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The Old Mole Variety Hour for November 28, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 11/28/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Tom Becker hosts this episode of the Old Mole and we hear: 1.  Mark Brenner of Labor Notes discusses the challenges for labor in the Trump years. 2.  Sheldon George talks with Jan Haaken about his book Trauma and Race: A Lacanian Study of African American Racial Identit... Read more

Book Review: "Enduring Love"

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Like McEwan, himself, the lead character in Enduring Love,  Joe Rose, wants to write about the death of anecdote and narrative in science. Joe is a research scientist who has turned to journalism to describe for general readers what is happening in science. But he is nostal... Read more

The Aftermath . . .

Airs at: Fri, 12/02/2016 at 12:00am - 3:00am
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Grappling with VP-elect Mike Pence's religious-based bigotry; and an interview with John Waters!

Airs at: Tue, 11/29/2016 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Preference
We'll be talking with Indiana queer activist JJ Gufreda about Mike Pence, Vice-President-elect, and his history of anti-LGBTQ legislation and actions as Indiana governor, and in the years prior to his taking office. There's a lengthy list of ways that Pence has found, to ma... Read more

Uhuru Sasa Poetry Share

Airs at: Mon, 12/05/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
The Uhuru Sasa cultural club at the Oregon State Penitentiary held its annual Poetry Share in October. This year’s theme was What Matters.  Host Karen James interviewed MC Harold Jones and the performers about their poetry.  Uhuru Sasa welcomes community volunteers to help ... Read more

Andre Middleton interviews Cole Merkel and Joseph Glode about engaging the houseless community in telling their stories with art.

Airs at: Tue, 11/29/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
Cole Merkel is the Vendor Program Director at Street Roots. Cole Merkel moved to Portland in 2010 to be a Jesuit Volunteer, first at Operation Nightwatch, then at Street Roots. He was hired by SR the day his JV term ended and now oversees all aspect of the vendor program as... Read more

Spirituality, Mysticism, and Marijuana

Airs at: Sun, 11/27/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week we speak with the scholar, researcher, and writer Chris Bennett about spirituality, mysticism, and the roles played by cannabis and other entheogens in human development. Chris Bennett Drug War Facts: Entheogens   Read more

The Monday Sampler

Airs at: Mon, 11/28/2016 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
It's another Monday so tune in Fortunato, Just Jess and the Sampler gang for some mid day fun and music! Dropping by the studio to perform live today will be Sea Charms, as well as an appearance by singer/songwriter Chris Carrera. We will also chat with Rose Bond, visual ar... Read more

Andrew Rothschild, Pauline Oliveros

Airs at: Fri, 11/25/2016 at 10:00pm - Sat, 11/26/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  La Ruleta
We had as guest in our studio musician Andrew Rothschild presenting some of his touching recordings. Thank you very much for such pleasant evening. https://andrewrothschild.bandcamp.com/track/nu   We ended the show with a lecture by Puline Oliveros, and recordings from 19... Read more

We've Been making Connections The Whole Time...

Airs at: Thu, 11/24/2016 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
As many people are currently protesting the selection of a Trump presidency, there have been many who recognize that though the environment is heightened, nothing has changed.  The U.S. is just revealing itself to people who never paid attention.  As the current president t... Read more