Activism

A Heatwave Evening with Bill McKibben

Airs at: Mon, 07/15/2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for Locus Focus
At the start of Portland’s first heatwave this summer at the end of a traumatic week for our nation, longtime climate activist and journalist Bill McKibben came to Portland to speak at a gathering sponsored by the Third Act Oregon. In 2008 McKibben co-founded 350.org, which... Read more

Big Vision for the Willamette

Airs at: Mon, 07/08/2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for Locus Focus
We are blessed in Portland to have a magnificent river flowing through our city. But we haven't always taken the best care of this treasure. Fortunately for many years there have been several civic organizations that have led the way in promoting and producing river cleanup... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for July 8, 2024

Airs at: Mon, 07/08/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  Click here to listen or download this episode This episode is hosted by  Frann Michel and features these segments:   Chiquita Bananas and Climate Justice On June 12 Democracy Now aired a segment on a legal victory for Colombian agricultural workers against Chiquita. Af... Read more

People’s Conference for Palestine

Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  Click here to listen or download segment audio In May, over 3000 thousand activists attended the People's Conference for Palestine in Detroit, Michigan with thousands more joining virtually. The conference, held from May 24th through the 26th, was a place for activists ... Read more

Who Goes There? with Lady Voltaire

"Who Goes There? with Lady Voltaire" is an experimental biweekly music revue that aims to expand sonic horizons, unravel convoluted cochlea and expose listeners to sounds new and old from around the corner and around the globe— from pulsing icelandic electropop to microtona... Read more

Multnomah County: Reviving Punitive Justice

Airs at: Mon, 07/01/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Prison Pipeline
Host Karen James speaks with Andrés Oswill with Portland for All, an organization with programs that address the root causes of the toughest issues facing Portland. We reflect about Mike Schmidt, who lost his bid for a second term as district attorney of Multnomah County, a... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for July 1, 2024

Airs at: Mon, 07/01/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  Episode Audio: Download or listen to this episode here Jon Nelson hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: New Forms of Democracy-Part Two: In part two of their discussion, Bill Resnick interviews Eleanor Finley, an anthropologist, who ... Read more

New Forms of Democracy-Part Two

Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  In part two of their discussion, Bill Resnick interviews Eleanor Finley, an anthropologist, who investigates historic and emerging forms of democracy. Download or listen to this segment here. Read more

"That Vegan Show" interview with Vegan Scouts

Airs at: Fri, 06/28/2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for That Vegan Show
Join "That Vegan Show" as we learn about the new organization, Vegan Scouts! Guests, Amanda and Thomas, share the origins and vision of Vegan Scouts and how it is meeting the need for community and foundational education about animals for children. Vegan Scouts provides an ... Read more

Hanford Journey

Airs at: Mon, 07/01/2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for Locus Focus
Since time immemorial the Yakama Nation lived along a stretch of the Columbia River now known as the Hanford Reach. This area provided sources of food and medicines and contains many sacred sites, like Gable and Rattlesnake mountains, and the white bluffs that peer down fro... Read more