Youth

(ENCORE/UPDATE) A Girl, A Goat, & A Humane 4-H Alternative

Airs at: Fri, 11/22/2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Produced for:  Voices for the Animals
  Back in April of 2023, a 9-year-old girl in Shasta County, California was raising a 4-H goat named Cedar when she realized that she couldn't go through with giving up her friend to be sold and slaughtered, as the program demands. The fair board, which runs the 4-H progra... Read more

Portland Youth Philharmonic's Season 101 opening concert

Airs at: Wed, 11/06/2024 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
Portland Youth Philharmonic, America’s longest running youth orchestra, enters its second century this weekend. The opening concert for PYP’s historic 101st season takes place this Saturday, November 9th at Portland’s Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. The program, conducted b... Read more

The Global State of Harm Reduction 2024

Airs at: Wed, 10/30/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: The Global State of Harm Reduction. On Tuesday October 29, Harm Reduction International released its new report entitled The Global State of Harm Reduction 2024. HRI held a news conference to announce the release and discuss their findings. We... Read more

Eclectic Pandemic: Interview with Collective Roots APG

Produced for:  Eclectic Pandemic
Collective Roots APG is a family-centered recovery community that utilizes the alternative peer group (APG) model of recovery. We are dedicated to helping families heal from the effects of teen alcohol and drug use. We exist so that no family struggles alone. There is help ... Read more

PSU Non-Tenure Faculty Fight Back

Airs at: Mon, 10/28/2024 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Portland State University non-tenured faculty are facing massive layoffs just as their union contract is about to expire.  Labor Radio captures excerpts from a fight-back rally, prior to entering the bargaining room. Read more

Advocating for a safer Mass Shelter in PDX

Airs at: Thu, 10/17/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am
The guests are Charlotte McDonald and Ross Freeman Levin, St. Johns residents agitating for a safer temporary alternative shelter in their neighborhood. A public hearing on the proposed TAS is Nov. 14, 6:30 pm at the St Johns Community Center. Read more

Rose City Self Defense Recruiting Volunteer Instructors

Airs at: Thu, 10/10/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Our guests from Rose City Self Defense are Casey and Lisa, who are both volunteer self defense instructors, plus Program Director Sara Johnson talking about how you can be a volunteer instructor. Read more

Supporting Our Society

Airs at: Thu, 10/03/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am
The guests are Jeri Kelly, Beth Blumklotz and Kirby Lewis, of Supporting Our Society. They work with African American teenage girls through the Butterfly Program, and they are also celebrating 11 years of providing needed coats and supplies directly to people on the street. Read more

Rising Up with Sonali Kolhatkar

Airs at: Thu, 09/26/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am
The guest is Sonali Kolhatkar, the beloved host and producer of Rising Up with Sonali on Pacifica Radio. Her new book is Rising Up The Power of Narrative in Pursuing Racial Justice. Read more

Randall Wyatt, Taking Ownership PDX

Airs at: Thu, 09/19/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Our guest is Randall Wyatt, founder and director of Taking Ownership PDX. They help renovate and revive Black-owned homes that have requested their help, with an emphasis on enabling Black homeowners to age in place, generate wealth and simultaneously deter predatory invest... Read more