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On today's episode, we welcome Penny Allen, author of the new novel This Rescue Thing. Penny is best known as a filmmaker, whose roots as a Portland activist led to her writing, directing, and producing her first two features: Property, a Sundance Festival prize winner, in ... Read more

Join us for Cascadia Coffeehouse this Friday morning as we share some great new music from Jordan Tice, Andrew Marlin & Christian Sedelmyer, guitarist Morgan Harris (Tall Poppy String Band), AJ Lee & Blue Summit and others.  We'll also hear favorites from Caitlin Canty, Rut... Read more

Here are a few of the topics discussed, based on a check of the song titles: "Trouble Looks Good on You" Amy Speace; "The Cowboy in a Continental Suit" Marty Robbins; "Silver Threads & Golden Needles" Wanda Jackson; "Cowboy from Brooklyn" Glenn Miller & Orchestra; and "When... Read more

  Before I share what's on this month's show, I want to address why I'm not presenting a show this month honoring the musical legacy of Phil Lesh, both in and after The Grateful Dead.  I've repeatedly announced this two-part quinquagenary would occur, and I'd feel weird ca... Read more

Emotions are volatile in this moment. Fear. Anger. Anxiety. Everything you feel is valid. While we don’t know what the future holds, we know we are stronger together. This month, we’re exploring queer protest songs. Read more

  Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: The Palestine Exception: After years of right-wing assaults on higher education, attacks took a new form in 2023 and 2024 that has been described as the new McCarthyism. As stud... Read more

For seven years Portland community members have been trying to shut down Zenith Energy, a Houston-based oil company that sneaked into Portland in 2017.  The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality just opened the public comment period for Zenith’s draft Air Contaminant D... Read more

James and Nate talk with Stephen Jacobs, a Professor at Rochester Institute of Technology's School of Interactive Games and Media and Scholar in Residence at The Strong National Museum of Play. We talk about how one finds themself as a scholar of games and play, the origina... Read more