Hanging with the Oregon Homies

Hi all, Oscar and Franki discuss the latest ruling by the SCOTUS that legitimiazed racial profiling, Charlie Kirk was killed and now he's a great guy, and other outrageous stuff that happened.

Oscar and Franki continue their interview with KYAQ's new Board President, Brian Behouth, and talk about his vision for KYAQ, his history as a journalist, and other topics!

In Part 1 of a two part interview, Oscar and Franki introduce KYAQ's new board president, Brian Bahouth. Some of you may recognize his name, as he's a professional journalist and is writing about all things Lincoln Co. You can read his stories on KYAQ.org.

Franki and Oscar interview Kate Sinkins, Lincoln City Immigration Attorney in this second part of the interview.

Oscar and I interview Kate Sinkins and we discuss our rights as protestors, immigrant rights, and what we can all do to help our community members. 2 part interview, this is Part 1.

In this episode, Oscar and Franki interview Dr. Marshall Mease Roache, Oregon Coast Community College's new President and Vice Pres. Dave Price about their future plans for the college, challenges facing the college and other topics!

Part 2 interview with Valerie White, presenter for the 3 part Series, The People and the Public. In part 2, Oscar and Franki continue last week's interview about her presentation on the Hidden History of Black Folk in Oregon and in Lincoln Co.

In this 2 part interview (this is part 1), Oscar and Franki interview Valerie White, who presented on Black folk in Lincoln Co., and in Oregon.

In this episode, Franki and Oscar read a statement by the American Association of Colleges and Universities, signed by over 200 officials, fighting back to the regime's efforts to control these institutions. And they share a statement by the University of Alabama's decision to have Trump give their commencement speech. The statement is by the UA Democrats organization.

Bill Dalbey, KYAQ Station Manager and News Reporter attended the April 19 protest in Newport, Oregon and compiled this brief nws story.

Oscar and Franki interview Dr. Virginia Gibbs, co-author of the book "Shattered Dreams: The story of a historic ICE raid in the words of the detainees." This book and interview discusses the raid of 2008 in Postville, Ohio and what Dr. Gibbs experienced talking with and assisting families affected by the raid.

In this episode, Bill Dalbey, a retired software engineer discusses DOGE's actions to have rewrite the code for the Social Security programs using AI in two months.

In this episode Franki and Oscar discuss the effects on Latino/MesoAmerican students if the Department of Ed is eliminated or greatly stunted.

Oscar and Franki read the famous poem from 1967, written by activist Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales. They discuss why this poem is relevant 58 years later. Corky wrote this poem at the beginning of the Chicano Civil Rights Movement and bears reading again.

Oscar and Franki discuss a few of the recent events happening in the US re: immigration and race, particularly the attacks on civil rights and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We end the program with good news about how Latinos are fighting back and we won't back down!

In this episode Oscar and I talk with a friend, Mick Malloy who's lived in Canada for over 40 years. We discuss his personal impressions about the mass deportations and border issues, and the biggest issues for Canadians with this new administion, particularly the economic impacts of tariffs.

This is the first program after the inauguration and Oscar and Franki discuss the executive orders signed in the first 3 days of the new administration and their effects on immigrants in the US and on the other side of the border.

In this last episode of 2024, Oscar and Franki share their resolutions for 2025 and their predictions for the new year.

The Oregon Homies read the hateful letter that so many in Oregon received this week before Christmas. They discuss their reactions to the letter and then move on to the holidays and what they mean in terms of peace, love, and hope.

In this first post-election post, Oscar and Franki discuss how to have hope. They offer ways to increase a sense of hope through action. Listen in to see what you can do to fight the power. Thanks to the movie Rouge One for the quote!

In this episode, Franki and Oscar interview Alex Llumiquinga director of Arcoiris Cultural about upcoming events and other topics of interest.

In this part 2 of Franki and Oscar's interview with Jan, we discuss policies that have negatively affected migrants seeking help from the US. Jan also discusses the various countries where the migrants are from, and they're not all mesoamericans.

Oscar and Franki interview Jan Rosenberg, a long time volunteer with various relief agencies helping migrants at the border. She came back home to Oregon a few months ago and shares her experiences there.

In this Part 2 of our interview with Ginger Gouveia, she talks about her visit to Israel and Palestine.

In Part one with Ginger Gouveia sharing about SERVAS. Ginger discusses what it is, how to join, and why you might want to be a member.