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Thresholds of Hearing: The world beyond our senses

Airs at: Fri, 09/29/2017 at 10:00am - 10:15am
Produced for:  Threshold Shift
Today we are actually going to explore our own thresholds of hearing, more specifically, we have an opportunity to experience what we usually CAN'T hear. The average human can perceive sounds between 20 Hz and 20 kHz, everything below that range is, for us, infrasound—this ... Read more

Bonus Episode: Sounds of Endangered Species and Human Activity

Airs at: Tue, 09/26/2017 at 9:00pm - 9:15pm
Produced for:  Threshold Shift
So indeed listners, I promised you some bonus material. To get you ready for Epsidode 3 this Friday I'm sharing a little spectrograph compliments of bioacoustican, Ashakur Rahaman, at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. For full disclosure, I participated in the Cornell Lab or ... Read more

Hearing Takes Place for Cassidy-Graham Bill

Airs at: Mon, 09/25/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on the Cassidy Graham Bill, a Republican proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act. Committee Chair Orrin Hatch declared a recess immediately after the hearing opened in order to allow Capitol Police to remove dozens of disabili... Read more

Making America Healthy Again: Stephen Bezruchka

Airs at: Tue, 09/26/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  The U.S. pays more for health care than any other country yet has shamefully poor results. People are paying through the nose for their hospital stays, surgeries and prescription drugs. An MRI in the U.S. costs five times what it costs in Australia. Instead of quality af... Read more

Hello Vancouver! with Dr. Steve Webb

Airs at: Thu, 09/28/2017 at 12:30pm - Fri, 09/28/2018 at 12:30pm
Produced for:  Hello Vancouver
In this week's show, host Temple Lentz speaks with Dr. Steve Webb, Superintendent of Vancouver Public Schools. Topics include digital technology and efforts to meet every student where they are to continue improving graduation rates; construction plans for the bond projects... Read more

Threshold Shift Long-Play Special: Space-Time

Airs at: Wed, 10/18/2017 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Threshold Shift
This is our second and final long-play special. Our first Long Play focused on the Dawn Chorus, tracking how soundscapes evolve over time and give a deeper sense of place based on what they contain. In this special, we'll be tracking time on a global scale, starting with ni... Read more

Threshold Shift Long-Play Special: The Dawn Chorus

Airs at: Wed, 10/04/2017 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Threshold Shift
Airs Wednesday, Oct 4 at 12 AM. This is the first of our two long-play specials. We devised these shows specifically to be a little more experimental in nature, which lets us push the limits of how long we can keep humans off the air. It also gives our lengthy submissions ... Read more

House of Hope: Waldorf-inspired school in Palestine

Airs at: Fri, 09/22/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  One Land Many Voices
Manar Wahhab Vosgueritchian is a Palestinian peace worker and co-founder of House of Hope, an elementary school and community center in the West Bank village of Bethany/ Al-Eizariya. Manar provides art and music therapy to young Palestinian students at House of Hope, most o... Read more

ANGELA DAVIS! Freedom is a Constant Struggle

Airs at: Fri, 09/22/2017 at 10:00am - 11:00am
  From the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list to being Distinguished Professor Emerita of History of Consciousness and Feminist Studies at University of California Santa Cruz, Angela Davis has remained a committed and eloquent force for communities of struggle.  Angela Davis work... Read more

Lighthouse Lessons

Airs at: Fri, 08/18/2017 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Lighthouse Sessions
Host Leidi Monte invites community members into the studio, including local artist Abyss Infinite, Pravda, community member Samanth Hughes and special guest co-hosts. Listen in! We talk about process, lyrics, and content of art and where it is born from, what is there to le... Read more