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Retired?...or ReWired? Episode 4: The Hollywood Center

Airs at: Thu, 07/05/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for Retired...or ReWired?
We meet with Amber Kerns Johnson, Driector of the Hollywood Center, and learn about programs.  Or tour includes a discussion with the teachers of the ukelele and writing classes and a visit to the gift shop.  Read more

Breaking ICE: Abolishing the Detention Industrial Complex

Airs at: Mon, 07/16/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Prison Pipeline
Breaking ICE: Abolishing the Detention Industrial Complex   Adam Carpinelli interviews Antonio Zamora a local Portland, Oregon community organizer.  Zamora was one of the founders of the recent #occupyice encampment in Portland which has since been replicated in other majo... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for July 9,2018

Airs at: Mon, 07/09/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Hosted by Denise Morris, this edition of the Old Mole features: 1. Bill Resnick talking with Chicago DSA activist Joanna Misnick about Democratic Socialists and elections; 2. Frann Michele commenting on a Supreme Court decision undermining access to reproductive services; ... Read more

Retired?...or ReWired? Episode 5: Portland---Issues and Challenges

Airs at: Fri, 07/06/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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In this episode we speak with City Commissioner Nick Fish on "Portland:  Issues and Challenges." Where are we headed, where should we be going? Commissioner Nick Fish has been a proponent of interests of elderly population in Portland for your entire career here, from the ... Read more

Retired?...or ReWired? Episode 3: Medical Overview

Airs at: Wed, 07/04/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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Dr. Mark Williams is  Board-certified in geriatric medicine and internal medicine.  He has a clinical practice in Wilmington, NC.  He’s Clinical Professor of Medicine, UNC and Professor Emeritus, UVA.  And he’s the author of a leading book on the medicine of aging,  The Art... Read more

Retired?...or ReWired? Episode 2: Retirement in Portland

Airs at: Tue, 07/03/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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In this episode we interview Dr. Keren Brown Wilson, “grandmother of assisted living” in Oregon, and President, JFR Foundation.   Keren has over 30 years’ experience in long-term care and supportive housing. She was the principal architect of the Oregon model of assisted ... Read more

Retired?...or ReWired? Episode 1: Series Overview

Airs at: Mon, 07/02/2018 at 11:30am - Tue, 07/10/2018 at 12:00pm
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This is the first episode in a 20-part series on what it's like to age in Portland.  In this opener, we give an overview of the entire series.   This episode includes many of the key quotes from some of the roughly 40 interviews we conducted.  Our guests include geriatric d... Read more

Book Review: "The Glitch"

Airs at: Mon, 07/09/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Book Mole Larry Bowlden reviews Elisabeth Cohen’s, The Glitch, a quirky, insightful novel about high-powered women, the drive for success, and the future role of artificial intelligence devices.   Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour July 9th 2018

Airs at: Mon, 07/09/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  Denise Morris hosts this episode of The Old Mole which includes   Bill Resnick Interviews organizer Joanna Misnick on electoral politics and what is to be done. In a 5-4 decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled against the state of California in NIFLA v. Becer... Read more

Biblical Mythology and Wholeheartedness

Airs at: Tue, 07/10/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for Progressive Spirit
  From the Progressive Spirit Archives, here are two interviews from 2012 and 2013. Cultural Anthropologist, Carol Delaney discusses her book, Abraham on Trial: The Social Legacy of Biblical Myth. Dr. Delaney explores the roots of patriarchy by asking the question, what ... Read more