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KCIW News – Fourth Friday: June 23, 2023

Reality Check: Demystifying Climate Change Myths
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In this edition of Reality Check, host Lee Tuley talks with marine biologist and climate change activist Bill Gorham about the common myths and misconceptions around the climate crisis.
Links:
Skeptical Science (A website about understanding the science behind the myths trying to dispute climate change.)
Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth by Rachel Maddow (A website about the book.)
Host: Lee Tuley
Guest: Bill Gorham
Producers: Lee Tuley, Pye White
Recording Tech: Pye White
Sound Editor: Pye White
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Reality Check: Dealing with Change and Other Stressors
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In this edition of Reality Check, host Lee Tuley talks with Ann Schmierer of the Wild Rivers Land Trust about the process of adaptation to change and the stress that comes with it, through the lens of climate change. That’s this week on Reality Check on KCIW.
Website: Wild Rivers Land Trust
Telephone: 541-366-2130
Host: Lee Tuley
Guest: Ann Schmierer
Producers: Lee Tuley, Pye White
Recording Tech: Pye White
Sound Editor: Pye White
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Reality Check: The Rural Organizing Project
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This week on Reality Check, host Lee Tuley talks with Courtney Neubauer who represents the Rural Organizing Project. It’s a statewide organization that supports human dignity, the belief in equal worth of all people, the need for equal access to justice, and the right to self determination. That’s this week on Reality Check on KCIW.
Websites:
Rural Organizing Project
Rural Roots Rising
Email:
courtney@rop.org
office@rop.org
The book mentioned in the podcast:
Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope by Nick Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
Host: Lee Tuley
Guest: Courtney Neubauer
Producers: Lee Tuley, Pye White
Recording Tech: Pye White
Sound Editor: Pye White
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Music is from Minor Intrusions by Pye White, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic license.

Reality Check: A Report on Human Trafficking
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In this edition of Reality Check, Karen Helgesen and Carol Jorgensen are here to discuss Human Trafficking, including the Walk for Freedom, and that a major corridor of the trade passes right through Brookings. That’s this week on Reality Check on KCIW.
Websites:
A21
Shared Hope International
Phone numbers:
National Human Trafficking Hotline: 888-373-7888
Oregon Human Trafficking Hotline: 503-251-2479
Local National Center For Missing and Exploited Children: 800-843-5678
Host: Lee Tuley
Guests: Karen Helgesen and Carol Jorgensen
Producers: Lee Tuley, Pye White
Recording Tech: Pye White
Sound Editor: Pye White
The opinions expressed here are those of the individual participants. Curry Coast Community Radio takes no position on issues discussed in this program.
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KCIW News – Fourth Friday: January 24, 2020
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In this edition of Fourth Friday, hear KCIW reporter Dan Ford’s opinion piece on our current political situation from the perspective of an Economics and Political Science teacher. We cover the 4th Annual Brookings Women’s March, and Coach Ken helps you to prepare your body in case of a fall. Kathleen Dickson of OtterBee’s Market tells us about the best fresh and local foods, Karen Rossman Clark shares her experiences of hosting bicyclists through the website warmshowers.org, and contributor Vicky O’Hara teaches us all about the Polar Vortex.
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Reality Check: Civil Rights – A Brief History
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In this edition of Reality Check, Robert O’Sullivan, who participated in the civil rights era and even marched at Selma, recalls the period and the issues that are still relevant today. That’s this week on Reality Check on KCIW.
Website: Progressive Christianity
Host: Lee Tuley
Guest: Robert O’Sullivan
Producers: Lee Tuley, Pye White
Recording Tech: Pye White
Sound Editor: Pye White
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Ocean Mist Power Hour: Finding Opportunity in Crisis
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In this edition of the Ocean Mist Power Hour, host Misty Young reviews three strategies to potentially solve climate change and biodiversity loss with a Global Deal for Nature, how wealthy nations are seeking solutions at home for the growing crisis of plastic pollution, and a 21st century New Deal for Agriculture.
Host: Misty Young; Producer: Misty Young
The opinions expressed here are those of the individual participants. Curry Coast Community Radio takes no position on issues discussed in this program. The information provided is not intended to substitute for professional medical advice. Always seek the advice of your personal physician or other qualified health care professional before changing your healthcare treatment, diet, or lifestyle.
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Reality Check: Current Events At SWOCC
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In this edition of Reality Check, host Lee Tuley talks with Doug Bunn, the Executive Dean at Southwestern Oregon Community College, about all things SWOCC – programs, current events, and more – plus the state of education in America. That’s this week on Reality Check on KCIW.
Website:
www.socc.edu/curry
Host: Lee Tuley
Guest: Doug Bunn
Producers: Lee Tuley, Pye White
Recording Tech: Pye White
Sound Editor: Pye White
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Reality Check: Suicide Watch – An Update
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Gordon Clay, a local advocate for suicide prevention, speaks with Reality Check host Lee Tuley about the Healthy Teen program, the Suicide Awareness and Prevention Council, and other recent developments regarding the epidemic of child suicide. That’s this week on Reality Check on KCIW.
Resources and Info:
Oregon Healthy Teens Survey
Suicide Prevention Awareness Resource Council
Crisis Text Line – 741741
Host: Lee Tuley
Guest: Gordon Clay
Producers: Lee Tuley, Pye White
Recording Tech: Pye White
Sound Editor: Pye White
The opinions expressed here are those of the individual participants. Curry Coast Community Radio takes no position on issues discussed in this program.
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On this edition of KCIW’s News Magazine Show Fourth Friday, you’ll hear about good news in our community. Like how volunteers from the Community Garden at Timothy’s Episcopal Church are getting locally grown, organic produce to seniors, and how the Brookings-Harbor Food Bank is playing its part. KCIW’s Candice Michel talks to Food Bank Director Pam Winebarger about how the organization delivers more than just food. And the Wild Rivers Land Trust just got nearly $2 Million. What is the Wild Rivers Land Trust, and what are they going to do with all that money? We’ll tell you. Plus a bit of history behind the America’s Cup Sailboat Race. This year it takes place in Barcelona, Spain, but KCIW’s Doug Hanson says he’ll be watching and tells you why you might be interested in watching too.
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