Women

Puffragettes, Mary Janes, and the Women of Weed

Airs at: Wed, 04/18/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Free Culture Radio

On this edition of Free Culture Radio, we speak with filmmaker Windy Borman about her new documentary Mary Janes: The Women of Weed, and we learn the answer to the question: What do you get when you combine gender parity, social justice, environmental sustainability and ... Read more

California Calling by Natalie Singer

Airs at: Mon, 04/09/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Between The Covers

Host Ken Jones talks with Natalie Singer, author of the new memoir California Calling: A Self-Interrogation, published by Portland’s Hawthorne Press. Natalie’s work has been published in a number of journals, magazines, and newspapers, including Literary Mama, the Washin... Read more

Meditation 101

Airs at: Fri, 04/06/2018 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Bread and Roses

Meditation as a way of life simply practiced for 18 years with guest Lois Isbell. Read more

Healing Veterans: Paula Caplan

Airs at: Mon, 04/02/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Madness Radio

How can we truly help combat veterans facing the aftermath of war? Is veteran trauma a sign of mental illness, or a healthy response to violent situations? Are medications and therapy the answer? Paula Caplan, author of When Johnny and Jane Come Marching Home: How All ... Read more

The Seekers, Pt. 1: Freedom from Violence

Airs at: Mon, 04/02/2018 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Radiozine

The Seekers, is the first in a two-part documentary series that examines the experiences of Central American migrants seeking asylum in the US. El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala are among the most dangerous countries in the world for women. Each year, thousands of w... Read more

Narrow River, Wide Sky by Jenny Forrester [abridged]

Airs at: Thu, 03/29/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Between The Covers

On the Colorado Plateau between slot canyons and rattlesnakes, Jenny Forrester grew up with her mother and brother in a single-wide trailer proudly displaying an American flag. Forrester’s powerfully eloquent story reveals a rural small town comprising God-fearing Republ... Read more

SuperButch!

Airs at: Thu, 04/12/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Words and Pictures

Portland alt-comics heavyweights Barry Deutsch (Hereville) and Becky Hawkins (French Toast Comix) have teamed up to create SuperButch, the adventures of a lesbian superhero and the citizens whose lives she transforms. Set in the 1940's when many gay Americans led dou... Read more

Lizzie Borden Audio

Hear the trial that started it all with voice actors playing the parts of the characters involved in the crime. Starting with witness statements that led to Lizzie's Inquest Testimony, Preliminary and Superior Court Trials that resulted in an acquittal despite overw... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for March 26, 2018

Airs at: Mon, 03/26/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Laurie Mercier hosts this episode of the Old Mole and presents these pieces: Bill Resnick interviews Phyllis Bennis about U.S. entanglements with Saudi Arabia, Israel, Russia, and the proxy wars in the Middle East. Larry Bowlden reviews Rene Denfeld’s novel, The Child Fi... Read more

Stereotypes & Misconceptions About Sex Offenders

Airs at: Mon, 03/26/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Jan Haaken talks with Tim Buckley, one of the authors of The New Scarlet Letters: Sex Offenders, Their Treatment, and Our Challenge. They will discuss stereotypes and misconceptions of sex offenders, and how the punitive orientation of the criminal justice system affect... Read more