Education

DIY, Portland: History

Airs at: Wed, 01/16/2008 at 4:00pm

Produced for: DIY, Portland

CONTAINS EXTRA WEB CONTENT! This episode takes a do-it-yourself approach to personal and collective history. You'll hear interviews with Julie's grandparents, including her grandpa Rome Hartman who had a long and storied career as a radio man at WIRK. And we're proud to bri... Read more

Interview with Free Geek

Airs at: Mon, 12/17/2007 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Radiozine

Michelle Shroeder Fletcher interviews Shawn Furst and Michael Westwind from Portland's unique computer training and electronics recycling center. Find out how to recycle old computer gear with Free Geek, or how you can earn your own computer by helping Free Geek build them... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for January 7, 2008

Airs at: Sun, 01/06/2008 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Today's show is hosted by Tom Becker. It begins with a Bill Resnick interview with Anita Weiss about what's going on in Pakistan and why the US should not engage in military action there. Larry Bowlden reviews Alice McDermott's novel At Weddings and Wakes--a "quiet novel... Read more

Marlene Smith with Dr Bailey & Dr. Peskin on cancer, and Ed Goldberg on the economy

Airs at: Thu, 12/13/2007 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Marlene's Electric Salon

Marlene hosts Dr. Steven Bailey and an interview with Dr. Brian Scott Peskin, author of "The Hidden Story of Cancer". Then, in the second half of the show, Marlene and Ed Goldberg discuss the mortgage crisis and sub-prime lending. Read more

J. Craig Venter on his memoir, "A Life Decoded: My Genome, My Life"

Airs at: Wed, 12/12/2007 at 4:00pm

Producer Lisa Loving interviews genome scientist J. Craig Venter on his book, his life, the future applications of genomic research on alternative fuels, and the recent implosion of Nobel Prize-winning scientist Dr. Robert T. Watson's career. Read more

Black Book Talk

Every first Thursday from 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM. Monthly program featuring interviews and discussions of works by African American authors. Co-hosts Emma Jackson Ford, O B Hill and Patricia Welch review works in all genres by well-known and emerging authors. Occasional ... Read more

Circumcision on the Decline

Airs at: Sun, 10/28/2007 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Evening News

Circumcision is on the decline globally and fewer and fewer parents are electing to have the procedure performed on their newborns in America. The National Office of Circumcision Information Reasearch Center, or NO-CIRC for short, has set up a booth at the American Academy o... Read more

Occupation of Alcatraz - Resources

Alcatraz Graffitti Slide Show http://www.nps.gov/history/museum/exhibits/alca/exb/Indian/Grafitti/Goga-2438aSS.html Documents from Native Occupation of Alcatraz http://www.nps.gov/history/museum/exhibits/alca/exb/Indian/documents/Goga-17604a2SS.html Photo Documentation http://... Read more

Youth Collective in November

Wednesday November 28th 6-7 pm Listen in as the KBOO Youth Collective talks about "What's In, and What's Up"! We'll have top ten lists, talk about popular culture, current events, and peer pressure, and an interview with people from BecomeX, a leadership, career and lifes... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for November 5, 2007

Airs at: Sun, 11/04/2007 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Hosted by Luz María Gordillo, this program discusses: (1) the culture of Afghanistan and how it plays out in the ongoing war there; (2) the program of short films about war put together by the Cinema Project (cinemaproject.org) and being shown on November 11 here in P... Read more