Health

Backbone Campaign: Organize to oppose tar sands pipeline

Airs at: Fri, 09/16/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
KBOO’s Jenka Soderberg speaks with Bill Moyer and Jay Marx of the Backbone Campaign about their organizing efforts to oppose the tar sands pipeline from Alberta Canada to the Gulf Coast. Read more

An American in Japan: Current conditions in Fukushima

Airs at: Mon, 08/29/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Host Marianne Barisonek speaks with Steven Thompson, an American living in Japan, who is working on issues related to the radiation coming from the Fukushima Nuclear Power plant. Thompson recently visited the area surrounding Fukushima. He will talk about current conditions... Read more

The Shock Decade: Abe and Joe look at the 10 years of post-Sept. 11 chaos and exploitation.

Airs at: Tue, 09/13/2011 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris The Shock Doctrine: Author Naomi Klein's explanation of capitalism's use of disasters -- and the numb shock that accompanies them -- to carry out radical "free market" revisions. From Afghanistan to Iraq, from Guantanamo to the PATRIOT Ac... Read more

Amy Joy Lanou and Dr. Neal Barnard of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

Airs at: Mon, 09/12/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
 Today's Healthwatch features talks by two speakers who will be featured at the upcoming professional speakers series "Enhancing Health with Plant-Based Nutrition" at Adventist Medical Center and at the NorthWest VegFest at the Convention Center, Amy Joy Lanou and Dr. Neal ... Read more

Suicide attempt survivor David Webb, author of Thinking About Suicide

Airs at: Mon, 09/05/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Madness Radio
 Hosted by Will Hall.    How common are suicidal feelings? Is a psychiatric illness behind suicidal despair -- or a meaningful and even spiritual life crisis? Does forced hospitalization really provide help? Suicide attempt survivor David Webb, author of Thinking About Suici... Read more

The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Airs at: Mon, 09/05/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
Host David Naimon interviews Siddhartha Mukherjee, winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in nonfiction for his book The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of CancerThe Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer. The Emperor of All Maladies is a magnificent, profoundly huma... Read more

Tillicum Wawa - Voices of the People

Airs at: Thu, 07/28/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Tillicum Wawa
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Re-entry after facial feminization surgery

Airs at: Thu, 08/18/2011 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  Presswatch
Theresa Mitchell with the "news you're not supposed to know" talks about her experience after a trip to Buenos Aires, Argentina to get facial feminization surgery to ease her life as a transgender person. CD-1885 Read more

The Big Latch On

Airs at: Fri, 08/06/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
 Host Ashley Thirstrup produced this short piece about the Big Latch On - a worldwide event to celebrate nursing mothers and babies.  The goal of the event is to see which area can set the world record for the most nursing babies at one time, as well as to spread awareness ... Read more

Winning at Aging

Airs at: Sun, 08/28/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Pathways
Today on Pathways we are visiting with John M. Kalb, author of Winning at Aging. John is a chiropractic physician, men's movement elder, speaker, educator, scientist, and health coach. He is passionate about translating cutting-edge research into practical knowledge for his... Read more