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Current Immigration Policies and the Injustices They Inflict on the Entire Community

Airs at: Mon, 08/29/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
  Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod speak with Patricia Rumer and Marco Mejia from the Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice, a coalition of individuals, faith leaders and diverse faith communities called by conscience to respond actively and publicly to the suffer... Read more

Jason Renaud on Policing, the Citizen Review Committee and the film "Alien Boy"

Airs at: Thu, 08/25/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  Host Jo Ann Hardesty speaks with Jason Renaud of the Mental Health Association of Portland about policing, changes at the Portland Police Citizen Review Committee, and a special screening of "Alien Boy" on Sept 17, 2016. Read more

Riding for Justice: Leonard Peltier and Freedom Ride 2016

Airs at: Mon, 08/29/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli will interview Chauncy Peltier and one participant of the cross country tour in solidarity with Political Prisoner Leonard Peltier.  Chanuncy spent many months organizing the tour to raise awaereness about his father’s wrongful incarceration.  The Freedom Ri... Read more

Alan Wieder on "Studs Terkel: Politics, Culture, but Mostly Conversation"

Airs at: Wed, 08/24/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  Host Gene Bradley speaks with Alan Wieder about his new book, Studs Terkel: Politics, Culture, but Mostly Conversation.  Studs Terkel was an American icon and a leftist who valued human beings over political dogma.  In scores of books and thousands of radio and televisio... Read more

Ralph Nader – Progressive Matters (Part 1 of a 2-part program)

Airs at: Tue, 08/23/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  The discontent in the U.S. is more than palpable. Income and wealth inequality continue to soar. The middle class is getting hammered. Fifty million are poor. Americans are disheartened about the nation’s course. According to a new Gallup poll 82% of voters believe the c... Read more

G. Scott Brown, Active Peace

Airs at: Sun, 08/21/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
Scott Brown is the Cofounder of the Colorado Center for Restorative Practices. Scott has been a long-time activist working for over 15 years with organizations including Greenpeace, the Idaho Conservation League, and the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society. He is a leadi... Read more

The State of Cannabis

Airs at: Fri, 08/26/2016 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  The State of Cannabis
Our premiere show is loaded with great stuff. We have Leland Burger, attorney for  Portland NORMAL in studio talking about whats up in this exploding industry. Mayor Elect Ted Wheeler spoke at the Annual Marijuana March- we have an excerpt! Jen Valley speaks on the curing o... Read more

Century Of Lies for August 21, 2016

Airs at: Sun, 08/21/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
  This week we come to you live from Seattle Hempfest! We hear from travel guru Rick Steves, Hempfest honchos Vivian McPeak and John Davis, reformer and hemp advocate Joy Beckerman, plus activist and entrepreneur Alison Draisin. Seattle Hempfest Read more

Vigil commemorating two year anniversary of Gaza invasion

Airs at: Mon, 08/15/2016 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Two years ago, the Israeli army began one of its bloodiest attacks on Palestinians in Gaza. That fighting went on for fifty-one days, lasting from July 8 through August 27. Well over two thousand Gazans were killed, upwards of seventy percent of them civilians. Sixty-six... Read more

TONIGHT at MIDNIGHT on The Outside World -after hours LIVE session

Airs at: Sat, 08/20/2016 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  The Outside World
The Inbetweens, Mike Gamble's long-time NYC musical comrades and co-conspirators are in town for a special appearance tomorrow at THE MONTAVILLA JAZZ FESTIVAL, so this after hours set is even MORE special, as it's a secret (shhh!) Gotta drop in yerself on the radio and see ... Read more