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Living With a Small Environmental Footprint

Airs at: Wed, 05/30/2018 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
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On The Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital

Airs at: Wed, 05/30/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  On this show, as U.S. activists respond to the recent massacre in Gaza by ramping up the Boycott Divestment Sanctions Movement, they are opposing a bill advancing in Congress that would strip Americans of the right to boycott the apartheid state of Israel. We speak to Be... Read more

Project Censored

Airs at: Wed, 05/30/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  Discussions on the corporate media's depiction of Russia, a new documentary about 'fake news,' and rising voter discontent.  Hosts: Nolan Higdon, Nicholas Baham III, Desiree McSwain. Producer: Mitch Scorza.  Read more

Killing Youth: How an abusive culture sows the seeds of young male violence, with Prof. Laura Finley

Airs at: Wed, 05/30/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
   In her most recent article on school shootings, today's guest Laura Finley wrote: "I never thought this would be my life's work. But writing and speaking about the connections between domestic and dating violence and mass shootings has become an absurd and sickeningly f... Read more

Greg Palast Returns

Produced for:  Presswatch
About time I wrote a KBOO blog post....   Greg Palast is going to join me tomorrow (9AM Pacific, Thursday April 25th 2018) to talk about the Koch brothers' extensive, AI-driven, antidemocratic machinations.  We know from Greg exactly how the Republicans stole the last Pre... Read more

Why Librarians (and Others Who Fight for Free Speech) Will Save Us

Airs at: Fri, 04/13/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Beloved Community
  The rising threat to free speech, Muslim-Christian dialogue, and LGBTQ+ advocacy. John Shuck’s guests include Jeremy Rothe-Kushel. Nicole Correri, and Brett Webb-Mitchel. **I will also be speaking with Lyn Neeley about the action Saturday in Portland Against U.S. Wars ... Read more

The Ghosts of the Gwangju Uprising

Airs at: Mon, 05/28/2018 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Radiozine
  On May 18, 1980, the people of Gwangju, South Korea came together for reunification and an end to an era of martial law imposed by U.S.-backed military dictators. Over the course of ten days, they staged mass protests, battled riot police and soldiers, and were met with ... Read more

Political Perspectives on 05/23/18

Airs at: Wed, 05/23/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
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'George,' by Alex Gino; Alok Vaid-Menon; and Portland's Queer Documentary Festival

Airs at: Tue, 05/08/2018 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Preference
Preference returns after an early-spring hiatus! We're going to talk about the book 'George,' by Alex Gino, the story of a trans girl's path to self-understanding and public expression of her gender identity. The book, meant for younger readers, is part of Oregon's younger-... Read more

The Nakba: Seventy Years of Oppression, 1948-2018

Airs at: Fri, 05/11/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
May 15th marks the 70th anniversary of Israel’s statehood. Palestinians refer to this as the Nakba, the Catastrophe, when more than 700,000 Palestinians left their homes from fear or were forcibly removed by Israelis who took their homes. On this 70th anniversary of the occ... Read more