Current Programs - News

 

Alternative Radio

Sundays at 7:00 am
Information, analyses and views that are often ignored or distorted in other media.

Alternative Radio is dedicated to the founding principles of public broadcasting, which urge that programming serve as "a forum for controversy and debate," be diverse and "provide a voice for groups that may otherwise be unheard."

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America's Disappeared

Mondays at 6:30 pm
The first Monday of each month, our local program, America's Disappeared, looks at the justice and criminal punishment system in America and its effect on human lives.

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Local program, produced in the KSER News Department.

Between The Lines

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Thursdays at 6:30 pm
A voice for individuals and progressive organizations often ignored or marginalized by the mainstream media.

Between The Lines provides dissenting views on the status quo, reporting on issues that matter, including skyrocketing energy prices and oil company profiteering, the growing debt crisis, religious extremism, the drive for American empire and the failing U.S. healthcare system.

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Bioneers

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Tuesdays at 6:00 pm
Cutting edge solutions to major environmental challenges and crises.

Bioneers highlights cutting edge solutions to major environmental challenges and crises, along with broader social approaches for ecological and cultural restoration. By providing a forum for connecting the environment, health, social justice and spirit within a broad progressive framework, Bioneers encompasses biodiversity, cultural diversity, community economics, and spirituality.

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Community Life

Mondays at 6:00 pm
Conversations with community leaders and individuals making a difference.

Mary Ellen Wood talks with people who are working to make our community a better place in which to live. They may work individually, as part of an organized group or an ad hoc committee, but they all want the same thing: a better place for everyone.

CounterSpin

Thursdays at 6:00 pm
CounterSpin brings you the news behind the headlines.

CounterSpin provides a critical examination of the major stories every week, and exposes what corporate media might have missed in their own coverage. CounterSpin highlights censored stories and exposes biased and inaccurate coverage, while examining the power of corporate influence and sexism, racism and homophobia in the news.

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Democracy Now!

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays at 5:00 am
A daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González.

Our reporting includes breaking daily news headlines and in-depth interviews with people on the front lines of the world’s most pressing issues. On Democracy Now!, you’ll hear a diversity of voices speaking for themselves, providing a unique and sometimes provocative perspective on global events.

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Democracy Now! (R)

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays at 5:00 pm
A daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González.

Our reporting includes breaking daily news headlines and in-depth interviews with people on the front lines of the world’s most pressing issues. On Democracy Now!, you’ll hear a diversity of voices speaking for themselves, providing a unique and sometimes provocative perspective on global events.

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Democracy Now! (R)

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays at 7:00 am
Re-broadcast of 5:00 AM Democracy Now

Democracy Now!’s War and Peace Report provides our audience with access to people and perspectives rarely heard in the U.S.corporate-sponsored media, including independent and international journalists, ordinary people from around the world who are directly affected by U.S. foreign policy, grassroots leaders and peace activists, artists, academics and independent analysts.

Democracy Now! has won nearly every major broadcasting award available to a news program. Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, program’s hosts, are among the most respected journalists in the United States.

Law & Disorder

Wednesdays at 6:00 pm
Law and Disorder provides timely legal perspectives on issues concerning civil liberties.

Law and Disorder is a weekly, independent civil liberties radio program. Our guests are leading authorities in their fields from around the country, and sometimes internationally. They include authors, lawyers, activists, scholars, and advocates focusing on such areas as free speech, the environment, prisoners’ rights, workers’ rights, trends in privatization, and government and corporate accountability.

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Left, Right & Center

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Fridays at 6:00 pm
A weekly civilized yet provocative confrontation over politics, policy and pop culture.

Josh Barro, representing the Center, hosts a discussion of the week's news and issues with thought leaders on the Right and the Left, and expert guests.

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New Dimensions

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Sundays at 8:00 am
Conversations that expand the possibilities, both personal and cultural, towards a world that works for everyone.

New Dimensions explores the emerging possibilities for global transformation. Informed by an expanding awareness of the interconnectedness of all life, and the possibilities available through creative insights, innovative thinking, cross-cultural traditions and the human spirit, it is an original and powerful forum for innovative and inspiring voices, and views on a wide range of timely as well as timeless topics.

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Poets West

Mondays at 6:00 pm
Local poets reading their contemporary works, blended with music and an occasional interview.

J. Glenn Evans hosts this inspiring program of poetry, stories, music, and interviews with the leading poets of the Northwest. It’s a concise, breezy, thought-provoking presentation of one of the oldest spoken word traditions.  

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Sea Change Radio

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Tuesdays at 6:30 pm
An environmental interview program featuring guests whose work is advancing the environmental and sustainability movement.

Sea Change Radio is a nationally syndicated weekly radio show and podcast covering the shift to social, environmental, and economic sustainability. The program seeks out well-known luminaries in the environmental movement such as Bill McKibben, Stewart Brand, Van Jones and Louie Psihoyos, but also features less-known personalities making a difference through research, activism, community organizing, and responsible business practices.

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Sound Living - Healthy Edition

Thursdays at 4:00 pm
Naturopathic physicians take calls and answer your health questions.

Naturopathic physicians Drs. Kasra Pournadeali, Rebecca Dirks and Jennalyn McBride from the Northwest Center for Optimal Health in Marysville, Washington discuss how to maximize health and vitality using the best that Natural Medicine can offer. It’s a live call-in show every Thursday at 4pm and your questions are welcomed!

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Thom Hartmann

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays at 3:00 pm
Daily talk with America's #1 most important progressive host.

Like Democracy Now, the Thom Hartmann Program looks at the news and issues of the day from a progressive perspective. The show is all about returning to a people centered democracy.

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Thom Hartmann (R)

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays at 8:00 am
Daily talk with America's #1 most important progressive host.

(Repeat from prior afternoon)

Like Democracy Now, the Thom Hartmann Program looks at the news and issues of the day from a progressive perspective. The show is all about returning to a people centered democracy.

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Travel with Rick Steves

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Sundays at 9:00 am
Travel authority Rick Steves explores Europe on this weekly audio tour.

The Travel with Rick Steves radio show brings you a weekly, hour-long audio conversation featuring authors and experts talking with Rick about travel, cultures and people from around the world.

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