Breast Friends
Sunday, March 14, 2010 - Receiving the prognosis, “You have breast cancer” is stunning enough for women. Breast Friends has one mission: helping women survive the trauma of cancer .. one friend at a time.
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Waiting for the Big One
Sunday, March 7, 2010 - New research on the subduction zone off Oregon's coast in the wake of the massive earthquakes in Chile and Haiti. What we can expect from such quakes and how to prepare for them.
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Bill Gates & Peter Schoonmaker
Sunday, February 28, 2010 - Participants are Microsoft founder and CEO Bill Gates and Illahee President Peter Schoonmaker regarding Gate’s appeal at last week’s Technology, Entertainment and Design Conference to drastically reduce CO2 emissions in the next 40 years.
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Why it makes sense to Keep Portland Weird
Sunday, February 21, 2010 - Mike Turner looks into why keeping "Portland Weird" makes economic sense.
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Portland's 2030 Bike Plan
Sunday, February 15, 2010 - Mike Turner covers the City of Portland's 2030 Bike Plan. On this show are Mayor Sam Adams, City of Portland’s Bike Coordinator Roger Geller and Bicycle Transportation Alliance Advocate and Educator Michelle Poyourow.
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The Autobiography of an Execution
Sunday, February 7, 2010 - Mike Turner talks to appellate lawyer David R. Dow.
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David Bragdon
Sunday, January 31, 2010 - Speaking Freely features Metro President Dave Bragdon talking about job creation and the business environment in the wake of Measures 66 and 67.
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Measures 66 and 67
Sunday, January 24, 2010 - Speaking Freely features Measures 66 and 67, the income tax and business tax proposals that were approved by the Oregon Legislature in 09.
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Fish and Byrd
Sunday, January 17, 2010 - Two Portlands. In two very different jobs.Both share enthusiasm and passion for what they do and contribute to our community.
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Portland Teachers Without Contracts
Sunday, December 27, 2009 - Portland Association of Teachers President Rebecca Levison talks about the reasons Portland teachers are still working without a contract.
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Meet KINK.fm's new owner
Thursday, December 24, 2009 - LARRY WILSON, the CEO of Alpha Broadcasting and the new owner of Kink.fm is our guest on Speaking Freely.
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The Season of Giving
Sunday, December 20, 2009 - It is the season of giving, and Speaking Freely features three people who embody the message of “pay it forward.”
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Senator Ron Wyden & Dr. Martin Bassett
Sunday, December 13, 2009 - Today’s Speaking Freely features Senator Ron Wyden talking with Sheila about the new healthcare reform bill and its impact on Oregon businesses. Later, Dr. Martin Bassett from Salem Hospital delivers staggering new numbers regarding the number of people...
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Portland Non-Profits
Sunday, December 6, 2009 - Speaking Freely features the work of several Portland non-profits.
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Clean Waterways, Happy Holidays
Sunday, November 29, 2009 - WE catch up with The Freshwater Trust's managing director, Alan Horton and Running with Scissors brilliant memoirist Augusten Burroughs.
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Saving Kyoto/The Art of Happiness
Sunday, November 22, 2009 - We feature an "Al Gore followup" on the climate, and follow up on the Dalai Lama's latest book.
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Peter Ames Carlin on Sir Paul
Sunday, November 8, 2009 - Oregonian columnist and biographer, Peter Ames Carlin tackles the biggest name in rock music in his latest work, “Paul McCartney: A Life. “
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Principal for a Day
Sunday, November 1, 2009 - This past week, Sheila participated in PPS “Principal for a Day” program.
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Powell's CEO and Visionary
(Sunday, October 25, 2009) - Michael Powell, the name behind the iconic Powell’s bookstore, Is our guest on Speaking Freely.
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Three Views from the Couch
Sunday, October 19, 2009 - Three different writers/thinkers. The craft of writing, the craft of ruling your world from the couch, and leading a carbon-neutral life.
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OHSU's Dr. Brian Druker
Tuesday, October 6, 2009 - Dr. Brian Druker joins Sheila to talk about “The End of Cancer.”
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China's 60th/Eating Locally
Sunday, October 4, 2009 - Speaking Free takes a closer look at China’s 60th anniversary of communism and we also discover who your farmer is.
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Suzanne Jauchius
Sunday, September 20, 2009 - Jauchius talks about her psychic ability and how it has helped law enforcement agencies, individual clients.
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Governor John Kitzhaber
Sunday September 13, 2009 - We invited Governor John Kitzhaber into our studios to talk about his 2010 run, healthcare reform, and Oregon’s “Green economy.”
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Leadership Lessons & Longevity
Sunday, August 30, 2009 - Interviews with General Tony Zinni, Leading the Charge, Leadership Lessons from the battlefield to the boardroom and Dr. Laura Carstensen, director of the Stanford Center of Longevity, about what works and what doesn’t to ensure a long, healthy life.
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Interview: The Body Toxic
Sunday, August 23, 2009 - Investigative reporter Nena Baker is our guest on Speaking Freely. She’s the author of The Body Toxic: How the Hazardous Chemistry of Everyday things threatens our health and well-being.
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Dan Balz Interview
Sunday, August 16, 2009 - Interview with the author of "The Battle for America 2008: The Story of an Extraordinary Election".
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Janna Mock Lopez Interview
Sunday, August 9, 2009 - An interview with Goodness Magazine publisher Janna Mock Lopez on the sense of hopefullness her magazine tries to create for its readers.
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Blackwater and the Business of War
Sunday, August 2, 2009 - Blackwater is known as the world’s biggest private military contractor. Scandal eurpted early in the Iraq War.
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WomenStrength
Sunday July 26, 2009 - The Portland Police Burea’s WomenStrength program is celebrating 30 years of teaching free self-defense to women of Portland
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Stepcoupling
Sunday July 12, 2009 - If you are in a blended family, Stepcoupling is the book you should be reading.
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David Carr Interview
Sunday, July 5, 2009 - Speaking Freely features New York Times bestselling author David Carr, “The Night of the Gun”. A reporter investigates the darkest story of his life. His own.
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Mystery Writers!
Sunday, June 21, 2009 - Mystery lovers: Dean Koooontz is in the house!
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Power of Premonitions
Sunday June 14, 2009 - Some arrive as dramatic, vibrantly detailed dreams. Others sneak in as vague, gnawing gut feelings.
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Scholarship Survival Guide
Sunday, June 7, 2009 - Scholarship coach Ben Kaplan with your summer scholarship survival plan. Also Dr. David Schnarchon how to put the passion back in your life!
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Breakfast w/ Kelly Corrigan
Sunday, May 31, 2009 - Kelly Corrigan, like a lot of moms we know, was juggling a very busy life when she got the diagnosis that changed everything. Breast cancer-stage three, six months of chemo, losing her hair, her breasts, battling for her life.
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How to Win a Cosmic War
Sunday, May 24, 2009 - Sheila interviews Reza Aslan, professor of Islamic studies at Iowa university and author of “How to win a Cosmic War.”
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Nonverbal Solutions
Sunday, May 17, 2009 - Words are important, but everything else that happens, including a pause, is critical to effectiveness at work, and play.
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Freshwater Trust Interview
Sunday, May 10, 2009 - Sheila interviews Alan Horton, Manager Director of Freshwater Trust.
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Michio Kaku, an explanation of everything
Sunday, April 26, 2009 - In this latest effort to popularize the sciences, City University of New York professor and media star Kaku (Hyperspace) ponders topics that many people regard as impossible, ranging from psychokinesis and telepathy to time travel and teleportation.
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Violence Against Women
April 19, 2009 - Speaking Freely this week tackles the increasing problem of violence against women in our community with the executive director of the Women’s Hotline and Share, a non-profit devoted to increasing awareness of sexual assault.
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On Being Vegan, and a Dreamer
Sunday, April 12, 2009 - We speak with author Jeffrey Masson about the politics of veganism, and with Oscar nominated animator, Bill Plympton on the value of dreaming your art.
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Grant McComie and Zoe Heller
Sunday April 5, 2009 - Oregonian outdoor reporter Grant McComie and UK based writer Zoe Heller.
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Storm Large is Crazy Enough
Friday, March 27, 2009 - Storm Large brings her hilarious, raunchy, brilliant and provocative story to the stage in “Crazy Enough.”
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Rally & March for Peace and Justice
Friday, March 20, 2009 - Veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are having a tough time adjusting to civilian life in the midst of a recession.
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Charming, Disarming Lemony Snicket
Wednesday, Mrch 18, 2009- Daniel Handler is a handful, as an interview, and as the eccentric, brilliant children’s author , and creator of “Lemony Snicket.”
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JOIN
Sunday, March 15, 2009 - Marc Jolin, Executive Director of Join, a nonprofit organization that supports the efforts of homeless individuals and families to get off the streets and into permanent housing.
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Stop Dieting, Start Eating
Friday, February 20, 2009 - If we are all on a diet, then why aren't we thin?
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The Secrets of Mona Lisa
Monday, February 9, 2009 - This exhibition moves beyond machine inventions, incorporating an amazing display of the images by French Scientific Engineer Pascal Cotte and his startling 25 revelations on the Mona Lisa.
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Sam Adams: New steps in the investigation
Tuesday, February 3, 2009 - Nigel Jaquiss, the Willamette Week Reporter who won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporter, has, for the second time, broken a story about a Portland elected official abusing his power.
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Mark Bittman
Sunday, January 25, 2009- How Mark Bittman saved the world and lost his belly.
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Oregon's Uninsured Children
Sunday, January 18, 2009 - In this interview , Dr. Jim Reuller of Wallace Medical concern talks about the number of employed families who are coming in for non-profit medical care because they’ve lost insurance at their jobs, or can’t afford insurance on their owns.
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