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Signal Fire

Airs at: Mon, 06/17/2019 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
The environmental movement needs art. And that's where Signal Fire comes. Signal Fire is an environmental justice and arts nonprofit based in Portland, OR. They connect artists and activists with our remaining wild places to build dynamic and responsive networks of land ste... Read more

Film at 11

Airs at: Fri, 06/14/2019 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
This week the Film at 11  welcomes Just Jess, of the Monday Sampler to discuss some recent Netflix movies including Unicorn Store, and Rim of the World.   Corrections: The film Mumbai Hotel takes place in the far East.  Rafiki, mentioned a few weeks ago, takes place in Ke... Read more

Bill Griffith: Are We Having Fun Yet?

Airs at: Thu, 06/13/2019 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Bill Griffith's remarkable 50-year career as an artist runs the gamut from alternative comics to graphic novels to such pop-culture oddities as Wacky Packages trading cards. Best known as the creator of the satirical daily newspaper comic Zippy the Pinhead, Griffith has... Read more

Buscando America on 06/11/19

Airs at: Tue, 06/11/2019 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
En cabina con el Colectivo Altepee discutiendo varios temas que van desde su trabajo musical de cuerdas, su trabajo en los medios comunitarios, el papel de la mujer en colectivo y la defensa por el territorio. En Krónikas de Viaje Karen Torrente y el relato de lo que aconte... Read more

Trans Pride March 2019!

Airs at: Tue, 06/11/2019 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Preference
We'll be joined on Preference by organizers with Greater Portland Trans Unity, who are hosting the Trans Pride March this Saturday, beginning at 2 pm.   As we do, the music on today's show is Spacer, by Sheila & B Devotion.  Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for June 10th 2019

Airs at: Mon, 06/10/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Denise Morris Hosts this episode of the Old Mole Bill Resnick talks with teacher Rachel Hanes about pedagogy. Part One of of their discussion of public education is here.  Denise Morris talks with Mark Brenner about the recent vote to cut PERS benefits. Mark's earlie... Read more

OUTwright of Color

Airs at: Tue, 06/11/2019 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
  Dmae features two LGBTQIA+ productions at the annual OUTWright Festival produced by Fuse Theatre Ensemble. We talk with James Dixon, director of Bootycandy which receives its full production June 13-30 and Jennifer Lanier, co-artistic director of Ops Fest  (Original Prac... Read more

Joseph Gallivan interviews Jessie Spiess Werner about the Pacific Northwest College of Art’s 2019 MFA show

Airs at: Tue, 06/18/2019 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
On Tuesday June 11, 2019 at 11:30 am Joseph Gallivan interviews Jessie Spiess Werner [PRONOUNCED: SPEECE WURNER] about the Pacific Northwest College of Art’s 2019 MFA show. Spiess Werner takes us on a whirlwind tour of Joseph Galivan’s choice of half of the 26 artists’ work... Read more

Conversations in Portland

Airs at: Fri, 06/07/2019 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Conversations in Portland is a radio podcast highlighting divergent local perspectives through casual conversation. On this episode, Dresden shares how Portland's values are conducive to a positive sum reality, which evolves into a discussion of whether or not a positive... Read more

Free Them All! : Matt Meyer on Kuwasi Balagoon

Airs at: Mon, 05/27/2019 at 4:00pm - Fri, 05/31/2019 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  The Final Straw Radio
This week we had the chance to interview Matt Meyer, who, among many other pursuits, is a retired professor and an editor of A Soldier’s Story: Revolutionary Writings by a New Afrikan Anarchist, out from PM Press, which highlights the life and writings of Kwasi Balagoon. Ba... Read more