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9/11 Truth Education is Good for Your Mental Health

Airs at: Fri, 09/14/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Beloved Community
  David Fura likes street fairs. It gives him an opportunity to talk with people about what happened on September 11th, 2001 and why what happened matters 17 years later. David is the founder of the Oregon 9/11 Truth Action Project, part of the larger 9/11 Truth Action Pro... Read more

Sojourner Truth

Airs at: Thu, 09/06/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  Today on Sojourner Truth, a one-hour, in-depth discussion about the current state of the environment and how environmental activists are responding. We discuss this within the context of the Trump administration's recent rollbacks on environmental protections, pushing co... Read more

Transcription Service for KBOO News, Tuesday, September 4th, 2018

Produced for:  Evening News
    Note:  The News In Depth interview with Andrew Tolman and Philip (Wolf) is appended.   0904 US Tropical Storm to hit Mississippi   The Mississippi cities of Gulfport, Long Beach, and Biloxi have received mandatory evacuation orders for their harbors and marinas. A... Read more

PAVE at New Avenues for Youth

Airs at: Wed, 09/05/2018 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  New Avenues for Youth's PAVE program is helping homeless and at-risk youth find skills and employment in the Portland Metro Area. Tune in to Political Perspectives Wednesday morning when Lisa Loving speaks with Patrice Kuykendall and Lindsey Davis on how kids can get inv... Read more

Greg Palast: A Tale of Billionaires & Ballot Bandits

Airs at: Fri, 09/14/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
  Author of Best Democracy Money Can Buy & Armed Madhouse. New film, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy: A Tale of Billionaires & Ballot Bandits, LIVE ON KBOO!  Friday morning call and join the conversation at (503)231-8187 Read more

RALPH NADER - "Citizen Action: It's Easier than We Think"

Airs at: Tue, 09/04/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  Overcoming adversity alone is a tough road to hoe but when you act with others it’s not as difficult. There is nothing like solidarity. There’s unity and strength in numbers. Most movements have very modest beginnings. Take women’s rights. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and a ha... Read more

9/11 Unmasked: A Conversation with Elizabeth Woodworth and Graeme MacQueen about the 9/11 Consensus Panel

Airs at: Tue, 09/04/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
  This is the first of a four-part series on the new book released by the 9/11 Consensus Panel, 9/11 Unmasked: An International Review Panel Investigation. 9/11 Unmasked is the result of a six-year investigation by an international review panel, which has provided 51 poin... Read more

Deciding Hanford's Future Today

Airs at: Mon, 09/10/2018 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
The Columbia River runs through the Hanford Nuclear Site, home to some of the most dangerous pollution on Earth. What will remain of the Hanford Nuclear Site’s radioactive and toxic pollution in 100 years? Are Columbia River fish too toxic to eat? Can tribal people exercise... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour on 09/03/18

Airs at: Mon, 09/03/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  In this Labor Day special, erstwhile mole and guest host Norm Diamond talks with three young labor historians who integrate environmental and gender concerns into their writing and their activism. Heather Mayer is the author of the just-published book, Beyond the Rebel G... Read more

Housing and Health Care Challenges in Linn and Benton Counties: What We Can Do About It (Part 1)

Airs at: Fri, 09/07/2018 at 10:00am - 10:15am
Produced for:  Valley Views
Clarice Amorim-Freitas is the Coordinator for the Linn-Benton Health Equity Alliance.  This group has a Vision Statement that declares, “Everyone in our region should be able to be healthy.  Healthy communities begin where we live, work and play. Together we are working to ... Read more