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G Tommy Smith Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
G. Tommy Smith is a candidate for the District 4 seat being vacated by long time democrat Peter DeFazio.  He talked with Sam Bouman about why more attention needs to be paid to Oregon's native american population, why he feels the system to run for office isn't really geare... Read more

"Free em All": A Song for Political Prisoners

Airs at: Mon, 03/07/2022 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli interviews political music artists Mic Crenshaw, David Rovics and Opium Sabbah.  The three artists have come together to create a special track titled "Free em All" discussing the struggle for the liberation of long term U.S.-held Political Prisoners.  The t... Read more

Hopes for Oregon's Short Legislative Session

Airs at: Mon, 03/07/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Oregon’s 2022 short legislative session is drawing to a close. While short sessions, which happen during even years, often focus on budgets, unfinished business, and a limited set of new policy ideas, this year is different. Numerous bills have been introduced and are now m... Read more

H. Thomas Ander Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
Tom Andersen is a staunch progressive with a long history of activism that stretches, Blue Bloods style, back to the family dinner table.  He talks with Don Merrill about how his social justice leanings will guide his role as a legislator, how he and his wife worked hard to... Read more

The American Trucker Convoy, Violence in PDX Against Peaceful BLM Protestors & Trump Stands with Putin

Airs at: Thu, 02/24/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  American Standoff
As Portland reels from tragic shooting and murder in Portland of anti-police violence protestors a large American trucker convoy sets off for DC. Meanwhile, Trump cheers for Putin's "peacekeeping" in Ukraine and may have eluded justice in New York City. All of this poses ... Read more

Old Dog, New Tricks

Airs at: Mon, 02/28/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
For the final day of Black History Month, Norm Diamond examines Robert Paul Wolff’s Autobiography of an Ex-White Man, an extraordinary book by a distinguished activist professor who, late in his career, was invited to join an Afro-American Studies Program and began to reali... Read more

Guns, Violence and Justice

Airs at: Mon, 02/28/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
In their Left & the Law segment, Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker discuss recent upsurges in gun violence in Portland and elsewhere, beginning with the shooting of protesters and the murder of racial justice activist June Knightly in Northeast Portland on February 19th. Jan and... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for February 28, 2022

Airs at: Mon, 02/28/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Norm Diamond hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Guns, Violence, and Justice: In their Left & the Law segment, Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker discuss recent upsurges in gun violence in Portland and elsewhere, beginning with the shoot... Read more

An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States

Airs at: Wed, 02/23/2022 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
  Author Kyle Mays' second book, out last year, is An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States (Beacon Press, 2021). The first intersectional history of the Black and Native American struggle for freedom in our country that also reframes our understanding of who was I... Read more

Oh Gee Pee Oh Gee on 02/20/22

Airs at: Sun, 02/20/2022 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Oh Gee Pee Oh Gee
  Two hours honoring the musical contributions of Black Portlanders while also mourning the loss of North Williams Avenue and the unjust murder of John T Wiliams. Read more