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Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 01/30/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  An interview with Mat dos Santos, legal director of the ACLU of Oregon about challenges facing immigrants under the Trump regime.    An interview with Erica Etelson of California's Local Clean Energy Alliance about her state's resistance to Trump's energy policies.    ... Read more

Words Are My Matter by Ursula K. Le Guin

Airs at: Thu, 02/16/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
  “Hard times are coming, when we’ll be wanting the voices of writers who can see alternatives to how we live now, can see through our fear-stricken society and its obsessive technologies to other ways of being, and even imagine real grounds for hope. We’ll need writers wh... Read more

Abandon Me by Melissa Febos

Airs at: Thu, 03/16/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
“Abandon Me is, in many ways, a story about how a woman’s body and the body of literature hold memory. In other ways, Abandon Me is a story about stories. Febos weaves familial stories, feminist stories, communal stories, literary stories and love stories all at once reveal... Read more

Voices from the #INAUGURATE The Resistance Mass Protest at Trump's Inauguration

Airs at: Mon, 01/30/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Voices From the #Inaugurate The Resistance Mass Protest at Trump's Inauguration...Gerald Horne on Trump's First Week in Office, Including Threats to Voting Rights, Mexico, China and the Environment.  UNHEARD VOICES FROM THE ONLY PERMITTED PROTEST AT THE INAUGURATION OF D... Read more

Michael Eric Dyson visits KBOO

Airs at: Mon, 01/30/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
  Georgetown University Sociology Professor, pundit, activist and author Michael Eric Dyson visits the KBOO studio to speak with Celeste Carey about his new book Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America.   A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITOR'S CHOICE | NAMED A BEST/... Read more

Jamilah Bourdon on the Protests

Diablo Interviews Jamilah Bourdon about the recent protests and different treatment of the participants Jamilah Bourdon Read more

Positively Revolting on 01/27/17

Airs at: Fri, 01/27/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
The new regime has had quite a busy week.  Ani and Lyn review some of what they've been doing, and some of what the people have been doing in response.  And even as the world is certainly on fire, we must remember to take care of ourselves and each other.  How do we work w... Read more

Douglas Choi of PUGS; The Slants go to the Supreme Court

Airs at: Fri, 01/27/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Pacific Underground
  This month we're feeling the effects of living in Trumpland so we're bringing you interviews that inspire us to reach out and speak out for our community. First, producer Tabitha Teo speaks with Portland Underground Grad School (PUGS) founder, Douglas Tsoi. They talk abo... Read more

RISE UP!

Airs at: Fri, 01/27/2017 at 12:00am - 3:00am
  RISE UP! Songs and Sounds and to help strengthen our resolve to rise up and resist . . .   Take action now! There are 21 months to mid-term elections. Let’s get cracking! What to Do This Week of Jan 22, 2017 Action Checklist for Americans of Conscience https://docs.goo... Read more

Emma Lugo interviews Mara Taylor

Airs at: Mon, 01/30/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Dr. Mara "Coach" Taylor is a leader in prison reform, recognized by the United Nations and social justice organizations all over the globe for her work to help incarcerated people.  She has been creating support systems for prisoners since 2002, using methods that give inca... Read more