Government/Politics

Pepe the Frog's Wild Ride - Matt Furie and the film Feels Good Man

Airs at: Thu, 12/31/2020 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Words and Pictures

The 2016 U.S. presidential election was the first to showcase the power of internet memes, and no meme was more powerful than Pepe the Frog. Created by Bay-area artist Matt Furie for the 2006 cartoon collection Boy's Club, Pepe suddenly found himself in the midst of ... Read more

Eviction Moratorium Updates

Airs at: Wed, 12/23/2020 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm

Produced for: Evening News

Recent days have seen several measures move forward at the federal, state and local levels to address the looming housing crisis related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This time last week, Portland renters were looking at a moratorium that ended on January 8, 2021. E... Read more

Not A Nation of Immigrants w/ Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz - Part 1 - Ep 89

Airs at: Thu, 12/24/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Fortress On A Hill

Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz returns to the podcast, discussing the premise of her new book, "NOT "A NATION OF IMMIGRANTS" Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy, and a History of Erasure and Exclusion", coming soon from Beacon Press. Let me guess. You're enjoying the show so muc... Read more

Covid-19, Recession, and Drug Use

Airs at: Wed, 12/23/2020 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

The European Monitoring Center on Drugs and Drug Addiction has been holding a series of panel discussions on the impact of Covid-19 on drug markets and on people who use drugs. EMCDDA’s most recent webinar was entitled “Covid-19 induced recession and drug related problem... Read more

Karen Kwiatkowski - Ep 88

Airs at: Sun, 12/20/2020 at 6:30am - Sun, 01/03/2021 at 12:00am

Produced for: Fortress On A Hill

Karen Kwiatkowski, USAF Lieutenant Colonel (retired), writer at LewRockwell.com, and senior fellow at the Eisenhower Media Center, stops by the podcast for an in-depth discussion of her career, to include serving at the height of the Cold War, the huge collection of pers... Read more

The Gap: Does this guy know what a doctorate is? Keep on learning, I guess

Airs at: Fri, 12/18/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: The Gap

On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea discuss future First Lady, Dr. Jill Biden and a recent Wall Street Journal opinion piece that argues she shouldn't call herself "Dr." In spite of well-earned criticism for being sexist and misogynistic, the editors doubled ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for December 21, 2020

Airs at: Mon, 12/21/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Patricia Kullberg hosts the Old Mole today, which includes the following segments: All I want for Christmas is Immigration Reform: Bill Resnick speaks with Larry Kleinman in the second of a two part interview. Larry Kleinman, one of the founders of PCUN, Oregon’s farmwo... Read more

All I want for Christmas is Immigration Reform

Airs at: Mon, 12/21/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick speaks with Larry Kleinman in the second of a two part interview. Larry Kleinman, one of the founders of PCUN, Oregon’s farmworkers union is now an organizer with Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM), the national lobby for immigrant rights. The first par... Read more

Becoming a Democracy

Airs at: Mon, 12/21/2020 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

So the electoral college has met and elected Joe Biden president, and Mitch McConnell has finally congratulated Biden. After a close brush with the end of democracy in America, is all well now? Or does this close call actually amplify all the weaknesses and undemocratic ... Read more

Eviction Defense, with David Rovics

Airs at: Wed, 12/16/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

Portland-based singer-songwriter and activist David Rovics is active with Portland Emergency Eviction Response. Also active in Portland are Don't Evict PDX and the Portland Tenants United Eviction Defense. Read more