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Third Eye Books

Airs at: Thu, 12/01/2022 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
COVID-19 ravaged many small businesses, but Third Eye Books, opened in 2019, weathered the storm.  Hannah discusses the current business climate and how it affects his and other small bookstores.   He discusses the services this Southeast Portland literary center offers.  I... Read more

The 3 C's: Climate Change, Covid, College

Airs at: Fri, 09/23/2022 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Youth Speaks Out!
  Originally aired on 09-07-2021 -- We spoke with three former Laytonville High graduates who are attending college in Oregon and Southern California. The topic was "The 3 Cs-: Climate Change, Covid and College." What concerns do youth have about climate change? What are ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for August 1, 2022

Airs at: Mon, 08/01/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Jon Nelson hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Evicted: Ever get evicted? A lot of people have, especially in a period of rents skyrocketing and people clamoring for apartments, especially in Portland because landlords have had the... Read more

Wear a Mask!

Airs at: Mon, 08/01/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
COVID is a social justice issue and you should be wearing a mask at activist events, even outside; Frann Michel explains.     image by Randall Munroe xkcd CC BY-NC 2.5 https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/covid_precaution_level.png music source: https://youtu.be/ltjBT_TuUVA   ... Read more

Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Negative (Part 2)

Airs at: Tue, 06/21/2022 at 3:00am - 5:30am
Produced for:  Vinyl Pajama Party
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Big Pharma and Covid Vaccines

Airs at: Mon, 06/20/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick discusses Big Pharma’s refusal to share the patents for successful Covid vaccines with drug makers across the world, indeed promise to enforce the patents and destroy any company that tries to use the patented production methods. This refusal will surely enhanc... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for June 20, 2022

Airs at: Mon, 06/20/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Juneteenth: Sarah Chivers brings audio from Vancouver's Juneteenth celebration, featuring emcee Karen Morrison, a community organizer with Free Hot Soup Vancouver and coordinator of Odyssey World International. Big Pharma and Covid Vaccines: Bill Resnick discusses Big Ph... Read more

Disability Emergency Management Advisory Council

Airs at: Fri, 06/03/2022 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Lee Ann Ivers and Shelly Emery of the Disability Emergency Management Advisory Council (DEMAC) discuss how this council has been working to make emergency management more accessible to the disability community.  For more information on how you can prepare for an emergency, ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for April 25, 2022

Airs at: Mon, 04/25/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Norm Diamond hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: The Battle for a Clean Portland Harbor: Local struggles for climate justice are today probably the fastest growing and most dynamic parts of this country's environmental movement. Ri... Read more

Multnomah County Presses on Toward A Beloved Community

Airs at: Mon, 04/25/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
This past Martin Luther King Day, Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kefoury sent out an email with the subject line "Pressing on toward Dr. King’s Beloved Community in the face of ongoing challenges." She concluded the email with this statement: "The last several years have st... Read more