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Red-Nosed Reindeer

Airs at: Mon, 12/23/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement and Denise Morris review the Rankin-Bass stop-motion animated Christmas story Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Originally aired on NBC in 1964, the GE-sponsored classic tells the story of two misfits and their eventual acceptance by Santa and his elves. But a dee... Read more

Ecological Revolution

Airs at: Mon, 12/23/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick interviews John Bellamy Foster, Professor of Sociology at the University of Oregon, and author of many books, including The Robbery of Nature and The Return of Nature. He edits the journal Monthly Review, making it into a go-to source for thinking about climate... Read more

Third Congressional District challenger Albert Lee advocates for economic justice and has the lived experience to back it up

Airs at: Mon, 12/23/2019 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  For 23 years, Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District has been represented by the same man. This election cycle however, Albert Lee is challenging Representative Earl Blumenauer in the 2020 Democratic Primary for Oregon’s 3rd District. Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District co... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour December 23rd, 2019

Airs at: Mon, 12/23/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Laurie Mercier hosts the Episode of the Old Mole which includes: Ecological Revolution: John Foster teaches at the University of Oregon, writes a lot including The Robbery of Nature and the Return of Nature. He edits the journal Monthly Review, making it into a go to sou... Read more

Demonstrators show their discontent at rallies on the eve of impeachment

Airs at: Wed, 12/18/2019 at 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  Pro-impeachment rallies were held in nearly every state Tuesday night, drawing over 200,000 demonstrators. In Portland, at least 600 people showed up downtown on the banks of the Willamette, to call for President Trump’s impeachment and removal. KBOO’s Theresa Mitchell ... Read more

Police Union contract negotiation listening session offers hope for change but also illustrates the limitations of bargaining

Airs at: Tue, 12/17/2019 at 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  Monday night, Mayor Ted Wheeler and Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty hosted a listening session on the upcoming police contract negotiations. The meeting was open to the public, soliciting community response to the state of policing in Portland. As the contract negotiations... Read more

December 17, 2019

Airs at: Tue, 12/17/2019 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
  On this week's show, we focus on the December 4 meeting of the Citizen Review Committee, whose meeting we have covered on a number of previous shows. The first part is dedicated to the "Chair's Report" segment of the meeting, in which the increasingly frustrated CRC memb... Read more

Municipal Broadband PDX seeks to make internet a public utility

Airs at: Mon, 12/16/2019 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  Internet service providers rank among the lowest in customer satisfaction. But what if internet access worked like a public utility, like electricity or water? That's where Municipal Broadband PDX comes in. They are an advocacy organization pushing for broadband in Port... Read more

13 TRIPP-P 24Nov2019

Airs at: Mon, 12/16/2019 at 12:00am - Tue, 12/31/2019 at 11:45pm
Produced for:  TRIPP-P
TRIPP-P sits down with Kaia Sand, the Director of Street Roots - "Portland's flagship publication addressing homelessness and poverty since 1998."   In episode #13 we discuss the new Portland Street Response Program and the involvement of Street Roots, how the downtown off... Read more

Flooding on the Yankton Sioux Reservation

Airs at: Mon, 12/16/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Old Moles Desiree Hellegers and Roben White, who is also a Lakota Cheyenne activist, speak with Yankton Sioux tribal member Shelly Saunsoci to get an update on conditions on the South Dakota reservation, which continues to be impacted by flooding and neglected by the state ... Read more