Civil Liberties

Queery: Existence is Resistance

Airs at: Sat, 11/16/2024 at 10:00pm - Sun, 11/17/2024 at 12:00am
Produced for Queery
Emotions are volatile in this moment. Fear. Anger. Anxiety. Everything you feel is valid. While we don’t know what the future holds, we know we are stronger together. This month, we’re exploring queer protest songs. Read more

The Palestine Exception

Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
After years of right-wing assaults on higher education, attacks took a new form in 2023 and 2024 that has been described as the new McCarthyism. As students across the country organize protests against Israel’s war on Gaza, decades-long taboos in academia around criticism o... Read more

Unpacking November 5

Airs at: Thu, 11/07/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am
 What the hell just happened? The guests are Ani Haines and Teresa Mitchell. We’re unpacking the future. Read more

Protecting and Strengthening Our Democracy

Airs at: Mon, 11/04/2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for Locus Focus
In the next week or so we will find out whether or not the United States will remain a democracy. The suspense and stress cannot be more intense. But on the day before Election Day we will try to cut through the anxiety and focus on how we must protect and strengthen our de... Read more

Let’s Talk! Autism: “People not Believing In My Disabilities” (ft. Indigo Russel) [Part 2]

Airs at: Fri, 10/25/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Let's Talk!
Image caption: “I want to be able to do my things, that seem childish, that in reality are just things I do that don't really have an age to them, in my opinion.” - Indigo Russel, about talking to her mechanical bird. An AI generated image by freepik. Hosted By: Amanda Ant... Read more

Oregon Ranked Choice Voting

Airs at: Thu, 10/24/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Jennifer Parrish-Taylor of the Urban League of Portland talks about the ranked choice voting measure on the state ballot. Read more

Fentanyl Smuggling and the Failure of a Militarized War on Drugs

Airs at: Mon, 10/21/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Prison Pipeline
On this edition of Prison Pipeline: Fentanyl Smuggling and the Failure of a Militarized War on Drugs. The Washington Office on Latin America recently hosted a group of experts in a discussion entitled Responding Effectively to the Fentanyl Overdose Crisis: Evidence from th... Read more

Rose City Self Defense Recruiting Volunteer Instructors

Airs at: Thu, 10/10/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Our guests from Rose City Self Defense are Casey and Lisa, who are both volunteer self defense instructors, plus Program Director Sara Johnson talking about how you can be a volunteer instructor. Read more

National Disability Employment Awareness Month - NDEAM

Airs at: Fri, 10/04/2024 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for Let's Talk!
Find more episodes and other resources at our home website.  Read more

Let's Talk! about Accessible Elections with Carisa Bohus and Anne Verduin

Airs at: Fri, 09/27/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Let's Talk!
Carrie and Anne interview Carisa Bohus, an expert in accessible voting from the Multnomah County Elections Office, who discusses with the importance of voter participation and the support available for disabled and vulnerable populations, as well as here in Multnomah County... Read more