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Marc Freedman and his book, THE BIG SHIFT: Navigating the New Stage Beyond Midlife.

Airs at: Mon, 05/23/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Radiozine

Host Crystal Leighty speaks with Marc Freedman about his book THE BIG SHIFT: Navigating the New Stage Beyond Midlife. Marc Freedman is founder and CEO of Civic Ventures. An award-winning social entrepreneur, frequent commentator in the national media, and the author of Enc... Read more

Albert J Bernstein and How To Deal With Emotionally Explosive People

Airs at: Mon, 05/23/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Sounds of Awareness

Hosted by Dick Van Dyck ALBERT J. BERNSTEIN, Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist, author of How To Deal With Emotionally Explosive People, Dinosaur Brains, Emotional Vampires, Neanderthals at Work, and Sacred Bull, specialist in solving psychological problems at work and at home... Read more

Robert Whitaker on the astonishing rise of mental illness in America

Airs at: Mon, 05/09/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: More Talk Radio

Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod speak with Robert Whitaker, author of Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America. Robert Whitaker probed into clinical studies in prestigious scientific journals, som... Read more

Medical Delegation Reports on Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza

Airs at: Wed, 05/18/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

Physicians for Social Responsibility Members Speak about their Recent Trip Host Marianne Barisonek speaks with Gerri Haynes and Laura Hart about the health threats they witnessed on their January 2011 medical delegation visit to Gaza. Portland nurse practitioner Maxine Fooks... Read more

Voices from the Edge 05-19-11 How well do we support those with mental illness?

Airs at: Thu, 05/19/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

How well do we support those with mental illness? An estimated 137,000 Oregonians suffer from serious mental illness and nearly 39,000 children live with serious mental health conditions. How well do we support these individuals and their families? Oregon's public mental h... Read more

Rural Organizing Project in Bend

Airs at: Wed, 05/18/2011 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Circle A Radio

The Rural Organizing Project held its annual rural caucus on May 7th, in Bend Oregon. On ths episode of Circle A Radio, we will listen to speeches from the event, hear participants in the march on Representative Greg Walden’s office, and talk to individual members of Rural... Read more

Is Your Organic Milk Really Organic?: The Corporate Takeover of Organic Dairies

Airs at: Mon, 05/16/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Healthwatch

Hosted by Dr. Naimon. Mark Kastel, co-founder of the Cornucopia Institute, a progressive farm policy research group based in Wisconsin, discusses the corporate takeover of organic milk, and how corporations are getting around the implementation of organic practices whil... Read more

Food Safety in a Post-Fukushima World

Here's a link to an article I just wrote for OpEd news. We need to push for better testing of food for radiation contamination. http://www.opednews.com/articles/Food-Safety-in-the-Post-Fu-by-Marianne-Barisonek-110513-897.html Read more

Suffer the Children: Tom Park interviews Dr. Marilyn Wedge on effective alternatives to labeling and medicating

Airs at: Fri, 05/13/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Pathways

Marcella Pick and her book, "Are You Tired and Wired?"

Airs at: Mon, 05/09/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Healthwatch

Hosted by Dr. David Naimon Marcelle Pick, author, nurse practitioner and medical advisor to Healthy Living Magazine discusses her new book Are You Tired and Wired? She explores why people are suffering through the day irritable, forgetful, depressed, craving sweets, exhaust... Read more