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How the pandemic has impacted Portland area foster care youth's access to learning

Airs at: Wed, 03/17/2021 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  Over the past year, more than 8,000 foster care children in Oregon have endured constantly adapting to new situations, from where they live to how they learn. This means struggling to learn in front of a computer for hours on end to now, after a year of online learning, ... Read more

Local Folks Podcast, Caregiving Edition. Episode 6

Airs at: Mon, 03/15/2021 at 6:15pm - Tue, 03/15/2022 at 6:15pm
Produced for:  Local Folks
Caregiving is challenging and demanding in the best of circumstances, add in the complexities of dealing with hostile stepchildren and the situation becomes much more difficult. In this episode we meet Kay, who has been caring for her husband John since he was diagnosed wit... Read more

Grace Mattioli on her new novel "The Bird that Sang in Color"

Airs at: Wed, 03/10/2021 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
Our In Depth guest today is Grace Mattioli, Portland-based author of the new novel The Bird that Sang in Color. Grace’s work includes a book of short stories, The Brightness Index, and two previous novels – Olive Branches Don’t Grow On Trees and Discovery of an Eagle. Gra... Read more

Local Folks Podcast, Caregiving Edition. Episode 5

Airs at: Mon, 03/01/2021 at 7:30pm - Tue, 03/01/2022 at 7:30pm
Produced for:  Local Folks
Caring for a spouse or partner who is suffering from advanced dementia is hard and emotionally draining work. In addition managing all the demands of providing care, there is the additional stress of watching someone you love gradually change and disappear. In this episode ... Read more

Crime Survivors of Color

Airs at: Mon, 03/08/2021 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Karen James speaks with Amy Davidson, Partnership for Safety and Justice Crime Survivor Program; and Alexxis Robinson Woods, executive director of Call to Safety, Portland's domestic and sexual violence crisis line.  They discuss what crime survivors of color need after exp... Read more

Oregon Day of Empathy uplifts voices of those impacted by criminal legal system

Airs at: Mon, 03/01/2021 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth, Evening News
National Day of Empathy is an opportunity to uplift and amplify voices of people impacted by the criminal legal system. Oregon’s Day of Empathy is at noon, Tues, March 2nd.  Oregon’s virtual event will include women directly impacted by our criminal legal system who will di... Read more

The Gap: Keeping up with the Biden Administration and Non-Celebrity Role Models

Airs at: Fri, 02/26/2021 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  The Gap
  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea start by discussing three recent federal actions related to the Biden Administration. We talk about the Equality Act passing the House, the $15 minimum wage increase being dropped from the COVID stimulus relief bill and a new ... Read more

Glennon Doyle | LOVE WARRIOR

Airs at: Sun, 02/21/2021 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Open Air
Glennon Doyle is the author of the #1 New York Times Bestseller Love Warrior, an Oprah’s Book Club selection, as well as the New York Times Bestseller Carry On, Warrior.   LOVE WARRIOR is a gorgeous and inspiring account of how we are born to be warriors: strong, powerful ... Read more

Malcolm Mitchell | Super Bowl Champ to Champion of Literacy

Airs at: Sat, 02/20/2021 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Open Air
Malcolm Mitchell is the rookie who helped the New England Patriots win Super Bowl LI.  He’s also the founder of an initiative called Read with Malcolm, which introduces book ownership to students, and works to improve literacy in schools.  Malcolm‘s Share the Magic  Founda... Read more

Local Folks Podcast, Caregiving Edition. Episode 4

Airs at: Mon, 02/15/2021 at 7:45pm - Tue, 02/15/2022 at 7:45pm
Produced for:  Local Folks
How do you care for someone who is suffering from dementia, is in excellent health otherwise, and is adamant about living as independently as possible?  In this episode, we meet Brenda, who is caring for her mother. Unlike the living arrangements described in previous episo... Read more