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Voices not heard in the mainstream

Airs at: Mon, 08/10/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for Out Loud
Out Loud frequently focuses on voices from the Portland metro area. Tonight Carla talks with folks from outside the metro area. Tune in to hear from Umatilla Morrow Alternatives, a human dignity group working towards equal rights for all minorities in Eastern Oregon. Carla ... Read more

August 3 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Sun, 08/02/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
 Hosted by Bill Resnick (pictured here), this program deals with the coup in Honduras, healthcare reform, and the music of Sweet Honey in the Rock.   For information about our theme music and our graphics, go to our main page. You can follow us on Twitter, and see us on Face... Read more

Negotiating Away Healthcare Reform

Airs at: Sun, 08/02/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
 "Are Liberal Netroots Groups Helping Obama Fail"-- by not demanding singlepayer health insurance?  This is  the question Jeff Cohen, founder of FAIR and director of the Park Center for Independent Media at Ithaca College, asks in a recent column.  He  expands on his views ... Read more

Who puts the "Bull" into "Bull Run"?!?

Airs at: Mon, 08/03/2009 at 5:00pm
 Hosted by: Abe Proctor and Joe Uris, but Joe is still on Vacation   Abe looks at the conundrum shared by the Portland Water Bureau and that segment of the populace which ingests water. Also, wingnut mobs descend upon town hall meetings across the land, intent on stopping t... Read more

The Case for Socialized Medicine

Airs at: Sun, 08/02/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
 The terms of debate over healthcare reform have been badly distorted by the media.  Anthony Dimaggio clarifies the issues in a recent piece in Counterpunch, "Health Care, Media and the Case for Socialized Medicine."  Tom Becker summarizes and reads excerpts from the articl... Read more

Joy Loverde and the Complete Eldercare Planner

Airs at: Sun, 08/02/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for Healthwatch
 The Complete Eldercare Planner  Hosted by: Dr. David Naimon An interview with Joy Loverde, a leading consultant in adult caregiving, and the author of The Complete Eldercare Planner: Where to Start, Which Questions to Ask and How to Find Help. Read more

Peter Shapiro and Kevin Card on the Health Care Crisis

Airs at: Mon, 07/27/2009 at 5:00pm
 Both Abe Proctor and Joe Uris are on vacation this week. Today, Peter Shapiro and Kevin Card tell us some horror stories about the current Health Care Crisis, and listeners are encouraged to call in and share theirs.  It seems as tho everyone has been touched by the health... Read more

Fighting the SEIU

Airs at: Sun, 07/26/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
 The National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) has been fighting for its right to represent healthcare workers in California, against the massive Service Employees International Union (SEIU).  Tom Becker talks with NUHW's vice-president John Borsos about the issues.  You ... Read more

Featuring Terry Dorn, author of The Cross and the Psychiatrist

Airs at: Sun, 07/26/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for Sounds of Awareness
 Host Paul Van Dyck interviews Terry Dorn, author of The Cross and the Psychiatrist.  They discuss his life and his self help book for people with mental illness.  Read more

Voices from the Edge on 07/22/09

Airs at: Wed, 07/22/2009 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for Voices from the Edge
Seven months into a new administration and the nation still finds itself embroiled in two Asian wars. Many Americans would have difficulty explaining how the Obama administration's conduct of these wars differs from the last administration's. They're certainly not being hel... Read more