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UC Academics on Strike

Airs at: Mon, 12/26/2022 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for Labor Radio
UAW 2865 stewards, Cyn Huang and Keith Brower Brown, lay out the power and complexities of the five week strike of 48,000 academic workers at the ten University of California campuses.  This job action is the largest of any in the United States in 2022 and the largest ever ... Read more

Alexander Zaitchik and Emile Torres on Effective Altruism + Longtermism

Airs at: Tue, 12/20/2022 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for Sea Change Radio
  Part 1: As the news that thirty year-old cryptocurrency baron, Sam Bankman-Fried's, FTX empire suddenly collapsed, the residual effects reverberated in the spheres of business, politics and philanthropy. Bankman-Fried was one of the largest donors to and a huge proponent... Read more

Grace Under Pressure

Airs at: Sun, 12/25/2022 at 8:30am - 9:00am
Produced for Pathways
John Baldoni is a global leadership educator, certified Master Corporate Executive Coach, and author of 16 books that have been translated into ten languages. In 2021, the International Federation of Learning and Development named John a World-Class Mentor and selected him... Read more

Putting Government in its Place

Airs at: Mon, 12/19/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick interviews David Riemer about his latest book, Putting Government in its Place, the Case for a new Deal 3.0. But don’t be fooled. He sees state policy as crucial for controlling capitalism, and he attributes our current crises of inequality, homelessness, and g... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for December 19, 2022

Airs at: Mon, 12/19/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  It's KBOO's end-of-year pledge drive and the first person who pledges $250 to KBOO during our show on Monday, December 19, will receive the gift of a reversible felted and beaded purple shawl, handmade from a mix of merino wool and silk by Fiber Mole Desiree Hellegers. T... Read more

The Black Shoals, Part 1

Airs at: Tue, 12/13/2022 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for For The Wild
  This week For The Wild Podcast presents Part One of a two-part conversation between brontë velez and Dr. Tiffany Lethabo King. Circumferencing Dr. Tiffany Lethabo King’s book The Black Shoals: Offshore Formations of Black and Native Studies, brontë and Tiffany explore sa... Read more

Making sense of the war in Ukraine, with Medea Benjamin

Airs at: Wed, 12/14/2022 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for Wednesday Talk Radio
    Though it's easy for most of us in the United States to not pay close attention to what's happening in Ukraine, the consequences of the war raging there are massive and far-reaching. If you really want to know what led up to the war and what the possiblities are for e... Read more

Protecting Mother Earth: Peehee Muhuh (Thacker Pass) to All Our Relations

Airs at: Thu, 12/08/2022 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for American Indian Airwaves
  Part 1 The People of the Red Mountain are an Indigenous led grassroot organization comprised of Paiute & Shoshone peoples, surrounding Indigenous nations, and supporters working to protect Peehee Muhuh (Thacker Pass) from the possible construction of the Thacker Pass Lit... Read more

Society of the Sports Spectacle, with Jules Boykoff

Airs at: Wed, 11/30/2022 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for Wednesday Talk Radio
    With the global mega-event, football (aka soccer)'s World Cup, in full swing, we take the opportunity to have as today's guest, Jules Boycoff, local author who has written widely on the business and politics of sport. A one-time member of the U.S. men's under-23 natio... Read more

City Workers Authorize a Strike

Airs at: Mon, 11/28/2022 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for Labor Radio
Portland City workers from three bureaus - transportation, parks, and environmental services - have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike for higher wages and improved safety.  James O'Laughlen, former wastewater treatment worker, now union representative, tells Labor ... Read more