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The Harm Reduction Gap

Airs at: Wed, 01/17/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
On this edition of Free Culture Radio: The Harm Reduction Gap. Sheila Vakharia, PhD, MSW, Deputy Director of the Department of Research and Academic Engagement at the Drug Policy Alliance joins host Doug McVay to talk about her new book, The Harm Reduction Gap: Helping Indi... Read more

Fumes in Focus: Visualizing Air Pollution from Gas Stoves

Airs at: Mon, 01/15/2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Lawmakers and advocates have called upon Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum to launch an investigation into NW Natural for misleading consumers about the health impacts from gas. In their letter to Rosenblum they detail how NW Natural has taken a leaf from the tobacco ... Read more

Keeping It Real, with Lisa Loving on 01/11/24

Airs at: Thu, 01/11/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Don't Shoot Portland Founder and Director Teressa Raiford chats about the organization's 10th anniversary of holding a community march on MLK day, plus new work, art gallery shows and how listeners can get involved. Celebrating 10 Years of Reclaiming Martin Luther King Jr.,... Read more

Why the War in Gaza is also a Climate Issue

Airs at: Mon, 01/22/2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Before Hamas’s horrific attack on Israel on October 7 we were mainly aware of two existential threats: the impending death of democracy and climate catastrophe. But that attack and Israel’s unrelenting response has split our attention and overwhelmed us with a barrage of is... Read more

Aging, Stigma, and Recovery

Airs at: Wed, 01/10/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Aging, Stigma, and Recovery. The US Senate Committee on Aging held a hearing recently entitled “Understanding a Growing Crisis: Substance Use Trends Among Older Adults.” We hear from one of the witnesses, William Stauffer, Executive Director o... Read more

Honoring the life and work of Klee Bennally, with co-host Jacqueline Keeler

Airs at: Wed, 01/10/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
  From obituary in the Arizona Republic: Klee Benally, Navajo environmental and tribal sovereignty activist, died Dec. 30 in a Phoenix hospital, according to the Associated Press. His family did not disclose the cause of death. Benally, 48, was an environmental and socia... Read more

Community, Services, and Support

Airs at: Mon, 01/08/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On this edition of Prison Pipeline: Community, Services, and Support. The Behavioral Health Resource Center in southwest Portland provides vital services to people in need. The Center only opened in December of 2022 though Multnomah County started the process to open the Ce... Read more

The Gap: This Show is in Escrow

Airs at: Fri, 01/05/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  The Gap
  On this episode of The Gap, Tammy and Althea are back for a New-Year-news-roundup. We cover Rene Gonzalez and Mike Schmidt writing bureaucratic disses in the form of PowerPoint, the Portland Mercado fire (and the community rallying to support!), Central City Concern buil... Read more

KBOO News In-Depth: Vin Shambry on The Black History 101 Mobile Museum

Airs at: Wed, 01/03/2024 at 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Vin Shambry of Alberta House talks with Lisa Loving about their collaboration with Vanport Mosaic, presenting the Black History 101 Mobile Museum, Friday, January 5, 2024 5:00 PM and Saturday, January 6, 2024 7:30 PM. It’s free and open to the public at the Alberta House, 5... Read more

Keeping It Real, with Lisa Loving on 01/04/24

Airs at: Thu, 01/04/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Our guests are Twixx Williams, the film director, and Camiren Kazmende from Word Is Bond speaking on their new documentary film "THE BLACK STARS," which debuted at the Hollywood Theater on Jan. 11.  The film follows a journey to Ghana taken last year by young men who parti... Read more