Latest Public Affairs Audio

Code Pink Tea Party

Categories:

Protest and action

program:

Radiozine

program date:

Tue, 12/11/2007

Marianne Barisonek speaks with the women of Code Pink Portland about their Tea Party. On December 16th, 1773 a group of patriots protested Great Britain's policies by dumping tea into Boston Harbor. On December 16th, 2007 Code Pink Portland will symbolically recreate this event on the Hawthorne Bridge and will read their updated Declaration of Independence. Go to codepink.org for more info.

28:21 minutes (25.95 MB)

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1212 Our Backyard

Categories:

Environment

program date:

Tue, 12/11/2007

Another edition of the locally produced environmental series, Our Backyard, with KBOO's Edison Carder. This edition: DEQ releases Oregonian's waste report

3:29 minutes (3.2 MB)

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Animal Liberation Front Interview

Categories:

Animal rights

program:

Evening News

program date:

Tue, 12/11/2007

Last week, activists from the Animal Liberation Front attacked private property belonging to an Oregon Health Sciences University researcher whom they described as a primate vivisector.

This is the second Oregon vivisector in six months to be targeted by the organization.

KBOO’s Crystal Leighty spoke with Dr. Jerry Vlasak, with the Animal Liberation press office of North America.

3:06 minutes (2.85 MB)

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Deer Drink the Moon

Categories:

Culture/Arts

program:

Between the Covers

program date:

Mon, 12/10/2007

Jay Thiemeyer interviews Liz Nakazawa, editor of the poetry collection, Deer Drink the Moon: Poems of Oregon. Nakazawa brings together thirty-three poets to create a masterpiece of poetry about the state of Oregon, published by Ooligan Press, a student-run press at Portland State University.

28:17 minutes (25.89 MB)

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Carol Russell, Storyteller

Categories:

Culture/Arts

program:

Between the Covers

program date:

Mon, 12/10/2007

Host Jade Pekkala interviews Afro-Brit storyteller Carol Russell.

21:11 minutes (19.4 MB)

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LGBT Holiday Stress Reduction Part 1

Categories:

Queer

program:

Out Loud

program date:

Mon, 12/10/2007

Soul interviews Executive Director Bonnie from Love Makes A Family along with PLOP members Amy and TJ about how families can co-create less stressful holidays.

17:11 minutes (23.6 MB)

Junot Diaz, author of "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao"

Categories:

program:

Between the Covers

program date:

Mon, 12/10/2007

Producer Lisa Loving speaks with award-winning writer Junot Diaz on his novel, which tells the story of a young immigrant who dreams of being "the Dominican J.R.R. Tolkien." Junot has been named one of the top writers of the 21st Century by the New Yorker magazine.