Government/Politics

Police Oversight Needed

Airs at: Mon, 07/31/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Desiree Hellegers talks with JoAnn Hardesty, president of the Portland branch of the NAACP, about the Portland Police Bureau's settlement with the Justice Dept (first download link). She also talked about the City's proposals with Dan Handleman of Portland Copwatch (sec... Read more

Trans People Are Not Burdens

Airs at: Mon, 07/31/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Frann Michel discusses Trump's Trans Tweets, the role of gender in the right-wing imaginary, and the divided responses from left and liberal commenters. Information also drawn from Political Research, Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, and Dean Spade. See also Katherine Cr... Read more

Earth's Average Temperature to Increase 5.8 Degrees Fahrenheit by 2100

Airs at: Mon, 07/31/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: Evening News

In an article published Monday, in "Nature Climate Change," a new study done at the University of Washington shows a 90 percent chance that the average global temperature by 2100 will have increased by 5.8 degrees Fahrenheit. This does not meet the target goal of a 1 to 1.... Read more

Stopping Fascism: Chris Hedges

Airs at: Tue, 08/01/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Alternative Radio

Recorded at the Aladdin Theater, Chris Hedges visited Portland and spoke as a guest of KBOO community radio. Chris Hedges is an award-winning journalist who has covered wars in the Balkans, the Middle East and Central America. He writes a weekly column for Truthdig.org ... Read more

Ubu Hour August 2017`

Airs at: Mon, 08/07/2017 at 11:00pm - Tue, 08/08/2017 at 12:00am

Produced for: Ubu Hour

Tonight on the Ubu Hour: IN A DARK ROOM PART 1: Normally we bring radio theater to you, but tonight, if you follow instructions, through hypnosis you will be transported into the radio theater sketch. An experimental radio theater show that attempts to dissolve the fourt... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for July 31, 2017

Airs at: Mon, 07/31/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

This week on the Old Mole Variety Hour, Thom Becker hosts and we hear these segments: Arthur Stamoulis, director of the national Citizens Trade Campaign, discusses trade policy. Frann Michel on Trump's tweets on Trans people & the military. Thom reads about "A Futur... Read more

Drug War 2.0

Airs at: Sun, 07/30/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

The US House Oversight Committee looks at reauthorization of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, and the Government Accountability Office examines mismanagement of a federal program that puts military weapons into the hands of local police. Read more

PUBLIC LANDS UNDER ATTACK: Their History and Your Role

Airs at: Mon, 07/31/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: More Talk Radio

How can we protect our public lands? From the Trump Administration to the Far Right militants who occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Reserve in 2016, our public lands are under threat like never before. Cecil and Celeste welcome Kristin Teigen to discuss her upcomin... Read more

Protesters Interrupt Police Swearing-In Ceremony

Airs at: Thu, 07/27/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm

Produced for: Evening News

This morning, the Portland Police Bureau swore in 13 new officers and two professional staff at the downtown Portland Building. The ceremony was interrupted briefly by protesters who called out the police, and Chief Mike Marshman in particular, for failing to prevent seven ... Read more

Siletz River Ecosystem Intervenes in Lawsuit against Aerial Pesticide Ban

Airs at: Thu, 07/27/2017 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm

Produced for: Evening News

On Monday July 24, the Siletz River Ecosystem filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit against Lincoln County along Oregon’s coast. The lawsuit was brought by Rex Capri of Newport and Wakefield Farms of Eddyville, who dispute the legality of a ballot measure bann... Read more