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Art Focus with host Andre Middleton

Airs at: Tue, 05/31/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
Two years ago the former Consul General of Japan Hiroshi Furusawa attended a meeting at which tempers flared among members of some local ethnic communities. He was concerned about what he witnessed and began to consider ways in which he could make positive changes. He co... Read more

Rosemary Anderson High School Student Production

Airs at: Wed, 06/01/2016 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Tune in on Wednesday at 6:00PM to listen to a special recording of stories produced by students at Rosemary Anderson High School North and New Columbia campuses in collaboration with Delphine Criscenzo, instructor of audio production at the school. Students recorded and edi... Read more

Village Building Convergence 2016

Airs at: Fri, 05/27/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
The Village Building Convergence is an annual celebration of placemaking, community, permaculture, natural building, music, and art. A project of City Repair, the VBC is a vehicle through which neighbors come together to plan, create, and implement tangible lasting projects... Read more

Laura O. Foster on "Walking with Ramona: Exploring Beverly Cleary's Portland"

Airs at: Thu, 06/23/2016 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
  Host Bethany Grabow talks with Laura O. Foster, author of the new book Walking with Ramona: Exploring Beverly Cleary’s Portland. Part walking tour, part history lesson, this guidebook is a unique look at life when author Beverly Cleary was a young girl in the 1920s and t... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for May 23, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 05/23/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Joe Clement hosts this episode and we hear these segments: • Bill Resnick talks with Tarah Demant of Amnesty International about the surprising numbers on support for refugees in the United States. • Frann Michel discusses the history of Vanport, the need for public hou... Read more

Generosity of the Workers

Airs at: Mon, 05/23/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
    Bill Resnick reads from Rebecca Solnit's book A Paradise Built in Hell about the generosity of ordinary working people compared to the calculating tight-fistedness of elites. Read more

A Shared Sentence: Children of Prisoners

Airs at: Mon, 05/30/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Karen James interviews Laura Speer, associate director for Policy Reform Advocacy at the Annie E Casey Foundation, the nation’s leading organization for the overall well-being of children. Over 5 million children nationwide have had an incarcerated parent. The loss of a par... Read more

An Inclusive Table and Eating in Eastern Oregon

Airs at: Wed, 05/18/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Food Show
  We have an interview with Anna Thomas, author of "The Vegetarian Epicure" cookbooks. She talks about creating an inclusive dinner table in her new book "Vegan, Vegetarian, Omnivore." We also have a conversation with Lynne Curry, eastern Oregon resident and author of the ... Read more

The World is Churning

Airs at: Fri, 05/13/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
    Join us for the second part of our in depth conversation with renowned storyteller, author and scholar of mythology,  anthropology and phsycology, Michael Meade. Some of his books include Fate and Destiny: The Two Agreements of the Soul and Why the World Doesn't End, ... Read more

Portland's Animation Industry

Airs at: Thu, 05/12/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  The Northwest Animation Festival has quickly grown to become the largest animation festival in the country, showcasing features and short films from around the world while focusing on local industry and talent.  During this year's festival, we're joined in the studio by ... Read more