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Voices from the Edge: Will Portland's new police chief fire the officer responsible for fatally shooting Aaron Campbell?

Airs at: Thu, 09/02/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for Voices from the Edge
Will Portland's new police chief fire the officer responsible for fatally shooting Aaron Campbell? The city's independent review board recommended that action, but will Chief Reese - as well as his boss, Mayor Sam Adams - oppose the Portland Police Association? This week on... Read more

Dr. Joanna Moncrieff and The Myth of the Chemical Cure: A Critique of Psychiatric Drug Treatment

Airs at: Mon, 09/06/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for Madness Radio
Madness Radio - Hosted by Will Hall Is bipolar disorder a disease? Can medications like lithium correct chemical imbalances and stabilize mood? Do psychiatric drugs act completely differently on the brain than recreational drugs? UK psychiatrist Dr. Joanna Moncrieff, auth... Read more

Dr. Catherine Thomasson on the Health Effects of Global Warming - Part 1

Airs at: Mon, 09/06/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for Healthwatch
Health and Healthcare Forum, Hosted by Roberta Hall Today's show features Part 1 of an interview with Dr. Catherine Thomasson, past president of Physicians for Social Responsibility, on the health effects of global warming. Catherine Thomasson is the author of Health Impli... Read more

Voices from the Edge: Hurricane Katrina

Airs at: Thu, 08/26/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for Voices from the Edge
Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans five years ago this week. Katrina's impact went beyond the loss of life and property to reveal deeply rooted attitudes about race many Americans thought had withered away. Jo Ann and Dave talked about the various aspects of Katrin... Read more

Voices from the Edge: Is the party really over? Alberta Street Last Thursday.

Airs at: Thu, 08/19/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for Voices from the Edge
Is the party really over?  JoAnne and Dave discussed Alberta Street Last Thursday in NE Portland. The conversation doesn't end when the program does. You can join in additional discussion of the week's issue on our blog at kboo.fm/voicesfromtheedge (click on the "blog" tab)... Read more

August 30 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 08/30/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Hosted by Clayton Morgareidge, this program looks at how medical care is improved when delivered by people who are cooperating rather than being managed from the top; whether charity keeps us from dealing with the real probems; the new Todd Solandz movie Life During Wartime... Read more

Egalitarian Medical Care

Airs at: Mon, 08/30/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Work done cooperatively and among equals gets better results than what comes out of a top-down, hierarchical organization.   According to Dr. Robert Reid, this is demonstrated by the medical care provided by Group Health Cooperative, a consumer-governed, nonprofit health ca... Read more

Special Programming on Diet and Disease - VegFest 2010

Airs at: Mon, 08/30/2010 at 12:00am
 Excerpts from the lectures of two experts on diet and disease Milton Mills, M.D. critical care physician at Fairfax Hospital in Virginia, and member of the Board of Directors - Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine speaks on diet with a focus on USDA guidelines and... Read more

Anti LNG Pipeline Activists Across Oregon

Airs at: Wed, 08/18/2010 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Circle A Radio
Currently, there are two proposed Liquefied Natural Gas pipelines, both of which  would run from Astoria through farmlands of Western Oregon east through the Mount Hood national Forest to connect with an existing pipeline that runs from Canada to California.  Tonight on Cir... Read more

Health and Weight Management: The Lipotype System

Airs at: Sun, 09/26/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for Pathways
Dr. Norman Easley speaks with host Paul O'Brien about health, weight management, and his research. Read more