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This week on Transpositive PDX, we will be addressing the recent tragic school shooting in Minneapolis, a moment that once again calls us to reflect on the deep crises facing our country and our communities. As with all acts of mass violence, we mourn the lives lost, we ... Read more

Right-wing commentator and activist Charlie Kirk was murdered last week. Before a suspect was even apprehended, the verdict poured in from the American political right -- the killer is a leftist. War on the left was declared across the land, even from the President of th... Read more

Featured tonight will be two classic radio crime stories. First Frank Lovejoy as newspapr reporter Randy Story. Tonight Randy needs to prevent the killing of a mobster. Also a rare episode of Jack Wbb's short lived series Pete Kelly's Blue. Starring Webb as trupeter Pete... Read more

On this special podcast edition of Prison Pipeline: The Harm Reduction Debate Continues. The Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery held a public hearing September 15 on the subject of harm reduction. Six bills were bein... Read more

Host Karen James speaks with Alyssa Walker Keller, coordinator with Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition (PIRC) and Jessica Montoya with Oregon for All about coalition building and networking for immigration justice.  As Oregon faces potential federal action from the Trum... Read more

Our In Depth guests today are Gail Pasternack and Debra Zaslow, two of the editors for the new anthology The Rooster Princess and Other Tales: Jewish Stories Re-populated with Spunky Heroines, Wise Women, Brave Crones, and Powerful Prophetesses, from Monkfish Press. Gai... Read more

This program first aired on March 31, 2025 Northwest Natural Gas's Smart Energy program advertises itself as a way for customers to “offset” their natural gas emissions by funding projects that the company says “reduce, or prevent the release of, greenhouse gases.” But ... Read more

Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Mole, which includes the following segments: War and Climate Chaos: Laurie Mercier speaks with antiwar and climate activist Janet Weil, who discusses the Veterans for Peace Climate Crisis and Militarism Project. They also disc... Read more

Laurie Mercier speaks with antiwar and climate activist Janet Weil, who discusses the Veterans for Peace Climate Crisis and Militarism Project. They also discuss why environmental movements have avoided including militarism as an urgent concern for stemming climate catas... Read more