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Humanizing Public Education: Jonathan Kozol

Airs at: Tue, 09/05/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Alternative Radio

The Austrian-born economist Friedrich von Hayek may be intellectual godfather of neoliberalism: present-day right-wing economics. His book, The Road to Serfdom, is considered to be the bible of anti-government, free market ideas and the privatization of just about everyt... Read more

An Incomplete Bibliography

Produced for: Threshold Shift

-Koerth-Baker, M. (2016, July 7) The Loudest sound in the world would kill you on the spot. Retrieved from https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-loudest-sound-in-the-world-would-kill-you-on-the-spot/ An absolutely FABULOUS, kid-friendly introduction to how sound wor... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for August 28, 2017

Airs at: Mon, 08/28/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Joe Clement hosts this edition of the Old Mole, and we hear: 1. Bill Resnick and Nico Larco discuss the major social impacts of coming technologies; 2 Desiree Hellegers and Naomi Little Bear Morena about Morena's movement anthem, "You Can't Kill the Spirit" 3. Larry Bowld... Read more

Border Struggles

Airs at: Mon, 08/28/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Jan Haaken talks with No More Deaths volunteer Sophie Smith about the recent wave of repression faced by humanitarian aid workers on the US-Mexico border under the Trump Administration. Sophie reports on the new challenges that face the decades-long effort to stop death ... Read more

About the song "You Can't Kill the Spirit"

Airs at: Mon, 08/28/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

As we approach the 36th anniversary of the emergence of the nearly twenty year long anti-nuclear Greenham Commons Women's Peace Camp, Desiree Hellegers interviews Portland singer-songwriter Naomi Little Bear Morena about the life cycle of her song, "You can't kill the sp... Read more

Trans Job Stability and Security

Airs at: Tue, 09/05/2017 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Transpositive PDX

This Tuesday at 6pm Transpositive co-host Aiden Vargas and the collective with guests Brooklynn Clark and Andrea Haverkamp will discuss the current employment challenges we have been facing. Many members of our Trans Family have been losing their jobs. We must work from wit... Read more

The Politics of Living - Episode 7

Airs at: Wed, 09/06/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: The Politics of Living

September 6, 2017 On today's show: Inessa Anderson's in-depth interview with marketing & media maven Janna Lopez, exploring the themes of destiny and determination. Inessa and Janna talk about the dark night of the soul, life stages, foundation-shattering and accep... Read more

Creating an Inclusive Marijuana Industry

Airs at: Sun, 09/03/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

Live from Seattle, Washington, it's part three of our Hempfest 2017 Special Coverage! This week, we feature audio from a panel at the Ric Smith Hemposium Stage on Privilege and Inclusion in the Cannabis Industry, with: Betty Aldworth, Executive Director of Students for Sens... Read more

What is a Just Transition?

Airs at: Thu, 09/07/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

It’s a framework for looking at how environmental and climate justice can address longstanding economic inequality – bringing all movements for justice under a single unified frame. Oregon's Just Transition Assembly happens over Labor Day weekend with over 200 delegates... Read more

UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME: A Labor Day Special

Airs at: Mon, 09/04/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Radiozine

A documentary on the idea of universal basic income: what is it, and what effect might it have on society? Using expert interviews, field recordings, street interviews, and lot's of great music. What if you were paid just for being alive? Just imagine " you are given a... Read more