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KBOO News In Depth: What CPB Cuts Mean for America

Airs at: Wed, 03/22/2017 at 5:45pm - 6:15pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
       KBOO Development Director, Becky Meiers talks with KBOO Evening News Director Zeloszelos Marchandt about how cutting the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and National Endowment for the Arts effects our First Ammendment right to free access to information and the... Read more

Growing Food...Empowering Communities...Changing Lives

Airs at: Thu, 03/23/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  Jo Ann Hardesty speaks to Barbara Bernstein, producer of the new documentary Gaining Ground. GAINING GROUND presents the personal stories of farmers and activists confronting the challenges of feeding their local communities sustainably grown food. The documentary inter... Read more

Seeking Justice for Quanice Hayes

Airs at: Wed, 03/22/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
On February 9th 2017 in Northeast Portland, a 17 year old child, Quanice Derrick Hayes was shot three times, twice in the chest and once through the head at point blank range.   He was shot and killed by Portland Police Officer Andrew Hearst.    The family of Quanice Hayes... Read more

Iran: History & Politics

Airs at: Tue, 03/21/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  Iran, a country of 80 million people, strategically straddles West and South Asia. Once in Washington’s hip pocket, Iran dramatically left the U.S. orbit in 1979 when the Shah was overthrown and the Islamic Republic was established. The “loss” of Iran was a major blow to... Read more

News You Can Use

Airs at: Sun, 03/19/2017 at 2:15pm - Sun, 03/26/2017 at 2:15pm
Produced for:  This Is How We See It
Trump accuses Obama of wiretapping his phones at Trump Towers!  Ben Carson says that African slaves were immigrants?  The Pope may be open to having married men as priests in the Catholic church.  Listen in as we cover these topics and more. Read more

Chris Hedges on the Rise of Trump and American Fascism

Airs at: Mon, 03/20/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  It's all about "The F-Word," our monthly exploration of fascism"which is corporate control of the state, combined with repression of human rights and ramped up police and military. Today we devote this entire hour to "The F-Word" with a major address, "The Rise of Trump,... Read more

Suffering in Silence: Black Mental Health Care

Airs at: Mon, 03/27/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
  Why is there a perception of shame often associated with seeking out mental health care?  Do communities of color experience higher stigmatization when seeking help?  When working with a mental health specialist does a shared experience of race contribute to better menta... Read more

Freedom Can't Protect Itself

Airs at: Fri, 03/17/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
We at Positively Revolting are pleased to be talking with Mat dos Santos, Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties of Oregon. To the current regime in DC, it seems that civil liberties and due process are antiquated ideas. Tragically, this sentiment is echoed by sever... Read more

Venus Hayes and Teressa Raiford Speak

Airs at: Thu, 03/16/2017 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Evening News Director Zeloszelos Marchandt speaks with Venus and Teressa about Quanice Hayes's viewing and a possible indictment of Officer Andrew Hearst. Read more

Reforming PPB: Kathleen Saadat

Airs at: Mon, 03/20/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
  In June of 2016 Kathleen Saadat resigned her position as chair of a community panel created to help monitor Portland police reforms in the wake of a federal justice investigation. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, and raised in a family committed to justice and education, Ka... Read more