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Talking Tofurky with Seth Tibbott

Airs at: Mon, 06/27/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Voices for the Animals
Host Dab Steadman talks with Seth Tibbott, the founder and chairman of The  Tofurky Company about the development of Tokurky-  the first plant-based meat-alternative to a turkey dinner sold commercially in the US.  Seth tells us what motivated him to switch his career to be... Read more

Patricia Tull, Inhabiting Eden

Airs at: Sun, 06/05/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
Patricia Tull is an ordained Presbyterian minister and professor of Hebrew Bible.  She retired from Louisville Theological Seminary where she is A.B. Rhodes Professor Emerita of Old Testament.  She is the author of Inhabiting Eden: Christians, the Bible, and the Ecological ... Read more

ONCE THEY WERE HATS: In Search of the Mighty Beaver

Airs at: Mon, 06/13/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
THIS PROGRAM WAS ORIGINALLY BROADCAST ON APRIL 14, 2016 Beavers, those icons of industriousness, have been gnawing down trees, building dams, shaping the land, and creating critical habitat in North America for at least a million years. Once one of the continent’s most ubi... Read more

THE GENIUS OF BIRDS

Airs at: Mon, 05/16/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
The idea that birds are not particularly smart is so culturally ingrained that we refer to someone who is not intelligent as “bird brained.” But researchers have found that birds are actually incredibly smart and have some abilities that far surpass that of humans. The Clar... Read more

The Animal Ministry of the Unitarian Church

Airs at: Mon, 05/23/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Voices for the Animals
In this episode of VFA, Courtney Scott interviews Keith Iding and Janice Clark of the Animal Ministry, an animal advocacy program of the Unitarian Church of Portland. Janice and Keith will enlighten our listeners about how this unique and inspiring group was formed, what it... Read more

How Frequent Are Oil Spills in the Amazon?

Airs at: Thu, 02/25/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
As many as eight separate indigenous communities along the banks of the Amazon in Northwestern Peru continue to clean crude oil from a series of pipeline ruptures which began in late January. KBOO reporter Robin Ryan spoke with an expert at Amazon Watch about the regularity... Read more

PAW Team- Helping Needy Pets in Portland

Airs at: Mon, 02/22/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Voices for the Animals
Host Dab Steadman talks with Cindy Scheel, the Executive Director of the PAW Team in Portland.  Since 1999, the PAW Team has been providing free essential vet care & related services to pets of the homeless and low-income families.  Monthly clinics are held throughout the y... Read more

Wild Horse Round-Ups: problems & solutions

Airs at: Mon, 12/28/2015 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Voices for the Animals
Dab Steadman talks with Gayle Hunt,  founder of the Central Oregon Wild Horse Coalition, about the raging battle between animal advocates and ranchers who pressure government agencies to remove  wild horses from public lands. The purpose of Gayle's organization is to fill t... Read more

KBOO Noon News 112715

Airs at: Fri, 11/27/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Tune in every weekday at five for more local, national and international news produced by volunteer reporters in our Portland studios. Read more

ANIMALS AND ANCIENT NATIVE KNOWLEDGE

Airs at: Mon, 11/23/2015 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Voices for the Animals
Host Dab Steadman interviews guest Ender Black, a 16 year old student of Ancient Native Knowledge whose 'Roar of the Earth" segment is a regular part of the Rose City Native Radio program on this station.   Ender will speak from a Native American perspective about mankind's... Read more