Women

Children in the Adult System, Part Two

Airs at: Mon, 12/26/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

They said Measure 11 would only apply to adults. That was a lie. Oregon voters were misled into voting for Measure 11. That initiative set up mandatory minimum sentences for adults convicted of certain offenses. The idea that voters were sold was that the measure would only... Read more

Feminists Watch Holiday Things

Airs at: Fri, 12/23/2016 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Bread and Roses

From Jingle Barack to the "Fresh Off the Boat" and Chinese Santa, we take our feminist look at some holiday classics and newer media about Christmas, Hannukah, and holiday themes in general. Wrapping up with the new song actively modeling an anti-violence stance, "Baby It'... Read more

John Waters' Christmas

Airs at: Thu, 12/22/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: The Film Show

For the holiday season, we chat with notorious filmmaker John Waters, who's bringing his annual Christmas show to Portland once again. Waters has spent the past half-century directing such transgressive films as Pink Flamingos, Hairspray, and Serial Mom, and is also the... Read more

Wendy Doniger, Redeeming the Kamasutra

Airs at: Mon, 12/26/2016 at 12:00am

Produced for: Progressive Spirit

The Kamasutra brings to mind (and to Google searches) erotic and exotic sexual positions. OK, it is that. But it is much more. It is about the art of living. Wendy Doniger, Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religions at the University of ... Read more

Sue Monk Kidd, The Dance of the Dissident Daughter

Airs at: Mon, 12/12/2016 at 12:00am

Produced for: Progressive Spirit

Sue Monk Kidd has written several novels including The Secret Life of Bees, The Mermaid Chair, and The Invention of Wings. Before the novels was the story of Sue Monk Kidd’s own journey, the Dance of the Dissident Daughter: A Woman’s Journey from Christian Tradition to th... Read more

Children in the Adult System

Airs at: Mon, 11/28/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

Oregon voters were misled into voting for Measure 11. That initiative set up mandatory minimum sentences for adults convicted of certain offenses. The idea that voters were sold was that the measure would only apply to people aged 15 or older, and that the offenses to which... Read more

City of Women: The Duet Show faclitiating A need for Harmony

Airs at: Fri, 11/25/2016 at 3:00am - 5:30am

Produced for: City of Women

On this Episode of City of Women we will feature some duets and girl groups who set a good example for playing nice like. Read more

Bread and Roses

Airs at: Fri, 11/18/2016 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Bread and Roses

Join us for a conversation with Leslie Gregory, founder of Right To Health, a non-profit focusing on preventative health management. They provide health outreach, education, and empowerment to people concerned and/or affected by stress-related risks associated with raci... Read more

Unchaste Readers Live In Studio

Airs at: Fri, 11/11/2016 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Bread and Roses

Host Pamela Santos welcomes back Jenny Forrester from Unchaste Readers, as well as Mari Shepard-Glenn & Ijeoma Oluo Read more

Comic Book Legal Defense Fund

Airs at: Thu, 11/10/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Words and Pictures

Charles Brownstein is the Executive Director of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, a non-profit advocacy organization which recently moved its headquarters from New York to Portland. The CBLDF provides aid to artists and publishers facing legal threats such as censorshi... Read more