Women

Old Mole Variety Hour for May 18, 2009

Airs at: Sun, 05/17/2009 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

First, a big Thanks from the Mole to all of you who contributed to KBOO during the just concluded membership drive. If you forgot to do it, look for the JOIN NOW link at the top of this page. KBOO and the Mole need your support. This show features the rabble-rousing musi... Read more

Sex, Class and the Internet

Airs at: Sun, 05/17/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Women's Studies Professor Brooke Campbell talks with the Old Mole's Jan Haaken about recent controversies over erotic services offered on Craig's List. What's the difference between lining up a "date" on Craig's List and arranging a tryst through a "reputable" dating servic... Read more

Intersex: Medicalization of Natural Diversity

Airs at: Mon, 05/18/2009 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Gender Blender

"Is it a boy or a girl?" It's the first question asked after the birth of a baby. But sometimes the answer isn't obvious? In about one out of every 1,500 births a child is born so noticeably atypical in terms of genitalia that a specialist is called in. Out of every thou... Read more

Race and Recession

The current recession is not an equal opportunity crisis. People of color are experiencing job loss, foreclosures and lack of healthcare at alarmingly higher rates than white Americans. These disparities are not a coincidence but rather the result of structur... Read more

Fixing Sex: On Intersex

Just finished reading Katrina Karkazis Fixing Sex: Intersex, Medical Authority, and Lived Experience, the indepth investigation into how intersex is currently conceived, treated and experienced. Although I've been somewhat aware of these issues before, some of the materia... Read more

Intersex: Medicalization of Sexual Diversity

"Is it a boy or a girl?" It's the first question asked after the birth of a baby. But sometimes the answer isn't obvious? In about one out of every 1,500 births a child is born so noticeably atypical in terms of genitalia that a specialist is called in. Out of every thous... Read more

Quiet on the Set!

Take Two: Not Enough Women Calling the Shots A couple of months ago, I was contacted by Trista with @Large Films, Inc., a commercial production company here in Portland, Oregon. She wanted me to consider interviewing her boss on an upcoming Bread and Roses show, which airs... Read more

Movie Review: A Wink and a Smile

Airs at: Sun, 05/10/2009 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

An intoxicating mix of private thoughts and public behavior, A Wink and a Smile exposes more than the human body by putting gender, power, sexuality and social identity under the glittery spotlight, as it follows the lives of ten "ordinary" women who do something extraordin... Read more

The Importance of Mother's Day

Airs at: Thu, 05/07/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: Bread and Roses

Bridget B. here, and this edition of Bread & Roses was all about The Importance of Mother's Day; it's actual meaning and how you can get involved to make a difference. Given that this show fell right before Mother's Day, or on Mother's Day in other countries, I wanted to br... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 05/06/09

Airs at: Wed, 05/06/2009 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Last week, President Obama reached his first 100 days in office, triggering a media flurry of speculation about how well he's doing. Communities of color - already hurting before the lastest round of troubles - have been measuring up the new president as well. Is President ... Read more