Housing/Homelessness

004 Housing and Homelessness

Airs at: Mon, 02/18/2019 at 7:00am - 7:30am

Produced for: Prescription for Justice

This episode begins with a brief history of housing policy and homelessness in the United States and how poor living conditions effect our health and wellbeing. Our guest Allison McIntosh, Deputy Director of Policy and Communications at Neighborhood Partnerships, will di... Read more

Street Roots Poetry Showcase Episode 01

Airs at: Sat, 01/12/2019 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Street Roots Poetry Showcase

In this episode, Jaison interviews vendor, poet and visual artist Aileen McPherson. Read more

Street Roots Poetry Showcase

Hosted by Jaison Kirk, this podcast showcases Street Roots poets and vendors from around Portland. Read more

Rent speculation and the selling (off) of Portland

Airs at: Wed, 01/23/2019 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

Looking at Portland’s economy as a microcosm of speculative capitalism is a great way to examine the extractive mechanisms of the real estate market. The most recent boom/bust cycle has completely divorced land value from land taxes and rental rates, and the rich seem... Read more