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How Ocean Heat Ends The Human Experiment

Airs at: Thu, 02/09/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Radio Ecoshock
  Unwitting humanity has been saved by the sea. About 90% of the extra heat from our greenhouse gases was absorbed by the ocean, like a giant air-conditioner. But the power could be cut off soon, as we hear from our second guest Keith Moore. We are setting a hot stage for ... Read more

African Film Fest

Airs at: Mon, 02/13/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
From February 3rd through March 4th, the Cascade Festival of African Films brings its annual feast of films to Portland. The festival offers a window into the richly diverse regions and countries of Africa through the eyes of African filmmakers.  This week, Jan Haaken talk... Read more

Decrim, Safe Supply, and the Compassion Club Model

Airs at: Wed, 02/08/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
On this edition of Century, part one of a conversation with Eris Nyx of the Drug User Liberation Front about decrim, safe supply, and the compassion club model. Read more

Zionist Israel

Airs at: Mon, 02/06/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Israel, which Human Rights Watch and many others have designated as an “Apartheid state”, has "elected" (only one in five Palestinian adults allowed to vote) a religious Zionist nationalist right wing government. This religious Zionism is openly racist and considers Palesti... Read more

The Tale Of The Two Paths

Airs at: Fri, 01/27/2023 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Squirrels Know
  Is a tale as old as the oldest star in our sector of the galaxy. A story of opposites, estranged siblings, and potent adventure instincts. Oh such potent adventure instincts! Too much for a frail human to endure. And the bad boys of the bunch happened to be some of the m... Read more

Free Trade vs Fair Trade - the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework

Airs at: Mon, 01/30/2023 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework is the latest free trade initiative challenging the US and Asian-Pacific labor movements.  Yimei Shao of the Trade Justice Education Fund explains what's new and not new about Biden's trade proposal. Read more

Rural Reforms and Human Rights in Colombia

Airs at: Mon, 01/23/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Rural Reforms and Human Rights in Colombia. The UN Security Council met to consider rural reforms and the rights of indigenous and African-descended people in the context of the Colombian peace process. We hear from Armando Wouriyu Valbuena, Se... Read more

Border Patrol

Airs at: Mon, 01/23/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Nearly every year since the 1990s the U.S. Congress has increased the appropriation for the Border Patrol and the whole apparatus of border protection. Yet every year increasing numbers, mostly from the Americas but also from all over, gain entrance by evading the enforcers... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for January 23, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 01/23/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Border Patrol: Nearly every year since the 1990s the U.S. Congress has increased the appropriation for the Border Patrol and the whole apparatus of border protection. Yet every ... Read more

Remembering Jeff Steinborn

Airs at: Wed, 01/11/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Remembering Jeffrey Steinborn. Jeffrey Steinborn was an attorney, a marijuana legalizer, and social justice revolutionary in the city of Seattle who passed away in early January. On this edition of Century we’ll hear an interview with Jeff from... Read more