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The Old Mole Variety Hour for June 10th 2019

Airs at: Mon, 06/10/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Denise Morris Hosts this episode of the Old Mole Bill Resnick talks with teacher Rachel Hanes about pedagogy. Part One of of their discussion of public education is here.  Denise Morris talks with Mark Brenner about the recent vote to cut PERS benefits. Mark's earlie... Read more

OUTwright of Color

Airs at: Tue, 06/11/2019 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
  Dmae features two LGBTQIA+ productions at the annual OUTWright Festival produced by Fuse Theatre Ensemble. We talk with James Dixon, director of Bootycandy which receives its full production June 13-30 and Jennifer Lanier, co-artistic director of Ops Fest  (Original Prac... Read more

Gwen Defriez & Jason Scott Join us on the Heather McCoy Show 06/06/19

Airs at: Thu, 06/06/2019 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  The Heather McCoy Show
Last Sunday the Portland Thorns played their 2019 season home opener at the newly renovated Providence Park.  To talk about the game, the next game on the Thorns schedule and the up coming Women's World Cup is Prostamerika writer Gwen Defriez.   In the middle segment we w... Read more

Laura Wagner joins the Heather McCoy Show

Airs at: Thu, 05/30/2019 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  The Heather McCoy Show
Yesterday the Oakland Raiders of the NFL signed noted racist and bully Richie Incognito to a one-year contract.  In a tangentially related story The Boston Bruins of the NHL started a marketing deal with Barstool Sports.  Laura Wagner of Deadspin.com is here to discuss thes... Read more

Presswatch on 05/30/19

Airs at: Thu, 05/30/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
Transgender people are being targeted by the Trump Administration on all fronts, to help create a politically usable backlash.   At the center of the efforts to consolidate the Trump bigot base is one Stephen Miller.   Today I will discuss what happens when politicians dec... Read more

Tobacco and the LGBTQ community; and the OutWright Theater Festival.

Airs at: Tue, 05/28/2019 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Preference
Rates of smoking have decreased across the US, but tobacco is still around us, everywhere. The Q Center's new policy on tobacco use at its facility brings us to today's discussion of tobacco use in the community: who uses it, and why? What are the local public health polici... Read more

Animation and Community

Airs at: Thu, 05/23/2019 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Whitman at the Whitsell is the name of an animation and poetry celebration honoring the 200th birthday of American poet Walt Whitman.  Producer Marilyn Zornado has organized a gathering of Northwest-based artists, including Devon Damonte, Teresa Drilling, Deanna Morse, a... Read more

It Takes A Village To Get Promoted/Change A Nation ft. Bryson The Alien and Jenni Moore

Airs at: Mon, 05/20/2019 at 11:45pm - Fri, 05/31/2019 at 12:45pm
Produced for:  Village Vibes Podcast
Artist Bryson the Alien and Portland Mercury Music Editor Jenni Moore stop by to drop some real. Read more

APA Heritage Month (rebroadcast)

Airs at: Fri, 05/17/2019 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Pacific Underground
  It's still May and it's still Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! We thought we would replay our APA Heritage Month episode from last year. While past listeners may remember that the commemoration of this month has been somewhat controversial among members of Pacific ... Read more

APA Heritage Month (rebroadcast)

Produced for:  Pacific Underground
Happy Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! It's still May and it's still Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! We thought we would replay our APA Heritage Month episode from last year. While past listeners may remember that the commemoration of this month has been somew... Read more