Civil Liberties

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Anna Sanger Reed Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
Driving along McLaughlin Ave as I am wont to do, I often see large groups protestors with flags and signs, expressing their First Amendment rights for conservative values and beliefs. But I rarely see "a" protestor, with "a" sign, expressing their First Amendment rights for... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for July 26, 2021

Airs at: Mon, 07/26/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Portland Police on the 100th Night of BLM Protest: Photo by Bette Lee (see below) Norm Diamond hosts this episode of the Old Mole which includes the following segments: The Abuse of Outer Space: Bill Resnick interviews Bruce Gagnon, co-founder and coordinator of the Gl... Read more

Crime and Punishment

Airs at: Mon, 07/05/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  In their Left and the Law segment this month, Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker talk about the political landscape for crime and punishment in summer 2021 in the wake of the pandemic and police protests, including spikes nationally in homicides. They also take up Portland ant... Read more

The Gap: Facebook Extremism Watch and Firework Alternatives

Airs at: Fri, 07/02/2021 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  The Gap
  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea start by talking about a new feature Facebook is testing out, where the site will ask you if your friend has become extremist, or warn you if you've seen extremist content recently. Suffice it to say that we don't love that, n... Read more

Portland Jewish Hour 7/4/21

Airs at: Sun, 07/04/2021 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Portland Jewish Hour
"Preface 26  Rav Moshe often said that he was the last official Rav in Russia. After the Revolution, the Communists could not openly prohibit rabbanus because it was permitted by the Soviet Constitution, but they imposed a heavy "parasite tax" or "bourgeoisie tax" on rabba... Read more

An evening with Brian Granse: Radio Premiere of "Broken Glass", dedicated to George Floyd.

Airs at: Fri, 06/25/2021 at 10:00pm - Sat, 06/26/2021 at 12:00am
Produced for:  La Ruleta
We will review some of Brian Granse's singer, sonwriter's career, from his American Nobody era to his most recent single releases from 2020 and his most recent, Broken Glass, radio premiere of this composition dedicated to George Floyd. Join us and enjoy this selection of l... Read more

Less Is More

Airs at: Mon, 06/14/2021 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Community organizers and social justice activists have just scored a major victory in the New York state legislature. On Thursday June 10, the New York State Senate and New York State Assembly passed S.1144A, entitled “Relates to revocation of community supervision” - a mod... Read more

Inside Washington County: Racism (Part 1)

Airs at: Wed, 06/02/2021 at 9:00am - 9:30am
This week, we take a second look at racism (See December 2020) along with community activist Hector Hinojosa and an expert panel. In this two part program we discuss what progress has been made in the battle for equity over the past dynamic year, and consider what lies ahea... Read more

Ronnie Cummins and The Truth About COVID-19

Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
Ronnie Cummins and Dr. Joseph Mercola are co-authors of The Truth About COVID-19: Exposing The Great Reset, Lockdowns, Vaccine Passports, and the New Nomral–Why We Must Unite in a Global Movement for Health and Freedom. The Forward is by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. It was release... Read more

Despite "Settlement Agreement" with the DoJ, mentally distressed people continue to be killed by Portland cops

Airs at: Wed, 05/05/2021 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
    Jason Renaud is a nonprofit consultant with over 35 years of open recovery from alcoholism. He’s a well-known public speaker and writer on recovery from alcoholism and the experience of people with mental illness, and is an active advocate for people who have fallen th... Read more