Government/Politics

Deflection Programs

Airs at: Mon, 06/17/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On this edition of Prison Pipeline: Deflection Programs. As a kind of trade-off when the Oregon legislature recriminalized simple possession of some drugs, the state of Oregon and the majority of Oregon counties committed to setting up what are called deflection programs, t... Read more

Risk Bonds: So We Don't Pay for an Industrial Disaster

Airs at: Mon, 06/17/2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
The gravest risk to Portland and much of Northwestern Oregon is posed by the enormous tank farms that line the North Reach of the Willamette River. These tanks hold 90% of the fossil fuel used in the entire state of Oregon as well as other hazardous substances. When a big e... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for June 17, 2024

Airs at: Mon, 06/17/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, in celebration of Juneteenth and Pride Month. Our show includes the following segments: Dam Removal on the Klamath: Over the past decade, Tribal Nations have led a global movement for dam removal as a vital part of re... Read more

What is Democracy?

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Is the U.S. form of Democracy – representative, with a Two Party system – the highest democratic form? Few countries are now emulating it, and many are developing more participatory systems. Bill Resnick interviews Eleanor Finley, an anthropologist, who is researching citie... Read more

European Drug Report 2024

Airs at: Wed, 06/12/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: European Drug Report 2024. The European Monitoring Centre on Drugs and Drug Addiction released its 2024 European Drug Report on Tuesday June Eleventh. On this edition of Century we bring you audio from the news conference held by EMCDDA to mark... Read more

100 years since the "Indian Citizenship Act of 1924," with guest host Jacqueline Keeler

Airs at: Wed, 06/12/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
    The federal Indian Citizenship Act passed in 1924. It granted US citizenship rights to all Native Americans. However, this did not guarantee the vote. States retained the authority to decide who could and could not vote. In 1926, Zitkála-Šá and her husband founded the... Read more

Culture War on Beavercreek Road II

Produced for:  Between Us
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Comics Take on The News end up with a Salmon Recipe

Airs at: Mon, 06/10/2024 at 11:00pm - Tue, 06/11/2024 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Comics Take on the News
  Join us at 11 pm on Monday, June 10th as see just how far comedians can fling current events. This month's comedic panel welcomes: Pam Benjamin: Pam Benjamin is the Director of Mutiny Radio in San Francisco and has produced 8 Mutiny Radio Comedy Festivals as well as sho... Read more

People's Summit urges Portlanders to reject militarization during Fleet Week

Produced for:  Evening News
  It’s Fleet Week in Portland, meaning American and Canadian military ships are parked in the waterfront during the Rose Festival. They’re welcoming visitors aboard the ships, but not all residents are eager to see them there. More than a dozen local community organizatio... Read more

The Cost of Free Land

Airs at: Mon, 09/16/2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
The American strategy to exterminate the indigenous people who lived on this continent before the European settlement was many pronged. One of its elements was to entice immigrants from Eastern Europe to come to America with the offer of receiving free land to farm. This of... Read more