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Forests Over Profits

Airs at: Mon, 12/25/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
This past September the World Forestry Center sponsored an annual conference called “Who Will Own the Forests,” attended by the most notorious representatives in the Wall Street timber industry. There they schemed on perfecting the financialization of forest ecosystems, exp... Read more

Life Before the Internet

Airs at: Sun, 12/24/2023 at 8:30am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Pathways
Michael Gentle is a former IT and data-privacy professional. Michael is the author of a number of best-selling books on business and technology, including IT Project Financials, IT Success, and others. His newest book and the topic of today's program is Life Before the Inte... Read more

The Gap: Survey says, that’s not an accurate use of survey data and the Naughty and Nice List

Airs at: Fri, 12/15/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  The Gap
  On this episode of The Gap, Tammy and Althea examine Governor Tina Kotek's task force recommendations, Free Speech for People wants to take Trump off the primary ballot in Oregon for 2024, Rene Gonzales running for Mayor, SAYING BLATANTLY XENOPHOBIC STUFF TO WWEEK, plus,... Read more

Keeping It Real, with Lisa Loving on 12/14/23

Airs at: Thu, 12/14/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am
The guest is Paul Susi of PDX ID assistance. He helps unhoused people who’ve been swept by the city and lost their crucial documents. Paul is also launching a theatre production of The Iliad for touring to Oregon prisons. Read more

2023 Year in Review with Eric de Place

Airs at: Mon, 12/18/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
It’s been a wild year in many respects and this week is the time of year when we reconnect with Eric de Place with Salish Strategies in Seattle, to puzzle out all that’s happened. Today we talk about the positives – of which there have actually been a few – as well as the m... Read more

Applying for a Low Power FM station

Airs at: Fri, 12/08/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
    LPFMs, ranging across the FM band from 88.1 to 107.9 MHz, are for schools, churches, non-profits, government or other educational institutions. Educational entities can file one application. Tribal governments can file up to two. State and local government agencies ma... Read more

Stories from the Streets

Airs at: Fri, 12/08/2023 at 11:00am - 11:30am
  Welcome to Out of the Streets of Portland, a podcast focused on sharing the stories of people who are currently or formerly homeless in our community, and helping navigate the systems and services that the Joint Office of Homeless Services and its partners either have ... Read more

Words and Pictures 20th Anniversary with Derek Ballard

Airs at: Thu, 12/14/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Author, cartoonist, and storyboard artist Derek Ballard has worked on the television shows Adventure Time and Midnight Gospel.  He's also put in his time as a construction worker, single dad, and all-around working-class hero. Derek's comic stories have been collected in... Read more

Rumble on the River

Airs at: Mon, 12/11/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
For the past year a coalition of climate and social justice activists have been presenting a series of monthly Rumble On The River community forums that bring together expert voices to explain the risks of having 90% of Oregon’s fuel stored within city limits at the Critica... Read more

The Gap: Come home, Black Friday, the kids miss you, Gaffes Galore and Small Acts of Kindness

Airs at: Fri, 12/01/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  The Gap
  On this episode of The Gap, Tammy and Althea miss Black Friday. Where did you go, my friend? We talk about the DeSantis/Newsom debate, and a slew of local stories too (see below). Then, we ask our listeners, what's an act of kindness they've given or received recently? ... Read more