Health

Pregnant Women in Prison

Airs at: Mon, 03/28/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

Brenda Escobar, friend and engineer for Prison Pipeline, presented a report about pregnant women in prison. She talked about the cruel and unusual hardships these women face, as well as some of the legislature that is working on changing the system. (Thank you, Brenda – goo... Read more

Damaged nuclear reactors in Japan--a hazard here in the NW?

Airs at: Mon, 03/21/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

The damaged nuclear reactors in Japan are leaking radioactive material. Does this pose a health hazard here in the Pacific Northwest? If we had a similar earthquake, would we be subjected to high levels of radioactive fallout? Dr. Rudi Nussbaum and Lloyd Marbet will join ho... Read more

Avel Gordley discusses memoir of her life as an Oregon activist, legislator and public servant

Airs at: Mon, 03/21/2011 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: More Talk Radio

Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod speak with former Oregon State Senator Avel Gordley about her new memoir Remembering the Power of Words: The Life of an Oregon Activist, Legislator and Public Servant. Avel Louise Gordly was elected to the Oregon State Senate in 1996, ... Read more

Wisconsin Uprising

Airs at: Wed, 03/16/2011 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Circle A Radio

Wisconsin is again at the center of a fight for labor and collective bargaining rights. We did most of these interviews last week, just as the news broke that collective bargaining rights in Wisconsin had been all but eliminated for public workers. This came after three wee... Read more

Cooking up new ways to save money, energy and forests, in Nepal, and throughout the world

Airs at: Wed, 03/23/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Recovery Zone

Host Stephanie Potter speaks with Sanu Kaji Shrestha of FoST-- Foundation for Sustainable Technologies which trains people in the use of sustainable technologies that save money, save energy and save the environment. His recent honor was the Science and Technology Pr... Read more

The Iron Tribe cleans out drug houses and moves in ex-offenders in recovery.

Airs at: Wed, 03/23/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

Hosted by Lisa Loving Iron Tribe: a local re-entry program built by ex-offenders. In the studio today are Bear, Shawn, and Jason. Joining us by phone is Corbett. Now 200 members strong, they’ve built a re-entry program for themselves, from scratch. Is bootstrappi... Read more

Swami Beyondananda & Transforming Through 2012: Leading Perspectives on the New Global Paradigm.

Airs at: Mon, 03/21/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Radiozine

Host Sue Supriano speaks with Steve Bhaerman, aka Swami Beyondananda, "a serious/funny guy" whose new book is "Transforming Through 2012: Leading Perspectives on the New Global Paradigm." Sue was happy to run into him recently at The Prophets Conference In Palm Springs, Ca... Read more

Jeanne Nelson, Program Manager for the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Program for Benton County

Airs at: Mon, 03/21/2011 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Healthwatch

Hosted by Roberta Hall Guest Jeanne Nelson, Program Manager of the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Program for Benton County discusses how the program works and what services are available for clients in the program. CD-2137 Read more

Voices from the Edge 03-17-11 A new look at Oregon's Measure 11 and its impacts

Airs at: Thu, 03/17/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

A new look at Oregon's Measure 11 and its impacts Kevin Mannix promised voters in 1994 that his Ballot Measure 11 establishing minimum mandatory sentences would create certainty in Oregon's criminal justice system. While the measure tripled the state's prison populatio... Read more

Nuke disaster worsens

Airs at: Thu, 03/17/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Presswatch

Al Jazeera reported this morning that the Japanese Prime Minister had been heard shouting at the head of TEPCO, the nuclear power corporation in Japan, ""What the hell is going on?!" And surely the world echoes with his question. Who developed Japanese nuclear power? W... Read more