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Oil For Kisses 27 - SST Records deep dive, warts and all

Airs at: Sat, 03/04/2023 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for Oil For Kisses
Friend and former Freeform Radio DJ Brody Mennito and I delve into the pioneering, spectacularly daring and occasionally awful world of 80's/90's indie label SST Records, started in 1980 by Black Flag guitarist Greg Ginn. Enjoy/suffer! Brody's project: https://inny-nadiner... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for February 27, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 02/27/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: The Jazz Great You Never Heard Of: Patricia Kullberg takes a look back at a famous Black entertainer whose career was ruined and her legacy pretty much erased from history after sh... Read more

The Long Shadow

Airs at: Mon, 02/27/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Sasha Lilly plays audio segments from the film The Long Shadow by Frances Causey. The history of slavery in the United States casts a pall over our present. The film illustrates how and why in a compelling and personal work, that traces four centuries of racial oppression i... Read more

The Jazz Great You Never Heard Of

Airs at: Mon, 02/27/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Patricia Kullberg takes a look back at a famous Black entertainer whose career was ruined and her legacy pretty much erased from history after she stood up to the House Un-American Committee. Patricia reads from an essay about piano prodigy and jazz musician Hazel Scott, en... Read more

Memory Activism: The Panther Platform, Police & Prisons

Produced for Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli interviews Damaris Webb, Bruce Poinsette and Michael Bernard Stevenson Jr. from The Vanport Mosaic, a local organization celebrating Black History Month with special community discussions on prisons and policing.   The community organizing event  featured th... Read more

Film Noir with Elliot Lavine - Expanded Audio

Airs at: Thu, 02/23/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for Words and Pictures
  In this extended conversation with film programmer Elliot Lavine, we take an even deeper dive into mid-century movie history. For the past forty years, Elliot has been introducing audiences to vintage cinema, first in San Francisco and now in Portland.  His regular Film ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 27, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 03/13/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  Norm Diamond hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Gun Control Remains Elusive: Calls for legislative action in response to the endless waves of mass shootings in the US tend to target access to weapons for mentally disturbed people ... Read more

Film Noir with Elliot Lavine

Airs at: Thu, 02/23/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for Words and Pictures
Film programmer Elliot Lavine has been introducing audiences to vintage cinema for decades, first in San Francisco and now in Portland.  His regular Film Noir festival I Wake Up Dreaming is a popular event, as are his theme screenings of subversive science fiction and Cold-... Read more

Gemma Whelan, author of Painting Through the Dark

Airs at: Thu, 02/23/2023 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for Jonesy
On today's episode, we welcome Gemma Whelan, author of the new novel Painting Through the Dark, from Portland’s Shangana Press. Gemma’s an award-winning director, screenwriter, and teacher. She was the founding Artistic Director of Wilde Irish Productions in the Bay Area, a... Read more

Tom Payne's Bones

Airs at: Tue, 02/14/2023 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for Radiozine
  Interview with local playwright about Tom Payne's Bones. Performing in Portland Tom Payne was the author of Common Sense and a founder of the anti-slavery society.  He was an Elite in early American society who turned against the ruling class. Interview by Emma Lugo. ... Read more