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Voices from the Edge: Hurricane Katrina

Airs at: Thu, 08/26/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans five years ago this week. Katrina's impact went beyond the loss of life and property to reveal deeply rooted attitudes about race many Americans thought had withered away. Jo Ann and Dave talked about the various aspects of Katrin... Read more

Voices from the Edge: Is the party really over? Alberta Street Last Thursday.

Airs at: Thu, 08/19/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Is the party really over?  JoAnne and Dave discussed Alberta Street Last Thursday in NE Portland. The conversation doesn't end when the program does. You can join in additional discussion of the week's issue on our blog at kboo.fm/voicesfromtheedge (click on the "blog" tab)... Read more

August 30 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 08/30/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Hosted by Clayton Morgareidge, this program looks at how medical care is improved when delivered by people who are cooperating rather than being managed from the top; whether charity keeps us from dealing with the real probems; the new Todd Solandz movie Life During Wartime... Read more

Egalitarian Medical Care

Airs at: Mon, 08/30/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Work done cooperatively and among equals gets better results than what comes out of a top-down, hierarchical organization.   According to Dr. Robert Reid, this is demonstrated by the medical care provided by Group Health Cooperative, a consumer-governed, nonprofit health ca... Read more

Special Programming on Diet and Disease - VegFest 2010

Airs at: Mon, 08/30/2010 at 12:00am
 Excerpts from the lectures of two experts on diet and disease Milton Mills, M.D. critical care physician at Fairfax Hospital in Virginia, and member of the Board of Directors - Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine speaks on diet with a focus on USDA guidelines and... Read more

Anti LNG Pipeline Activists Across Oregon

Airs at: Wed, 08/18/2010 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
Currently, there are two proposed Liquefied Natural Gas pipelines, both of which  would run from Astoria through farmlands of Western Oregon east through the Mount Hood national Forest to connect with an existing pipeline that runs from Canada to California.  Tonight on Cir... Read more

Health and Weight Management: The Lipotype System

Airs at: Sun, 09/26/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Pathways
Dr. Norman Easley speaks with host Paul O'Brien about health, weight management, and his research. Read more

Tri-Met: What's Good, What's Bad, What's Different Lately, and What's Needed NOW?

Airs at: Tue, 08/24/2010 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris Today, we'll debate the merits of TriMet, Portland's much-ballyhooed public transit system. Portland! Such a livable city! So easy to get around! Well, maybe not. With the discontinuation of decades of service to stops in a NW Portland ... Read more

Losing Our Cool: Uncomfortable Truths About Our Air-Conditioned World

Airs at: Wed, 08/18/2010 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
Host Kathleen Stephenson speaks with Stan Cox, Losing Our Cool: Uncomfortable Truths About Our Air-Conditioned World (and Finding New Ways to Get Through the Summer). In his enlightening study, Cox looks at the consequences of air-conditioning on our environment and on our ... Read more

Queer Culture Radio

Airs at: Tue, 08/17/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Out Loud
Normal 0 Tonight's show begins with Carla talking with Dennis and Carla about the tennis tournament, hosted by . This tennis tournament is a benefit for the and . Normal 0 Tonight's show begins with Carla talking with Dennis and Carla about the Rose Cit... Read more