History

Wendy Sample: National Alliance on Mental Illness Walk

Airs at: Thu, 04/27/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

As the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization, NAMI provides support, education and advocacy for millions of Americans affected by mental illness. NAMI is a lifeline for people and families who need a place to turn and try and make sense of these afflicti... Read more

Medicine, Anatomy, and Ideology

Airs at: Mon, 04/24/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Desiree Hellegers reads an excerpt from Craig Steven Wilders' Ebony and Ivy: Race, Slavery and the Troubled History of American Universities that illuminates the long history of medical experimentation on people of color in the U.S., and that challenges claims about scienti... Read more

Oregon Documentaries

Airs at: Thu, 04/27/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: The Film Show

A flurry of documentaries about Pacific Northwest newsmakers are making the rounds of film festivals and television shows, locally and around the country. The Reluctant Radical profiles climate activist Ken Ward, one of the Valve Turners in the campaign to shut down the... Read more

Spies of Mississippi

Airs at: Fri, 04/21/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Radiozine

Spies of Mississippi is a journey into the world of informants, infiltrators, and agent provocateurs in the heart of Dixie. The film tells the story of a secret spy agency formed by the state of Mississippi to preserve segregation and maintain “the Mississippi way of li... Read more

Former Army Airborne Ranger Reflects on Central America and Effects of the Military

Airs at: Fri, 04/21/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Veteran's Voice Radio Show

Former Army Airborne Ranger Dave Edgar served in Central America during the 1980's. His time in the military affected him greatly. Edgar regularly speaks to members of the community about the complications of military life. In the first part of the show, veterans Mark ... Read more

Fire And Tears: Racism and Resistance Past and Present

Airs at: Mon, 04/24/2017 at 12:00am

Produced for: Progressive Spirit

Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth was one of the leaders of the civil rights movement along with Martin Luther King Jr. and Ralph Abernathy. But he was in many ways unsung. Middle Georgia State University Professor Andrew Manis talks about the legacy of Fred Shuttlesworth. In 199... Read more

Stephen Hanks on The Albina Jazz Festival

Airs at: Wed, 04/26/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

Stephen is truly passionate about history. In 2013 he published the Akee Tree about his family’s history and genealogy. A few years ago, he started researching the local stories of early Portland African American pioneers, and created walking tours to share with the publ... Read more

Anti-Earth Day show

Airs at: Fri, 04/21/2017 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm

Produced for: From the Grassroots

“The planet is fine. The people are fuxxxd.”George Carlin Listen to “ From the Grassroot-where we agitate for social change with music and commentary, “ for our annual Anti-Earth Day focusing on the political humor of George Carlin and we will continue our musical tribute t... Read more

Portland's Urban Native Americans

Airs at: Mon, 04/17/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: More Talk Radio

Christine Dupres (Cowlitz/Cree), Ph.D. is a writer, teacher, and Native leader. She is the author of Being Cowlitz: How One Tribe Renewed and Sustained Its Identity (University of Washington Press). She has taught at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of O... Read more

William Pepper on the Assassination of MLK

Airs at: Wed, 04/12/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

With the 49th anniversary of the MLK assassination recently past, Mickey Huff and guest co-host Kenn Burrows welcome attorney and author William Pepper to the program. Pepper discusses his latest book, "The Plot to Kill King," much of it based on evidence unavailable at ... Read more