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The Old Mole Variety Hour for May 23, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 05/23/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Joe Clement hosts this episode and we hear these segments: • Bill Resnick talks with Tarah Demant of Amnesty International about the surprising numbers on support for refugees in the United States. • Frann Michel discusses the history of Vanport, the need for public hou... Read more

Generosity of the Workers

Airs at: Mon, 05/23/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
    Bill Resnick reads from Rebecca Solnit's book A Paradise Built in Hell about the generosity of ordinary working people compared to the calculating tight-fistedness of elites. Read more

Voices from Anacortes Protests

Airs at: Mon, 05/23/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  In the first of a two-part series, this week Desiree Hellegers shares field recordings she made in Anacortes, WA where dozens of kayaktivists were arrested for protesting the Tesoro fossil fuel plant recently.  You can find her article about recent protests, "'Energy Wit... Read more

BRINGING CLIMATE JUSTICE TO THE CLASSROOM

Airs at: Mon, 05/23/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
In what may be a first in the nation, the Portland, Oregon school board passed a sweeping “climate justice” resolution that commits the school district to “abandon the use of any adopted text material that is found to express doubt about the severity of the climate crisis o... Read more

Radiozine

Airs at: Fri, 05/20/2016 at 11:00am - 12:15pm
Today Kristin Yount speaks with City Commissioner Candidate Chloe Eudaly about her  run at City Commissioner Steve Novick's seat. Eudaly will face Novick in the run off election in November. She will comment on her Sawant-esque capture of the candidacy when media outlets we... Read more

Raging Granny reports on Break Free PNW in Anacortes

Airs at: Fri, 05/20/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
Raging Grannies form Portland traveled to Anacortes Wa. to participate in Break Free a global movement to put and end to the use of Fossil Fuel by taking direct action at Tesoro and Shell Refineries. Edie Gillis will join guest host, Linda Olson-Osterlund. Tune in to get a ... Read more

THE GENIUS OF BIRDS

Airs at: Mon, 05/16/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
The idea that birds are not particularly smart is so culturally ingrained that we refer to someone who is not intelligent as “bird brained.” But researchers have found that birds are actually incredibly smart and have some abilities that far surpass that of humans. The Clar... Read more

The Digital Divide for May 2016

Airs at: Fri, 05/13/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Digital Divide
Tune in Friday, May 13th, 2016 for a super geeky discussion of how we can use math and stuff to help solve some of lifes most vexing puzzles such as where should we go to dinner and world peace. Host Rabia Yeaman interviews Brian Christian, co-author of the new book "ALGOR... Read more

Evening News: KBOO Exclusive Interview with Senator Bernie Sanders

Airs at: Wed, 05/11/2016 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
    The state of Oregon is definitely feeling the bern. Bernie Sanders visited the state for the fourth time earlier this week, with a campaign rally in Salem. KBOO reporter Jaimee Haddad spoke to the Democratic presidential candidate about state economic policies, polit... Read more

THE BANKRUPTCY OF COAL

Airs at: Mon, 05/09/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Last month coal giant Peabody Coal filed for bankruptcy. Despite Donald Trump's vow to reopen coal mines if he is elected president, the coal industry needs a lot more than hollow campaign promises to stay alive. On this episode of Locus Focus we talk with Clark Williams-De... Read more