The Abe and Joe Talk Radio Show

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Hosted by: 
Abe, Joe Uris
Produced by: 
KBOO
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Call-in Talk Radio

 

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.

 

Topic tags: 
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

Metro President Candidate Tom Hughes

Airs at: Tue, 04/20/2010 at 12:00am
  Hosted by: Abe Proctor and Joe Uris   Metro President Candidate Tom Hughes Hosts Abe Proctor and Joe Uris feature the second of three candidate interview/call-ins with candidates for Metro Council President. Today's guest is Tom Hughes, former Mayor of Hillsboro.    Read more

Interview with Rex Burkholder, candidate for Metro President

Airs at: Tue, 04/13/2010 at 12:00am
 Today, hosts Abe Proctor and Joe Uris interview Rex Burkholder, candidate for Metro President. Read more

Ideas for Dealing with Bad Neighbors.

Airs at: Tue, 04/06/2010 at 12:00am
 Joe Uris hosts today. His topic is "Ideas for Dealing with Bad Neighbors." Various listeners suggested mediation of some sort.  The City of Portland offers Mediation Services to help resolve neighborhood-level issues.   Read more

The Abe and Joe Talk Radio Show on 03/30/10

Airs at: Tue, 03/30/2010 at 8:00am - 9:00am
For a few generations now, White Guys in America have been hearing footsteps -- female and nonwhite footsteps advancing relentlessly on the White Guys' exclusive clubhouse. This sense of creeping white unease has manifested itself in various ways over the years -- Nixon-era... Read more

Blogger Chip Ward from TomDispatch.com takes a closer look at the Tea Party.

Airs at: Tue, 03/30/2010 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris   For a few generations now, White Guys in America have been hearing footsteps -- female and nonwhite footsteps advancing relentlessly on the White Guys' exclusive clubhouse. This sense of creeping white unease has manifested itself in va... Read more

For better or worse, the Democrats' health care reform legislation has passed. What's THAT mean?

Airs at: Tue, 03/23/2010 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris For better or worse, the Democrats' health care reform legislation has passed. But is it a good bill? Who benefits? Who loses? What about the public option? Will we ever get a single-payer system? How will this impact life, liberty and ... Read more

David Wood from PPS on the Proposed Reorganization of the Portland School System

Airs at: Tue, 03/16/2010 at 12:00am
 Joe Uris hosts a discussion of the proposed reorganization of the Portland Public School System. Last week the Portland School Board approved a resolution to reorganize the high school system. In less than two months superintendent Carole Smith must come up with recommenda... Read more

Joe talks about The Environment, Energy, Coal Mining, Nuclear Power, and More...

Airs at: Tue, 03/09/2010 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Joe UrisToday, Joe talks about The Environment, Energy, Coal Mining, Nuclear Power, and More...As usual, our listeners provided us with plenty of extra thinking material...George (7:00) says to Google "The Carbon Footprint of Nuclear Energy"and see that there rea... Read more

American Versus Foreign Films - and Politics as Usual...

Airs at: Tue, 03/02/2010 at 12:00am
 With Joe back from a stint in a Turkish prison, Joe and Abe get back to the business of discussing all things political and newsy. In this case, Joe waxes eloquent about why foreign films are so much better than anything produced in the world of American cinema. Except for... Read more

Department of Justice's Recent Report on Torture and Other War Crimes

Airs at: Tue, 02/23/2010 at 12:00am
Hosted by Abe Proctor Americans don't torture. No, they call it something else. And then they get away with it.  A deeply disappointing Department of Justice report reduces the war crimes of the Bush administration to an error of legal judgment. Sorry about the torture! Sh... Read more