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Mark Wood Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
Mark Wood is an Emmy award winning violinist and composer who has his fingers on more than his bow.  Whether he is running a camp for budding string musicians, mentoring kids at arts schools nationwide, leading the design of cutting edge versions of the violin or composing ... Read more

Threshold

Airs at: Sun, 02/19/2023 at 8:30am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Pathways
John Nelson is an award-winning author and writer of both visionary fiction and non-fiction. John’s whose work spans many different areas—from exploring how technology will affect the future of our human spiritual evolution, to methods for bring greater peace and healing in... Read more

A Different Vision for the NEA

Airs at: Mon, 03/13/2023 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
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Playful Presence: Ep 1 Playing with Details

Airs at: Mon, 02/13/2023 at 11:00pm - Tue, 02/14/2023 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Playful Presence
This month, we explore how noticing the details- whether real or imagined- makes life sweeter. The episode starts with an improv scene which sparks a discussion about using things from your life to inspire creativity. We invite listeners to try this in a short exercise. T... Read more

Portland Public School student leaders weigh in on district issues

Airs at: Mon, 01/23/2023 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
   As school boards have garnered lots of press as a battleground for topics such as curriculum reform, racial justice, and book bans, it’s surprising more youth are not trained and asked to become school board representatives today. KBOO reporter, Eoin Bastable recently ... Read more

Miguel Ángel Pérez Becerra: Hilozoizmo, Oxomaxoma 1979-80

Airs at: Fri, 01/27/2023 at 10:00pm - Sat, 01/28/2023 at 12:00am
Produced for:  La Ruleta
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Art Talk Bus Stop with Beckey Kaye Chapman

Airs at: Wed, 01/25/2023 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Talk Bus Stop
Our Jan 2023 guest is sculptor Rebecca Kaye Chapman, interviewed by the students at McDaniel High School.    BECKEY KAYE CHAPMAN BIO I was born in Los Angeles in 1976 and reared under the love of a hard-working single mom and older sister. In my later teens, I was bit by... 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

Old Mole Variety Hour for January 16, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 01/16/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Norm Diamond hosts the Moles’ tribute to MLK Day, which includes the following segments: Critical Race Theory: Bill Resnick talks to Malik Miah who made a living as an aviation mechanic and spent most of his life fighting racism in the unions. He has written several boo... Read more

Reconstruction

Airs at: Mon, 01/16/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
How does a brief period 150 years ago become a flashpoint in our modern culture wars? It does if the same issues of racial equity, working-class organization and democratic control persist. And if activist groups like Black Lives Matter effectively raise them yet again. In ... Read more