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Haley Pessin on the Radical Legacy of Fannie Lou Hamer

Airs at: Tue, 10/30/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  Fannie Lou Hamer was a fighter for equality and justice who said, “If I fall, I’ll fall five feet four inches forward in the fight for freedom.” Going against entrenched racism she was able to accomplish much in gaining voting rights for African Americans. She died in 19... Read more

Ep.14 Generation Z for Zeal Soup

Airs at: Sun, 10/28/2018 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Produced for:  Peace, Love and Soup
Summer 2018  - and we spent it getting to know Generation Z — with all that brightness and energy, we focus on the youth of today in all their glorious complexity.     They’re poets and musicians, activists and free thinkers, fun loving and kind, and frankly … full of zea... Read more

S2E02 Generation Z for Zeal Soup

Produced for:  Peace, Love and Soup
It’s Season 2,  Episode 2 and we spent our summer getting to know Generation Z — with all that brightness and energy, we focus on the youth of today in all their glorious complexity.     They’re poets and musicians, activists and free thinkers, fun loving and kind, and f... Read more

Ep.13 Scrabble Soup

Airs at: Wed, 05/30/2018 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Produced for:  Peace, Love and Soup
Spring 2018 - We’re trying something new for  Season 2!    4 shows, one for each quarter (Spring, Summer, Fall & Winter).... also new for 2018 @PEACELOVEANDSOUP on Instagram.       On this episode we’re focusing on Storytellers!   We talk with New York Times best sellin... Read more

Rodents of Unusual Size - Expanded Audio

Airs at: Thu, 10/25/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Film Show
  In this extended interview with Quinn Costello, co-director (along with Chris Metzler and Jeff Springer) of the documentary Rodents of Unusual Size, we learn more about his travels in Louisiana learning about local culture and the role of the nutria.  We also hear about ... Read more

Independent Filmmakers Visit Portland

Airs at: Thu, 10/25/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Film Show
  The Northwest Film Center's Ben Popp introduces us to two up-and-coming directors whose works are screening at the 45th Northwest Filmmakers' Festival.  Edward Pack Davee's narrative feature Lost Division, years in the making, is inspired by World War II diaries and shot... Read more

Episode 68. It Takes A Village To Survive In These Streets ft. RaShanuda

Airs at: Wed, 10/24/2018 at 12:00am - Tue, 11/06/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Village Vibes Podcast
IT HAPPENED Y'ALL! Tune in to hear the realest one alive, RASHAUNDA, on VillageVibesPodcast! We have been begging her to come on forever, so we did NOT take this opportunity for granted! She's on for the whole.damn.show and we're talking the danger of yt voices, how to grow... Read more

US Prisons House It’s Slaves

Airs at: Mon, 10/22/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
  Corporations know the value of prison labour is not just its immediate cost saving! Prison labour is nothing if not scab labour — efficiently serving to undermine wage and labour standards in the general population. Until American voters refuse to allow their tax money t... Read more

The STRUGGLE

Airs at: Fri, 10/19/2018 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  The Struggle
Join us for the premier of KBOO's newest local public affairs program. Community organizer Alyssa Pariah will speak with Teressa Raiford, of Don't Shoot Portland.   Read more

Episode 67. It Takes A Village To Raise A Kid ft. MissLopezMedia

Airs at: Tue, 10/16/2018 at 12:00am - Tue, 10/23/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Village Vibes Podcast
TUNE IN this week because we’ve got a kickass guest who is on her grind to make this world better for the next! @misslopezmedia is an activist, artist, and will most definitely let you catch these hands if necessary! We’re talking about politics, hometowns, and picking her ... Read more