Culture/Arts

Radiozine on 06/04/08

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Radiozine

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Wed, 06/04/2008 - 10:00am - 11:00am

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Dave Mazza speaks with writer Russell Banks about his new non-fiction book, Dreaming Up America.

Host Dave Mazza speaks with Russell Banks, author of Cloudsplitter and The Sweet Hereafter about his new book work of nonfiction, Dreaming Up America, which is about the idea of American identity.

At 10:30 Marianne Barisonek interviews Retired Colonel Ann Wright, one of three U.S. State Department officials to publicly resign in direct
protest of the invasion of Iraq in March, 2003. She'll talk about her book Dissent, Voices of Conscience: Government Insiders Speak Out Against the War in Iraq.

Old Mole Variety Hour for May 26, 2008

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Old Mole Variety Hour

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Sun, 05/25/2008

Hosted by Laurie Mercier, this show features the music of Phil Ochs. We hear a conversation about Village Building Convergence, the movement to create community spaces in cities; a review of the Erol Morris documentary about the Abu Ghraib photos "Standard Operating Procedure;" a commentary about racism in the primaries; an interview about peace activists in Kalamazoo, Michigan; and a discussion of the life and music of Phil Ochs.

You can hear the whole show by clicking on the arrow on this page. Or hear individual pieces by clicking on their links below:

55:34 minutes (25.44 MB)

KBOO Youth - Sayla's Poetry

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Culture/Arts

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The Underground

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Tue, 05/27/2008

Sayla, KBOO Youth Collective Member, reads two of her original poems: Insanity, and The Story of My Life

3:58 minutes (3.63 MB)

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The Phil Ochs Story

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Culture/Arts

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Old Mole Variety Hour

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Sun, 05/25/2008

Throughout this show there are selections from songs by the late great Phil Ochs, born in 1940, and who died in 1976 still youthful but leaving an incredible legacy of music protesting war and promoting social justice. Bill Resnick talks about his life and music. Phil Och was witty, poetic, and a humanist and activist, with deep thoughtful lyrics and a haunting voice.

6:33 minutes (3 MB)

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Music by Youth: "Inside" by Anna

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Radiozine

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Mon, 04/28/2008

Anna's song was played at the Pulse of Portland Music Project radio show on April 29, 2008. Anna is a high school student studying music production at Renaissance Arts Academy. Anna wrote the song "Inside" to accompany a video she made. The video was shown at the E3 Oregon Small Schools Film Festival on May 13th at the Portland Art Museum!

2:55 minutes (2.68 MB)

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Pulse of Portland Music Project- Student Interview with J-Kronic

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Radiozine

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Mon, 04/28/2008

POPMP/KBOO Live Radio Show, April 29th, 2008

12:53 minutes (11.8 MB)

Dmae Roberts talks with Hand2Mouth Theatre and Wilsonville's Festival of Arts

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Stage and Studio

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Mon, 05/26/2008

Dmae Roberts talks with Theonie Gilmore of Wilsonville's Festival of Arts called "Art on the Town."

And in the second part of the show, Jonathan Walters, Artistic Director of Hand2Mouth Theatre and Polish artist Ida Bocin tells us about their collaboration "From a Dream To a Dream."

26:15 minutes (21.03 MB)

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Novelist Manil Suri

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Culture/Arts

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Between the Covers

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Mon, 05/26/2008

Jim Schumock interviews Manil Suri about his second novel The Age of Shiva.

27:46 minutes (25.43 MB)

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Ted Rall: Silk Road to Ruin

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Words and Pictures

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Mon, 05/26/2008

Newly elected president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, Ted Rall has courted controversy across the globe. He's reported from war zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan, stared down right-wing pundits on the Fox News Channel, and written numerous books including Revenge of the Latchkey Kids, Generalissimo El Busho, and the recent Silk Road to Ruin.