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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 ... 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”... Read more

Our 10th (and final!) annual Michael Jackson tribute show!!!

Airs at: Thu, 08/24/2017 at 8:00pm - Fri, 08/25/2017 at 12:00am
It has been a long journey honoring the teacher.  We remember the time (pun intended) we first had the idea to honor Michael in an episode dedicated to him, and it was thought of as a silly idea.  As we tend to focus on jazz (in particular) and less popular artists on ou... Read more

Voices from Charlottesville: Church Under Siege by White Supremacists

Airs at: Mon, 08/21/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  For this hour we go to Charlottesville, Va. and hear voices, including that of author and activist Cornel West and the Rev. Tracy Blackmon, who participated in a mass prayer service at St. Pauls Memorial Church on Friday, August 11, in advance of the deadly rally of w... Read more

Sojourner Truth: Did the Civil War ever end?

Airs at: Fri, 08/18/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Trump gives overt support for white supremacist organizations as they let the world know they are no longer hiding under sheets as in the days of the Ku Klux Klan. On Friday, August 11, they descended on Charlottesville, Virginia, chanting "blood and soil," a slogan f... Read more

Combined Culture Radio- Episode 4

Airs at: Wed, 08/16/2017 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  Combined Culture Radio
Trump's America, Charlottesville, Black Journalist, and F.U.B.U.  Read more

The San Patricio Battalion

Airs at: Thu, 08/17/2017 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Fight the Empire
  On this episode of Fight the Empire Per reflects on the San Patricio Battalion, the mostly Irish soldiers who switched sides in our war against Mexico. They were led by an artillery man named John Riley and fought several big battles against the Yankee invaders. Mexic... Read more

Support Black Owned Restaurants Week and What She Ate

Airs at: Wed, 08/16/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Food Show
On this episode, I'll be talking with chef Dub Travis, owner of Dub's St. Johns. This coming week is Support Black-Owned Restaurants Week 2017. Dub will talk about his experience running a restaurant and  ways we can support other black owned restaurants around Portland.... Read more

WHITE PRIVILEGE: Michael Eric Dyson

Airs at: Tue, 08/15/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  White privilege. What’s that? Some people have choices and advantages simply because of the color of their skin. Many whites are unaware of it or if they are are quick to say, Hey, I’m cool and beyond that. Yeah, right. Peggy McIntosh, a noted women’s studies scholar ... Read more