September 12  marks 14 years since the Israeli Defense Force carried out orders to evacuate all Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip.  This is known as the hitnatkut or the Gaza disengagement, and returned Gaza to the 1967 border lines.  in 2005 The plan

This episode is the first in our NIGHT SCHOOL segment where we will get a little more personal, raunchy and buzzed.  In this episode this funny, intimate and kind of informative episode you'll hear about OpenMic's background as well as my own and som

On August 22nd 1978, one of Kenya's founding fathers, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, passed away.Kenyatta was one of the leaders who liberated Kenya from British Rule. He was a political activist, who traveled to the U.K. to protest the mistreatment of the Kikuyu

TURN ON TUNE IN DROP OUT  on today's episode we're covering the HISTORY OF WOODSTOCK! Four unlikely fellas set off to raise money for a recording studio and ended up creating the most memorable three day concert in American History!!  we'll talk

Hello everyone! Today we're talkin about Nixon's FAILED attempt at welfare reform. Live and uncut from the KBOO studios in portland, OR-  we've got audio from the Nixon Foundation from policy makers from Nixon's administration! and groovy tunes from the a

 12 years ago today Lady Bird Johnson passes away in Texas at the age of 94. her family legacy and beautification project throughout the states is still felt long after her death. Tonight on POPULAR EDUCATION, author Betty Caroli will share her findi

I'm at the studio with MIc (@UrbanHumanbeing) talkingabout world refugee day. I’m hoping to shed light on the origins  of displacement (19th century on) and compare it with out current  international issues.. we’ll also revisit a part of my inte

In this episode we have local PDX activists Donovan Smith from Gentrification is WEIRD, Ibrahim Mubarak and Laquida Landford from Right 2 Survive in the studio to educate listeners about important upcoming projects, community meetings and updates about Ri

Jasmin White is an talented Opera singer living in Portland, OR.  In this episode Jasmin will give us a look into what it means to be an award winning 20-something year old indigenous-black female in the traditional world of Opera! Here are some links to

In this episode Mohamed share the story of his family members that are still suffering in Yemen as a result of the current warfare. Mohamed speaks about the efforts to help his immediate family and the displacement of many others in the process of finding