Government/Politics

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Trump Suggests Police Can Be More Rough on Suspects

Airs at: Tue, 08/01/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
On Saturday, Portland police released a statement stating "our officers are expected to treat everyone with respect even if they are a suspect."  This comes in response to President Trump's suggestions to New York police on Friday that they do not have to remain respectful ... Read more

MacLaren Youth: Inside & Out

Airs at: Mon, 08/07/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Host Carlos Chavez sits down with youth at MacLaren Youth corrections for an intimate discussion about their experiences transitioning through the juvenile justice system. They talk about the ongoing changes within corrections that they’ve faced during those years as well t... Read more

Trans Positive PDX

Airs at: Tue, 08/01/2017 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Transpositive PDX
This week on TransPositive PDX hosts Jean Bryant, Aiden Vargas and Nicolette Sandra James will be joined by Trans Veterans Andrea Haverkamp and Krystal Atkinson to discuss the recent offensive tweets coming from the Trump administration concerning trans active duty service ... Read more

Police Oversight Needed

Airs at: Mon, 07/31/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Desiree Hellegers talks with JoAnn Hardesty, president of the Portland branch of the NAACP, about the Portland Police Bureau's settlement with the Justice Dept (first download link). She also talked about the City's proposals with Dan Handleman of Portland Copwatch (sec... Read more

Trans People Are Not Burdens

Airs at: Mon, 07/31/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Frann Michel discusses Trump's Trans Tweets, the role of gender in the right-wing imaginary, and the divided responses from left and liberal commenters.   Information also drawn from Political Research, Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, and Dean Spade. See also Katherine Cr... Read more

Earth's Average Temperature to Increase 5.8 Degrees Fahrenheit by 2100

Airs at: Mon, 07/31/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
In an article published Monday, in "Nature Climate Change," a new study done at the University of Washington shows a 90 percent chance that the average global temperature by 2100 will have increased by 5.8 degrees Fahrenheit.  This does not meet the target goal of a 1 to 1.... Read more

Stopping Fascism: Chris Hedges

Airs at: Tue, 08/01/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  Recorded at the Aladdin Theater, Chris Hedges visited Portland and spoke as a guest of KBOO community radio. Chris Hedges is an award-winning journalist who has covered wars in the Balkans, the Middle East and Central America. He writes a weekly column for Truthdig.org ... Read more

Ubu Hour August 2017`

Airs at: Mon, 08/07/2017 at 11:00pm - Tue, 08/08/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
Tonight on the Ubu Hour: IN A DARK ROOM PART 1:  Normally we bring radio theater to you, but tonight, if you follow instructions, through hypnosis you will be transported into the radio theater sketch.  An experimental radio theater show that attempts to dissolve the fourt... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for July 31, 2017

Airs at: Mon, 07/31/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  This week on the Old Mole Variety Hour, Thom Becker hosts and we hear these segments: Arthur Stamoulis, director of the national Citizens Trade Campaign, discusses trade policy. Frann Michel on Trump's tweets on Trans people & the military.    Thom reads about "A Futur... Read more

Drug War 2.0

Airs at: Sun, 07/30/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
The US House Oversight Committee looks at reauthorization of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, and the Government Accountability Office examines mismanagement of a federal program that puts military weapons into the hands of local police. Read more