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FROM THE ARCHIVES: Police Raid Punk House Party in 2001

Airs at: Tue, 06/04/2019 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
  FROM THE FILES OF CIRCLE-A RADIO!! Totality of Circumstances is off this week. Instead, we have a special treat, recently digitized from the KBOO Archives: an hour-long episode of CIRCLE-A RADIO from 2001 featuring the story of a police raid on a punk show after-party a... Read more

Left & the Law: Suing the Government for Climate Change

Airs at: Mon, 06/03/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Our Left and the Law team, Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker, give us an update on the Juliana vs United States government case--the civil lawsuit filed by 17 young people in Oregon against the US government. The case argues that government inaction on the climate crisis is depr... Read more

Health and Harm Reduction Part Two

Airs at: Wed, 06/05/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies, we continue our conversation with Keith Brown, MPH, Director of Health and Harm Reduction at the Katal Center for Health, Equity, and Justice; plus, we hear from Matt Simon, New England Political Director for the Marijuana Policy Project, about... Read more

Political Education

Airs at: Mon, 06/03/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement and Kevin Dugan start a series of conversations about political education, introducing the union acronym AEIOU - agitate, educate, inoculate, organize, and union. Here they expand on these five concepts and explain how you can use them to educate your friends an... Read more

Buscando America on 06/04/19

Airs at: Tue, 06/04/2019 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
Paro docente y represión en Chile. El Colegio de Profesores de Chile pide el fin de la deuda educativa y se opone a la exclusión de las asignaturas de Historia, Educación Física y Artes en las materias obligatorias para 3º y 4º medio. Tensa relación entre Estados Unidos y ... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for June 3, 2019

Airs at: Mon, 06/03/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Hosted by Tom Becker, this edition of the Old Mole includes these pieces: Second grade teacher Rachel Hanes talks about the dillemas facing public school teachers A conversation about how to carry out political education  An article "As the World Burns: Hurtling Towards ... Read more

My Story My Superpower

Airs at: Mon, 06/03/2019 at 11:00pm - Tue, 06/04/2019 at 12:00am
Nonprofit ASHA International hosted this story telling show, "My Story My Superpower,"  to shine light on mental health and end stigma.10 storytelleres performed, but we only have time in this hour for 6.   Read more

Shaping a Future: Life After Prison - Part 7

Airs at: Mon, 06/03/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On Sunday, October 29th 2017 nine individuals told their stories in a performance titled: Shaping a Future: Life After Prison. The performance was the culmination of a series of writing workshops sponsored by the Regional Arts and Culture Council. The project conceived of a... Read more

Juliana v. United States

Airs at: Mon, 06/03/2019 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Juliana v. United States, a lawsuit brought by young plaintiffs between the ages of 11 and 23, asserts that the U.S. government, through its affirmative actions in creating a national energy system that causes climate change, is depriving them of their constitutional rights... Read more

Presswatch on 05/30/19

Airs at: Thu, 05/30/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
Transgender people are being targeted by the Trump Administration on all fronts, to help create a politically usable backlash.   At the center of the efforts to consolidate the Trump bigot base is one Stephen Miller.   Today I will discuss what happens when politicians dec... Read more