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Rebroadcast of Part Two: "This Is Not for You" by Richard Brown

Airs at: Thu, 01/06/2022 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
This is a rebroadcast of the second half of our June, 2021 interview with Portlander Richard Brown, author of This is Not For You:  An Activist's Journey of Resistance and Resilience".  In this segment, he discusses the process of writing and publishing his memoir.  Mr. Bro... Read more

10 - The Origins of Jack Deth with Danny Bilson

Airs at: Fri, 05/14/2021 at 3:00am - 5:30am
Produced for:  The Ghost of Hollywood
  Poxy and Ragan interview screenwriter, Danny Bilson, about his work on Charles Band's 1984/85 film, Trancers. They also discuss his career and final collaboration with Paul De Meo on Spike Lee's new film, Da Five Bloods.                   Read more

Bonus Episode: The Holocaust Denier and the CHD

Airs at: Fri, 04/23/2021 at 7:00am - 7:15am
Produced for:  It Did Happen Here
This episode features Coalition for Human Dignity activists Steve Wasserstrom, Jonathan Mozzochi and Abby Layton. In this episode we look at how the meticulous collection of data mined for opposition research contributed to a world-famous trial to debunk fascist Holocaust d... Read more

Mr. Jones's Neighborhood - Kent Russell and Karen Russell

Airs at: Fri, 04/23/2021 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
One of my favorite books of 2020, a year devoid of much else in the way of favorites, was Kent Russell's In the Land of Good Living: A Journey to the Heart of Florida. We had Kent on the show last August, for the hardcover release, interviewed by another of Mr. Jones's favo... Read more

Inside Washington County with Virginia Bruce

Airs at: Wed, 04/21/2021 at 9:00am - 9:30am
In Washington County we have cities and a large area of unincorporated land. The Cedar Mill area makes up a large portion of the unincorporated part of our county, and no one knows Cedar Mill better than this week’s guest, Virginia Bruce. This is an encore presentation orig... Read more

Mass Incarceration and US Human Rights Violations

Airs at: Mon, 04/26/2021 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli interviews attorney Hal Engle and Jihad Abdulmumit National Chair for The Jericho Movement speaking about the 2021 International Tribunal.  The “In the Spirit of Mandela Coalition" is planning the International Tribunal for October 2021.  The Tribunal will b... Read more

Bonus Episode: Celina Flores, Mic Crenshaw, and Erin Yanke at the Multnomah County Library

Airs at: Fri, 04/16/2021 at 7:00am - 7:15am
Produced for:  It Did Happen Here
Enrique Rivera of the Multnomah County Library, hosted this event with the IDHH podcast producers on March 11, 2021. They play clips of the podcast, talk about making the podcast, storytelling, their favorite moments, book recommendations, and much more. Thanks to Lyndsey ... Read more

Blues in the Mississippi Night: 3 Legendary Bluesmen Talk Jim Crow

Airs at: Fri, 04/16/2021 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Produced for:  The Songcircle
On today's abbreviated, hour-long edition of The Songcircle, we present in its entirety the invaluable, historic recording Blues in the Mississippi Night. Recorded by the great folklorist Alan Lomax in New York City in 1947, it features three legendary performers -- Big Bil... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for April 12, 2021

Airs at: Mon, 04/12/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Paris Commune: For today’s episode of Another World Is Possible, Norm Diamond celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Paris Commune. In this first of a series, he explores what the Commune stood for, how it differed from the earlier French Revolution, and how it inspired... Read more

Poetry and the Red Squad

Airs at: Mon, 04/12/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
In a piece from our archives, Norm talks with Kaia Sand about writing poetry with a sledgehammer and about the repressive Red Squad of the Portland Police. The occasion was an installation Kaia and others had created at the North Portland branch of the Multnomah County libr... Read more