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Announcements from the Planetarium by Judith Arcana

Airs at: Thu, 07/06/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host Ken Jones talks with Judith Arcana, author of the new book of poems Announcements from the Planetarium, published by Oregon’s own Flowstone Press. Judith writes poems, stories, essays, and books. Her work includes a biography of Grace Paley – titled Grace Paley’s Life... Read more

Stand Your Ground: America's Love Affair with Lethal Self-Defense

Airs at: Mon, 06/26/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
The good citizen defends his castle.   Punks, thieves, thugs, and rapists don’t stand a chance against a 44 Magnum in the hands of the good guy who stands his ground.   That is the myth.  The reality is that America’s love affair with guns and lethal self-defense has not ma... Read more

Movie Moles: Wonder Woman

Airs at: Mon, 07/03/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Jan Haaken and Denise Morris review the film Wonder Woman, and the history of the comic book character and her status as a feminist icon. They also touch on some of the controversy around the film.      Read more

The Politics of Living - Episode 5

Airs at: Wed, 07/05/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  The Politics of Living
  July 5, 2017 On today's show:   Trackers Earth offers adult & youth outdoor programs.   Their co-founder, Molly Deis, joined contributors Tave Fasce Drake and Brian Delaney in the studio for a discussion of nature skills, the connection between literature and learn... Read more

My Private Property

Airs at: Thu, 07/27/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
  "Mary Ruefle is, in this humble bookseller’s opinion, the best prose-writing poet in America. (And one of our best poets, too.) My Private Property, her latest collection of stories, essays, and asides, is as joyous and singular a book as you’ll read... "--Stephen Sparks... Read more

DI Squared: Dream It, Do It

DI Squared is a program about entrepreneurs of color in the Portland area.  Each week we feature an entrepreneur who tells the story about getting started.  We also present a resource organization that provides services to businesses in getting started.  And we raise---and ... Read more

Peace in Schools: bringing mindfulness to teens

Airs at: Mon, 07/03/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
  In 2014, the  American Psychological Association deemed teens, during the school year, the most stressed group of people in the United States. Teens experience stress much the way adults do, but do not yet have the skills and mechanisms to effectively work with it. To ad... Read more

On The Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital

Airs at: Fri, 06/30/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
  This packed show is all about resisting the normalization of war abroad and at home, resisting the idea that militarism, police terror and hate crimes will accepted as part of a new hyper reality. We hear voices from among the hundreds that gathered in DC for a vigil for... Read more

ON COMMON GROUND

Airs at: Tue, 06/27/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
  Guest host Sarika Mehta will be LIVE in studio for this Intersections Radio episode, with Subashini Ganesan (New Expressive Works) and Amna Mawaz Khan (Theatre Wallay). Both are Bharatanatyam dancers - Suba is local, and Amna is from Pakistan. They'll be chatting up this... Read more

The Beat is Dead: Nina Diaz

Airs at: Wed, 06/28/2017 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  Intersections Radio
  Sarika Mehta welcomes Nina Diaz to the KBOO studio to talk about her music and her life. Almost two decades ago, on January 9, 1998, musician Nina Diaz was heartbroken to learn her grandmother had passed away. Exactly 15 years later, on that same date, Nina was writing ... Read more