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Portland Street Response Threatened

Airs at: Mon, 03/04/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Portland Street Response has proven itself very successful as first responders with interventions and assistance for the destitute, houseless, and people in mental health crisis. But the Portland police want to return unchallenged to their role as first responders, employin... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 4, 2024

Airs at: Mon, 03/04/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Jon Nelson hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: What Is the Main Challenge for Socialists Now? In this episode of Another World Is Possible, Norm Diamond takes off from the recent book, The Socialist Challenge Today, by Leo Panitch ... Read more

Portland Street Response Threatened

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Portland Street Response has proven itself very successful as first responders with interventions and assistance for the destitute, houseless, and people in mental health crisis. But the Portland police want to return unchallenged to their role as first responders, employin... Read more

PDX Progressive Talk Radio

Airs at: Wed, 02/28/2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
  PDX Progressive Talk Radio - Wednesday, February 28, 2024 News Rundown:  Summer Alert! PBOT Announced “Over $100 million in transportation investments across the city and on several of Portland’s most dangerous streets.” That’s a quote from the Portland.gov website.... Read more

Interview with Street Roots: Are efforts of dismantle Measure 110 premature?

Airs at: Wed, 02/07/2024 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  News In Depth, Evening News
  In the first week of Oregon's short legislative session, drug policy, specifically measure 110, is a hot button issue. Measure 110 is Oregon's Drug Decriminalization Measure, which has been controversial. While proponents of changes to the law say that the need to respon... Read more

Supportive Housing Services: How It Works

Airs at: Fri, 02/09/2024 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Welcome to Out of the Streets of Portland, a podcast focused on sharing the stories of people who are currently or formerly homeless in our community, and helping navigate the systems and services that the Joint Office of Homeless Services and its partners either have in pl... Read more

Measure 110: What the Research Shows pt 3

Airs at: Wed, 02/07/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Oregon’s Measure 110: What the Research Shows pt 3. RTI International held a research symposium January 22 on Measure 110, Oregon’s Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act. On this edition of Century we hear from Danielle Good, PhD, Senior R... Read more

Recriminalizing Addiction in Oregon

Airs at: Mon, 02/12/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Host Karen James speaks with Babak Zolfaghari-Azar, Senior Policy Manager and Keely Nguyễn, Communications Manager with Partnership for Safety & Justice. As Oregon legislators prepare to recriminalize addiction in Oregon, PSJ will lobby at the Salem Capitol on Feb 14th for ... Read more

Drug Enforcement and Measure 110: What the Research Shows

Airs at: Mon, 02/05/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On this edition of Prison Pipeline: Drug Enforcement and M110: What the Research Shows. RTI International held a research symposium January 22 on Measure 110, Oregon’s Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act. On this edition of Prison Pipeline we're joined in conversatio... Read more

Winter Tent Drive

Airs at: Mon, 01/29/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
It has been nearly a year since Portland City Commissioner and Mayoral Candidate Rene Gonzalez ordered Portland to stop offering tents to homeless people.  During the third week of January Portland experienced a historic deep freeze in which at least fifteen people died of ... Read more