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Fentanyl and Safer Smoking Kits

Airs at: Wed, 07/19/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Fentanyl and Safer Smoking Kits. We’re joined in conversation by Haven Wheelock, Harm Reduction Services Manager at Outside In, to discuss fentanyl, smoking as an alternative to injection, and safer smoking kits. Plus, the Addictions, Drug & Al... Read more

Fentanyl in the Pacific Northwest

Airs at: Wed, 07/19/2023 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
On this edition of Free Culture Radio: Fentanyl in the Pacific Northwest. The Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute at the University of Washington has issued a new report entitled “Unmet Needs, Complex Motivations, and Ideal Care for People Using Fentanyl in Washington Stat... Read more

Toolkits for Reform

Airs at: Mon, 07/17/2023 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
This week on Prison Pipeline: Toolkits for Reform - A Conversation with Wanda Bertram, Communications Strategist at the Prison Policy Initiative. Criminal legal system reforms are being introduced at a rapid pace across the United States, often with the stated goal of reduc... Read more

Multnomah County vs. Big Oil, with John Wasiutynski

Airs at: Mon, 07/17/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Last month Multnomah County filed suit against several of the largest fossil fuel and coal-producing corporations to hold them accountable for damages from the 2021 Pacific Northwest Heat Dome, one of the deadliest and most destructive human-made weather disasters in Americ... Read more

Imani Muhammad of Youth Organized United To Help

Airs at: Thu, 07/06/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Imani Muhammad is a local nonprofit founder and director who works with kids and families. She is a past winner of The Skanner News Group Drum Major for Justice Award for civil rights, founder of the Portland Youth Summit, small business owner, basketball coach, lifestyle a... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for July 10, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 07/10/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Image via Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Red_hand.svg Nimiipuu Mole Julian Ankney hosts this show featuring audio excerpts from an April conference on “Native Sovereignty, Decolonization, Divestment, Reparations, and Environmental Justice,” s... Read more

Speaking to the Gap: Health Disparities and Mortality in Indian Country

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Historical and ongoing patterns of colonial violence, racism, and the exploitation of Indigenous lands and peoples translate into a host of health disparities, including higher rates of infant and maternal mortality and lowered life expectancy for American Indians in Oregon... Read more

Missing and Murdered Indigenous People, Fossil Fuels, Man Camps, and a Case for Divestment, Reinvestment, and Reparations:

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
The sexual exploitation, torture and disappearance of Native Americans has deep historical roots, beginning in 1492. In some parts of the country, Native women experience rates of murder ten times higher than the national average. Rates of violence spike with the introducti... Read more

The Hottest Places in Portland

Airs at: Mon, 07/10/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
On June 28, 2021, Portland State Geography Professor Vivek Shandas drove around Portland on this hottest day ever recorded in the city, measuring the temperatures of the pavement in various neighborhoods around town. And what he found was a dramatic discrepancy between the ... Read more

Meditation Interventions to Rewire the Brain

Airs at: Sun, 07/09/2023 at 8:30am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Pathways
Psychologist Jeff Tarrant is board certified in neurofeedback. Dr. Tarrant is the founder and Director of the NeuroMeditation Institute in Eugene, OR, as well as Chief Science Officer for Healium, XR, creating biometrically controlled virtual reality experiences. Jeff speci... Read more