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Political Perspectives on 10/30/09

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Political Perspectives

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Fri, 10/30/2009 - 9:00am - 10:00am

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David Barsamian talk

David Barsamian spoke at a KBOO Benefit event on October 1st in Portland, in conjunction with the Econvergence. David Barsamian is the host of Alternative Radio, which airs every Tuesday at 9 am on KBOO. During this talk, Barsamian talks mainly about the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and fields questions from the audience on this topic and about his own life.

Voices from the Edge on 10/29/09

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Voices from the Edge

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Thu, 10/29/2009 - 8:00am - 9:00am

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Is it time to go fire your bank?

At a time when corporations are handing pink slips to innocent individuals, some Portlanders think its time to hand pink slips to the institutions that are culpable. Go Fire Your Bank was created by concerned citizens who believe in local, socially-responsible economies.

A Rousing Discussion on our Environment and Global Warming

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The Abe and Joe Talk Radio Show

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Tue, 10/27/2009

Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris

Today, Joe and Abe had more than one topic to bring to the table, but once they got started on Global Warming and the Environment, the calls came streaming in.

A caller recommended The Alliance for Democracy as good reading.

55:02 minutes (25.2 MB)

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Out Loud on 10/27/09

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Out Loud

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Tue, 10/27/2009 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Tonight we focus on Siren Nation's queer side, featuring live music from The I's and Lovers.

Carla interviews Natalia Kay, executive director for Siren Nation, and we discuss the queer movies featured during Siren Nation's film festival.

Todos Somos Macheteros

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Fri, 10/23/2009

Our guest Vagabond, screenwriter and director of the award winning film Machetero, joins us.

For more information about the film and Vagabond, check out:

www.machetero-movie.com

www.myspace.com/macheteromovie

58:19 minutes (26.7 MB)

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Voices from the Edge on 10/22/09

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Voices from the Edge

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Thu, 10/22/2009 - 8:00am - 9:00am

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Why is 350 an important number? A discussion on climate change.

This Saturday, Portlanders will be gathering in Pioneer Courthouse Square to convince other Oregonians that 350 is a very important number. That's the maximum safe level of parts per million of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The 350 movement, initiated by author-activist Bill McKibbon, is having actions in over 140 nations this Saturday to pressure governments to take serious action to curb climate change. In the United States, the call to action comes as the U.S.

Project Censored's Mickey Huff

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Positively Revolting

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Fri, 10/16/2009

Ani Raven Haines hosts a discussion on corporate media censorship with Micky Huff.

Mickey is Associate Professor of History at Diablo Valley College. He is also the Associate Director of the Media Freedom Foundation and Project Censored, among other things to his credit.

Mickey talks about censorship and omissions in the corporate press, the new edition of Project Censored, and his upcoming trip to Portland in the beginning of November.

Want to hear more? Mickey Huff and Peter Phillips will be talking about Censored 2010, at a benefit for KBOO, November 7th, at 5 PM. Click here for details.

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48:20 minutes (44.24 MB)

Project Censored Benefit for KBOO

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KBOO is excited to announce that the editors of Project Censored 2010 will be hosting a benefit for the station. All proceeds except book sales will go to KBOO.

What: An Evening with Project Censored

When: 11/07/2009

Time: 5-7:30PM

Where: First Unitarian Church Main Sanctuary

1211 SW Main St

Portland, OR 97205

Donation: $5-15 sliding scale, $10 suggested donataion

Information/Tickets: 503.231.8032 ext 222

Wars, wars, and more wars... How many do we need at once?

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The Abe and Joe Talk Radio Show

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Tue, 10/13/2009

The Abe and Joe Talk Radio Show
Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris

Today's topic, besides the KBOO Pledge Drive, is all about the multitude of wars we are currently involved in. This very day, we're fighting and bombing 3 different countries, one of which owns Nuclear Weapons.

Is this smart?

55:59 minutes (25.62 MB)

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Danny Schechter, 'the News Dissecter' on "Embedded: Weapons of Mass Deception"

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Political Perspectives

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Wed, 09/30/2009

Stefan Camp interviews Danny Shechter, "the News Dissector." Schechter is a former award-winning broadcast and print journalist. His latest book is Embedded: Weapons of Mass Deception. He was a speaker at the recent E-Convergence in Portland.