Civil Liberties

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Police Unions in the Labor Movement

Airs at: Mon, 03/24/2025 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Kristian Williams, member of AFSCME 88 and author of "Our Enemies in Blue: Police and Power in America" as well as the forthcoming book "Policing the Progressive City" about the history of policing in Portland, Oregon from colonization to the uprising of 2020, discusses ... Read more

Women's History Month

Produced for:  The Underground
For the March episode The Underground is taking a look at women, feminism, and sexual health. The episode includes discussions of women who have changed the world through their art and accomplishments (including Patti Smith, Nina Simone, Odette Siko, and Joni Mitchell) a... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 17, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 03/17/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Hosted by Desiree Hellegers, this episode features segments on Teaching Palestine, Food Justice, Health and Trans Fiction: Teaching Palestine:  In their Introduction to Teaching Palestine: Lessons, Stories, Voices, the editors begin by noting the silencing they routine... Read more

Let's Talk! Live on Observing Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Airs at: Fri, 04/04/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Let's Talk!
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The ACLU of Oregon's Three Strategies for 2025

Airs at: Thu, 03/06/2025 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Our guest today is Yvonne Garcia, the Deputy Director of the ACLU of Oregon. They just released → Firewall for Freedom: ACLU of Oregon's Strategic Priorities. Read more

Sisters, not CIS-ters

Airs at: Sat, 03/08/2025 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
 In honor of International Women's Day, relax and enjoy this curated show of amazing queer music created by transgender women! "cis" is short for cisgender, describing a person whose gender identity corresponds to their sex assigned at birth. Transgender describes a pers... Read more

Congress considers cutting unrelated funding to sanctuary cities and states who won't aid ICE

Airs at: Mon, 02/24/2025 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth, Evening News
  President Trump's immigration orders have caused alarm and fear for local communities. There has been some solace for locals because Oregon is a Sanctuary state, and Portland is a Sanctuary city, meaning officials won't aid Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) i... Read more

Excerpts from Reading by Said Shaiye at Washington State University

Airs at: Mon, 02/24/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
We feature excerpts from a February 2025 reading at Washington State University. Said Shaiye is an  Autistic + ADHD (AuHD) Somali Writer, Photographer & Filmmaker in Minneapolis. He is a 2024 MacDowell Fellow & was awarded a 2024 MN State Arts Education Grant to lead a B... Read more

Federal Workers Under Attack

Airs at: Mon, 02/24/2025 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Thomas Topi, an activist in the Federal Unionists Network, describes the brutal assault on federal jobs and services by Elon Musk, and his buddy Donald Trump.  Topi speculates about Trump's next steps and how unions and the working class can fight back. Read more

The Motif: In community with the Nation of Islam

Airs at: Sat, 02/08/2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
  The Nation of Islam was an important part of Black culture in the 1960's. It brought about social, educational, and economic change for the community. Yugen took time at the end of The Motif  enjoyed an hour a recovering and re-examining an too-oft-neglected part of P... Read more