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On the Road with America's Poor: An interview with Kath Weston

Airs at: Wed, 09/24/2008 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  On the Road with America's Poor: An Interview with Kath Weston How far can you get on two tacos, one Dr. Pepper, and a little bit of conversation? What happens when you're broke and you need to get to a new job, an ailing parent, a powwow, college, or a funeral on the ... Read more

Pedestrian Rights

Airs at: Tue, 09/02/2008 at 5:00pm
Kate Welch speaks with Portland bike lawyer Ray Thomas about pedestrian rights. He authored the recently published guide, "Oregon Pedestrain Rights: A Legal Guide for Persons on Foot." Call in with your questions during the second half hour of the show. Read more

Making a Sustainable City, Part 2

Airs at: Sun, 08/17/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Continuing  their discussion of sustainable cities, aired last week, Bill Resnick and  urban environmentalist Mike Houck consider  social equity.  A city cannot be sustainable without insuring that all its residents have good jobs and decent income.   They also discuss ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for August 11, 2008

Airs at: Sun, 08/10/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Hosted by Tom Becker,  this program discusses green and sustainable cities, J.M. Coetzee's South African boyhood, being distracted from important lies  by trivial ones, and how the first labor  party was born 180 years ago in Philadelphia.  To hear the whole show, click ... Read more

Making a Sustainable City

Airs at: Sun, 08/10/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with urban naturalist Mike Houck of the Audubon Society and the Urban Greenspaces Institute.  They discuss many of the issues around making Portland part of a natural, sustainable environment in this two-part interview.  We hear Part 1 on this program;... Read more

What's wrong with Off-Shore Oil Drilling?

Airs at: Tue, 08/05/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Host Barbara Bernstein (The Media Project) talks with Richard Charter, with Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund, about the recent push for lifting moratoriums on off-shore oil drilling, why the idea seems to be winning public support, and what is wrong with the plan.Barbar... Read more

Locus Focus: Columbia River Crossing and the Obama Cartoon

Airs at: Tue, 07/15/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Host Barbara Bernstein leads a discussion with our listeners on two topics, one National, one Local: The Columbia River Crossing and the recent New Yorker cover, featuring a cartoon of Barack Obama and his wife dressed as terrorists. Read more

Ron Buel and the Columbia River Crossing

Airs at: Sun, 07/06/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  On The Environment
Host Per Fagereng talks with Portland icon Ron Buel about the controversial I-5 Bridge Replacement Project. More information at SmarterBridge.org. Read more

Portland Cyclist Tasered

Airs at: Wed, 06/11/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Portland bike evangelist Reverend Phil was tasered by Portland police. According to eyewitnesses, at around 10 o'clock PM, a police officer pulled over bicyclist Diana at Southeast Seventh and Morrison to issue her a citation for not having a bike light. While the officer ... Read more

Portland's 40 Mile Loop - The North Portland Greenway

Airs at: Tue, 05/27/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Host Barbara Bernstein invites local Portland activists Paul Maresh and Pam Arden from the Friends of the 40 Mile Loop (40mileLoop.org) to discuss the plans for adding the North Portland Greenway to the long-term plan for a 40 Mile hiking and biking loop around the Portl... Read more