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Former Army and Air Force Veteran Speaks about Drone Warfare Program

Airs at: Fri, 06/16/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
  Marvin and Angie interview Army and Air Force veteran Lisa Ling, who worked within the US's drone program. She was featured in the new documentary "National Bird," a film by Sonia Kennebeck. The documentary is available now on Netflix. http://nationalbirdfilm.com Read more

Motown Summer - Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

Airs at: Fri, 06/16/2017 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  From the Grassroots
From the Grassroots –where we agitate for social change with music and commentary,will focus on the musical blend  of  Smokey Robinson and the Miracles . Additionally, we explore how automation threatens our current jobs and the future jobs of our grandchildren.     "The... Read more

Live in Studio: OVER

Airs at: Wed, 06/14/2017 at 10:00pm - Thu, 06/15/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Life During Wartime
 Live in studio Guests OVER will be playing tonight, as well as playing records after. Also Featuring guest DJ Tyler. "OVER are Lilian Viod, Money Sutch, Andrew Grosse, and Justin Cory. Formed in 2016, the age of creeping fascism and the death rattles of western civilizati... Read more

Interrupting Police as First Responders in a Mental Health Crisis / The Fight to Abolish Prison Slavery

Airs at: Mon, 06/19/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Join co-host Emma Lugo with guests Esther and Buckley of Critical Resistance PDX about strategies to interrupt the police as first responders to people experiencing mental health crisis.  Critical Resistance Portland (CR-PDX) is developing a campaign to interrupt the use of... Read more

SAVING THE ORANGUTANS

Airs at: Mon, 06/26/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Voices for the Animals
  Host Dab Steadman talks with Dr. Birute Galdikas, the world's foremost expert on orangutans.   For more than four decades, Dr. Galdkas has studied and worked closely with these great apes in their native habitat in Indonesian Borneo.  She has been on the cover of Nationa... Read more

Good in the Hood

Airs at: Mon, 06/19/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for: 
  Shawn Penney, the Board President of Good in the Hood, joins Cecil and Celeste to discuss the history of neighborhood festival and where it's headed in a fast changing city. Good in the Hood (GITH) is a non-profit organization founded in 1990.  Their purpose is to be a ... Read more

Portland Jewish Hour

Airs at: Sun, 06/18/2017 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Portland Jewish Hour
It's our annual Pride show. In the spirit of these turbulent times, we'll be featuring protest and social justice music from Jewish LGBTQ artists. We'll also have a live interview with Jewish LGBTQ people and straight allies at the parade; this year will feature the largest... Read more

Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine

Airs at: Wed, 06/14/2017 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  Trump's Rationale for Withdrawing the US from Paris Climate Accord Based on Lies; Trump Moves to Re-impose Drug-War era Harsh Sentences in Federal Drug Cases and Use of Private Prisons; California Senate Takes First Step to Move the State to Single-Payer Universal Health... Read more

Lessons from Kenya: Healing and Rebuilding our Communities

Airs at: Thu, 06/15/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  Getry Agizah is a Kenyan peace activist and social change agent. She is the Director of Transforming Communities for Social Change and Coordinator of Friends Church Peace Teams in Kenya. She will discuss work underway at the Mt. Elgon Community Peace Center working to he... Read more

Sick of Oil Terminals

Airs at: Mon, 06/12/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
    Desiree Hellegers speaks with health professionals, organizers, elected officials and concerned community members who testified at Wednesday’s EFSEC hearing in Vancouver about the anticipated health impacts of airborne emissions from proposed Tesoro Savage oil termi... Read more