Gender

"Hir" at Defunkt Theatre

Airs at: Tue, 10/25/2016 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Stage and Studio

For their 17th season Defunkt Theatre kicks things off with "Hir" by Taylor Mac. Join James Dixon as he welcomes director Andrew Klaus-Vineyard and cast members Jim Vadalla and Paige McKinney as we discuss the show and Defunkt Theatre's upcoming season. (Production photos ... Read more

Bread and Roses

Airs at: Fri, 10/21/2016 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Bread and Roses

Independent filmmaker Gigi Williams, actress Ashley Williams, and counselor Dori Lyon talk about making the new short film "Angela's Sacred Heart." The film is based on Gigi's experiences with sexual assault, and the role of Gigi is played by her real-life daughter, Ashley.... Read more

The Winged Histories by Sofia Samatar

Airs at: Thu, 12/15/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Between The Covers

"If you love stories but distrust them, if you love language and can also see how it is used as a tool or a weapon in the maintenance of status quo, then read The Winged Histories."— Marion Deeds, Fantasy Literature; "Told by four different women, it is a story of war; ... Read more

Kristina Wong Blends Comedy and Activism in The Wong Street Journal

Airs at: Fri, 10/14/2016 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Bread and Roses

The Guardian describes Kristina Wong: "A third generation Chinese American originally from San Francisco, Wong...doesn’t just defy Asian stereotypes – she destroys them. Like Hari Kondabolu, Margaret Cho and Russell Peters, Wong’s irreverent critique of mainstream cultu... Read more

Transformative Feminism: Standing Rock, In Other Words & DA LAB

Airs at: Fri, 10/07/2016 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Bread and Roses

Bread and Roses is bringing you three segments that in some way feature transformative and intersectional feminism. Featuring Danica Brown's experiences in transformative direct action at Standing Rock, Adrienne Cabouet from In Other Words on the road ahead for the feminist... Read more

Vinnie Kinsella, editor of "Fashionably Late," on Coming Out Later in Life

Airs at: Mon, 10/10/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Radiozine

Dan Johnson interviews writer and publisher Vinnie Kinsella about his book "Fashionably Late." Kinsella has assembled a group of Gay, Bi and Trans men who share their individual experience of comiing out later in life. Read more

Supporting Trans Youth in the Oregon Youth Authority

Airs at: Tue, 10/04/2016 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Transpositive PDX

You are invited to join us on Transpositive PDX this Tuesday, October 4 at 6pm on KBOO Community Radio 90.7 FM as we talk with Bryant Campbell and Kelly Okili of the Oregon Youth Authority. We will talk about youth with gender identity concerns in the Oregon Youth Authori... Read more

Queer Poetry Inbetweenland: Jacks McNamara

Airs at: Mon, 10/03/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Madness Radio

Is trauma also a source of creative inspiration? Can sexual passion be a force for healing? And do we have to live in either/or boxes — or is there somewhere else? Artist and activist Jacks McNamara, co-founder of the Icarus Project, discusses their anthology Inbetweenl... Read more

"You Play Ball Like A Girl" - Feminist Lens on Baseball & Pitch

Airs at: Fri, 09/30/2016 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Bread and Roses

Host Pamela Santos brings another installment of "Feminists Watch TV, Too" with a discussion of TV show Pitch and the "soon-to-be-true-story" of a female pitcher in major league baseball. As with any pop culture, TV show imagining the change we want to see in the world offe... Read more

Susan Faludi on her book "In the Darkroom"

Airs at: Fri, 09/30/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

Host Theresa Mitchell speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Susan Faludi about her new book "In the Darkroom," her inquiry into the meaning of identity in the modern world and in her own haunted family saga, involving her 76-year-old father – long estranged and l... Read more