Education

Learn about new classes offered thru Portland's "Urban Growth Bounty;" also, what's growing in the Ukraine

Airs at: Wed, 01/13/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: The Dirtbag

Glen Andreson talks to Steve Cohen of Portland's Bureau of Planning and Sustainability about a classes being offered through Urban Growth Bounty. Jim Gilbert talks about his travels to the Nakita Botanical Gardens in the Ukraine, and the olives, pineapple and almonds he... Read more

Looking beyond the rhetoric: the arguments for (and against) Measures 66 & 67

Airs at: Thu, 01/07/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

On January 26, Oregonians will be asked to decide how the latest chapter in the state's long-running tax wars will turn out. Opponents of two tax increases approved by the legislature in 2009 succeeded in collecting enough signatures for a referendum on what are now Measure... Read more

More Talk on 12/21/09

Airs at: Mon, 12/21/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: More Talk Radio

Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod host a discussion of the issue of wearing religious clothing in public schools. In Oregon teachers are prohibited from wearing religious garb in school. The law dates to 1923 when an open supporter of the Ku Klux Klan, presided as speaker of... Read more

Professor Zaher Wahab on what it's like in Afghanistan today.

Airs at: Wed, 01/06/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

Hosted by Michelle Schroeder Fletcher Today's guest is Zaher Wahab, Professor of Education at Lewis & Clark College. He was born and schooled in Afghanistan. He currently teaches Foundations of Education, Race-Culture-Power, Paulo Freire, and the Middle East in Global Per... Read more

Life During Wartime Top 10's 2009

Our Top Ten Records decided at 2 am after a show... don't hold us to it, but we have good taste!Wasted Time – FutilityDestino Final – AtropadosNeedles – DisastreMarked Men – GhostsIron Lung/Walls/Pig Heart Transplant - Public HumiliationCondominium 7” ‘s Reigning Sound - Lo... Read more

Dr. Blue Bickford from the Braille Project talks about teaching teachers of the blind.

Airs at: Mon, 12/28/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: Sounds of Awareness

Host Paul Van Dyck interviews Dr. Blue Bickford and the Braille Project who returns to Portland State University, teaching teachers of the blind. Read more

Portland Plan Part One

Airs at: Wed, 12/23/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: The Underground

The Portland Plan will be our City’s strategic plan for the next 25 years, ensuring that Portland is a thriving and sustainable city and our people are prosperous, healthy and educated.Youth Collective Members Zoe and Garrett attended the Portland Plan meeting. Part 1 – Zoe... Read more

Voices from the Edge: Open Mic

Airs at: Thu, 12/17/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Voices from the Edge host Dave Mazza invited listeners to lead the conversation on issues they felt important. Among the topics discussed were the U.S.'s failure to support strong carbon reduction goals at the Copenhagen conference, the ongoing environmental threats of LNG ... Read more

December 14 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 12/14/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick hosts this program about the political climate in Copenhagen; children's books for progressives; the life and music of Floyd Red Crow Westerman; Invictus (the Clint Eastwood movie about South Africa); and Jhumpa Lahiri's book Unaccustomed Earth. For infor... Read more

Children's Books for Progressive Families

Airs at: Mon, 12/14/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Portland's independent women's bookstore In Other Words is expanding its selection of books for children, selecting those that convey progressive values of equality, diversity, peace, and democracy. Amber Roland from In Other Words talks with Bill Resnick about some o... Read more