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Obamacare from a Radical Universal Healthcare Perspective

Airs at: Thu, 10/03/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jan Haaken talks with Universal Healthcare advocate, Chris Lowe, about Obamacare. Jan questions Chris about how to understand what's worthwhile and regressive in Obamacare from the perspective of those of us who believe healthcare should be universal. They talk about social... Read more

Thomas McElroy: High Conflict Divorce

Produced for:  Experience Points
Ren Green asked Portland attorney Thomas McElroy to share the heartaches and pitfalls of high conflict divorce from a divorce lawyer's perspective. Thomas is a founder and partner of McElroy & Durham, PC. http://oregondivorceattorneyservices.com/ (Music: "Advil Confirmed" ... Read more

KBOO Youth Collective: Interview with Edgar Mendez

Airs at: Wed, 09/25/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Underground
River interviewed Edgar Mendez, Youth Technology Specialist for the Cascade AIDS Project,  about Concientizate, A Celebration of Latin@ art, culture and music to commemorate National Latino AIDS Awareness Day. Come celebrate our culture, heritage and pride!A Celebration of ... Read more

Dr. Janhuib Blans: Dutch Dutch Revolution

Produced for:  Experience Points
Host Ren Green has a frank conversation about recreational drug use and Dutch policy with Dr. Janhuib Blans, Director of the Bureau of Research, Training and Consultancy in the Netherlands.Correction: Marijuana is a Schedule 1 substance. Heroin and Cocaine are Schedule 2.(W... Read more

Left and the Law: Chelsea Manning, Major Hassan, and "insanity" in the military

Airs at: Mon, 09/02/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jan Haaken and Mike Snedecker discuss the trial and conviction of Chelsea Manning, but also the related case of Major Hassan, who went on a shooting spree at Fort Hood. They focus on the issue/question of psychological stability in the military and the ways this has shaped ... Read more

Lifestyle Drugs and the Neoliberal Family

Airs at: Mon, 09/02/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with Kristen Swenson about prescription drugs that target mental and other ailments, but reduce our understanding of them to mere chemical imbalances. They tackle the fact that people actually suffer, but that sometimes these drugs are pushed in a way tha... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour Labor Day 2013

Airs at: Mon, 09/02/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement hosts this Old Mole Variety Hour and we hear: Bill Resnick talk with Kristin Swenson about lifestyle drugs and the neoliberal family.Joe summarizes and reads from David Graeber's "On The Phenomena of BS Jobs"Frann Michel brings us a Well-read Red about labor and... Read more

Jeana Wheeler: Bipolar, DBT, Peer Counseling, Oh My!

Airs at: Fri, 08/30/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Experience Points
Bipolar host Ren Green talks with Bipolar Peer Support Specialist Jeana Wheeler about their shared pathology, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and peer vs. medical mental illness recovery models.For more on mental health resources and support in Portland, check out the Depress... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour 26 August 2013

Airs at: Tue, 08/27/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which addresses popular deceptions and misconceptions about Social Security, money in politics, safety and policing, and climate change.Bill Resnick talks with Max Richtman about Social SecurityClayton Morgareidge reads from an... Read more

Max Richtman on defending and extending Social Security

Airs at: Mon, 08/26/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with Max Richtman, president of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare , who clarifies that Social Security is an earned benefit, and the program is not broke or breaking. The current program can continue paying full benefits for... Read more