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Harm Reduction in MA

Airs at: Wed, 11/13/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
The Massachusetts Legislature's Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery held a hearing recently on harm reduction sites and supervised consumption facilities, so on this edition of Century of Lies we hear from MA State Sen. Cindy Friedman, Fenway Health... Read more

Mindzone

Airs at: Mon, 11/11/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Denise Morris interviews Jan Haaken about her documentary film, Mindzone, which follows therapists in a Combat Stress Control unit as they carry out two conflicting missions: protecting soldiers from battle fatigue and keeping these same soldiers in the fight. Read more

Caring for the Warriors

Airs at: Mon, 11/11/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Frann Michel and Jan Haaken discuss institutional strengths and challenges at the Veteran’s Administration health care system. Image by GettyImages   Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for November 11, 2019

Airs at: Mon, 11/11/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
It's veterans' day on the Old Mole with host Thom Becker and: Refusal to Obey: Bill Resnick interviews Garrett Reppenhagen of Veteran’s for Peace How Vets Changed the Military: Tom Becker reads from an article by Kevin Basl in Counterpunch Fiction Review: Larry Bowlden re... Read more

The Joker and Mental Health

Airs at: Mon, 11/04/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  In a followup to the October 28th Review of Joker, Denise Morris returns to talk with Movie Mole and clinical psychologist Jan Haaken about the critical response to the use of mental illness in the Joker origin story, and the problems with psychiatric diagnoses as ways o... Read more

11 TRIPP-P 3Nov2019

Airs at: Sun, 11/03/2019 at 11:15pm - Thu, 11/30/2023 at 11:45pm
Produced for:  TRIPP-P
TRIPP-P episode 11 features guest Ryan Haas.   Ryan is currently a News Content Manager at OPB & audio-host of the podcast "Bundyville." He has previously worked as Editor of The World newspaper in Coos Bay, Oregon and has freelanced in Florida and the Southern Oregon coa... Read more

Beyond the birds and the bees: Talking to kids about sex

Airs at: Mon, 11/04/2019 at 1:45pm - 2:30pm
When it comes to talking with kids about sex, gender identity, and genital health, parents often find themselves struggling to say the right thing. On this episode, Miriam the Midwife talks with Dr. Kerry Schaefer, MD from Healthy Living Family Medicine (now Healthy Living ... Read more

National Period Day sheds light on the challenges faced by menstruators in poverty

Airs at: Tue, 10/29/2019 at 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  Access to menstruation products continues to be an issue facing women and menstruators across the nation. For those without sufficient financial resources, a period can mean missed school or work, or even a decision between a meal and having the products to address thei... Read more

Lab Testing in the Regulated Cannabis Market

Airs at: Wed, 10/16/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies we speak with data scientist and consultant Jim MacRae, PhD, about lab testing and the legally regulated cannabis market. Read more

Growth of Amphetamine-Type Stimulants and New Psychoactive Substances

Airs at: Wed, 10/23/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies we hear about the growing concern over new psychoactive substances and amphetamine-type stimulants with audio from Martin Raithelhuber, PhD, and Gilberto Gerra, MD, both from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. Read more