The Abe and Joe Talk Radio Show

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.

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KBOO Stream 1

Program status:

Retired

Trans-Pacific Partnership

Airs at: Tue, 02/17/2015 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: The Abe and Joe Talk Radio Show

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Members of Congress will soon be asked to vote on fast track legislation that would enable trade deals, like the secretive 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), to be rushed through Congress, circumventing ordinary review, amendment and debate procedures. Fast track wo... Read more

Guns, butter, and the Winter Membership Drive

Airs at: Tue, 02/10/2015 at 8:30am - 9:00am

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The U.S. will spend roughly $600 billion on its military this year. In a saner world, what could we do with that kind of money? Abe and Joe take your suggestions. Plus -- it's KBOO's Winter Membership Drive! Read more

Everything That's Wrong with the Trans-Pacific Partnership

Airs at: Tue, 02/03/2015 at 8:00am - 9:00am

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Host Joe Uris talks about everything that is wrong about the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP. the 12-nation trade deal that Robert Reich says is "a disaster in the making." Call in at 503 231-8187. Read more

Portland's Plans to Decommission Water Storage at Mt Tabor

Airs at: Tue, 01/27/2015 at 8:00am - 9:00am

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Joe Uris hosts a discussion of the City of Portland's plans to decommission the water storage units at the Mt Tabor Reservoir. He asks several questions. Where is the process for citizen input on this? Where will water be stored? Will the closed units proposed for storage tra... Read more

A More Perfect Union

Airs at: Tue, 01/20/2015 at 8:00am - 9:00am

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Our system of government is clearly broken. Almost entirely, it represents only the narrow interests of its donors. Nothing of import can be accomplished which truly threatens the prerogatives of the ruling class. It is largely unresponsive to the concerns of everyday peopl... Read more

Charlie Hebdo

Airs at: Tue, 01/13/2015 at 8:00am - 9:00am

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At first blush, the attack on a French satirical magazine appears to be a thin-skinned retaliation by reactionary fundamentalists. But is there something else going on? Abe and Joe dig into the Charlie Hebdo massacre and take a quick swing through the history of Islam. Read more