Women

Queer Misogyny

Airs at: Mon, 12/30/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

In a recent blog post, Franvarian explores the stereotypes within the LGBT community that lead to misplaced and oppressive assumptions about femmes and to "femmephobia". Old Mole Iven Hale reads it for us. Photo credit: http://geeksdreamgirl.com/ Read more

Ynanna Djehuty on reproductive justice and the maternal health of women of Afro descent

Airs at: Sat, 12/28/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Bread and Roses

A conversation with Ynanna Djehuty on reproductive justice and maternal health for women of Afro-descent. We will discuss identity, race, gender, the disparities of our health care system, generational trauma, and the beauty of giving birth! Ynanna Djehuty is an Afro-Domin... Read more

Movie Moles: 12 Years a Slave

Airs at: Mon, 12/09/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Frann Michel and her guest, Lynn MaKau, review the film "12 Years A Slave". Directed by Steve McQueen, John Ridley's screenplay adapts Solomon Northrup's own 1853 account of being deceived and captured by slavers while living as a free-born African in upstate New York. Nort... Read more

Movie Moles: 12 Years a Slave

Airs at: Mon, 12/09/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Frann Michel and her guest, Lynn MaKau, review the film "12 Years A Slave". Directed by Steve McQueen, John Ridley's screenplay adapts Solomon Northrup's own 1853 account of being deceived and capture by slavers while living as a free-born African in upstate New York. North... Read more

Penny Rosenwasser talks about her new book HOPE INTO PRACTICE

Airs at: Mon, 12/09/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: New Visions for Peace

Host Sutree talks with Penny Rosenwasser about her new book HOPE into PRACTICE, Jewish Women Choosing Justice Despite Our Fears. HOPE into PRACTICE responds with a rare blend of healing stories, fascinating history, and a fair-minded perspective on Israel-Palestine—asking ... Read more

McDonald's Protest in Portland

Airs at: Thu, 12/05/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Evening News

Portland residents participated in a national day of action today to call attention to the low wages paid to McDonald's workers. KBOO reporters were at the rally in downtown Portland. Read more

Malaya Pinas, Filipino Activist on Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda

Airs at: Fri, 11/29/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Bread and Roses

Three weeks after Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda hits the Philippines, we talk with Malaya Pinas about the damages it caused and the rebuilding efforts in her community. Malaya is an activist engaged in environmental advocacy and dedicated to the rights of underprivileged women an... Read more

Movie Moles: Ingmar Bergman's "Scenes from a Marriage"

Airs at: Mon, 11/25/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Movie Moles, Jan Haaken and Denise Morris, review Ingmar Bergman's 1973 "Scenes from a Marriage", a film after which saw divorce rates jump when released in Bergman's native Sweden. Picking up somewhat on a theme opened up in their review of "Hope Springs", they interrogate... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour November 11 2013

Airs at: Mon, 11/11/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Tom Becker hosts this Veterans Day episode and we hear: BIll Resnick and Goudarz Eghtedari talk about Iranian politics Iven Hale shares stories of sexual trauma in the military Tom Becker shares a piece by George Monbiot about global capital undermining democracy... Read more

There are 70 Sexual Assaults In The Military: a veterans day commentary

Airs at: Mon, 11/11/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Iven Hale offers a special Veteran days commentary. The conflicts of today are different from the wars of a hundred years ago, to which Veterans Day traces its origin. Women are now a significant portion of the armed forces, and while the abstract conflicts of today often t... Read more