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

The Abe and Joe Talk Radio Show on 03/11/14

Airs at: Tue, 03/11/2014 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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The Abe and Joe Talk Radio Show on 03/04/14

Airs at: Tue, 03/04/2014 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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It's Not OK to Be a Religious Bigot, Sorry

Airs at: Tue, 03/04/2014 at 8:00am
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Last week, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer vetoed a bill that would essentially have given business owners the right to, among other things, discriminate against LGBTQ people by refusing them service on religious grounds. Similar bills in Ohio and Mississippi were scrapped in t... Read more

Ukraine

Airs at: Tue, 02/25/2014 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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A dramatic weekend in Ukraine has led to the impeachment and ouster of the sitting prime minister, and an interim government has been installed in advance of a special election on May 25. Abe and Joe look at both Ukraine's troubled recent past and at its history of being sq... Read more

Monopoly Capitalism and the Winter Membership Drive

Airs at: Tue, 02/18/2014 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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Gigantic cable TV and Internet company Comcast is poised to become even more gigantic after setting up a deal to take over Time-Warner Cable. The result? Even less competition and less choice for consumers. Once upon a time, though, we used to take steps to prevent this sor... Read more

Winter Membership Drive 204

Airs at: Tue, 02/11/2014 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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On the heels of the Great Freeze-Out of 2014, Abe and Joe talk climate change. And it's KBOO's Winter Membership Drive! Give us your money and no one gets hurt. Read more

Keystone XL: Still a bad idea

Airs at: Tue, 02/04/2014 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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The State Department just signed off on the Keystone XL pipeline, clearing the way for President Obama to grant -- or refuse -- final approval for the massive project.  Abe and Joe review the many reasons why the project is a bad, bad idea, and what you can do to help convi... Read more

Portland Teachers' Contract Talks

Airs at: Tue, 01/28/2014 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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Contract negotiations continue between Portland Public Schools and the Portland Association of Teachers. Abe and Joe take a look at the latest proposals from each side, and discuss what a strike might mean for Portland. Read more

Disaster Capitalism Redux

Airs at: Tue, 01/21/2014 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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N.J. Gov. Chris Christie's administration, allegedly, shook down the mayor of Hoboken in exchange for Hurricane Sandy relief funds. It's the scandal du jour, to be sure, but it's also the latest iteration of the "shock doctrine" -- disaster capitalism. Abe and Joe look bac... Read more

Take the Oil Train

Airs at: Tue, 01/14/2014 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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There's oil in them thar Grear Plains, see, and the oilmen want to get it to port. They want to ship it by rail -- through Oregon to the Pacific. Problem is -- shipping oil by rail is fraught with accidents and, oddly, subject to very little oversight. Abe and Joe return to... Read more