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Old Mole Variety Hour for 18 August 2014

Airs at: Mon, 08/18/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Frann Michel hosts this episode, with segments on police violence in Honduras, Ferguson, and Palestine, and on a local non-profit nourishing bodies and communities in Portland. Musical selections: Sound of da Police by KRS One; Call the Cops by Rob Hustle ft. Liv; Tired ... Read more

Militarized Police

Airs at: Mon, 08/18/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Frann Michel shares selections from left commentary on the militarization of policing in light of the police killing of the unarmed young African-American Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and the ensuing protests and police riots. A version of her comments, with links t... Read more

militarized policing in Ferguson and beyond

For the 18 August 2014 Old Mole Variety Hour. There's been much attention of late to what's described as the militarization of the police. As Tamara K. Nopper & Mariame Kaba note in Jacobin, "discussions about America’s militarized police forces" seem to have suddenly beco... Read more

Movie Moles: Snowpiercer

Airs at: Mon, 08/04/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Frann Michel and Iven Hale review the film, Snowpiercer, currently playing in Portland at the not-for profit Hollywood theater, and available as video-on-demand for home viewing. Loosely based on a French graphic novel of the same title, and co-written by Kelly Masterson a... Read more

APA Compass: Alex Tizon, author of Big Little Man: In Search of My Asian Self

Airs at: Fri, 08/01/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
Pulitzer Prize winner, Alex Tizon, explores and punctures stereotypes of the Asian-American male identity in his book, "Big Little Man: In Search of My Asian Self". APA Compass promotes social justice, features APA arts and culture, and challenges how APAs are represent... Read more

APA Compass Angry APA Minute: Sara Onitsuka on college applications

Airs at: Fri, 08/01/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
Sara Onitsuka explains her college application quandary in her latest Angry APA Minute. APA Compass promotes social justice, features APA arts and culture, and challenges how APAs are represented in the media. Read more

Latest from Gaza: hundreds of bombs dropped Tuesday; over 1200 Palestinians killed since 7/8

Airs at: Tue, 07/29/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Mohammed Omer from Gaza spoke with KBOO on Tuesday night 7/29 around midnight Gaza time.  Planes were flying overhead, naval artillery was firing from the west and tanks firing from the east.  Tens of thousands of Palestinians who followed Israeli orders to evacuate to Gaza... Read more

Bob Horenstein and Ned Rosch Interview

Airs at: Thu, 07/17/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Bob Horenstein is the spokesperson for the Jewish Federation of Portland, a strong supporter of the Israeli government. Ned Rosch is the co-founder of Jewish Voice for Peace, and advocacy organization for Palestinian concerns in the West Bank and Gaza. Don Merrill talked wi... Read more

Thawra Abu Khdeir speaks with KBOO about the murder of her cousin

Airs at: Wed, 07/09/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
Thawra Abu Khdeir, 20, is a cousin of Mohammed Abu Khdeir, who was killed by a group of right-wing Israelis in Jerusalem on July 2nd, 2014.  Mohammed, 16, was kidnapped, beaten, stabbed and set on fire.  Thawra spoke with KBOO on Tuesday July 8th, nearly a week after her co... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour July 7 2014

Airs at: Mon, 07/07/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement hosts and we hear: Laurie Mercier interviews Peter Hart about his writing on media revisionism, scapegoating, and the Iraq War. Bill Resnick and Arun Gupta discuss the $15 minimum wage in Seattle and its implications for further class struggle. Clayt... Read more