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Linda Andre and Doctors of Deception: What They Don't Want You To Know About Electroshock Therapy

Airs at: Mon, 10/03/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Madness Radio
 Hosted by Will Hall This week's Madness Radio asks, Why is ECT, electroconvulsive therapy or electroshock, so widely used today? Is the ECT industry manipulating research and public perceptions the way tobacco companies did about cigarettes? What are the real dangers of thi... Read more

Why We Get Fat: And What To Do About It

Airs at: Mon, 10/03/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
 Hosted by Dr. David Naimon   New York Times bestselling author and acclaimed science writer Gary Taubes reveals, in his new book, the bad nutritional science of the last century -- none more damaging than the "calories-in, calories-out" model of why we get fat. Learn exact... Read more

A Lecture with Annie Murphy Paul - Origins: How the Nine Months Before Birth Shape the Rest of Our Lives

Airs at: Fri, 09/30/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
 Recent scientific data suggests that low birthweight babies have a 5 times higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease later in life. In light of these discoveries, many politicians are still pushing to cut programs promoting maternal health, such as WIC - Women, Infa... Read more

Tobi Rates of the Autism Society of Oregon on how to deal with autism

Airs at: Mon, 09/26/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Sounds of Awareness
 Hosted by Paul Van Dyck Autism is a growing issue in the U.S. Host Paul Van Dyck speaks with Tobi Burch Rates, Vice President of the Autism Society of Oregon, about what autism is and how it affects children and how to improve the lives of all affected by autism. Tobi Rat... Read more

Infant Mortality Awareness Month Special

Airs at: Wed, 09/21/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
 Hosted by Lisa Loving   Infant mortality rates for African American babies are not improving in the Portland metro area. Why not? Our guest is founder and president of the International Center for Traditional Childbearing, Shafia Monroe. Are you pregnant? What kind of he... Read more

Ben Ross, co-author of THE POLLUTERS, on the chemical industry's impacts on health and environment

Airs at: Mon, 09/19/2011 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
Roberta Hall of Health and Health Care Forum hosts a conversation with Ben Ross, co-author of "The Polluters: The Making of Our Chemically Altered Environment", which examines the history of the chemical industry's impacts on health and the environment. Benjamin Ross and ... Read more

Dr. Mark Bricca, local naturopathic physician, and Prostate Health, Part 2

Airs at: Mon, 09/19/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
 Hosted by Dr. David Naimon   Back by popular demand!  Dr. Mark Bricca, local naturopathic physician and acupuncturist, returns to Healthwatch to continue his talk about naturopathic approaches to common prostate conditions.         Read more

Backbone Campaign: Organize to oppose tar sands pipeline

Airs at: Fri, 09/16/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
KBOO’s Jenka Soderberg speaks with Bill Moyer and Jay Marx of the Backbone Campaign about their organizing efforts to oppose the tar sands pipeline from Alberta Canada to the Gulf Coast. Read more

An American in Japan: Current conditions in Fukushima

Airs at: Mon, 08/29/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Host Marianne Barisonek speaks with Steven Thompson, an American living in Japan, who is working on issues related to the radiation coming from the Fukushima Nuclear Power plant. Thompson recently visited the area surrounding Fukushima. He will talk about current conditions... Read more

The Shock Decade: Abe and Joe look at the 10 years of post-Sept. 11 chaos and exploitation.

Airs at: Tue, 09/13/2011 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris The Shock Doctrine: Author Naomi Klein's explanation of capitalism's use of disasters -- and the numb shock that accompanies them -- to carry out radical "free market" revisions. From Afghanistan to Iraq, from Guantanamo to the PATRIOT Ac... Read more