Wednesday Talk Radio

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Airs at: Wed, 12/18/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Hosted by:

Paul Roland

Produced by:

KBOO

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Every Wednesday from 8:00 am - 9:00 am

News & commentary on local, national and international issues - we invite your calls at 503-231-8187

Topic tags:

Environment/Climate, Activism

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Program status:

Current

System collapse, with radical Black engineer Forrest Palmer

Airs at: Wed, 02/21/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am

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Today's guest, Forrest Palmer, is, in his own words, "an electrical engineer currently practicing in Houston, TX. Due to the fact Houston is ground zero in the continental United States for environmental collapse, he is currently looking to move to the South East reg... Read more

Landback and Native land stewardship, with co-host Jacqueline Keeler

Airs at: Wed, 02/14/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am

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Is it time to "Step aside, Joe"? with Norman Solomon

Airs at: Wed, 01/17/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am

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We welcome back Norman Solomon to KBOO and Wednesday Talk Radio, to talk about two crucial topics: first, whether or not Joe Biden should run again for President, or, as Solomon suggests, "step aside" in favor of a younger, more progressive candidate; and second, the sub... Read more

Honoring the life and work of Klee Bennally, with co-host Jacqueline Keeler

Airs at: Wed, 01/10/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am

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From obituary in the Arizona Republic: Klee Benally, Navajo environmental and tribal sovereignty activist, died Dec. 30 in a Phoenix hospital, according to the Associated Press. His family did not disclose the cause of death. Benally, 48, was an environmental and socia... Read more

What's in store for 2024? Open phone lines with host Paul Roland

Airs at: Wed, 01/03/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am

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What does the coming year have in store for us? More war, more extreme climate, election turmoil or what? Call in to the KBOO air room at 503-254-8267 to weigh in. Read more

The power of singing together, with guest Annie Levin of the NYC "Sing in Solidarity Choir"

Airs at: Wed, 12/27/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am

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Today's guest, Annie Levin, co-founded the "Sing in Solidarity" radical choir in New York City as a way to demonstrate unity and convey a message, emotionally sustain the singers and strengthen rallies, actions and movements. From her article, Radicals Go Caroling: The... Read more

Free speech, deplatforming and the movement to end the war against Gaza and the Palestinian people, with guest David Rovics

Airs at: Wed, 12/20/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am

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Go here for songs and articles by David Rovics on the Palestine issue. For a look at Rovics' views on deplatforming, see: Winning Arguments in the Matrix. Or Extracting Ourselves from it. Read more

Landback, with guest host Jacqueline Keeler

Airs at: Wed, 12/13/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am

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Host Paul Roland is back after a few weeks off due to personal issues. He welcomes once again his second Wednesday guest host Jacqueline Keeler to talk about recent "landback" cases, including a recent announcement by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on the Landback acc... Read more

The Pacific Coast Temperate Rainforest and the Climate, with Paul Koberstein

Airs at: Wed, 11/15/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am

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Today's guest, Paul Koberstein, co-founded Cascadia Times in 1995 and has been editor since its inception. A journalist for 40 years, Koberstein was a staff writer for The Oregonian and Willamette Week. He and Kathy Durbin were two of the first mainstream journalists to ... Read more