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Cold weather, fall cleanup, dormancy

Airs at: Wed, 11/14/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Dirtbag
Cold weather is surely on the way, and, in addition to not calling you Shirley, we need to take precautions in our gardens. Host Glen Andresen and guest Jim Gilbert will walk you through ways to protect your tenderer plants. Plus, what to do with that bumper crop of persimm... Read more

Jim Belushi

Airs at: Sun, 11/11/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century: Peter Sarosi from the Rights Reporter Foundation in Hungary addresses the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, and we speak with the actor, musician and comedian Jim Belushi, proprietor of Belushi's Farm in Eagle Point, Oregon. Read more

Jim Belushi

Airs at: Wed, 11/21/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
On this edition of Free Culture Radio, two former midwesterners sit down for coffee and talk about weed and life: Host Doug McVay talks with actor/musician/comedian Jim Belushi, owner/proprietor of Belushi's Farm in Eagle Point, OR. Belushi's Farm   Read more

Antibiotic Burgers

Airs at: Mon, 10/22/2018 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  A new report is raising questions about how committed big hamburger chains are to using antibiotic-free cattle. KBOO’s Sam Bouman has this story from the Oregon News Service. Read more

Raw Milk in Oregon

Airs at: Wed, 10/17/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Food Show
In Oregon, it is illegal to sell raw cow milk in retail stores, but many people are finding delicious health benefits to restoring traditional raw cow milk to their family meals. We interview Theo and Kira Wadman who run Helios Farms. Helios Farms legally delivers raw milk ... Read more

Pushing Back the Corporate Food Regime: Eric Holt-Giménez

Airs at: Tue, 10/16/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  Food is the basis of life. We need it to live. It is as simple as that. The UN declares, “the right to adequate food is a long-standing international human right.” But the aim of 21st century capitalism is not primarily to promote our well-being and health, it is to cont... Read more

On the Ground with Mutual Aid Disaster Relief in North Carolina

Airs at: Wed, 10/10/2018 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  RESIDENTS STILL DEALING WITH AFTERMATH OF FLORENCE AS MICHAEL APPROACHES   Even as Hurricane Michael promises to inundate the eastern seaboard, residents in parts of North Carolina continue to struggle with the aftermath of Hurricane Florence last month. KBOO reporter ... Read more

Environmental Journalist Jeff Goodell in Portland

Airs at: Wed, 10/03/2018 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Jeff Goodell is an environmental journalist who has written about topics related to carbon pollution and the onset of climate change for Rolling Stone and in his own books. The most recent of those books was last year’s The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and ... Read more

Local Folks Podcast Season Two, Episode Four

Airs at: Mon, 10/01/2018 at 6:00pm - Wed, 10/31/2018 at 6:00pm
Produced for:  Local Folks
Every day there are local folks – invisible to most of us – in my community who are working very hard to help low income people eat and heat their homes. In this episode we join them on a ride along as they pick-up post-dated commodities from a local supermarket, repack don... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for September 24, 2018

Airs at: Mon, 09/24/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Frann Michel hosts this episode, which includes these segments: Bill Resnick talks with Guy Berliner and Bevan Byrnes of the Brooklyn Action Corps about air quality in Portland and the Sept 26th Town Hall on diesel pollution (7pm Sacred Heart Church, 3910 SE 11th). Desi... Read more