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The Child Finder by Rene Denfeld

Airs at: Tue, 09/12/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Intersections Radio, Stage and Studio

On this LIVE episode of Intersections Radio...host Sarika Mehta talks to author Rene Denfeld about her writing as well as her advocacy on behalf of sex trafficking victims and people who are wrongly imprisoned. THE CHILD FINDER: A haunting, richly atmospheric, and deeply... Read more

Poetry, Music, and Justice with John Slaughter and Makana

Airs at: Fri, 09/08/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Beloved Community

My guests today are passionate, engaging, lovers of life and justice. They are both artists. They present their art to transform the world. Makana hails from the isle of O‘ahu, Makana is an internationally acclaimed slack-key guitarist, singer, composer, philosopher, activi... Read more

2017 Burning Man Art Discovery Review

Airs at: Fri, 09/08/2017 at 12:00am - 3:00am

Produced for: The Sacred Circle "TEMENOS"

Venture back out to the dusty, dusty Playa with Diablo for a recap and interviews with some of the artists from this year's Burn, including the interview we got out on the Playa with Burning Man founder Larry Harvey! Facebook Event https://www.facebook.com/events/172... Read more

Call For Entries - written work for Ep.10 Day of Dead

Produced for: Peace, Love and Soup

Hello Peace, Love & Soup listeners! A Call for Entries: As we prepare for our 10th episode, we have decided to feature stories written and read by you —our friends and authors of all ages and backgrounds— to air on October 19th, during our special Day of the Dead episod... Read more

Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson

Airs at: Thu, 09/07/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Between The Covers

Jacqueline Woodson's latest novel, "Another Brooklyn" recently out in trade paper, was a 2016 National Book Award finalist. She talks about this poetic tale of four African American girls growing up in Brooklyn in the 1970s with host Richard Wolinsky. Running into a l... Read more

An Incomplete Bibliography

Produced for: Threshold Shift

-Koerth-Baker, M. (2016, July 7) The Loudest sound in the world would kill you on the spot. Retrieved from https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-loudest-sound-in-the-world-would-kill-you-on-the-spot/ An absolutely FABULOUS, kid-friendly introduction to how sound wor... Read more

About the song "You Can't Kill the Spirit"

Airs at: Mon, 08/28/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

As we approach the 36th anniversary of the emergence of the nearly twenty year long anti-nuclear Greenham Commons Women's Peace Camp, Desiree Hellegers interviews Portland singer-songwriter Naomi Little Bear Morena about the life cycle of her song, "You can't kill the sp... Read more

In The News

Airs at: Mon, 09/04/2017 at 6:15pm - Sun, 09/10/2017 at 6:15pm

Produced for: This Is How We See It

Is it time for Mariah Carey to retire from singing? 4 year old boy kicked out of school because his hair was long. Parent's should pay more attention to your children's online activity. Blue Cross Blue Shield to kick over 50,000 people off their insurance. Join us for ... Read more

The Politics of Living - Episode 7

Airs at: Wed, 09/06/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: The Politics of Living

September 6, 2017 On today's show: Inessa Anderson's in-depth interview with marketing & media maven Janna Lopez, exploring the themes of destiny and determination. Inessa and Janna talk about the dark night of the soul, life stages, foundation-shattering and accep... Read more