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When voters overwhelmingly passed a new city charter in 2022, optimism abounded that the new form of government would more truly represent all of Portland, not just the business elite who had been running things pretty much for over 150 years. The city was supposed to be... Read more

  Hosted by Desiree Hellegers, this episode features segments on Teaching Palestine, Food Justice, Health and Trans Fiction: Teaching Palestine:  In their Introduction to Teaching Palestine: Lessons, Stories, Voices, the editors begin by noting the silencing they routine... Read more

  This segment shares material from the Municipal Eco Resiliency Project. MERP interviews Jihelah & Leilani about Kasama Farm, which specializes in culturally significant crops for the Filipino community in Portland. The interview also explores topics such as farming dur... Read more

  In their Introduction to Teaching Palestine: Lessons, Stories, Voices, the editors begin by noting the silencing they routinely encounter: "Israel and Palestine is just too complicated to teach," both liberal and conservative commentators often caution. The book unfol... Read more

  Frann Michel considers some ideas of the new head of HHS, and recommends the horror novels Manhunt (2022) and Cuckoo (2024) by trans writer Gretchen Felker-Martin.    Fair use image: cover of Gretchen Felker-Martin's novel Cuckoo. Image of a bird's nest seen from ab... Read more

Take a trip through the decades with Host Kevin Grgurich as we take a small look at Traditional Irish music through the 20th century.  Read more

  Okay, we've arrived at the midpoint of this series, and curiously it's also Phil's birthday.  You may notice I've reused a previous subtitle too, but it's a valid choice.  Today's 'Believe It If You Need It' is the final one featuring The Grateful Dead (performing as... Read more

The title for this week's Swing’n‘Country reflects two of my favorite male singers in fine entertaining form: Charlie Rich "Big Boss Man (You’re just tall that’s all)" and Delbert McClinton "Sweet Talkin’ Man".   I wish I had a cartoon showing how each title could apply ... Read more

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