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The Well Read Red

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Today the Well-Read Red contrasts two essays about pandemics. Both draw on the same historical and literary sources, but derive utterly different conclusions from them. Our Well Read Red finds this fascinating and asks why Orhan Pamuk, Nobel Prize-winning Turkish author, an... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for May 11, 2020

Airs at: Mon, 05/11/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Today’s Old Mole is hosted by Norm Diamond. Norm starts things off with a personal credo about what the Mole stands for. The show continues with the following segments:   Another World Is Possible: With this segment we inaugurate a new feature. In the first installment, N... Read more

Rebecca Gordon and American Nuremberg - Ep 63

Airs at: Fri, 05/08/2020 at 6:30am - Wed, 05/13/2020 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Fortress On A Hill
Rebecca Gordon, a TomDispatch regular and author of American Nuremberg: The Officials Who Should Stand Trial for Post 9/11 War Crimes, stop by the podcast to discuss torture and moral injury in the post 9/11 world, her experiences in Nicaragua and South Africa, how past pre... Read more

Hannah Lillith Assadi and Achy Obejas on Take Us To A Better Place

Airs at: Thu, 05/07/2020 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host Ken Jones talks with Hannah Lillith Assadi and Achy Obejas, contributors to the story anthology Take Us To A Better Place, published by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. You can download a free copy of the ebook at https://www.rwjf.org/fiction. Hannah Lillith Assadi... Read more

The Left and the Law

Airs at: Mon, 05/04/2020 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
In their Left and the Law segment, Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker look at the picture that is emerging of the coronavirus spreading in jails and prisons in the US. They discuss the lawsuits and political actions taken by prisoners themselves to address the pandemic and the gr... Read more

Activists protest in favor of prisoner release during COVID-19 outbreak

Airs at: Fri, 05/01/2020 at 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  A caravan of cars in favor of releasing prisoners and detainees took over the streets outside Portland City Hall this afternoon. A coalition of activist groups used the socially-distanced protest to push state and local leaders to forcefully address the threat that coron... Read more

Chris Vaughn Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
Chris Vaughn is a democrat running for the US House District 2 seat.  He talked with Don Merrill about why the district, which has only had two democrats since 1893, may be ready for its third, why climate change is really a climate emergency that people need to believe and... Read more

#BlackVotesMatter Portland Mayoral Debate

Airs at: Wed, 04/29/2020 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
KBOO is livestreaming the Urban League of Portland's Online Mayoral Forum. This forum is an opportunity for Black voters and other allies to ask direct questions to the candidates who are seeking to serve our community. Multnomah County and Portland are home to some severe ... Read more

Lisa Pool Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
Lisa Pool is a democrat running for Oregon Senate district seat 12.  She talked with Don Merrill about why the Oregon Health Plan needs to include small businesses that offer non-traditional holistic medicine in its coverage,  how she is looking forward to meeting and debat... Read more

Buscando America on 04/28/20

Airs at: Tue, 04/28/2020 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
Oswaldo Nemquino Activista Waorani en la Amazonía del Ecuador habla sobre la amenaza que representa el Covid19 para su comunidades. Escucha los relatos de  Erika y Rosalía sobre como están sobreviviendo a la pandemia en Guayaquil y Cuenca. Desde Madrid, Ricardo Romero nos h... Read more