Radiozine

Host Eric Tegethoff speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and novelist Hector Tobar about his latest book, Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free. Tobar is the son of Guatemalan immigrants. His l... Read more

Three interviews with scientists on the cutting edge of climate change. From the UK, Dr. Chris Boulton (above) hunts for signs of abrupt ecological shifts. From Norway, Prof. Hans Weihe (below left) explores the changing Arctic. But first, is air pollution is shading the... Read more

Host Doug McVay speaks with Marc Mauer, executive director of the Sentencing Project, and Jason Ziedenberg, director of research and policy for the Justice Policy Institute, about a new FBI report on the nation's prison population. The US imprisonment rate is 471 people ... Read more

We speak wtih writer Michael Helquist about his new biography Marie Equi: Radical Politics and Outlaw Passions, (Oregon State University Press), which explores the fiercely independent life of Marie Equi, who became one of the first practicing woman physicians in the Pac... Read more

Host Michelle Schroeder Fletcher interviewsrepresentatives from three local organizations about de-stigmatizing mental illness and their unique collaboration to bring awareness to this issue. On September 15th the Playback Theater will bring real people’s struggles and ... Read more

Host Don Merrill speaks with acclaimed mystery author Sue Grafton, creator of the Kinsey Millhone novels. Grafton has been writing novels for 30 years and has become well known for her best-selling alphabet mystery series. She discusses her new book in the series called ... Read more

Stage and Studio is off today. Instead we'll hear the Radiozine. Host Sarika Mehta speaks with Cristina Henríquez, the author of The Book of Unknown Americans, which was a New York Times Notable Book of 2014 and one of Amazon’s Top 10 Books of the Year. Cristina Henrique... Read more

What happens to the stuff we throw out? On this week's Sprouts, Lisa Loving and a crew of KBOO news reporters interviews experts around the nation to find out more about trash and its impacts on our neighborhoods and our planet.   From the Archives. This program origin... Read more

Host Jennifer Kemp interviews Lou Ureneck about his new book, "The Great Fire: One American's Mission to Rescue Victims of the 20th Century's First Genocide," which tells the story of a rescue operation led by a small-town minister from upstate New York. He saved more th... Read more

Healthwatch is off today. We'll hear Radio Ecoshock with host Alex Smith and a program titled "It's Wrong to Wreck the World."  From the University of Oregon, Kathleen Dean Moore delivers an artful talk about our attack on Nature, and hope of reviving love instead. Recor... Read more