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Hope Jahren on her memoir "Lab Girl"

Airs at: Thu, 09/08/2016 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
  Host Kathleen Stephenson speaks with Hope Jahren about Lab Girl, her debut memoir of a woman in science. It is also a portrait of a longtime friendship and a fresh look at plants and the natural world   Acclaimed scientist Hope Jahren has built three laboratories in whic... Read more

A Radio Geekly - PREMIERE EPISODE!

Airs at: Fri, 08/19/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  A Radio Geekly
"An hour-long insight into the realm of geekdom!" A Radio Geekly is a collective, consisting of geeks from all perspectives, who have joined together to discuss “all things geek”. Everything from: comic books, tv shows, movies, fandoms, gaming and more, these geeks will ha... Read more

Special Report: Presbyterian Assembly Meets in Portland

Airs at: Sat, 06/25/2016 at 12:00am
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Dreamer Julio Molina on Current Immigration Issues and Karl Grossman on the Solar Powered Space Capsule

Airs at: Thu, 06/30/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Today on Flashpoints Dreamer Julio Molina speaks out about Obama's immigration program and the Supreme Court decision on immigration and anti-nuclear activist Karl Grossman discusses the first solar powered space capsule headed for Jupiter. Read more

Special program in Depth

Airs at: Mon, 06/20/2016 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
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The Old Mole Variety Hour for June 6, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 06/06/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker hosts this episode, which features music by Charlie Musselwhite and segments on global trade, psychological survival in the occupied territories, and debates about how to teach about climate change.   Bill Resnick interviews Lori Wallach of Global Trade Watch ab... Read more

Changing Climate Curriculum

Airs at: Mon, 06/06/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Denise Morris and Bill Resnick discuss the Portland Public School District's recent decision to eliminate text books that present climate change denial as a legitimate scientific viewpoint. They refer to Bill Bigelow's recent article about the school board's decision. ... Read more

Stephen Bezruchka on In Sickness & in Wealth

Airs at: Tue, 06/07/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  Stephen Bezruchka is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Global Health at the University of Washington. He worked for many years as an emergency physician in Seattle. His particular areas of research are population health and societal hierarchy. He has spent over 10 yea... Read more

Naomi Ceder on Trans*Code and PyCon

Airs at: Tue, 06/07/2016 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
What's with the continued sexism in the tech industry? How is the Python community working to be inclusive, transpositive and challenging sexism and transphobia? Naomi Ceder of Trans*Code stopped by the KBOO studios during last week's PyCon in Portland to share her thoughts... Read more

Dacher Keltner on "The Power Paradox: How We Gain and Lose Influence" and Douglas Tsoi on First Annual PUGSfest, a Festival of Ideas

Airs at: Fri, 06/03/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  Host Kathleen Stephenson speaks with Dacher Keltner, professor of psychology at University of California, Berkeley, where he directs the Berkeley Social Interaction Lab, about his new book, "The Power Paradox: How We Gain and Lose Influence. "  "It is much safer to be f... Read more