Recovery Zone

Hosted by: 
Stephanie Potter
Produced by: 
KBOO
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Recovery Zone has retired. It previously played on KBOO every 4th Wednesday of each month, from 11:00 am to 11:30 am.

 Healing Our World

Everywhere we look we see a world in trouble--environmental degradation; war, torture and militarism; corporate greed, poverty and economic injustice;  a negligent media--and all of it intertwined.  Yet there are also people dedicated to solving these problems--working on them from every possible angle.  They are part of a leaderless, bottom up, grass roots social movement manifesting itself in a myriad of ways. Paul Hawken describes this movement as humanity's "immune response"  to the sickness that pervades our world -- "social antibodies attaching themselves to the pathologies of power."  The Recovery Zone gives voice to these healers. Tune in or check it out in the KBOO archives.

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Retired

Karen Foster-"No Way Baby! Exploring, Understanding and Defending the Decision NOT to Have Children"

Airs at: Wed, 02/26/2014 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Recovery Zone
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The vast majority of Americans follow the dictum to "grow up, get married, and have kids." But studies show increasing numbers are bucking the trend. As many as one-in-five American women ends her childbearing years without having borne a child, compared to one-in-ten in th... Read more

Talking Climate Change with Family & Friends (even those skeptics!)

Airs at: Wed, 01/22/2014 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Recovery Zone
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Rapid ice melt and extreme weather events are on the rise. Climate change is matching or exceeding experts' worst projections. Taking action, however, is still a low priority for most Americans. The topic rarely comes up in conversation with friends or family, although poll... Read more

Sunday Assembly for Nonbelievers: "A Church Without the 'God-bits'"

Airs at: Wed, 12/25/2013 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Recovery Zone
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Will Portland soon have a church for its nonbelievers? The brain child of Sanderson Jones and Pippa Evans, two U.K. comedians, Sunday Assemblies have been started in Britain and now the United States. Ron Handy, Korin Leman and Jenna Padbury are supporting the creation of a... Read more

Could changing our behavior around food transform our world?: Will Tuttle on "The World Peace Diet"

Airs at: Wed, 11/27/2013 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Recovery Zone
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What sort of revolution would decrease use of fossil fuels, improve wildlife habitat,  promote healthier oceans, increase food crops for the world's poorest, reduce pollution, and benefit personal health.  How could this shift help re-connect us with our innate compassion, ... Read more

Gar Alperovitz: "What Then Must We Do? Straight Talk about the Next American Revolution"

Airs at: Wed, 10/23/2013 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
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The dominance of corporate capitalism and the influence of money on politics have led to growing inequality, erosion of civil liberties, inadequate health care, environmental decline and the list goes on. Can traditional reform politics address these problems or is the syst... Read more

Recovery Zone on 09/25/13

Airs at: Wed, 09/25/2013 at 11:00am - 11:30am
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Recovery Zone on 08/28/13

Airs at: Wed, 08/28/2013 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
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Stephanie Potter interviews Amy Korst, author of The Zero-Waste Lifestyle: Live Well by Throwing Away Less, and creator of www.GreenGarbageProject.com. Amy and her husband launched the Green Garbage Project to see if they could live trash-free for an entire year, and they m... Read more

Recovery Zone on 07/24/13

Airs at: Wed, 07/24/2013 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
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This graph from the World Meteorological Association shows the last 3 decades were the hottest on record--each hotter than the last. Our fossil fuel addiction could fry us. Meanwhile big coal, oil and gas have plans to transform the Pacific Northwest into a fossil fuel corr... Read more

Recovery Zone on 06/26/13

Airs at: Wed, 06/26/2013 at 11:00am - 11:30am
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Does a rosebush know when you stand next to it?  Can an oak tree see a sunset?  What does a poplar smell? How does a tomato plant know down from up?  Join host Stephanie Potter and Daniel Chamovitz author of What a Plant Knows, A Field Guide to the Senses. "After reading th... Read more

Recovery Zone on 05/22/13

Airs at: Wed, 05/22/2013 at 11:00am - 11:30am
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Morbid or life-affirming? Last month Holly Pruett initiated Portland's first-ever Death Cafe. Modeled on similar gatherings taking place in Europe, participants were encouraged to talk freely about life, death and dying while sipping tea and enjoying delicious treats at the... Read more