Government/Politics

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Portland's Housing Crisis and Solutions

Airs at: Mon, 09/22/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  In 2015, the City of Portland declared a housing emergency.  Ten years later, more people in Portland are unhoused or precariously housed than ever.  In this segment we talk with Sandra Comstock about how we got here and what we can do about it.  Sandra Comstock (Ph.D... Read more

Hope Dies Last

Airs at: Mon, 10/06/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
"Hope dies last" is a concept popularized by Jessie de la Cruz, a farmworker activist with the United Farm Workers. It refers to the enduring human spirit and capacity for resilience, envisioning creative solutions and persisting even when facing dire circumstances like ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for September 22, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 09/22/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Focusing on Housing & Houselessness and hosted by Frann Michel, this episode includes these segments: Portland's Housing Crisis and Solutions:  In 2015, the City of Portland declared a housing emergency.  Ten years later, more people in Portland are unhoused or preca... Read more

What Can We Do About The CEI Hub

Airs at: Mon, 09/22/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
For decades the six mile long tank farm along the north reach of the Willamette River, known as the Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub (CEI hub), has lurked with its toxic stew of liquid fossil fuels and chemicals, seemingly unnoticed by most Portlanders. Except for its ... Read more

The Harm Reduction Debate Continues

Airs at: Wed, 09/17/2025 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
On this edition of Century of Lies: The Harm Reduction Debate Continues. The Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery held a hybrid public hearing September 15 on the topic of harm reduction. Six bills were being considered... Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 09/11/2025 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
In this episode: Trump's gunboat diplomacy; Trump's war on wind power; Opposition to Netanyahu is insufficient; and more. Read more

Immigration Justice

Airs at: Mon, 09/15/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Host Karen James speaks with Alyssa Walker Keller, coordinator with Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition (PIRC) and Jessica Montoya with Oregon for All about coalition building and networking for immigration justice.  As Oregon faces potential federal action from the Trum... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for September 15, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 09/15/2025 at 9:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Mole, which includes the following segments: War and Climate Chaos: Laurie Mercier speaks with antiwar and climate activist Janet Weil, who discusses the Veterans for Peace Climate Crisis and Militarism Project. They also disc... Read more

Prison Pipeline on KBOO

Airs at: Mon, 09/08/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
This Monday, September 8th at 6:30pm, Prison Pipeline co-host Emma Lugo will be speaking with Angela Kim of the Oregon Justice Resource Center’s Women’s Justice Project. Angela is a former critical care nurse who spent more than 15 years in the medical field before bein... Read more

Gaslighting Oregon

Airs at: Mon, 09/15/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
This program first aired on March 31, 2025 Northwest Natural Gas's Smart Energy program advertises itself as a way for customers to “offset” their natural gas emissions by funding projects that the company says “reduce, or prevent the release of, greenhouse gases.” But ... Read more