Science/Technology

CD-1498

Airs at: Fri, 09/28/2007 at 12:00pm
"The Stuff of Thought: Language As a Window Into Human Nature" is a 2007 book by experimental psychologist Steven Pinker. In the book Pinker "analyzes how our words relate to thoughts and to the world around us and reveals what this tells us about ourselves". CD-1498 Read more

Leuren Moret

Leuren Moret, a scientist, researcher and journalist in California. She talks to Dave Mazza about landmines. http://www.leurenmoret.info/ CD-1489 Read more

Labor Radio on 11/16/20 - The Gig-Economy is Crushing Workers

Airs at: Mon, 11/16/2020 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
  The Success of Prop 22 Spells Disaster for Worker Protections Hosts Michael Cathcart & Eliott Gilliland examine the unprecedented corporate misinformation campaign that led California voters to approve the landmark anti-worker ballot measure, Proposition 22. They also di... Read more

The Gap: Epistemology of voter fraud and Parler's pitfalls

Airs at: Fri, 11/13/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  The Gap
  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea discuss the impossibility of proving a negative and the new-ish social media platform aimed at free speech, 'Parler.' We discuss how, when it comes to voter fraud, it needs to be proven that it exists, not that it doesn't exis... Read more

Local Folks Podcast Season 4: Episode 3

Airs at: Sun, 11/01/2020 at 5:00pm - Fri, 12/31/2021 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Local Folks
Howdy folks. You know, I enjoyed being the guest host of Local Folks Podcast last month so much, I just had to muscle old Bob aside one more time. This here election is just about over – cain’t say I’m sorry to see it end – and I’m hoping it is the dawn of a new day. I got ... Read more

Persephone Rising: A Global Sonic Retelling of the Underworld Myth

Airs at: Sat, 10/31/2020 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Threshold Shift
  "Starry Wheels" artwork used by permission of the artist, alumni audio contributor and Portland-based local, Peter Nevins. [Show Transcript] Hello and welcome back to Threshold Shift, where we give the mic to nature and amplify earth, on KBOO 90.7 FM Portland, 91.9 FM H... Read more

Returning from the Underworld

Produced for:  Threshold Shift
  Threshold Shift's Blue Moon Halloween Episode-A Sonic Retelling of the Persephone Myth For those that want to set the spooky mood early this Halloween, come join us at Threshold Shift from 12-3am Saturday, October 31st. We'll be journeying through the Underworld with Pe... Read more

Portland's police organizations systematically dump hazardous waste on city streets; an interview with Dr. Juniper Simonis on the effects

Airs at: Wed, 10/07/2020 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  Over the past four plus months, police organizations in Portland have been literally pouring hazardous waste into the city through tear gas, pepperballs, and other toxic munitions. KBOO's Nat Moon sat down with friendly expert, Dr. Juniper Simonis, to try to get a grasp... Read more

Air Quality

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick interviews Linda George, a professor in the department of Environmental Science and Management at Portland State University. Linda George studies air pollution in the Portland area and has contributed much of her work to environmental justice initiatives in Por... Read more

Dr. Juniper Simonis on the haphazard, sweeping use of chemical weapons and munitions by local and federal police at Portland protests

Airs at: Thu, 08/27/2020 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  "Ted Wheeler and Chad Wolf think Black lives are so unimportant that they're willing to use hazardous chemicals indiscriminately... And every day, people show up to say Black lives matter and they're willing to put their bodies on the line." Tear gas, rubber bullets, pe... Read more