The Gap

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Airs at: Fri, 05/03/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Hosted by: 
Althea Billings, Tammy Habteyes
Produced by: 
KBOO
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The Gap is talk radio aimed at bridging the generational divide. Your hosts Tammy and Althea are here to mind it, bridge it, fill it in. 

Zoomers, Boomers, Millenials and everything in between are welcome!

Tune in Fridays at 8 a.m. for current events, thoughtful criticism and plenty of goofs.

Get in contact with us! Email thegapradio@gmail.com, message us on Instagram @thegapradio, or send us a letter addressed to The Gap c/o KBOO, 20 SE 8th Ave, Portland, Or. 97214.

 

Topic tags: 
Activism, Movement for Racial Justice, African American, Arts/Culture, Government/Politics, Media, Women
Streams: 
KBOO Stream 1
Program status: 
Current

The Gap: It Did Happen Here Podcast

Airs at: Fri, 11/27/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea speak with Erin Yanke, the executive producer of the new podcast It Did Happen Here. It's an independently produced podcast that documents the fight against racist white skinheads in the 1980’s and 90’s. We learn about how the... Read more

The Gap: Phone problems! No Nuance November! Loneliness!

Airs at: Fri, 11/20/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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  On this episode of the Gap*, Tammy and Althea encounter some technical "confusion" (snafus?). In the meantime, Althea and our engineer Sonia discuss the "No Nuance November" trend on TikTok, and doing our best to only offer a little explanation on our takes. We then move... Read more

The Gap: Epistemology of voter fraud and Parler's pitfalls

Airs at: Fri, 11/13/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea discuss the impossibility of proving a negative and the new-ish social media platform aimed at free speech, 'Parler.' We discuss how, when it comes to voter fraud, it needs to be proven that it exists, not that it doesn't exis... Read more

The Gap: It's Friday, Fall Apart (Local Election Roundup)

Airs at: Fri, 11/06/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea discuss the local results of the November election since the presidential election is well, still pending. We discuss the impact of Teressa Raiford's write-in campaign for mayor, and the various state level ballot measures. We... Read more

The Gap: You Don't Own Me Chelsea Handler and/or Mark Zuckerberg!

Airs at: Fri, 10/30/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea tackle the racism inherent in telling someone that they are less their race because of who they vote for. In this case, we're referring to 50 Cent, and how Chelsea Handler proudly came on the View to tell people that she had t... Read more

The Gap: Election Limbo, Fleetwood Mac and masks play tricks on the mind

Airs at: Fri, 10/23/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea discuss election anxiety. We are in the special limbo time of not knowing what is going to happen, and it weighs on the mind even when we don't realize it. Then, we bring back Tik Tok Watch to talk about the reunion of Fleetwo... Read more

The Gap: An endorsement of t-shirt cannons filled with candy

Airs at: Fri, 10/16/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea discuss how we go about making voting decisions without a ton of information. Party affiliation, endorsements, and donors are all good options for trying to figure it out. We talk about what we look for in a candidate -- do th... Read more

The Gap: Armenian response to Azerbaijan attacks

Airs at: Fri, 10/09/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea speak with community organizer Richard Kazanjian, about the attacks on ethnic Armenians in Artsakh, also called Nagorno Karabakh. Kazanjian tells us the history of ethnic conflict in the region, noting importantly that the wo... Read more

The Gap: Nursing and PPE, Debate Talk and Best Practices for Debunking Rumors

Airs at: Fri, 10/02/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea talk with traveling nurse Anne about a work experience she had at the very beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Anne was fired for refusing to downgrade from an N95 mask to a surgical mask in accordance with CDC guidelines (... Read more

Moving Heavy Boxes Around, Emotional Labor Style

Airs at: Fri, 09/25/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea explore the idea of 'emotional labor.' Though it is often underappreciated, emotional labor is something many people have to do in their jobs and in their day to day lives. That responsibility often falls more heavily on BIPOC... Read more