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News story on Measure 92, Monday October 27

Airs at: Mon, 10/27/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
(Longer version of interviews for this news story can also be found here: http://kboo.fm/content/debateonportlandmercurysandotherpaperspostiononmeasu) As next Tuesday’s election approaches, a number of ballot measure races in Oregon look like they’re going to be very close.... Read more

Debate on Portland Mercury's (and other papers') postion on Measure 92

Airs at: Mon, 10/27/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
The Portland Mercury, along with the Willamette Week and the Oregonian, took a position against Measure 92, the ballot measure which would require labeling of genetically modified foods.  On Monday, Oct. 27, KBOO's Paul Roland spoke with Dennis Theriault, News Editor of the... Read more

Tootie Smith Interview

Airs at: Sat, 10/11/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Tootie Smith is a republican who is running for the US House in Oregon's 5th District. She talked with Don Merrill about her views on forest policy, why she doesn't want drones looking in people's windows and what she would do increase condiality in the Congress. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour September 15

Airs at: Mon, 09/15/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement hosts this episode and we hear: Bill Resnick and Pat O'Herron discuss the relationship between climate change and public health. Frann Michel reads a Well-read Red commentary on "culinary capitalism". Larry Bowlden reviews Sarah Paretsky's 'Bleeding ... Read more

Well-read Red: Culinary Capitalism

Airs at: Mon, 09/15/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Frann Michel brings us the Well-read Red. Today, she considers "culinary capitalism" and the political economy of our food system. You can read the blog- and link-ified version HERE. Read more

WRR Feast and Famine, or Culinary Capitalism

For the Old Mole Variety Hour September 15, 2014 Coming to Portland this week is the series of food and drink events called Feast Portland.  It starts Thursday with  something called a "sandwich invitational," for which tickets cost $95, and  the weekend includes tastings,... Read more

Farming and the Environment

Airs at: Mon, 09/08/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
"Organic agriculture can feed the world," says Catherine Badgley who teaches Ecology and the Evolution of Agriculture at the University of Michigan. Here she talks with Old Mole Bill Resnick about the impact of industrial agriculture on our climate and how our food could be... Read more

Todd Moss Interview

Airs at: Thu, 09/04/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Todd Moss is the author of his first novel The Golden Hour, a fictional tale about international intrigue in the Horn of Africa. But he's also an expert on real life foreign policy as a Senior Fellow and CEO for the Center for Global Development, a Washington DC Think tank... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for 18 August 2014

Airs at: Mon, 08/18/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Frann Michel hosts this episode, with segments on police violence in Honduras, Ferguson, and Palestine, and on a local non-profit nourishing bodies and communities in Portland. Musical selections: Sound of da Police by KRS One; Call the Cops by Rob Hustle ft. Liv; Tired ... Read more

Sisters of the Road: nourishing community

Airs at: Mon, 08/18/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jan Haaken talks with volunteer and board member Robert Adams and co-manager Kris Soebroto of the non-profit Sisters of the Road Cafe in Old Town, which for nearly 35 years has been serving immediate needs and seeking systemic change. The Cafe offers hot meals in exchange ... Read more