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In 2014, here in Portland, Peace in Schools launched the first for-credit high school mindfulness course in the nation. Five years later, eight schools have partnered with the program to establish mindfulness courses, and new courses are
Fix the Court was created to take the Supreme Court of the United States to task for its lack of accountability and transparency, and proposes reforms that include term limits and cameras in the court. Executive Director Gabe Roth, will disc
Oregon Walks is a nonprofit, membership-based advocacy organization dedicated to promoting walking and making the conditions for walking in Oregon safe, convenient and attractive. Host Carolyn Campbell speaks with several members of the
Humanity has been referred to as a "desert-making species," but by partnering with the beaver we could reverse that trend, according to Ben Goldfarb, author of Eager, The Surprising, Secret Lives of Beavers and Why They Matter, and Steven
Fungi have often gotten a bad rap or been neglected, but for Radical Mycologists the potential value in human/mushroom interactions are unlimited, and their investigations embrace mycology through science, art, philosophy, sociology, reli
The U.S. has less than 5% of the world’s population, but almost half the world's civilian-owned guns. We also have one of the highest rates of death by firearm in the developed world. Gun death rates in Oregon are even greater than the na
We live in a world of unprecedented change -- rising temperatures and extreme weather are becoming the norm, as are mass extinctions, resource depletions and record numbers of refugees and homeless. Outsized wealth disparities, fossil fue
Written for readers with no physics background, Paul Levy’s latest book, The Quantum Revelation is for those who have heard that quantum physics amazing but don’t quite understand how or why. Levy contemplates the deeper philosophical und
Members of Oregon Voices discuss their efforts to advocate for evidence-based approach to sexual offensesIn the U.S. there are 750,000 people on sexual offender registries, including nearly 30,000 in Oregon. Who gets labeled as a sex offend
Staying Human in the Digital AgeStephanie Potter welcomes author Andrew Keen to KBOO's Spring Membership Drive to discuss his book How To Fix The Future. Call in during the show to pledge your support and get a copy the book.Former In
Leslie Gregory has been working to bring attention to racism as a national, public health crisis. As the founder of the non-profit Right to Health US, she has challenged the Center for Disease Control to declare racism a public health threa
Portlanders for Parking Reform (PPR) is a grassroots advocacy group focused on implementing progressive parking policies to encourage more affordable housing, increase use of alternative transportation modes, and take action on climate ch
Drawing on oral histories and in-depth research, historian Ray Raphael of Humboldt County, CA, has written over 20 books based on real people telling their own stories. His early books dealt with topical and regional matters, including local
Language is Power - Lots of people talk about freedom of speech. But what if your speech is not the same language as the language spoken by the mainstream? In an important way, your freedom of speech is limited. People-Places-Things (P-P-T)
There's no arguing that human technology and energy use have a tremendous impact on our planet; and the problems we face, which include climate change and the risk of mass extinction, are daunting. What we end up doing is a clear reflecti
World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms, aka Willing Workers on Organic Farms, (or just plain WWOOF), is a worldwide movement that links volunteers with organic farmers and growers. The idea is to promote cultural and educational experie
Herbalist and wildcrafter Scott Kloos, is the author of the recently published Pacific Northwest Medicinal Plants: Identify, Harvest, and Use 120 Wild Herbs for Health and Wellness,The book combines two trends: foraging and natural medicine,
With their efforts to "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act, Trump and the Republicans may have jump-started the conversation on single payer health care by highlighting the need to simplify and expand access. In a recent Pew Resea
We humans pride ourselves on our singular intelligence and sensitivity, but each day brings new stories about the the intelligence and depth of feeling experienced by other animals. The Animals' Agenda makes a strong case that it is past
The concept of framing in politics was introduced over a decade ago by George Lakoff, but cognitive scientist Elisabeth Wehling feels that frames are still misunderstood and that much of her work "still consists of explaining what politic
Sky-rocketing rents are especially hard on the elderly many of whom rely on Section 8 housing vouchers and Social Security. Meanwhile, Trump's budget proposals are creating uncertainty for federal and local agencies. What strategies to ke
Offering to everyone, free of any conditions, an income that would provide for a basic living, is an idea that has been gaining momentum all over the world. Why is it being supported? How would it work? Where is it happening? Tune in to hea
What does industrial agriculture have to do with the air that we breathe? Plenty, according to author and environmentalist John Roulac. Stripping carbon from soil results in ocean acidification, which combined with runoff of aricultural pol
Why do we conserve and protect land and nature? -- to enjoy recreational benefits? for clean water and air? for the Rights of Nature? to stop extinctions? (Biologist EO Wilson says if 50% of the Earth were under protection, mass extincti
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