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ANIMAL INVESTIGATORS with Dr. Laurel Neme

Airs at: Mon, 08/28/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Voices for the Animals
Co-host Dab Steadman talks with Dr. Laurel Neme about her book:  "Animal Investigators: How the World's First Wildlife Forensics Lab Is Solving Crimes and Saving Endangered Species".  This book outlines in great detail the painstaking work that  U.S. Wildlife enforcement of... Read more

More Hate Rallies Planned in Aftermath of Charlottesville Tragedy

Airs at: Tue, 08/15/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
In the aftermath of last weekend’s tragedy in Charlottesville in which 3 people lost their lives and 19 more were injured, more far right rallies are scheduled for this weekend in 9 cities across the country.  Prominently among these will take place in Boston where many of ... Read more

WHITE PRIVILEGE: Michael Eric Dyson

Airs at: Tue, 08/15/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  White privilege. What’s that? Some people have choices and advantages simply because of the color of their skin. Many whites are unaware of it or if they are are quick to say, Hey, I’m cool and beyond that. Yeah, right. Peggy McIntosh, a noted women’s studies scholar in ... Read more

Members of Congress Call Out Nazis and Other Violent Right-wing Extremists

Airs at: Mon, 08/14/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Numerous members of Congress and other officials joined in condemning Saturday’s racist attack and in calling out Nazis and other violent rightwing extremists.  Many also expressed their disappointment and even outrage at the slow, lackluster response from the current presi... Read more

Supporters of Cascade-Siskiyou Monument React to Zinke Visit

Airs at: Thu, 08/10/2017 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke was in Oregon last month, and paid a visit to the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in Southern Oregon. The Monument is "under review," to see if its recent expansion negatively effects economic interests in the area. The review fits in with t... Read more

Danielle Outlaw Appointed New Chief of Portland Police

Airs at: Tue, 08/08/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Mayor Ted Wheeler announced Monday the appointment of a new chief of Portland police. Danielle Outlaw who is a 19 year veteran of the Oakland police department has been selected to be the new chief in Portland.  Outlaw is only the third person to be selected for the job who... Read more

Report from Kabul: Dr. Zaher Wahab

Airs at: Wed, 08/09/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  Dr. Zaher Wahab visits KBOO to speaks with Linda Olson-Osterlund and takes your calls. from Dr. Wahab's June report from Kabul: Dear All, Greetings from tumultuous Kabul. You no doubt heard about the massive truck bombing here yesterday and about an  attack a week ago ... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for August 7, 2017

Airs at: Mon, 08/07/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick hosts this edition of the Mole and we hear these segments: 1. Professor and activist Kerry Taylor talks with Bill Resnick about the fight for dignity and a $15 minimum wage in the South 2. The Left and the Law takes on the Senate bill that would outlaw support ... Read more

China Against North Korea Tests

Airs at: Mon, 08/07/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is urging the North Korean government to comply with the United Nations after tough new sanctions were introduced.  North Korea has received global pressure, condemning their threats of nuclear war against the US, and it appears that their b... Read more

Mobilizing Resentment: Chip Berlet

Airs at: Tue, 08/08/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  Us versus them politics, pitting one group against another, is as old as the hills. Vulnerable groups are targeted. Language is weaponized. And resentment is mobilized along race, class and gender lines. Unbridled nationalism with lots of flag waving is the soundtrack. T... Read more