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Old Mole Variety Hour February 20th

Airs at: Mon, 02/20/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Tom Becker hosts today Old Mole and we hear about the war drums being beat over Iran, the kabuki theatrics of electoral politics, a cold war waged with drones, and about the African Film Festival.  Thanks to all you folks who called in to support KBOO and the Old Mole!  If... Read more

Jamal Tarhuni Comes Home

Airs at: Wed, 02/15/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Normal 0 Jamal Tarhuni, an Oregon resident prevented from returning to the United States after visiting Libya, finally came home yesterday. The Tigard Businessman and Libyan had been visiting the Post-Qaddafi nation to deliver humanitarian supplies with Medical Teams Int... Read more

The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) 101

Airs at: Mon, 02/13/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Normal 0 Who is ALEC and how do they purchase our democracy? Normal 0 The American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, is the venue through which global corporations and state politicians rewrite state laws that govern your rights. These so-called "model bills" re... Read more

AAPAM: What is My Race?

Airs at: Fri, 02/03/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
Another Angry APA Minute by Sarika Mehta: Inspired by a blog post at Sepia Mutiny, she questions what her race is, why the English words never seem to fit, and why her "ambiguous ethnicity" doesn't help her out in the real world.  Read more

Book Mole: The Intuitionist

Airs at: Mon, 02/06/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Iven Hale reviews Colson Whitehead's 1999 novel, "The Intuitionist." Set in a big city during a period of racial integration,Whitehead and Iven both explore the racial implications of the elevator as a metaphor for "social-uplift", the black female protagonist who is the fi... Read more

Bill Bigelow on banning Rethinking Columbus and critical pedagogy in Arizona

Airs at: Mon, 02/06/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with writer and Portland-area teacher, Bill Bigelow, about how his book "Rethinking Columbus" was removed from Tuscon-area schools because it violates Arizona Law concerning teaching ethnic studies in Public Schools. Bill Bigelow explains how the crack-do... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour February 6th

Airs at: Mon, 02/06/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Joe Clement hosts this Old Mole, which because of membership drive breaks shows up as being about30% shorter than normal. We hear about the crack-down on ethnic studies in Arizona, about what's going on in Jobs with Justice, and a review of The Intuitionist. In the middle... Read more

APA Compass interviews Gary Okhiro

Airs at: Fri, 02/03/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
Gary Okhiro is professor of international and public affairs at Columbia University, and receipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Studies Association. He is known for his writing, teaching, and institution building in Asian American Studies.  In this i... Read more

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Economic Autonomy, Racial Injustice, War and Moving Beyond the Dream

Airs at: Mon, 01/16/2012 at 12:00am
Today's Talk Radio is pre-empted for a special for Martin Luther King Jr. Day produced by Jamilah Bourdon "as we approach the official celebration of martin luther king jr.'s life, we spend another year of reflection on what the dream he spoke of means to us.  in the... Read more

Abe and Joe discuss SOPA and the future of online censorship.

Airs at: Tue, 01/24/2012 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris For now, it seems, the Internet will remain the radical experiment in free information exchange that we have come to know and love. Abe and Joe dissect the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and discuss the future of online censorship. Plus... Read more