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Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler's Press Conference on Protests

Airs at: Fri, 06/05/2020 at 5:30pm
Produced for Evening News
6/5/20 Portland City Hall is surrounded by concrete barricades. They prevent the public from even getting on the sidewalk, let alone entering the building their tax dollars have paid for to be the 'people's hall' of government. To get to the press conference (which was ann... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for June 8, 2020

Airs at: Mon, 06/08/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Mass mobilization against racism, fascism, and police violence, and for a better world. This episode of the Old Mole Variety Hour, hosted by Frann Michel, looks at the recent uprisings against police violence and white supremacy. Malik Miah on the Uprising: Bill Resnick ta... Read more

Protests Across US Calling for Racial Justice: 5 Killed in Past Week

Airs at: Wed, 06/03/2020 at 11:00am
Produced for Daily News Headlines
Across the country, protests continued last night, including in Portland, where thousands of people participated in a ‘die-in’ on the Burnside Bridge, and over 10,000 people gathered in Pioneer square to rally against police violence and racism toward black people in this c... Read more

The Plague Brought the Renaissance. What Could COVID-19 Bring?

Airs at: Mon, 06/08/2020 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for Locus Focus
This past week we are witnessing the confluence of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic collapse and unprecedented widespread, militant demonstrations expressing anger and grief over the death of George Floyd—the most recent manifestation of the systemic racism that permeates th... Read more

Ep 106. It Takes A Village To Be Benevolent Green

Airs at: Fri, 05/01/2020 at 12:30am - Sun, 05/31/2020 at 12:30am
Produced for Village Vibes Podcast
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On the Front Lines of COVID

Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
In the first of a two-part interview, Bill Resnick interviews Ted Levine, a New York City nurse working on the frontlines of the pandemic. They discuss official incompetence and venality, lack of preparation for the pandemic, cuts in public health funding in pursuit profit,... Read more

From the Black Book Talk Vault: Dr. Thabiti Lewis, Ballers of the New School : race and sports in America

Airs at: Thu, 05/07/2020 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for Black Book Talk
 Ballers of the New School is one of the first and best books to come along that effectively explains contemporary athletes and the public response to them. It challenges the well-worn narrative of sport as America's most significant site of racial progress by scrutinizing ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for May 4, 2020

Airs at: Mon, 05/04/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement hosts this special May the 4th Old Mole Variety Hour and we hear: Planet of the Humans: Jan Haaken and Bill Resnick critically review the new documentary, "Planet of the Humans" -- directed by Jeff Gibbs and executively produced/promoted by Michael Moore. Releas... Read more

Ep 105. It Takes A Village To Install A Bidet

Airs at: Tue, 04/21/2020 at 12:00am - Sun, 05/31/2020 at 12:00am
Produced for Village Vibes Podcast

SoundMachine

Airs at: Thu, 04/30/2020 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for Between The Covers
  Rachel Zucker sweeps all the corners in this maximalist project of poems and prose, navigating love, loss, and personal and political despair. Through heartbreaking, often comic, genre-non-conforming pieces spanning the past 10 years, she trains her relentless attention ... Read more