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Movie Moles: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

Airs at: Mon, 02/23/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Denise Morris and Frann Michel touch on the history of the Oscars and critiques of the awards, before discussing the first feature written and directed by Iranian-American Ana Liliy Amirpour, A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night, a Farsi-language black-and-white Vampire Western... Read more

Pasco’s Consejo Latino Leader Calls for DOJ Investigation in #PascoShooting

Airs at: Mon, 02/16/2015 at 12:00am
From Latino Rebels website http://www.latinorebels.com/2015/02/16/pascos-consejo-latino-leader-calls-for-doj-investigation-in-pascoshooting/: Last night, Latino Rebels Radio discussed the shooting death of Antonio Zambrano-Montes in Pasco, Washington, with leaders of Pasco... Read more

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz on KPFA's "Letters and Politics" program (not yet aired on KBOO)

Airs at: Mon, 02/09/2015 at 12:00am
Radical Indigenous movement activist, feminist and scholar Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz talks about her powerful new book, An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States. The book reframes United States history from the perspective of the Indigenous peoples who were living her... Read more

A forum on police unions and their role in the culture of police violence in the United States

Airs at: Wed, 02/04/2015 at 12:00am
  A KBOO Special Forum on Police Unions and their role in perpetuating a culture of police violence. This will be an in-depth look into the history, role and politics of police unions in the light of the post-Ferguson nation-wide uprising against police killings, abuse and... Read more

Kimberly Moreland discusses history of Blacks in Oregon

Airs at: Thu, 02/05/2015 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
    Oregon Black Pioneers Board member Kimberly Moreland discusses African Americans of Portland and Perseverance: A History of African Americans In Oregon’s Marion and Polk Counties, both published by the Pioneers organization.   She also invites listeners to view "Racing ... Read more

Doug Ziegler Interview

Airs at: Thu, 02/05/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
The Good Men Project is trying to help make men better. Less domestic violence, less homophobia, less machismo, more strength, more love, more masculinity. Doug Ziegler, contribution editor of the Good Men Project talks with Don Merrill about whether or not men feel under a... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for February 2, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 02/02/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Due to technical difficulties, there will not be a "whole show" file until parts can be re-recorded. You can still listen to individual segments below. Joe Clement hosts and we hear: Alan Weider's second documentary on Studs Turkel, this time following him to Montgomery... Read more

Movie Moles: Selma

Airs at: Mon, 02/02/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement and Iven Hale review Selma, the widely acclaimed biopic about Martin Luther King Jr. and the Selma to Montgomery marches he helped organize in 1965, which aimed to draw attention to racial domination still alive after the Civil Rights Act of 1964. David Oyelowo ... Read more

Studs Turkel: racism and resilience in Montgomery 1965

Airs at: Mon, 02/02/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
This is the second installment* in Alan Weider's ongoing project to remember and revive the work of Studs Turkel. In March of 1965, Studs went to Montgomery, the capital of Alabama. There he would talk with locals about their personal feelings and what they hear others sayi... Read more

JoAnn Hardesty Interview

Airs at: Fri, 01/23/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Depending on who you talk to, longtime Portland activist JoAnn Hardesty's installation as president of the Portland NAACP is either a blessing or a nightmare.  This local civil rights icon's assumption to the office was compared by one post to the impact of an incoming arti... Read more