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Feminists Watch Holiday Things

Airs at: Fri, 12/23/2016 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
From Jingle Barack to the "Fresh Off the Boat" and Chinese Santa, we take our feminist look at some holiday classics and newer media about Christmas, Hannukah, and holiday themes in general. Wrapping up with the new song actively modeling an anti-violence stance, "Baby It'... Read more

John Waters' Christmas

Airs at: Thu, 12/22/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Film Show
  For the holiday season, we chat with notorious filmmaker John Waters, who's bringing his annual Christmas show to Portland once again.  Waters has spent the past half-century directing such transgressive films as Pink Flamingos, Hairspray, and Serial Mom, and is also the... Read more

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

The Monday Sampler

Airs at: Mon, 11/21/2016 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Fortunato, and Just Jess welcome singer/songwriter Shane Brown to the studio to brighten up the day. Calling in will be film critic DK Holm who will talk about the recent addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe Doctor Strange. And at 3pm, another installment of the classi... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for November 14, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 11/14/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Clayton Morgareidge hosts this election special edition of the Old Mole, and we hear: 1. A conversation about how to understand the white working class Trump supporter 2. Bill Resnick interviews Joseph Schwartz about what the Left can and must do in response to the Trump ... Read more

Movie Review: "The Manchurian Candidate"

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jan Haaken and Denise Morris revisit the 2004 remake of the 1962 movie, The Manchurian Candidate to talk about presidential elections and political paranoia in Hollywood films cinema. The two versions of the film, based on the novel by Richard Condon, each register periods ... Read more

My Zine

Good old-fashioned spoken-word radio.  Observations and opinions, commentary and creative writing by long-time staff member, Bruce Silverman.  Random, thought-provoking topics including everything from human-interest stories read straight from the local paper, to personal c... Read more

Insane Music for Insane People #14, Angeles y Querubines, Hesiqio Ramos

Airs at: Fri, 10/28/2016 at 10:00pm - Sat, 10/29/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  La Ruleta
Insane Music for Insane People #14, Angeles y Querubines, Hesiqio Ramos Continuing with this great label from Belgium, an excellent compilation with different bands from all over, number 14 this time. Music from the movie Angeles y Querubines, a movie by Rafael Korkidi, and... Read more

Changing The Way We Look At 'Slavery'

Airs at: Thu, 10/27/2016 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
There has been an ongoing debate on whether or not the inundation of the 'slave narrative' in our culture is beneficial.  While our narratives certainly need to be told, what we are presented with tends to be myopic and individualistic in scope.  Victories can never be view... Read more

Dolce Vita Confidential

Airs at: Thu, 10/27/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Film Show
  Film writer Shawn Levy sits down with Jenn Chavez to tell behind-the-scenes stories of the classic Italian film studios, as collected in his newest book Dolce Vita Confidential: Fellini, Loren, Pucci, Paparazzi, and the Swinging High Life of 1950s Rome. Then, S.W. Conse... Read more