Civil Rights/Human Rights

Why American Slavery was Unique in the World / The Willie Lynch Letter

Airs at: Fri, 12/16/2022 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  Civic Cipher
  Today's episode is a Way Black History Episode...lol! We discuss the uniqueness of American slavery and contrast it with slavery around the world. This conversation allows us to more directly deal with the implications and legacy of slavery in the United States. We spend... Read more

An Anti-fascist Christmas Carol

Airs at: Mon, 12/19/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Desiree Hellegers reads an excerpt from her commentary, “An Anti-fascist Christmas Carol and Tale of Two Cities: Portland, Oregon at the Crossroads,” which appears in today’s edition of Counterpunch. She reflects on the role that the persistent demonization of houseless peo... Read more

Stolen Children

Airs at: Mon, 12/19/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Congress passed the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) in 1978 following over 100 years of federal policies that separated Native children from their families and frequently placed them in non-Native homes.  A pending decision before the US Supreme Court centers on the legalit... Read more

Global State of Harm Reduction

Airs at: Wed, 12/14/2022 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: The Global State Of Harm Reduction. Harm Reduction International recently released its annual report on the Global State of Harm Reduction. We hear an overview from HRI Executive Director Naomi Burke-Shyne and HRI Deputy Director and Public Hea... Read more

Reform Moves Ahead In Ireland

Airs at: Wed, 12/07/2022 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Reform Moves Ahead In Ireland. The Republic of Ireland is moving closer to decriminalizing people who use drugs. A motion supporting establishment of a citizen’s assembly on drugs to discuss and propose reforms was approved by the Dáil Éireann ... Read more

Meeting People Where They're At

Airs at: Wed, 11/30/2022 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Meeting People Where They’re At. On this edition of Century we look once again at Canada’s Safer Supply programs. We hear from  Praneetha Mahindan, NP; Dalena Dang, NP, Madison Joyce, RN, and Hannah Levitt, Case Manager with the Parkdale Queen ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for December 5, 2022

Airs at: Mon, 12/05/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Jon Nelson hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Grad Students on Strike: Grad student teachers, researchers, teaching assistants, and more, 48,000 of them, are now on strike across the University of California system. It’s the large... Read more

Confessions of the Fox

Airs at: Mon, 12/05/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Frann Michel recommends the novel Confessions of the Fox (2018) by Jordy Rosenberg, a genre-bending work of radical speculative history from below, telling the story of the real 18th-century thief,  jailbreaker, and folk hero Jack Sheppard, reimagined here as a trans man al... Read more

Society of the Sports Spectacle, with Jules Boykoff

Airs at: Wed, 11/30/2022 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
    With the global mega-event, football (aka soccer)'s World Cup, in full swing, we take the opportunity to have as today's guest, Jules Boycoff, local author who has written widely on the business and politics of sport. A one-time member of the U.S. men's under-23 natio... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for November 28, 2022

Airs at: Mon, 11/28/2022 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 Midterms are Over; Now what? We dodged a bullet in 2022 mid-year election, with the Democrats strengthening their control of the Senate and narrowly losing the House of Repr... Read more