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TO THE BRIDGE: A True Story of Motherhood and Murder

Airs at: Thu, 06/28/2018 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
  “In TO THE BRIDGE, Nancy Rommelmann takes what many consider the most unforgivable of crimes—a mother set on murdering her own children—and delivers something thoughtful and provocative: a deeply reported, sensitively told, all-too-relevant tragedy of addiction and codep... Read more

Medea Benjamin on KBOO

Airs at: Wed, 06/27/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  Linda Olson-Osterlund is joined by CODEPINK co-founder Medea Benjamin to discuss her new book Inside Iran: The Real History and Politics of the Islamic Republic of Iran.  Ms. Benjamin just returned from South Korea where she's helping to mobilize the peace movement to su... Read more

Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools

Airs at: Wed, 06/20/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools is an examination of the experiences of black girls across the country whose intricate lives are misunderstood, highly judged "by teachers, administrators, and the justice system "and degraded by the very institutions charged... Read more

With co-host Jacqueline Keeler

Airs at: Wed, 06/13/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
  Regular second-Wednesday co-host joins host Paul Roland to discuss critical issues in Indigenous North America. This week, she'll be talking about her trip to North Dakota, where she attended the sentencing of water protector Little Feather, among other things. She also ... Read more

Funding Reproductive Justice

Airs at: Mon, 05/21/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  The Trump administration is pushing for a rule that will bar recipients of federal family planning funding from educating women about abortion options, a move that would allow the government to partially “defund” Planned Parenthood. Jan Haaken talks with Laura Swerdlow, ... Read more

Tonight I'm Somone Else

Airs at: Thu, 07/19/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
  Chelsea Hodson probes her own desires to examine where the physical and the proprietary collide. She asks what our privacy, our intimacy, and our own bodies are worth in the increasingly digital world of liking, linking, and sharing. Starting with Hodson’s own work exper... Read more

Motherhood

Airs at: Thu, 06/14/2018 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
  In Motherhood, Sheila Heti asks what is gained and what is lost when a woman becomes a mother, treating the most consequential decision of early adulthood with the candor, originality, and humor that have won Heti international acclaim and made How Should A Person Be? re... Read more

The Politics of Living - Episode 16

Airs at: Wed, 06/06/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  The Politics of Living
    June 6, 2018   Lynn Fitch presents another storytelling installment: What's Next? Venturing into the Great Wide Open. Ten Minutes With Darka: This month, Darka's guest is Carl Wolfson, a comedian, radio host, author and activist.  He was a mainstay on Portland's ... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for May 14, 2018

Airs at: Mon, 05/14/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick hosts this episode of the Mole, and we hear: 1. Bill Resnick talks with Dave Finkle about Trump's withdrawal from the Iran deal and Middle East politics. 2. The Left and the Law team discuss immigration policies at the southern border in light of the caravan o... Read more

Book Review: "Girls Burn Brighter"

Airs at: Mon, 05/14/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Book Mole Larry Bowlden reviews Shobha Rao’s novel Girls Burn Brighter. Shobha Rao came to the U.S. from India when she was just seven years old. She is already a well known author from her book of short stories and extensive periodical publications. Girls Burn Brighter is ... Read more