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Black History and Future Month

Airs at: Fri, 02/17/2023 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
  Special Programming for Black History Month. Produced in 2022 by Tammy Habteyes.     Read more

Tom Payne's Bones

Airs at: Tue, 02/14/2023 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Interview with local playwright about Tom Payne's Bones. Performing in Portland Tom Payne was the author of Common Sense and a founder of the anti-slavery society.  He was an Elite in early American society who turned against the ruling class. Interview by Emma Lugo. ... Read more

KIm Field and The Blues Dream of Billy Boy Arnold

Airs at: Thu, 02/09/2023 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Jonesy
On today’s episode, we trace the history of Chicago blues, especially blues harmonica, and its role in the birth of rock n’ roll with guest Kim Field, writer, musician, and co-author of the book The Blues Dream of Billy Boy Arnold. Born in Chicago in 1935, William Arnold, ... Read more

BuiBack-Never-a look at President Biden's domestic policies failures

Airs at: Mon, 02/06/2023 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  Let's Talk about Race
When has the fire and fury gone- No John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, No Build Back Better bill. This is ruinous for Democratic prospects in the 2022 elections. Republicans can be counted on to do three things, and three things only: 1) increase defense spending an... Read more

"That Vegan Show" Interview with Kimmy Sullivan, owner of Hairodactyl Hair Salon

Airs at: Fri, 01/27/2023 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  That Vegan Show
Discussion of Kimmy's salon (Hairodactyl), vegan hair care, and salon segregation I interview Portland's own, Kimberly Sullivan, owner and operator at Vegan and cruelty free Hairodactyl hair salon, a friendly, peaceful, LGBTQIA supportive and inviting salon! We discuss how... Read more

Deprogramming from Grind Culture

Airs at: Tue, 01/17/2023 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  For The Wild
  Guided by her new book Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto, as well as fervent calls for real, deep rest, this week returning guest Tricia Hersey joins Ayana to unwind the complicated ties of exhaustion and exploitation. Tricia's words serve as incantations against the brain... Read more

Reading, Writing and Book Burning

Airs at: Mon, 01/16/2023 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  Let's Talk about Race
  Welcome to another edition of LTAR - Reading, Writing and Book Burning - America is undergoing another backlash to the increasing awareness of racial injustices following the murder of George Floyd, as school leaders strive to confront longstanding inequities as some p... Read more

A Numbers-Based Understanding of the Black Experience

Airs at: Mon, 01/16/2023 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Civic Cipher
  In the first part of today's episode, we borrow from a social media influencer and businessperson named Dan Price. Recently a series of tweets from his account gave a numerical account of the Black experience in America. We thought it was worth examining and hopefully br... Read more

Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King speaks (1961-1967)

Airs at: Mon, 01/16/2023 at 8:30am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
  We showcase three original audios of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, taken during the period of 1961 to 1967. We start with Dr. King's seminal "I have a dream" speech, during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963, in which he called for civil and eco... Read more

Interview with Akile Anai, editor of The Burning Spear, activist with the Uhuru Movement

Airs at: Mon, 01/16/2023 at 8:00am - 8:30am
Produced for:  Radiozine, Prison Pipeline
  Akile Anai is the 26-year-old editor of The Burning Spear newspaper; former St. Petersburg, FL City Council candidate; and she was featured in Ebony Magazine as a “Millennial of Change”. Black Power activists have been targeted in a FBI’s multi-city raid last summer, an... Read more