The Abe and Joe Talk Radio Show

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Hosted by: 
Abe, Joe Uris
Produced by: 
KBOO
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Every Tuesday from 8:00am to 9:00am. Retired October 2020

 

Call-in talk radio covering politics, history, and the state of the zeitgeist, with a liberal dose of listener comments.

 

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Race, LGBTQ, Police, Youth, Legislation, War/Peace, Women, Law/Court/Crime, Corporations, Economy, Education, Energy/Natural Resources, Community Building, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Civil Liberties, Activism, Environment/Climate, Humor, Housing/Homelessness, History, Immigration, Labor, Health, Government/Politics, Food, Global Affairs, Gender, Faith/Religion/Spirituality
Streams: 
KBOO Stream 1
Program status: 
Retired

Abe and Joe examine the billionaire backers of the Tea Party movement.

Airs at: Tue, 08/31/2010 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris   The Teabaggers -- noisy, bigoted and ignorant, but basically harmless, right? And if we're lucky, they'll hijack the Republican Party and nominate a bunch of un-electable loons. The best thing the Teabaggers can do is to keep making a... Read more

Tri-Met: What's Good, What's Bad, What's Different Lately, and What's Needed NOW?

Airs at: Tue, 08/24/2010 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris Today, we'll debate the merits of TriMet, Portland's much-ballyhooed public transit system. Portland! Such a livable city! So easy to get around! Well, maybe not. With the discontinuation of decades of service to stops in a NW Portland ... Read more

Joe returns from vacation to join Abe in taking a snapshot of the body politic.

Airs at: Tue, 08/17/2010 at 12:00am
 Joe returns from vacation to join Abe in taking a snapshot of the body politic. It's summer. It's hot, it's sticky, and an election looms in November. What can we expect? Nearly halfway through President Obama's first term, what is the state of the American zeitgeist? Has... Read more

The Abe and Joe Talk Radio Show on 08/10/10

Airs at: Tue, 08/10/2010 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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Gay Rights in California and Net Neutrality in America

Airs at: Tue, 08/10/2010 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor.  (Joe Uris is _still_ on vacation, the Bum!)   Every now and then, we get one right. The 9th Circuit Court overturns California's gay marriage ban.   In a nod to outmoded notions like equality and inalienable rights, the Supreme Court overturned C... Read more

Are the Wiki Leaks Afghanistan revelations this generation's Pentagon Papers?

Airs at: Tue, 07/27/2010 at 12:00am
 A leak of classified military documents about the War in Afghanistan brings up serious issues about the U.S. military's mission there, and begs a simple, direct question: Isn't it time to leave? Plus, a surprise videotaped appearance by President Obama at the Netroots Nat... Read more

The Fracas between the NAACP and the Teabaggers

Airs at: Tue, 07/20/2010 at 12:00am
 Hosted by: Abe Proctor and  Joe Uris With Joe on vacation, Abe checks in on the fracas between the NAACP and the Teabaggers. This just in: some members of the Tea Party movement have said racist things in public, and displayed racist slogans and images at public events.... Read more

Who needs facts when you've got opinions?

Airs at: Tue, 07/13/2010 at 12:00am
 Hosted by: Abe Proctor; (Joe Uris is on Vacation.) Facts? Don't bother me with the facts. An article from the Boston Globe discusses the ramifications of a University of Michigan study which shows that reality has very little bearing on one's deeply held opinions, whethe... Read more

Bike-Based Entrepreneurs tell us about pedaling one’s goods on the street. Literally.

Airs at: Tue, 07/06/2010 at 12:00am
Hosted by Abe Proctor.  (Joe Uris is still on Vacation.)  Sol Pops, SoupCycle and B-Line Sustainable Urban Delivery are all Portland-based small businesses driven by a common factor: bicycles. But what’s it like to depend on human-powered transportation for your livelihood... Read more

The Abe and Joe Talk Radio Show on 06/29/10

Airs at: Tue, 06/29/2010 at 8:00am - 9:00am
With Joe on vacation, Abe checks in on the rampant denial, duplicity and hypocrisy that constitute the conservative psyche. As President Obama's Supreme Court nominee is vetted before the Senate, we learn from the GOP why Thurgood Marshall's civil rights crusade was so dang... Read more