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  Part 1 The People of the Red Mountain are an Indigenous led grassroot organization comprised of Paiute & Shoshone peoples, surrounding Indigenous nations, and supporters working to protect Peehee Muhuh (Thacker Pass) from the possible construction of the Thacker Pass Lit... Read more

  Jack Malstrom hosts. -- Originally aired on 12/06/2018      Read more

  Words and Pictures celebrates its 19th anniversary on the air by inviting back its first-ever guest, Craig Thompson. Craig took the comics world by storm in 2003 with his epic graphic memoir Blankets, a poignant recollection of young love and lost innocence, and cemente... Read more

In the spirit of the holiday season, we're re-airing one of our favorite Jonesy episodes, which originally ran on December 23, 2021, the Eve of Christmas Eve. Our guests are master storytellers Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard.  Lynne and Lawrence are the founders of Portla... Read more

  Truly green energy is not easy. I'ts even harder deep in the Amazon. Trials and tributaries from Dr. Emilio Moran, lead author of "Advancing convergence research: Renewable energy solutions for off-grid communities". Then, sustainability expert Dr. Jem Bendell apologizes... Read more

  Dan McCarthy has appreciated the work of Hunter S. Thompson for many years. This inspired Dan to find a way to musicalize Thompsons words. The result is Some Jaded, Atavistic Freakout, a jazz concept album that is unique both in terms of how the music was composed, worki... Read more

  Guests: Steve Pinker of Harvard speaks of the evolution of the brain. -- Philosopher Daniel Dennet argues that religion is a by product of human evolution. -- Note: Both guests discuss these heavy and profound topics from the mostly mainstream science perspective. --  ... Read more

From Rex Reed: "...From horn choirs to big-band charts, expect one surprise after another, in an album that surpasses the season with a value that lasts all year long.   This is a triumph of wonder and joy." Robert Hicks brings this album live to our studio today. Read more

    Despite the ongoing problem with our phone system, Wednesday Talk Radio will go on today. Sorry we can't take your calls!   In late October, Native journalist (and KBOO talk show host) Jacqueline Keeler, published an op-ed for the San Francisco Chronicle outlining he... Read more

Outlaws are not uniquely American, but the myth of the outlaw is deeply embedded in the folklore of American history from the Western Frontier Days of the late19th Century into the Dust Bowl and Great Depression and right up DB Cooper in 1971. Folk music has always served a... Read more