Education

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KBOO News In Depth: Suzy Vitello

Airs at: Mon, 03/05/2018 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
Suzy Vitello is the coordinator, and one of the founders, of a long-running writing workshop that has its roots in Tom Spanbauer’s Dangerous Writing seminar. Suzy’s workshop colleagues include a who’s who of authors, including Chuck Palahniuk, Cheryl Strayed, Chelsea Cain, ... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for March 5, 2018

Airs at: Mon, 03/05/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Thom Becker hosts and we hear-- Two organizers discuss plans and purposes for the International Women's Day March and Strike happening in Portland on Thursday, March 8. Bill Resnick and Joe Clement fill us in on the West Virginia Teachers' Strike and its significance. T... Read more

West Virginia Teachers' Strike

Airs at: Mon, 03/05/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Old Moles Bill Resnick and Joe Clement discuss the state-wide West Virginia Teachers' Strike - what it's about, who is involved, how it's going down, and why it seems significant as public sector unions are under attack in the Supreme Court. Photo credit: Unions.org Read more

Candy Brings Plenty

Airs at: Fri, 02/23/2018 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
An interview by host Leidi Monte with local indigenous rights activist, Candi Brings Plenty. Candi organizes for the Two Spirit Nation, a term to represent queer-identified people from the Native community. Last month, she orchestrated Portland’s first ever indigenous womxn... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for February 26, 2018

Airs at: Mon, 02/26/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Clayton Morgareidge hosts this edition of the Old Mole, and it includes these segments:  Chicago teacher Sarah Chambers talks with Bill Resnick about arming teachers and what schools really need.  A brief, but deep, history of the Second Amendment (the right to bear arm... Read more

Arming Teachers?

Airs at: Mon, 02/26/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Chicago teacher and leader in the Chicago Teachers' Union Sarah Chambers talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about the idea of arming teachers to stop school shootings, and about the problems besetting schools today and what shoud be done about them.  Photo Credit: Pint... Read more

Citizens Fight to Save Home of Corvallis Multicultural Literacy Center

Airs at: Mon, 02/26/2018 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  The Corvallis Multicultural Literacy Center is a bustling community center that provides multiple services for immigrants, newcomers and citizens in the hometown of Oregon State University. OSU also owns the big buttery-yellow house that the Center calls home, and the sc... Read more

In-Depth: Biomechanist Katy Bowman

Airs at: Tue, 02/20/2018 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
KBOO News and Evening Public Affairs Director Zeloszelos Marchandt speaks with "part biomechanist, part science communicator, and full-time mover" Katy Bowman, who also is the founder of the Nutritious Movement program that aims to bring non-exercise movement back into prac... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for February 26, 2018

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Clayton Morgareidge hosts this edition of the Old Mole and we hear: A Chicago teacher explains why teachers with guns is a bad idea and what need to be done to make schools safer and better; An historian gives us the straignt scoop on the Second Amendment; A commentary o... Read more

Librarian Stereotypes

Produced for:  Off The Shelf
What's the first thing you think of when you hear the word "librarian"? If you're like most people, the images you conjure up come from a variety of sources, including movies, TV, and popular culture, but they typically don't reflect who librarians are or what kind of work ... Read more