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Voices from the Community

One day, I’d like to hear your voice too!

4th Thursday at 12:00 pm

Voices from the Community

About The Show

I have never learned more about the world than by producing Voices from Our Community. Voices is a collection of stories about people from, and events in the Vancouver/Portland area. These stories will live with me for a very long time.

I joined the KXRW team near the beginning, well before we started broadcasting. After I helped move our 700 pound transmitter cabinet into place I knew that while the tower climber was installing our antenna and our first broadcast date grew near I had better come up with a name for my show. All the other pieces were already in place from years of research and writing and living in the Northwest.

My goal with Voices From Our Community is to help people share their story, inspire people to take action and to speak truth to power.

Bio

Host

Mike learned to drive during the gas crisis, the evening news was occupied with momentous and compelling stories, the Viet Nam War and the impeachment of Richard Nixon. Those events were formative in Mike’s career choice in carpentry, energy efficiency and building science.

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Our Revolution – Voices from Our Community – 11-26-2020

The recent election shows how hard the corporate backed right wing works to maintain their death grip on our democracy and how hard we must work to take it back. The historic elections of 2020 are only a crack in the dam that has held back equal rights, equal opportunity and equal justice for all people of all colors. Historian Dr Jeff Crane discusses with Mike Selig about our political history and how recent events fit into our big historic picture. In addition to Jeff's vast background in American history, Jeff has a passion for Community Supported Agriculture which has been ...
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An Interview with Investigative Reporter Greg Palast – Voices From The Community

How Trump Stole 2020 (book) An Interview with Investigative Reporter Greg Palast Click on the play button below If you're undecided as to whether or not you'll vote in this years election, you won't be after listening to Greg Palast share what's being done to steal the 2020 election. The only thing you can do to fight back is follow Greg's advice and vote! After listening to the tales of the many campaigns of one of our countries most intrepid investigative reporters, go to the website IWILLVOTE.COM to see if you're registered to vote, if you're not, register now before ...
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The Battle Against Planned Obsolescence

Many of the conspiracy stories of our time turn out not to be true. That is not the case with what manufacturers have done to purposely shorten the life of our products since the early 1900's. Planned obsolescence costs consumers in many ways, including their pocket book ...
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Voices from the Community 2/27/20

BRIDGING THE BORDER Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson discusses his lawsuit against Motel 6, for releasing guest lists to ICE without warrants or probable cause. The show begins with an update by Enedis Flores, whose husband, Ramon, was detained and deported at one of the Motel 6 locations in 2017. He now lives in Tijuana. Enedis and her children relocated from Hazel Dell (Vancouver area) to Southern California, so they could be close to him. The program was recorded at Bridging the Border: A community Forum, produced by The Columbian, with support by the Pulitzer Center ...
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Voices from the Community 2/27/20 (updated version)

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