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Pam Marsh Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
Pam Marsh is a democrat who is seeking reelection to the Oregon House in the 5th District.  She talked with Don Merrill about why the voters in her southern house district are different from voters in surrounding southern house districts, why the issue of illegal cannabis g... Read more

Report shows half of U.S. waterways don't meet Clean Water Act standards, 50 years later

Airs at: Thu, 03/17/2022 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  It's been 50 years since the landmark environmental law, the Clean Water Act, was passed in 1972. It was an ambitious piece of legislation, and it made a real difference in some of the most polluted waterways in the U.S. But a new report from the Environmental Integrity ... Read more

Nick Hess Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
Nick Hess is a republican candidate for Oregon governor.  He talked with Don Merrill about why Oregon leadership doesn't get technology but needs to, why city run programs are bloated, expensive and ineffective in dealing with the homeless problem and why, as a businessman,... Read more

F Magazine - The Interview

Airs at: Wed, 03/16/2022 at 10:00pm - Thu, 03/17/2022 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Life During Wartime
  On this episode of Life During Wartime, Rose Lewis interviews Houston-based artist Adam Marnie of F Magazine about punk, poetry, and publishing. The Wolfman selects some tunes, and Matt C. plays a set of NW Hits with some bootlegs as well as a set of international dittie... Read more

How Big Data and surveillance capitalism threaten our democracy: conversation with author Thom Hartmann on new book

Airs at: Tue, 03/01/2022 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  Internet companies scoop up a lot of data on their users. The saying goes, if you're not paying for the product -- you are the product. And the outcome isn't just specifically targetted ads. It can also result in behavioral control and serious threats to democratic norms... Read more

Hemp

Airs at: Wed, 01/19/2022 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
On the new edition of Century: Newly-published research shows that compounds in hemp may prevent coronavirus from entering human cells. We speak with lead author Richard van Breemen, PhD, a Professor of Medicinal Chemistry in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Colle... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour January 10th 2022

Airs at: Mon, 01/10/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Sharon Grant Hosts this Episode of The Old Mole which includes Social Democracy in Germany: Bill Resnick and Bill Smaldone discuss the rise and fall of the German Social Democratic Party since its beginning in 1863. In September of 2021 it rose again to form a government... Read more

Don't Look Up!

Airs at: Wed, 01/05/2022 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
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Substitute programming

Airs at: Wed, 12/29/2021 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
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15 - Kelley Baker is The Angry Filmmaker

Airs at: Fri, 02/18/2022 at 3:00am - 5:30am
Produced for:  The Ghost of Hollywood
  On this episode of The Ghost of Hollywood, Poxy and Ragan sit down with filmmaker Kelley Baker to talk about his books Road Dog and The Angry Filmmaker Survival Guides. They'll also discuss his work as a sound designer on movies such as Good Will Hunting and Finding Forr... Read more