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Our Final Episode...

Airs at: Thu, 08/31/2017 at 7:00pm - Fri, 09/01/2017 at 12:00am
Well... We are now here, where we begin to move on to another aspect of life's journey.  After 11 years of being on the air, this moment is entirely bittersweet.  We want to thank all of you for the love sent towards the show, and the work we've done.  This 5-hour episode i... Read more

Stokely Carmichael AKA Kwame Ture

Airs at: Wed, 08/30/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  Today, we broadcast our one-hour special on Stokely Carmichael, also known as Kwame Ture. He is known by a generation of popularizing the cry of "Black Power." We speak with Dr. Peniel Joseph about his book, "Stokely: A Life." How did the concept of Black Power as a poli... Read more

A View from Phoenix on Tuesday's Protest against Trump, the Police Response, and Joe Arpaio

Airs at: Thu, 08/24/2017 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
KBOO reporter Sam Bouman speaks with Dan Hemry of Phoenix Copwatch, who was at the Tuesday, August 22, 2017 protest in Phoenix against the President's rally. They discuss the scene at the protest, the police response, and Copwatch's dealings with former Maricopa County Sher... Read more

President Trump Gives His Blessing to "Trump TV"

Airs at: Thu, 08/24/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
The 45th President has recently given his blessing over brand-new television programming intended to counteract what he has dubbed, “Fake News” in a January 11th press conference last winter. Over the last several weeks, the presidents Facebook page has begun to feature sho... Read more

Dick Gregory speaking in 1976 at a rally for the American Indian Movement

Airs at: Wed, 08/23/2017 at 8:00am
We just uncovered this amazing speech in our archives - this has not been heard in decades. This episode features Dick Gregory at a Rally for the American Indian Movement (AIM), March 20, 1976. Ellen Moosecamp introduces Dick Gregory. This episode was broadcast two days be... Read more

Direct Cinema - Part One

Airs at: Thu, 08/24/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Film Show
  In the early 1960's a revolution in documentary filmmaking took root, inspired by both cultural uprisings and new audio-visual technologies.  The movement known as Direct Cinema rejected authorial voiceovers and other narrative devices, opting instead for immediacy, ambi... Read more

R.I.P. Dick Gregory

Airs at: Wed, 08/23/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  From Pacifica Radio Archives, recordings of Dick Gregory, honoring the life of the comedian and civil rights activist who broke barriers in the 1960s and became one of the first African-Americans to perform at white clubs.  Gregory used satire and cool humor as a force ... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for August 21, 2001

Airs at: Mon, 08/21/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Hosted by Tom Becker, this episode of the Old Mole aired as a solar eclipse, almost but not quite total in Portland, was occurring. The eclipse leads the Moles to reflect in various ways on how dependent humanity is on natural and cosmic forces. What we have done to our soi... Read more

A Mole Views the Eclipse

Airs at: Mon, 08/21/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Old Mole Tom Becker reviews our evolving understanding of eclipses and the limits of our understanding of the universe. Photo: By I, Luc Viatour, CC BY-SA 3.0 Read more

Toward an Ecological Civilization: David Korten

Airs at: Tue, 08/22/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  Will Rogers, a famous U.S. humorist once said, “If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.” Good advice. Wish that it were heeded when it comes to climate change. Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, says, “there's tremendous disagreement” ab... Read more