Health

Voices from the Edge 03-31-11 Sex Trafficking

Airs at: Thu, 03/31/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  How do we solve Oregon's sex-trafficking problem? Portland holds the dubious distinction of being considered a regional and national sex-trafficking hub. Although Oregon does not track the number of youth involved in prostitution, law enforcement and social service age... Read more

April 2011 Health Care

Airs at: Fri, 04/01/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
APA Compass focuses on healthcare in Asian-Pacific-American communities as Oregon's legislature and the federal government attempt to reform the healthcare system. Our guests are David Rebanal of the Northwest Health Foundation and John Joo, a representative from the Asian-... Read more

Queer Culture Radio

Airs at: Tue, 03/29/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Out Loud
Tonight's show starts with a music break from Chris Pureka, playing 'Porch Songs'. Chris is playing locally tonight at The Woods. Our first interview features Liz Thorne and Emilee Coulter-Thompson, both work with the Oregon Health Authority Public Heatlh Division. They are ... Read more

Pregnant Women in Prison

Airs at: Mon, 03/28/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Brenda Escobar, friend and engineer for Prison Pipeline, presented a report about pregnant women in prison. She talked about the cruel and unusual hardships these women face, as well as some of the legislature that is working on changing the system. (Thank you, Brenda – goo... Read more

Damaged nuclear reactors in Japan--a hazard here in the NW?

Airs at: Mon, 03/21/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
The damaged nuclear reactors in Japan are leaking radioactive material. Does this pose a health hazard here in the Pacific Northwest? If we had a similar earthquake, would we be subjected to high levels of radioactive fallout? Dr. Rudi Nussbaum and Lloyd Marbet will join ho... Read more

Avel Gordley discusses memoir of her life as an Oregon activist, legislator and public servant

Airs at: Mon, 03/21/2011 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod speak with former Oregon State Senator Avel Gordley about her new memoir Remembering the Power of Words: The Life of an Oregon Activist, Legislator and Public Servant.  Avel Louise Gordly was elected to the Oregon State Senate in 1996, ... Read more

Wisconsin Uprising

Airs at: Wed, 03/16/2011 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
Wisconsin is again at the center of a fight for labor and collective bargaining rights. We did most of these interviews last week, just as the news broke that collective bargaining rights in Wisconsin had been all but eliminated for public workers. This came after three wee... Read more

Cooking up new ways to save money, energy and forests, in Nepal, and throughout the world

Airs at: Wed, 03/23/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Recovery Zone
  Host Stephanie Potter speaks with Sanu Kaji Shrestha of FoST-- Foundation for Sustainable Technologies  which trains people in the use of sustainable technologies that save money, save energy and save the environment.  His recent honor was the Science and Technology Pr... Read more

The Iron Tribe cleans out drug houses and moves in ex-offenders in recovery.

Airs at: Wed, 03/23/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
 Hosted by Lisa Loving   Iron Tribe: a local re-entry program built by ex-offenders.   In the studio today are Bear, Shawn, and Jason.  Joining us by phone is Corbett. Now 200 members strong, they’ve built a re-entry program for themselves, from scratch. Is bootstrappi... Read more

Swami Beyondananda & Transforming Through 2012: Leading Perspectives on the New Global Paradigm.

Airs at: Mon, 03/21/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
 Host Sue Supriano speaks with Steve Bhaerman, aka Swami Beyondananda, "a serious/funny guy" whose new book is "Transforming Through 2012: Leading Perspectives on the New Global Paradigm." Sue was happy to run into him recently at The Prophets Conference In Palm Springs, Ca... Read more