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Tasha Yakovleva on the Invitation of Invasive Plants

Airs at: Fri, 10/07/2022 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  For The Wild
  This week's guest, Tusha Yakovleva calls on us to remember our millennium-old relationship with weedy beings and the gifts of wild and invasive plants. It is estimated that worldwide spending on invasive species exceeds one trillion dollars annually. But if we were to ce... Read more

Kayak Fishing the Oregon Coast - True Tales & Best Tips!

Airs at: Fri, 10/07/2022 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  Beyond Your Front Door
  Have you ever smelled whale breath from a whale that surfaced next to your kayak? Did you know that playing Led Zeppelin music might improve your catch? Buckle your seat belts because this is no ordinary fishing show! Whether you fish or not, you will enjoy hearing exper... Read more

Sea Change Radio

  Sea Change Radio is a nationally syndicated weekly radio show and podcast focused on the shift to environmental and economic sustainability. Independent journalism podcasts and radio broadcasts for 16+ years and more than 700 shows. Sea Change Media’s mission is to make... Read more

Portland Caves in to Zenith Energy

Airs at: Mon, 10/10/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
In late 2017 Zenith Energy stole into Portland in the dead of night and took over an abandoned petroleum facility, proceeding to turn it into the largest oil-by-rail facility in the Northwest. The community rose up in fury that a fossil fuel facility of this size could oper... Read more

The perfect home design for sustainability

Airs at: Thu, 09/29/2022 at 7:00pm - 7:30pm
  Early settlers of America found the most comfortable homes were often similar to those inhabited by the Native Americans who had survived in this climate for thousands of years. Early residents of Philadelphia built cave homes along the Delaware River - but they were fo... Read more

For The Wild

  An anthology of the Anthropocene; focused on land based protection, co-liberation and intersectional storytelling rooted in a paradigm shift from human supremacy towards Deep Ecology. We join some of the brightest thought-leaders and visionaries of our time– to uplift a... Read more

Making the Most of Oregon's Wild Mushrooms

Airs at: Thu, 09/29/2022 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Produced for:  Beyond Your Front Door
  MUSHROOM SEASON! It's a BIG topic on the Oregon Coast! Over 30 years ago, Anna Moore went on a hike and saw wild mushrooms everywhere and realized she wanted to know more. Fast forward to 2022 and Anna is now a go-to person on the Oregon Coast when it comes to mushrooms!... Read more

Old Growth Forests, Wildfire and Climate Chaos

Airs at: Mon, 10/03/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Even though there are no large fires burning close to Portland this summer, you can still smell the smoke from all the megafires burning from British Columbia to Northern California. This is the new reality we are facing, a confluence of climate chaos, exacerbated by loggin... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for October 3, 2022

Airs at: Mon, 10/03/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Norm Diamond hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Rural Organizing Project: To commemorate ROP’s 30 years of outstanding political work in rural Oregon, Norm Diamond talks with Sidra Pierson of the ROP staff. They discuss ROP’s hist... Read more

The Film Changing the Narrative Around Wildfire - 'Elemental' Director, Trip Jennings

Airs at: Wed, 09/28/2022 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  Coast Range Radio
  Fire is, and always has been, a permanent part of our western landscapes and ecosystems, but the debate and policy prescriptions around how to protect our communities is shockingly disconnected from the science and and on the ground reality. Thats why Ive asked the dire... Read more