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Sick of Oil Terminals

Airs at: Mon, 06/12/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Desiree Hellegers speaks with health professionals, organizers, elected officials and concerned community members who testified at Wednesday’s EFSEC hearing in Vancouver about the anticipated health impacts of airborne emissions from proposed Tesoro Savage oil termi... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for June 12, 2017

Airs at: Mon, 06/12/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Clayton Morgareidge hosts, with music from Weather Report and these segments: Bill Resnick talks with Mark Weisbrot about Labour gains in the UK Elections. Desiree Hellegers brings voices from the last hearing on the proposed Tesoro terminal. Clayton explores why our so... Read more

Overcoming Overwhelm

Airs at: Mon, 06/12/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Healthwatch

Do more. Be more. Try harder. These battle cries of our culture are making us sick, tired, and frustrated. We simply can’t solve stress and overwhelm by doing the same things we’ve been doing but doing them harder, more, and better. We need a new approach. Samantha Brody, ... Read more

Hello Vancouver May 1, 2017

Produced for: Hello Vancouver

May 1 show includes: - Erika Laws, founder of Impactful Women NW - Craig Pridemore, CEO of Columbia River Mental Health Services - Community Calendar, with Temple Lentz and Jim Mains - Music from River Twain, off the album "The Dirty Truth" www.HelloVancouver.us Read more

Ireland Discusses Drug Decriminalization Part Two

Airs at: Sun, 06/11/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

This week we hear more from a debate on May 31 in the Irish Senate on a bill to decriminalize simple personal possession of drugs, with speakers including Senator Mark Daly, Senator Victor Boyhan, Ireland's Drug Czar Catherine Byrne, and Senator Lynn Ruane. Read more

EFSEC Closes Comment Period for Tesoro Savage Oil Terminal

Airs at: Thu, 06/08/2017 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm

Produced for: Evening News

Yesterday evening, Washington State’s Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council, or EFSEC, closed its final hearing on the proposal to construct a 360,000 barrel-per-day crude oil trans-shipment terminal at the Port of Vancouver, Washington. Now the final decision is in the ... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for June 5, 2017

Airs at: Mon, 06/05/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Denise Morris hosts this edition of the Old Mole and we hear-- 1. Tom Athanasiou of the Earth Island Institute talks with Bill Resnick about Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris Climate Change Accord; 2. Patsy Kullberg interviews local poet Judith Arcana about truth i... Read more

Mental Health of the Alt-Right

Airs at: Mon, 06/05/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

In conversation with host Denise Morris, Old Mole Jan Haaken talks about how we understand the impulses behind right wing/ White Supremacist attitudes and violent actions in terms of mental health. Read more

Human Rights in India: Bhargavi Davar

Airs at: Mon, 06/05/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Madness Radio

How does the legacy of colonialism affect mental health in India? Are women’s rights, spiritual freedom, and ant-colonialism intertwined? Do women who choose a path of spiritual renunciation have the same freedom as men? Where are human rights more respected: in traditio... Read more

Lincoln County Spray Ban Reactions

Airs at: Thu, 06/01/2017 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm

Produced for: Evening News

Yesterday, KBOO reported on the victory of a ballot measure in Lincoln County, Oregon, that bans the aerial spraying of pesticides and herbicides. It also establishes community environmental rights, pre-empting so-called “corporate rights,” which lead to local jurisdictions... Read more