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ACLU challenges the targeting of journalists and legal observers at protests

Airs at: Wed, 07/22/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
    Across the United States, during the widespread protests against police violence and systemic racism against African Americans, there have been numerous incidents of journalists being targeted by police, including arrest, beatings, pepper spraying and more. This has a... Read more

Art Talk Bus Stop: Episode 6 with Patricia Vázquez Gómez

Airs at: Wed, 07/22/2020 at 11:00am - 11:30pm
Produced for:  Art Talk Bus Stop
Patricia Vázquez Gómez Patricia Vázquez Gómez works and lives between the ancient Tenochtitlán and the unceded, occupied, stolen and colonized lands of the Chinook, Clackamas, Multnomah and other Indigenous peoples. Her art practice investigates the social functions of art... Read more

Racial Capitalism

Airs at: Mon, 07/20/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
From the archive we hear Clayton Morgareidge's January 2019 commentary White Supremacy and Capitalism: Twin Evils. "Martin Luther King Jr. famously declared the trifecta of racism, militarism and capitalism as the great problem facing humanity. Old Mole Clayton Morgareidge... Read more

Race, the Military and the Police

Airs at: Mon, 07/20/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick interviews David Cortright, warrior for peace, writer and Vietnam War veteran. David wrote the classic book Soldiers in Revolt on the organizing and achievements of the GI anti-war movement. They discuss Trump’s ordering the U.S. military into U.S. cities inclu... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for July 20, 2020

Airs at: Mon, 07/20/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Denise Morris hosts this episode of the old mole and includes, Race, the Military and the Police: Bill Resnick interviews David Cortright, warrior for peace, writer and Vietnam war Veteran. David wrote the classic book Soldiers in Revolt on the organizing and achievements o... Read more

Sarah McGlaughlin Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
Sarah McGlaughlin is a non partisan candidate running for reelection as Circuit Court Judge, District 14, Position 4.  She talked with Don Merrill about how Josephine county's judicial leadership will get it through the challenges of covid-19, why judges lean toward pushing... Read more

Evening News on 07/15/20

Airs at: Wed, 07/15/2020 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  On this edition of the KBOO Evening News: The Trump Administration is requiring hospitals to bypass the CDC and send their COVID-19 data directly to the Department of Health and Human Services; President Trump again minimizes the Black Lives Matter movement; And, leaked... Read more

How Trump Stole 2020, with Greg Palast

Airs at: Wed, 07/15/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
  Long-time guest on KBOO talk radio (especially with Joann Hardesty's old Thursday show) Greg Palast says: "We’re heading into a disaster — a very well-designed and intentional one. The GOP thought it all through and tested it in Georgia, Wisconsin and elsewhere. In Nove... Read more

Ben Cohen (of Ben & Jerry's) - Ep 70

Airs at: Sat, 07/11/2020 at 12:00pm - Sat, 07/18/2020 at 11:45pm
Produced for:  Fortress On A Hill
Ben Cohen (of Ben & Jerry's) stops by the podcast to discuss his many philanthropic efforts, his long standing friendship with Bernie Sanders, his new project with Danny called the Eisenhower Media Network, his thoughts on police violence and Black Lives Matter, and even a ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for July 13, 2020

Airs at: Mon, 07/13/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Norm Diamond hosts the Old Mole today, which includes the following segments: Racism in Heath Care: While the coronavirus pandemic has made more urgent the need for universal access to quality health care, Patricia Kullberg and Jan Haaken take up the problem of racist id... Read more