Radiozine

We speak wtih writer Michael Helquist about his new biography Marie Equi: Radical Politics and Outlaw Passions, (Oregon State University Press), which explores the fiercely independent life of Marie Equi, who became one of the first practicing woman physicians in the Pac... Read more

Host Michelle Schroeder Fletcher interviewsrepresentatives from three local organizations about de-stigmatizing mental illness and their unique collaboration to bring awareness to this issue. On September 15th the Playback Theater will bring real people’s struggles and ... Read more

Host Don Merrill speaks with acclaimed mystery author Sue Grafton, creator of the Kinsey Millhone novels. Grafton has been writing novels for 30 years and has become well known for her best-selling alphabet mystery series. She discusses her new book in the series called ... Read more

Stage and Studio is off today. Instead we'll hear the Radiozine. Host Sarika Mehta speaks with Cristina Henríquez, the author of The Book of Unknown Americans, which was a New York Times Notable Book of 2014 and one of Amazon’s Top 10 Books of the Year. Cristina Henrique... Read more

What happens to the stuff we throw out? On this week's Sprouts, Lisa Loving and a crew of KBOO news reporters interviews experts around the nation to find out more about trash and its impacts on our neighborhoods and our planet.   From the Archives. This program origin... Read more

Host Jennifer Kemp interviews Lou Ureneck about his new book, "The Great Fire: One American's Mission to Rescue Victims of the 20th Century's First Genocide," which tells the story of a rescue operation led by a small-town minister from upstate New York. He saved more th... Read more

Healthwatch is off today. We'll hear Radio Ecoshock with host Alex Smith and a program titled "It's Wrong to Wreck the World."  From the University of Oregon, Kathleen Dean Moore delivers an artful talk about our attack on Nature, and hope of reviving love instead. Recor... Read more

Health and Health Care Forum TR Reid is a Washington Post reporter and bureau chief who became an advocate for universal health care after living abroad in countries which provide health care to all residents. He came to realize that the significant link among the vario... Read more

We speak with members of the Chilean reggae band Aflora Reggae, bassist Felipe Cuevas and lead vocalist Javiera Rosselot,about the state of the educational system in Chile, the impact of the neoliberal economy that is destroying the country's rivers, forests and dividing... Read more

Art Focus is off today. T. Geronimo Johnson, author of the novel "Welcome to Braggsville" about Berkeley students who try to disrupt a Civil War re-enactment, talks with host Richard Wolinsky from the series Bookwaves. http://bookwaves.homestead.com/ Read more