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Tali Sharot on "The Optimism Bias: A Tour of the Irrationally Positive Brain"

Airs at: Mon, 06/27/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
 Host Marianne Barisonek interviews Tali Sharot about her book "The Optimism Bias: A Tour of the Irrationally Positive Brain," an exploration of the neural basis of optimism, and how the brain simulates the future. How does the brain generate hope? How does it trick us into... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 06-23-11 Understanding hunger in Oregon

Airs at: Thu, 06/23/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Understanding hunger in Oregon Each month, nearly a quarter million Oregonians ate meals from emergency food boxes provided by the Oregon Food Bank network. Last year, the network moved a record 72 million pounds of food to hungry people. Who are these Oregonians? Are thei... Read more

First-ever Portland Healing Arts Fair, Sunday, June 26

Airs at: Wed, 06/22/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Recovery Zone
  Rachel Zuses and Beth Lorio talk about the upcoming, first ever,  Portland Healing Arts Fair hosted by Divine Template Creations.  The Portland Healing Arts Fair will take place Sunday, June 26, from 11am – 3pm, at Euphoria Studios, 1235 SE Division St, Portland, and wil... Read more

Healing Arts Resource Project (HARP) reshapes health care

Airs at: Wed, 06/22/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Recovery Zone
Host Stephanie Potter speaks with Stephanie Dougherty, founder of the Healing Arts Resource Project (HARP).  Also, Kelsey Peake, Joyce Campbell, and Samantha Roberts:  Kelsey is with Community Arts at HARP; Joyce, Visual Arts; and Samantha, Healing Arts.   HARP is dedicated... Read more

More On Fukushima and Radiation in the Northwest

Airs at: Thu, 06/23/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
Theresa Mitchell with the "news you're not supposed to know" - More on Fukushima and effects of radiation on the Northwest, including a spike in infant mortality and call in advice on what to do to protect yourself. Read more

Vietnam War triage nurse Arlene Edwards on her experiences in Portable Hospital in 1968

Airs at: Tue, 06/21/2011 at 12:00am
Co-hosts Marvin Simmons and Bill Bires interview Arlene Edwards, who was a nurse in Vietnam at the 45th Surgical Hospital in 1968. The 45th was first organized in 1943 at Camp White, Oregon as the 45th Portable Hospital. It was designed to be carried by men, pack animals or... Read more

Richard Louv and his new book "The Nature Principle: Human Restoration and The End of Nature-Deficit Disorder"

Airs at: Mon, 06/20/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
 Hosted by Dr. David Naimon An interview with the bestselling author of Last Child In The Woods, Richard Louv, about his new book "The Nature Principle: Human Restoration and The End of Nature-Deficit Disorder." Learn how contact with nature affects human health. Read more

THE PORTLAND WATER BUREAU PLANS TO DUMP OVER SEVEN MILLION GALLONS OF WATER

Airs at: Fri, 06/17/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Normal 0 The Portland water bureau plans to dump over seven million gallons of water after a man was caught on tape urinating in an open reservoir on Mount Tabor.  Critics question the city's reasons for dumping thirty five thousand dollars worth of finished drinking wat... Read more

Community Food Centers in Corvallis and Canada

Airs at: Wed, 05/18/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Food Show
Corvallis food activists are sharing ideas with their counterparts in Canada. Host Laura McCandlish interviews Elizabeth Fraser of The Stop, "an innovative anti-poverty and anti-hunger program" in Toronto. It’s a unique urban food bank/prenatal clinic/ open kitchen with amp... Read more

Nutritionist Kelly Dorfman and "What's Eating Your Child?"

Airs at: Mon, 06/13/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
 Hosted by Dr. David Naimon   An interview with Kelly Dorfman, author of "What's Eating Your Child? The Hidden Connections Between Food and Childhood Ailments." Learn about the ways certain foods can contribute to recurrent ear infections, anxiety, stomach aches, picky eat... Read more