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It Takes A Village To Bring Life To People ft. Ronnie a.k.a. BeSpeak

Airs at: Tue, 03/05/2019 at 12:00am - Sun, 03/31/2019 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Village Vibes Podcast
Happy Tuesday Folx! Y’all know what it is.. we have a new episode!! We have a VERY special guest this week. @ronnie_aka_bespeak stopped by the studio and schooled us on how to be a creator in pdx, discussing his music and incredible ability to lift up his community. Take... Read more

Black Leopard, Red Wolf

Airs at: Thu, 03/07/2019 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
  “Black Leopard, Red Wolf is the kind of novel I never realized I was missing until I read it. A dangerous, hallucinatory, ancient Africa, which becomes a fantasy world as well-realized as anything Tolkien made, with language as powerful as Angela Carter’s. It’s as dee... Read more

What’s a Socialist to do? Electoral Strategy for the Left

Airs at: Mon, 02/25/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Laurie Mercier talks with Glen Ford, Executive Editor of Black Agenda Report, providing news, commentary and analysis from the Black left. They discuss an electoral strategy for the left: "What's a socialist to do?" Do any Democratic candidates offer a possibility for re... Read more

Noelle Hanrahan: update on Mumia Abu-Jamal

Airs at: Mon, 03/04/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Karen James speaks with Noelle Hanrahan, founder of Prison Radio and a journalist who has recorded and broadcast commentaries by Mumia Abu-Jamal since 1992.  Noelle talks about Philadelphia in the racially-charged 1970s where Mumia made his name as a writer and journalis... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for February 25, 2019

Airs at: Mon, 02/25/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Denise morris Hosts this episode of The Old Mole which includes What's a Socialist to do: Electoral Strategy for the Left: Laurie Mercier talks with Glen Ford Executive Editor of Black Agenda Report, about an electoral strategy for the left. A Climate Beast Awakens:... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for February 18, 2019

Airs at: Mon, 02/18/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement hosts this Presidents Day episode and we hear: Bill Resnick and Mark Weisbrot talk about the coup in Venezuela Joe and Frann Michel review the Broadway musical "Hamilton" Jan Haaken talks with Mara Zusman about race and families For the whole show,  use the ... Read more

Race and Families

Airs at: Mon, 02/18/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jan Haaken talks with Mara Zusman about her work in SURJ (Showing Up for Racial Justice), specifically in the Family Action Group. They talk about how SURJ has tried to organize white allies against racism and white supremacy. They also talk about a workshop that she is ... Read more

Musical Moles review Hamilton

Airs at: Mon, 02/18/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement and Frann Michel review the 2015 Broadway musical, Hamilton. One of the most popular cultural phenomena of the last few years, they interrogate its universal praise. They consider the problems with its Great Man of history take on American history, how Hamilt... Read more

Made to Dance in Burning Buildings

Airs at: Tue, 02/19/2019 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
  Dmae presents an interview by Susannah Mars of Adventures in Artslandia. She talked with writer and actor Anya Pearson and director Jamie M. Rea about ​Made to Dance in Burning Buildings at Shaking The Tree Theatre Pearson created and performs in this fusion of poetry... Read more

The unbearable whiteness of being in black- and red-face, with monthly co-host Jacqueline Keeler

Airs at: Wed, 02/13/2019 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
  Locally-based Dineh (Navaho) and Yankton Dakota writer Jacqueline Keeler has been writing and fighting against racist mascots and stereotypes for years and she's pretty sick of it. But she keeps being called back into the fray, most recently invited to Cincinnati to d... Read more