They're a symbol of freedom and their protection is mandated by federal law--but America's wild horses are being cruelly mismanaged by the very government agency charged with making sure they are safe. On this edition of Voices For The Animals, Michele Coppola talks with...Bởi KBOO Community Radio

I had the great pleasure of interviewing writer Cai Emmons five times for KBOO before she ended her life in January 2023 through Oregon’s Death With Dignity program.Cai was diagnosed with bulbar onset ALS in early 2021, at the age of 70. It’s a debilitating disease, which...Bởi KBOO Community Radio

On today's show, we welcome Sidney Morrison, author of Frederick Douglass: A Novel from Portland’s Hawthorne Books. Sidney’s book is a fictionalized account of the life of Frederick Douglass, a former slave who became instrumental in ending slavery in the U.S., and who many...Bởi KBOO Community Radio

This month the students are on summer break and we're airing a great episode from a previous era of the show.Takahiro Yamamoto is a multi-talented artist and performer working in a variety of forms. He is based in Portland, OR. https://www.takahiroyamamoto.com/Bởi KBOO Community Radio

This week on Century of Lies: Stigma.Since 2015, the Stigma Indicators Monitoring Project at the University of New South Wales has documented the expression and experiences of stigma and discrimination towards people affected by blood borne viruses and sexually transmitte...Bởi KBOO Community Radio

Tonight's commentary: Trump's Criminal Enterprise on display at the Republican National ConventionBởi KBOO Community Radio

In many workplace situations, the issue chooses you. Management is doing something awful and you feel the need to stop it: too much ovetime, an unfair rule, discrimination. But maybe there are so many problems where you work, you hardly know where to begin. You're angry ...Bởi KBOO Community Radio

Adam Carpinelli interviews Martin Lockett from the organization Lines for Life. Lines for Life is Oregon’s home for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline providing help and hope to individuals and communities through mental health and substance abuse prevention programs and cr...Bởi KBOO Community Radio

Ellen David Friedman, retired union organizer and Labor Notes board member, walks us through the steps. From heartbreak to anger to talking with co-workers to confronting your leaders to forming a rank-and-file caucus. Based on this article in Labor Notes... https://labo...Bởi KBOO Community Radio

For thousands of years Native peoples made their homes in the Mississippi watershed, that spans nearly half of what is now the United States. They respected the “great river” and lived peaceably alongside it. But when European settlers arrived they upended Native lives and ...Bởi KBOO Community Radio