Women

Trump was right? Just call Jane

Some weeks ago, Donald Trump commented that if abortion were illegal, then women who had abortions should be subject to some form of punishment. This is a logical position, insofar as those who violate laws are generally subject to some form of punishment. But Trump was imm... Read more

Making Babies: A Proven 3-Month Program to Maximize Fertility: An Interview with Jill Blakeway, L.Ac

Airs at: Mon, 04/11/2016 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Healthwatch

Making Babies: A proven 3-month Program for Maximum Fertility, by Jill Blakeway, L.Ac. and co-authored Dr. Sami David, a reproductive endocrinologist offers women and men a guide to fertility using the wisdom of Chinese medicine in conjunction with Western medicine. Ferti... Read more

Community Coalition Demands Minority Input on Superfund Cleanup

Airs at: Fri, 04/08/2016 at 12:00am

Produced for: Evening News

The Portland Harbor community coalition led by Groudworks, a local agency working for environmental social justice delivered a letter to the city government today. The Coalition wants more effort on the city’s part to include marginalized communities when they write their ... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for March 28, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 03/28/2016 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Joe Clement hosts and we hear: Bill Resnick and Harvey Wasserman talk about America's Astounding Human Rights Hypocrisy in light of Obama's recent visit to Cuba. Jan Haaken talks with Abdul Fofanah and Issa Kamara about the politics of Kendrick Lamar's work as a hi... Read more

Late in the Day: Poems 2010-2014 by Ursula K. Le Guin

Airs at: Thu, 04/21/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Between The Covers

Late in the Day, Ursula K. Le Guin’s new collection of poems (2010–2014) seeks meaning in an ever-connected world. In part evocative of Neruda’s Odes to Common Things and Mary Oliver’s poetic guides to the natural world, Le Guin’s latest give voice to objects that may not s... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for March 14, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 03/14/2016 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Tom Becker hosts this Old Mole and we hear: Bill Resnick interviews Mark Engler, co-author of "This Is an Uprising: How Non-Violent Revolt Is Shaping the 21st Century" Jan Haaken talks with documentary director on her new movie "Trapped," about attempts to clos... Read more

Book Mole: What She Left Behind

Airs at: Mon, 03/14/2016 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Larry Bolden reviews What She Left Behind, the harrowing tale of an eighteen year old woman who finds herself committed to a state asylum due to her rebelling against her father’s choice of whom she will marry. The author, Ellen Marie Wiseman, did extensive research into how ... Read more

Documentary: Targeted Regulations at Abortion Providers

Airs at: Mon, 03/14/2016 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Jan Haaken interviews Dawn Porter, Director of the documentary film, TRAPPED, that will be playing at Cinema 21 for five days, opening on Friday March 18th. In “Trapped,” documentarian Dawn Porter chronicles the lives of medical professionals who work at clinics in the South... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for February 22, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 02/22/2016 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Denise Morris hosts this show, largely about the struggle and culture of Africans and African Americans, and we hear: Bill Resnick talks with Frank Ackerman on the costs of curbing climate change to manageable levels v. the costs of continuing on the current path. ... Read more

Beyonce, Formation, and the Politics of Race in Pop Music

Airs at: Mon, 02/22/2016 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Jan Haaken and Denise Morris unpack the complicated cultural and critical response to "Formation", a song and music video released by Beyonce Knowles days before her Super Bowl half-time performance of it. They consider the content of the song and video, the politics of rac... Read more