Jul 30, 2021
The air we breathe, and how it affects our health. We're
talking about the connections between them this week.
First, clean air is an issue. Because of more than 80 western
wildfires burning now. And because of the memories of last year's
wildfire season lingering, when the Portland area, briefly held the
top spot with...
Jul 30, 2021
She grew up in Washington state, where she was a little girl who dreamed of learning, about the sun and other stars. Now Nicholeen Violle is a research astrophysicist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. This week, we talk to her about her views on science education. Plus, her research into explosions of radiation...
Jul 23, 2021
Oregon is the nation's focus once again. This time, it's because of the largest wildfire in the country. This week we're focusing on the intense efforts to contain the Bootleg Fire, involving thousands of firefighters from throughout the country, plus what caused it, and why its smoke is endangering the health of...
Jul 16, 2021
Oregon has the highest rate of youth homelessness in the country, and with it, hundreds of thousands of children and teenagers suffering from, or at risk of, hunger. Lydia Massad founded a charity called "Our Giving Table" that now provides meals to hundreds of at risk kids and families, through schools and the...
Jul 9, 2021
This is bound to be the summer of vaccines and variants, as the
world tries to recover from the pandemic. So I decided to check in
with some Oregon based experts, for their thoughts, and
predictions, about what comes next. And they're all saying, a lot
of it all hinges on those who have NOT gotten vaccinated......