Keeping Kurrent

Collin Karg achieved success by creating successful manufacturing plants, the sale of a variety of products and services and then finally became a successful glass artist. His interview demonstrates the set of traits that are necessary for achieving his dreams. His gallery is located in Kechi, Kansas.

Americans need to examine our immigrant history so we can understand what has happened since the 2016 Presidential Election. Ronald "Smokey" Steves, actor, producer and activist decided that he needed to talk about "Nativism," the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants, in the context of 2016. He produced America, Immigrant Nation,...

Wayne Potter, host of Keeping Kurrent interviews Bob Jackson, biology teacher, city council member and one-time mayor of Kechi, Kansas, who is also a wood carver. Bob lives in a small town, Kechi Kansas. The town has about 2000 residents. Bob served as a city council member for a number of years and was elected as the Mayor. Currently, Bob is retired, and spends some of his time carving song birds...

Ray LaPietra grew up in a household filled with physical abuse, poverty, neglect and much adversity. Despite the meaness of these forces he strove to overcome them. He became highly successful. He is now a professional motivaltional public speaker, trained mediator and dispute resolution specialist having worked with the Judicial Office of the Kansas Suipreme Court and a business sucess coach and...

Women had a decisive role to play in the formation of the Industrial Workers of the world (IWW or Wobblies). Writers have often focused on key male figures ;however, Heather Mayer chose to focus on women, single women, families, and husband and wife Wobbly teams. They didn’t just focus on the suffrage movement but … “supported women in their fight for birth control, sexual emancipation and better...

Listen to Jackson Calhoun, high school student in Clackamas County Oregon. He speaks about his involvement in the Global Climate Strike held on September 20, 2019 in Portland, Oregon. He also speaks about his current involvement in the Sunrise Movement. Young people are making it clear that society must move from a carbon based, fossil fuel driven economy to a sustainable model that will create a...

Why is there a Buddhist monk living in Indiana? Bernard della Santina explains how he met and continues with his friendship with this Buddhist Tibetan monk, the 8th Arjia Rinpoche in California, the reincarnation of the Abbot of the Kumbum monastery. Then, you’ll hear Arjia Rinpoche describe his personal story about his early life and surviving Chinese rule over Tibet. Learn about his current pass...

: Interview of Reverend John Shuck, minister at Southminister Presbyterian Church in Beaverton, Oregon. He describes the basic views of his Progresive Christian Church and outlines the various ways that diverse religious views are incorporated into the church's worship and activities. Recently, Shuck joined a tour group in 2018 that joined the Iraq Arbaeen Pilgrimage. He gave preliminary details o...

Author Kristina McMorris describes what motivated her to write the novel, "Sold on a Monday;" how her past experiences and current research were used to write this compelling story about a woman who felt compelled to sell her two children. The plot has many twists amn turns including interesting and compelling characters.

Meet Rith Tilllman, a resident of Portland who originally grew up in Chicago. Wayne Potter, Host of Keeping Kurrent, asks Ruth about her involvement in a local AARP group lead her to attend classes at Oregon Health and Sciences University about the brain, her taking a number of art classes through AARP and the Geezer Gallery. Ruth created a collage that told about her mother, her mother's favorite...

This is a recording of a question and answer session with a member of the Mahmood Mosque in Haifa. You will get a unique insight into this particular type of Muslim. There is reason for Israeli's government leaders to like this particular group of Muslims. These Muslims support the Palestinian effort but they work peacefully to achieve that end.

A presentation by a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim group. This group cooperates with many religious groups to create peace and religious understanding. They were established in the 19th century in India. Their world headquarters are located in Haifa. They are permitted to practice in the City of Haifa, however, although there are Ahmadiyya members throughout Israel they are not permitted to establ...

White Hats On SC by Wayne Potter

This recording was made at the beginning of a 2017 tour of Israel. The tour was titled, “The Land of Israel: Past, Present and Future.” The tour was operated by an Israeli tour company for Road Scholar, an American company that operates international tours. The speak was Dr. Gabi Barkay, an Israeli archeologist, an external lecturer at an Israeli university who has frequently appeared on the Histo...

While in Israel I heard a member of the Kibbutz Asdot Ya’ako Ichod tell us about being a Kibbutz nick. My travel group, Road Scholar, heard him speak while we stayed at a hotel owned by the Kibbutz. The hotel, Nos Ginossar, is located beside the Sea of Galilee. This recording will provide listeners with some insight into the modern Israeli Kibbutz movement. The speaker is Yonatan (Johnathan) Alter...

This Ethiopian Jewish woman tells her amazing story about how she left Ethiopia in 1984, traveled to Sudan and then, with the help of the Israeli military was airlifted to Israel. She describes the challenges she faced in adjusting to Israeli society and how happy she is to be living in an Israeli settlement. She describes the extensive help that the government gave to her to help make these adjus...

Neighborhoods can change substantially over time. Portland, Oregon has its challenges as the City plans to absorb a growing population. One Portland community leader, John Liu, talks about how he is helping his neighborhood face the future housing needs. He talks about the plans to establish the Laurelhurst Historic District in Portland, Oregon. He describes the events that caused residents of the...

Meet Hannah Pick, a Holocaust survivor, friend of Anne Frank and the Frank family. This recording was made while she gave a presentation to an audience in Jerusalem, Israel in October 2017. She focuses on her life during the rise of the Nazis in Holland and after their defeat when she returned to Amsterdam to live with Mr. Otto Frank and then eventually moved to Israel. This is a touching, reveali...

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Eddie Garza is a master chef who promotes healthy eating using Vegan Mexican foods. He promotes Vegan recipes and healthy foods over television, as a consultant to school districts and through his cookbook, "Vegan Mexican Recipes Cookbook." His cookbook provides "150 mouth watering recipes from Tamales to Churros" You'll learn how his diet affected his own personal health in this interview with Wa...

Listen to Robin Cody explain how the three primary characters, Wade, Lorna and Jessie, in his novel “Ricochet River” work out their lives in the small, fictional logging town of Calamus, Oregon. Robin reveals how his early life in Estacada, Oregon shaped this story. Then he describes how a group within his community challenged the use of his book in local high schools. Find out how he coped with t...

What is the possibility that you might use the services of a Chinese Medical Practitioner? Someone who uses acupuncture, provides traditional Chinese herbal medicine or techniques to promote your health? Why do people turn to traditional Chinese medicine? Did you know that the practice of Chinese Medicine in the United States has continued to grow? The Business Insider reported in 2012 that the us...

Warren Aney and Alisha Hamel, Oregon National Guard historians, have written a history book that covers 150 years of Oregon military history beginning with the Warrior Traditions: Prehistory to 1846 through the War on Terror 1992 to the present. The book is simply titled "Oregon Military." So few of we Americans serve in the armed forces that we need these committed military people to tell us what...

It’s often quite difficult to remember where crucial information about ourselves, our passwords, our bank account numbers, and our airline accounts information can be found, especially when you need it right now. When you need crucial information, you could find yourself spending hours looking it. If you have passed on, your family and relatives may not know where to find that crucial information....