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The State of Harm Reduction

Airs at: Wed, 02/15/2023 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
On this edition of Free Culture Radio: The State of Harm Reduction. We hear about the State of Harm Reduction Services in the US from Corey Davis, Director of the Harm Reduction Legal Project, and Mark Jenkins, Founder and Executive Director of the Connecticut Harm Reductio... Read more

Unlocking The Gates

Airs at: Mon, 02/13/2023 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
This week on Prison Pipeline: Unlocking the Gates – a conversation with Doctor Heather Palis, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia, at the BC Centre for Disease Control, and BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services, ... Read more

Decrim, Safe Supply, and the Compassion Club Model

Airs at: Wed, 02/08/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
On this edition of Century, part one of a conversation with Eris Nyx of the Drug User Liberation Front about decrim, safe supply, and the compassion club model. Read more

Harm Reduction in Oregon and California

Airs at: Wed, 02/01/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Harm Reduction in Oregon and California. The state of Oregon is considering a measure to expand and enhance harm reduction services. We hear from Oregon State Representative Maxine Dexter, MD, lead sponsor of House Bill 2395, the Opioid Harm Re... Read more

Rural Reforms and Human Rights in Colombia

Airs at: Mon, 01/23/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Rural Reforms and Human Rights in Colombia. The UN Security Council met to consider rural reforms and the rights of indigenous and African-descended people in the context of the Colombian peace process. We hear from Armando Wouriyu Valbuena, Se... Read more

Defending Our Gains, Advancing Further Reforms

Airs at: Mon, 01/23/2023 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
The Oregon Legislature's 2023 session is underway. Measure 110 reforms and other good, effective, humane policies are under threat by drug war zealots along with some well-intentioned yet sadly misguided souls. To learn more about this year's legislative session, host Doug ... Read more

Safe Consumption Spaces Make Communities Safer

Airs at: Wed, 01/18/2023 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
On this edition of Free Culture Radio: Safe Consumption Spaces Make Communities Safer. The city of San Francisco continues to discuss the implementation of safe consumption spaces. We hear Sam Rivera, Executive Director of OnPoint NYC, and Doctor Alex Kral from RTI Internat... Read more

Remembering Jeff Steinborn

Airs at: Wed, 01/11/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Remembering Jeffrey Steinborn. Jeffrey Steinborn was an attorney, a marijuana legalizer, and social justice revolutionary in the city of Seattle who passed away in early January. On this edition of Century we’ll hear an interview with Jeff from... Read more

Workplace Safety, the Marijuana Industry, and the Tragic Death of Lorna McMurrey

Airs at: Wed, 01/04/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: The Marijuana Industry and Workplace Safety. Host Doug McVay speaks with Mike Crawford, a Massachusetts journalist and host of the award-winning podcast THE YOUNG JURKS, about activism, the marijuana industry, and the death of Lorna McMurrey. F... Read more

What Really Works

Airs at: Wed, 12/28/2022 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: San Francisco Supervisor Dean Preston questions Mayor London Breed’s commitment to harm reduction and overdose prevention. Plus, Paula Migliardi, a Program Specialist in Healthy Sexuality and Harm Reduction for the Winnipeg Regional Health Auth... Read more