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EXCITED DELIRIUM: Race, Police Violence, and the Invention of a Disease

Airs at: Mon, 10/14/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Prison Pipeline
Emma Lugo speaks with Aisha Beliso-De Jesus about her book: EXCITED DELIRIUM: Race, Police Violence, and the Invention of a Disease. In this book, Aisha uncovers the invented disease—excited delirium syndrome—which is used by medical examiners to assign cause to “unexplaine... Read more

Left & the Law: Marcellus Williams

Airs at: Mon, 09/30/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  Death row inmate Marcellus Williams was executed on September 24th, despite admissions from a prosecutor’s office claiming his innocence. The attorneys for Williams filed two last-minute requests with the US Supreme Court on Monday. Both of them were denied before he was... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for September 23, 2024

Airs at: Mon, 09/23/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which is a re-broadcast from Against the Grain. Health and Place: Every year, more than 80,000 African Americans die prematurely. The medical establishment relies on genetics or dietary patterns to explain such appal... Read more

Portland People’s Photographer

Airs at: Mon, 09/16/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Before arriving in Portland in 2008, and eventually being dubbed "Portland's People's Photographer," the radical queer white elder activist Kendall had already had a wide-ranging life as an educator and organizer. From a childhood of poverty and abuse in Appalachia, Kendall... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for September 16, 2024

Airs at: Mon, 09/16/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Libraries as Grammar Schools of the Commons: Joe Clement shares commentary and news on the political significance of libraries, examining the material context of social attacks ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for August 19, 2024

Airs at: Mon, 08/19/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
As colleges and universities gear up for Fall term, in this week's episode of Old Mole Variety Hour, Desiree Hellegers hosts as we rebroadcast an episode on "Repressing Opposition to Israel" from KPFA/Pacifica's show Against the Grain. The April 17 show homes in on "U.S. hi... Read more

End Prison Slavery

Airs at: Mon, 06/24/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli interviews former Political Prisoner Jalil Muntaqim with The Jericho Movement, Spirit of Mandela and People's Senate talking about the importance of getting involved with the 13th Forward national initiative to end prison slavery.  More Information: https:/... Read more

Democracy at a Crossroad

Airs at: Mon, 06/24/2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for Locus Focus
Every day we hear that the upcoming elections are a referendum on whether or not the United States remains a democracy. But for many years anti-democratic – in fact, outright fascistic – tendencies have been threatening communities around the country and definitely here in ... Read more

LGBTQIA2S+ Heritage | Live Panel 3: The Queer BIPOC Community

Airs at: Tue, 06/18/2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
  Here at KBOO, we will be celebrating LGBTQIA2S+ Heritage on Tuesdays, 7:00 to 8:00pm, with live panels from our studios, where we will have guests from these communities talk to us about their culture, presence, struggles, and relevance. Calls are welcome, 503-231-8187 ... Read more

Black Art and Social Practice

Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Master Artist Michael Bernard Stevenson Jr, Visiting Assistant Professor of Studio Art, Social practice, sculpture, and installation, at Reed College, talks about their visual art and social practice contesting institutional racism, police violence, and the school to prison... Read more