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Negotiating Dramatic Events, ep.2

Airs at: Wed, 06/21/2023 at 9:00am - 9:30am
  Today, Grace Growing Medicine Reed will be joined by Keith Carlile, and they have a talk about how they met, and how ultimately their meeting awakened a reverance for the concept of being seen, heard and understood, what this means to all of us, and its importance for ou... Read more

Aid for the War on Drugs

Airs at: Wed, 09/20/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Aid for the War on Drugs. Harm Reduction International has released a report entitled Aid for the War on Drugs, which follows overseas development aid that’s being spent on policing and drug control around the world. We hear from the report’s ... Read more

Lady Tan’s Circle of Women

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Lisa See’s historical novel, Lady Tan’s Circle of Women, is a meticulously researched book on Chinese medicine in the 1500’s. It purports to be a record of a female doctor. Midwives, women who deliver newborns, are an essential part of medical treatment for women. “…since w... Read more

Back to School in Crisis

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Back to School in Crisis: Claims that education is in crisis often mischaracterize the nature of the problems and of the solutions. The problems do not arise from remote learning, nor from the accurate teaching of US racial history, nor the respecting of children's gender i... Read more

Tree of Visions

Airs at: Sun, 09/17/2023 at 8:30am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Pathways
On the program today an artist who is a well-known in Europe, someone who has spent years studying and writing about the ancient and historical roots of shamanism, magic, and myth.  He makes sense of this rich history in a comprehensive book Tree of Visions: Visionary Tradi... Read more

Reschedule or Deschedule?

Airs at: Wed, 09/13/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Reschedule or Deschedule? The Drug Enforcement Administration is set to review marijuana’s placement in Schedule One. To learn more we hear from Shaleen Title, Founder and Director of the Parabola Center. Plus: a new report by the UK House of ... Read more

"Living While Dying" with filmmaker Cathy Zheutlin

Airs at: Thu, 09/14/2023 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
On today's episode, we welcome Cathy Zheutlin, filmmaker and director/writer/producer of the documentary Living While Dying, from Portland’s Peace Films. Living While Dying was an official selection of the 2018 Portland Film Festival and winner of the Resiliency in Aging A... Read more

Ireland's Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use

Airs at: Wed, 09/06/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Ireland’s Citizens’ Assembly On Drugs Use. The government of the Republic of Ireland established its Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use to “consider the legislative, policy and operational changes Ireland could make to significantly reduce the har... Read more

Safe Consumption Spaces, Safe Supply, and Decriminalizing People Who Use Drugs

Airs at: Mon, 09/04/2023 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On this edition of Prison Pipeline: Safe Consumption Spaces, Safe Supply, and Decriminalizing People Who Use Drugs. Overdose prevention centers and safe consumption spaces are proven public health interventions that save the lives and improve the health of people who use d... Read more

Performance and Image Enhancing Drugs

Airs at: Wed, 08/30/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Performance and Image Enhancing Drugs. Performance and image enhancing drugs, or PIEDS, include substances like anabolic-androgenic steroids, human growth hormone, trenbolone, insulin, and many others. The market in PIEDS is sizable and growing... Read more