themselves as actively involved citizens. Even though Oregonians tend to turn out for election... Read more