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WRR Feast and Famine, or Culinary Capitalism

For the Old Mole Variety Hour September 15, 2014 Coming to Portland this week is the series of food and drink events called Feast Portland.  It starts Thursday with  something called a "sandwich invitational," for which tickets cost $95, and  the weekend includes tastings,... Read more

Farming and the Environment

Airs at: Mon, 09/08/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
"Organic agriculture can feed the world," says Catherine Badgley who teaches Ecology and the Evolution of Agriculture at the University of Michigan. Here she talks with Old Mole Bill Resnick about the impact of industrial agriculture on our climate and how our food could be... Read more

Todd Moss Interview

Airs at: Thu, 09/04/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Todd Moss is the author of his first novel The Golden Hour, a fictional tale about international intrigue in the Horn of Africa. But he's also an expert on real life foreign policy as a Senior Fellow and CEO for the Center for Global Development, a Washington DC Think tank... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for 18 August 2014

Airs at: Mon, 08/18/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Frann Michel hosts this episode, with segments on police violence in Honduras, Ferguson, and Palestine, and on a local non-profit nourishing bodies and communities in Portland. Musical selections: Sound of da Police by KRS One; Call the Cops by Rob Hustle ft. Liv; Tired ... Read more

Sisters of the Road: nourishing community

Airs at: Mon, 08/18/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jan Haaken talks with volunteer and board member Robert Adams and co-manager Kris Soebroto of the non-profit Sisters of the Road Cafe in Old Town, which for nearly 35 years has been serving immediate needs and seeking systemic change. The Cafe offers hot meals in exchange ... Read more

Marilyn Hayward - Moving Forward with Life's Difficulties

Airs at: Thu, 07/31/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Flow
November 2014: I recently learned of Marilyn Hayward's passing and during my brief but impactful acquaintance with her, I was struck by her passionate dedication to following a self-directed path. Marilyn emphasized how maintaining a positive quality of life was of great im... Read more

Oregon Community Media: Genetically Modified Foods

Airs at: Fri, 06/27/2014 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Oregon Community Media
Oregon Community Media - Independent community radio and media working in collaboration to better serve Oregon. OCM is composed of over 20 local and independent community broadcasters. All share a commitment to community service and to keeping  local voices alive on the rad... Read more

March Against Monsanto Portland 2014

Airs at: Tue, 05/27/2014 at 12:00am
Complete (lightly edited) audio from March Against Monsanto rally at Shemanski Park In Portland, May 24, 2014. Includes some music. Read more

Collage of speakers from Portland March Against Monsanto 2014

Airs at: Tue, 05/27/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Speakers: -Cassie Cohn, March co-organizer, reading statement from Vandana Shiva, reknowned scientist and food safety/environmental/human rights activist from India https://www.facebook.com/MAMPDX http://www.march-against-monsanto.com/ -Magdaleno Rose-Avila, long-time farmwo... Read more

Two More Oregon Counties Ban GMOs

Airs at: Wed, 05/21/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Jackson and josephine Counties in southern Oregon successfully passed ballot initiatives yesterday that will ban genetically modified crops. The measures faced a well-funded opposition campaign that was led by agricultural giant Monsanto. At the time of this broadcast, the J... Read more