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The Old Mole Variety Hour for August 20, 2018

Airs at: Mon, 08/20/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Thom Becker hosts this edition of the Old Mole, and we hear the following: 1. Bill Resnick and Portland educator Maika Yeigh discuss the importance of literacy and some obstacles to teaching it well in public schools today. 2. Desiree Hellegers interviews fossil fuel activi... Read more

Report from Colombia

Airs at: Mon, 08/20/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Long time Old Mole contributor Norm Diamond interviews Alex Diamond. Alex has been teaching in Colombia for the past several years. Until recently, he was living in a remote community, long an area of struggle between guerrillas, paramilitaries, and the government. Alex has... Read more

Oregon Politics and Climate

Airs at: Mon, 08/20/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Desiree Hellegers interviews fossil fuel activist Bonnie McKinley about the global climate implications of the Oregon governor's election. She also speaks with Shawn Fleek of OPAL Environmental Justice about the Oregon Just Transition's upcoming event, "Rise for Climate,... Read more

On the Brink of Everything: A Conversation with Parker Palmer

Airs at: Tue, 08/21/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
  Parker J. Palmer, Founder and Senior Partner Emeritus of the Center for Courage & Renewal, is a world-renowned writer, speaker and activist who focuses on issues in education, community, leadership, spirituality and social change. He has reached millions worldwide throug... Read more

Moral Imperatives: Chris Hedges

Airs at: Tue, 08/21/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  What are individuals to do when faced with a moral imperative? And society at large? Philosophers since ancient times have been wrestling with this question as it involves issues of ethics and conscience. When we see an injustice do we remain passive and silent or do we ... Read more

Countering "Unite the Right2" in Washington D.C.

Airs at: Mon, 08/20/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Unheard Voices Counter the 'Unite the Right2' Rally at the White House...What is Happening in Venezuela?...Headlines on Keystone XL, Children Still Snatched from their Parents, Young Climate Activists Challenge Dems WASHINGTON, DC, the belly of the beast of international... Read more

50th Anniversary of 1968

Airs at: Fri, 08/17/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  On this edition of From The Vault, we Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of The Pacifica Radio Archives recordings from 1968. As part of our ongoing preservation and access program, The Pacifica Radio Archives identified some 100 of our most outstanding recordings from 1968.... Read more

World War D

Airs at: Wed, 08/15/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
Our guest today is Michael Krawitz from Veterans for Medical Cannabis Access. Mike is a veteran of the US Air Force with a service-related disability. He’s a medical cannabis patient, an advocate and organizer both for veterans and for medical cannabis patients, and a longt... Read more

Fighting a Toxic Current

Airs at: Wed, 08/15/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  What's in the water and in the soil? Who put it there? How can you help make it right? Tune in Wednesday, Aug. 15 at 9am and join the conversation with Lisa Loving.  Call in at (503) 231-8187 How can the people force the corporate sector to clean up the Willamette River... Read more

Disenrollment and Immigration: How Sovereign are Indigenous Nations?

Airs at: Wed, 08/15/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
  Jacqueline Keeler welcomes Alfred Urbina, the attorney general for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona. The Pascua Yaqui are the first federally recognized tribe with a high-tech enhanced tribal card (ETC), a certified ID card for border transit. They were also on of the f... Read more