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What Is the Feet to the Fire Campaign?

Airs at: Wed, 09/19/2018 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
    In the wake of the recent release of the autopsy report for Jason Washington, a 45-year-old man shot dead by PSU police officers in June, the seeming futility of seeking justice for police violence is again in Portland's public eye. The autopsy report comes just six d... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for September 24, 2018

Airs at: Mon, 09/24/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Frann Michel hosts this episode, which includes these segments: Bill Resnick talks with Guy Berliner and Bevan Byrnes of the Brooklyn Action Corps about air quality in Portland and the Sept 26th Town Hall on diesel pollution (7pm Sacred Heart Church, 3910 SE 11th). Desi... Read more

PAVE at New Avenues for Youth

Airs at: Wed, 09/05/2018 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  New Avenues for Youth's PAVE program is helping homeless and at-risk youth find skills and employment in the Portland Metro Area. Tune in to Political Perspectives Wednesday morning when Lisa Loving speaks with Patrice Kuykendall and Lindsey Davis on how kids can get inv... Read more

Local Folks Podcast Season Two, Episode Three

Airs at: Sat, 09/01/2018 at 6:00pm - Sun, 09/30/2018 at 6:00pm
Produced for:  Local Folks
Why do people join gleaning groups? The answers to this question are as varied as the life stories of members, but often the initial reason has to do with a sudden reduction in household income due to an accident or unforeseen health issue that makes it hard to afford basic... Read more

Legalization or Prohibition 2.0?

Airs at: Mon, 08/27/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
This week on Prison Pipeline, Doctor Dominic Corva with the Center for the Study of Cannabis and Social Policy joins host Doug McVay to look at the current state of the drug war. Several states, including Oregon, Washington, and California, have moved in recent years to ch... Read more

Mercy Corps' Deputy Country Director for the DRC Discusses Ebola Outbreak

Airs at: Tue, 08/21/2018 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
A recent outbreak of the ebola virus in North Kivu, a province in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has claimed fifty lives as of August 20, and may have affected nearly two thousand people in a region that is home to around 400,000 people. Part of the international... Read more

Ending The War On Drugs - Part Two

Airs at: Sun, 08/12/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century: more exclusive coverage of Congressman Earl Blumenauer's community forum on ending the war on drugs, which was held in Portland, Oregon on August First, including audio from Portland Police Bureau Deputy Chief Robert Day and Congressman Blumenauer. Read more

Feds Threaten Patient Privacy

Airs at: Sun, 07/15/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies, Congress debates HR6082, a measure that would take away privacy protections from patients who are diagnosed with a substance use disorder; plus, we hear about decriminalization and the Republic of Ireland's national drug strategy. Read more

Retired?...or ReWired? Episode 4: The Hollywood Center

Airs at: Thu, 07/05/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Retired...or ReWired?
We meet with Amber Kerns Johnson, Driector of the Hollywood Center, and learn about programs.  Or tour includes a discussion with the teachers of the ukelele and writing classes and a visit to the gift shop.  Read more

Breaking ICE: Abolishing the Detention Industrial Complex

Airs at: Mon, 07/16/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Breaking ICE: Abolishing the Detention Industrial Complex   Adam Carpinelli interviews Antonio Zamora a local Portland, Oregon community organizer.  Zamora was one of the founders of the recent #occupyice encampment in Portland which has since been replicated in other majo... Read more