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Mental Health City Council James Chasse

Airs at: Tue, 09/29/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for Evening News

The Ultramind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain By Healing Your Body First

Airs at: Mon, 10/12/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for Healthwatch
HealthwatchHosted by Dr. David Naimon Today's guest is NY Times best selling author, Dr. Mark Hyman.   We'll hear about his new book, The Ultramind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain By Healing Your Body First.   Read more

Baucus health care plan or sham?

Airs at: Thu, 09/17/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for Voices from the Edge
On September 14,  Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) unveiled a long-awaited health care plan that he believes will extend coverage to uninsured Americans and secure the support of both major parties. So far, the 233 page bill has drawn sharp criticism from all sides. What does the ... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 10/08/09

Airs at: Thu, 10/08/2009 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for Voices from the Edge
The list of city residents who've become victims at the hands of the Portland police continues to grow, leading Oregonian columnist Anna Griffin to observe the news stories about these incidents "makes the Rose City's finest look like thugs with badges." In the meantime, Ch... Read more

Poverty in Oregon: An Interview with Rachel Bristol

Airs at: Thu, 09/24/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for Voices from the Edge
As the current economic crisis deepens, more Oregonians are joining the ranks of the poor. With resources stretched to the breaking point, the ability to meet basic human needs is becoming more difficult. Dave Mazza talks with Rachel Bristol, executive director of the Oregon... Read more

Congressman Kucinich Caps Mad As Hell Doctors Tour

Airs at: Mon, 10/05/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for Evening News
Oregon’s homegrown Mad As Hell Doctors were met by Congressman Dennis Kucinich in Washington DC on the final days of their cross-country media blitz. KBOO reporter David Rosenfeld filed this report from the nation's capitol. Read more

NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children

Airs at: Mon, 10/05/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for Healthwatch
 HealthWatch Hosted by: David Naimon NurtureShock: New Thinking About ChildrenNurtureShock is a groundbreaking collaboration between award-winning science journalists Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman. They argue that when it comes to children, we've mistaken good intentions f... Read more

Wyden Aide Explains 'Yes' Vote on Public Option

Airs at: Thu, 10/01/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for Evening News
If Senator Ron Wyden was going to support the public option, why didn't he make himself clearer much earlier? Having received intense pressure from reform advocates to support a public option, Sen. Wyden pleased many of his critics when he voted on Tuesday for two amendmen... Read more

Diane Ackerman and Dawn Light: Dancing With Cranes and Other Ways to Start the Day

Airs at: Tue, 09/29/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for Radiozine
 RadioZine Host Kathleen Stephenson interviews Storyteller, Poet and Naturalist, Diane Ackerman to discuss her new book, “Dawn Light: Dancing with Cranes and Other Ways to Start the Day.”  Read more

Dr. Alfred Liu on the sleep disorders of people who are blind

Airs at: Mon, 09/28/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for Sounds of Awareness
 Sounds of Awareness Host Paul Van Dyck speaks with Dr. Alfred Liu, who has studied the sleep disorders of people who are blind.  Read more