Special Programming: Public Affairs

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Special Programming: Public Affairs

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Mon, 02/23/2009 - 4:00pm - Tue, 02/24/2009 - 6:00am

On the Air: The 12th Annual Homelessness Marathon live from from Pass Christian, Mississippi

Starting at 4 p.m. central time, on the night of Monday, February 23rd, and ending at 6 a.m. central time on Tuesday, February 24, 2009. View the full schedule here

The Homelessness Marathon is an annual 14-hour radio broadcast featuring the voices and stories of homeless people from around the United States The Homelessness Marathon features live call-ins all night long via a national toll-free number.

Pass Christian is next door to Waveland, MS, which the Army Corps of Engineers officially designates as the "Ground Zero," where Hurricane Katrina came ashore. We call it the "other" Ground Zero, because it's the one that didn't get the attention (or the multi-trillion dollar response) that was given to the Ground Zero in New York.

Special Programming: Public Affairs on 02/23/09

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Mon, 02/23/2009 - 11:00am - 12:00pm

Antonia Juhasz on "The Tyranny of Oil"

In this special program Juhasz talks about the oil industry, why the price of oil and gasoline soared so high, the meaning of mergers in the oil industry, and what's in the future. This lecture is based on Juhasz'e book, "The Tyranny of Oil."

Special Programming: Public Affairs on 02/20/09

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Fri, 02/20/2009 - 9:00am - 10:00am

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Mexico's African Root

Mexico's Third Root

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An Interview with Maria Elisa Velazquez on the history and culture of Mexico's African Root.

Hosted by Carlos Chavez

Special Programming: Public Affairs on 01/30/09

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Fri, 01/30/2009 - 9:00am - 12:00pm

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Urban Sustainability: Locally and globally

What will our cities look like in a climate changed future? Friday morning on KBOO, we’ll look at issues of urban sustainability and urban agriculture, with a focus on the basics of food, water and shelter. We’ll at what’s been done in other cities and here in Portland already, and how transforming our cities will not only free us from the grip of fossil fuels, but increases our personal freedom as well.

Special Programming: Public Affairs on 01/29/09

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Thu, 01/29/2009 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm

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Woody Guthrie - Better World A'Comin'

Woody Guthrie: his life and music

The Pacifica Radio Archives delves into our collection to find interviews with Woody's wife Marjorie, longtime friend Will Geer, best friend Beth Lomax Hawes along with classic music and interviews with Woody.

Special Programming: Public Affairs on 01/29/09

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Thu, 01/29/2009 - 10:00am - 11:00am

Host Stephanie Potter interviews David C. Korten about his new book "Agenda for a New Economy: From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth: Why Wall Street Can't Be Fixed and How to Replace It."

Korten identifies the deep sources of the current economic crisis: Wall Street institutions that have perfected the art of creating "wealth" without producing anything of real value: phantom wealth.

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Wed, 01/28/2009 - 9:30am - 12:00pm

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Shifting gears: Toward a carbon-free future

The world is on a crash course to environmental devastation. It's time to put the brakes on! This Wednesday morning, stay tuned to KBOO for 'Shifting Gears: Toward a Carbon Free Future'. Guests will include world-renowned climate activist Vandana Shiva with her new book 'Soil not Oil', environmental visionary Guy Dauncey, and discussions on local projects to transform the logging industry, create an electric vehicle infrastructure, and take direct action for climate change.

Special Programming: Public Affairs on 01/27/09

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Tue, 01/27/2009 - 9:00am - 9:45am

Michelle and Kathleen host a quick look at recent really good non-fiction books, many political. The show includes short samples of interviews with authors on a variety of topics including the redistribution of wealth, voluntary simplicity, surviving a right-wing fundamentalist reform school and facts and fictions of the human species.

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Mon, 01/26/2009 - 11:00am - 12:00pm

Host Per Fagereng speaks with Loretta Napoleoni about the current economic crisis from an international perspective. Loretta Napoleoni is the best selling author of Rogue Economics, Terror Incorporated, and Insurgent Iraq. She is an expert on financing of terrorism and advises several governments on counter-terrorism. She is senior partner of G Risk, a London based risk agency. As Chairman of the countering terrorism financing group for the Club de Madrid, Napoleoni brought heads of state from around the world together to create a new strategy for combating the financing of terror networks.

Special Programming: Public Affairs on 01/26/09

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Mon, 01/26/2009 - 10:00am - 11:00am

Host Dave Mazza speaks with Joel Magnuson, professor and author of "Mindful Economics: How the US Economy Works, Why it Matters, and How it Could be Different."

Joel Magnuson, professor of economics at Portland Community College, writes extensively on the political economy and on environmental issues related to capitalist development. He is a member of an international research group based in Cambridge, England, which is building a new philosophical foundation for economic theory and practice.

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Food and Climate Change: Step Up to the Plate, Part 1

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Thu, 04/22/2010

A climate discussion in regards to food with author Anna Lappe, IACP President Scott Givot, Chris Schreiner from Oregon Tilth, the Oregon Environmental Council's Allison Hensey, CleanMetrics President Kumar Venkat, and moderator Steve Cohen from Portland's Bureau of Planning and Sustainability.

Title: Food and Climate Change: Step Up to the Plate, Part 1
Length: 29:26 minutes (26.95 MB)
Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)

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Food and Climate Change: Step Up to the Plate, Part 2

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Thu, 04/22/2010

Title: Food and Climate Change: Step Up to the Plate, Part 2
Length: 25:27 minutes (23.3 MB)
Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)

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Revisiting New Orleans: Reaching For Recovery

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Mon, 04/19/2010

I visited the Central City neighborhood of New Orelans in April 2010 to see how recovery efforts are reshaping this historic section of the city. Along Oretha Castle Haley Blvd, I found a resurgence in small businesses, non-profits and affordable housing where blighted homes once stood.

Artist: Eoin Bastable
Title: New Orleans: Reaching for Recovery
Year: 2010
Producer: Eoin Bastable
Length: 4:15 minutes (3.9 MB)
Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)

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Hopi High School Youth Radio visits Portland and KBOO

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Fri, 04/16/2010

The Hopi High School radio broadcast and journalism clubs came to Portland to attend the National Journalism Education Association Conference. They came to KBOO and did this program with Zoe and BreAna from the KBOO Youth Collective.

To hear the radio work of Hopi High Students, go to

http://www.prx.org/group/hopihigh/

Length: 46:09 minutes (42.26 MB)
Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)

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Ali Abunimah: Israeli apartheid or the one-state solution

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Thu, 03/11/2010

Ali Abunimah speaking last weekend in Portland on the One State Solution for the Israel-Palestine conflict, the Boycott-Divestment-Sanctions Movement and Israeli apartheid.

He is the founder of the website: http://www.electronicintifada.net

Title: Ali Abunimah
Length: 58:32 minutes (23.45 MB)
Format: MP3 Mono 22kHz 56Kbps (CBR)

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Matthew Stein: Party Like it's 1929

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Mon, 03/08/2010

Matthew Stein speaking on March 29, 2009, about the possibilities of sustainable living.

Length: 56:59 minutes (39.13 MB)
Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 96Kbps (CBR)

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Linda Bilmes: $3 Trillion War

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Mon, 03/08/2010

Linda Bilmes speaking on March 5th, 2009, at the Lewis & Clark college in Portland, Oregon.

Length: 54:42 minutes (37.56 MB)
Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 96Kbps (CBR)

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Tribute to Judy Bari

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Mon, 03/08/2010

This is a recording from the KBOO archives, of Judy Bari speaking in 1994 in Portland. Judy Bari was a renowned environmental, labor and social justice leader. She organized nonviolent protests against destructive corporate logging of the redwood forests. She died of breast cancer on March 2, 1997.

Title: IWD
Length: 57:20 minutes (52.5 MB)
Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)

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"Girl Power: The Ninties Revoulution In Music" Interview with author Marisa Meltzer

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Mon, 03/08/2010

Host Jennifer Kemp interviews Marisa Meltzer about the revolution in music in the 90's led by women.

Title: "Girl Power: The Ninties Revoulution In Music" Interview with author Marisa Meltzer
Album: International Women's Day
Date: March 8th 2010
Genre: Public Affairs
Year: 2010
Producer: Jennifer Kemp
Length: 28:17 minutes (25.9 MB)
Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)

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Wheel of Health

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Special Programming: Public Affairs

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Mon, 03/08/2010

Host Lyn Moelich discusses how to optimise your health with LAc Jeanette Dodge and Chiropractic Physican Susan Gray. They also hear form our local Heralist's Grace Hague and Zale Chadwick.