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First Day of Retail Pot Sales in Oregon

Airs at: Thu, 10/01/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Today was the first day of legal retail pot sales in Oregon, and spirits were high at dispensaries across the Portland area. In this piece, KBOO reporter Jim Thompson speaks with customers lines up outside Shango's, a dispensary in Hillsboro, followed by KBOO reporter Doug... Read more

The Psychology of Mass Shootings

Airs at: Thu, 10/01/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
After a mass shooting claimed ten lives this morning at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, President Obama adressed the nation with visible frustration, saying, "[Thoughts and prayers do] not capture the heartache and grief and anger that we should feel, and it does n... Read more

Douglas County Residents Respond to Roseburg Shooting

Airs at: Thu, 10/01/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
On the morning of October 1, a gunman entered Umpqua Community College in Roseburg and killed at least ten people and injured twenty before being killed by law enforcement. Residents of Douglas County are still in shock over today’s events but they are pulling together. ... Read more

Ryan Bell, Life After God

Airs at: Sat, 09/26/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
Ryan Bell, a former Seventh Day Adventist Pastor, tried an experiment. What would life be like if he spent a year without God?  He blogged about his adventure at Year Without God.  He talks about that year, what he is doing now, and his new podcast, Life After God.   Rya... Read more

Pat Green, Night Moves: An Ex-preacher's Journey to Hell in a Taxi

Airs at: Sun, 09/20/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
In the second of my three-part series on ex-ministers, I speak with Pat Green. When the ministry ended for Pat due to his commitment to same-gender marriage, he left the church and scrambled to find work.  He ended up driving a taxi in the Chicago area.   That is where h... Read more

David Hayward, Questions Are the Answer

Airs at: Sun, 09/13/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
My conversation with David Hayward of Naked Pastor kicks off a three-part series on ex-preachers, preachers who have left their careers in organized religion.  Pat Green left the ministry and now drives a taxi.  Ryan Bell took a year off from God and stayed there.   Davi... Read more

Greta Vosper, A god called God

Airs at: Sun, 09/06/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
Gretta Vosper, a minister in the United Church of Canada, and pastor of West Hill United Church in Toronto, Ontario, is under fire from her denomination. Like many clergy, myself included, she doesn't believe in a supernatural, interventionist god, or a god called God. S... Read more

The Spirit of the Forest - Episode 13

Airs at: Wed, 09/02/2015 at 12:00am
This is episode 13 of The Spirit of the Forest, an audio drama and dark comedy produced by Oregon resident Dan Crall. This podcast reflects upon and celebrates the sadness, the absurdity, and normalcy of modern life. A blend of fiction, reality, and the spaces in between... Read more

The Spirit of the Forest - Episode 05

Airs at: Wed, 09/02/2015 at 12:00am
This is episode 5 of The Spirit of the Forest, an audio drama/comedy created by Corvallis resident Dan Crall, which focuses on the sadness, absurdity, and normalcy of modern life.     This episode features a walk in the forest with a man of peace, a man of wisdom, a ... Read more

Robert M. Price, The Historical Bejeezus, The Amazing Colossal Apostle, and Preaching Deconstruction

Airs at: Mon, 08/31/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
One of the most interesting (and entertaining) scholars with two Ph. D.'s, Robert M. Price, talks with me about three books: The Historical Bejeezus: What A Long Strange Quest It Has Been, The Amazing Colossal Apostle: The Search for the Historical Paul, and Preaching De... Read more