Jon Nelson

Featuring Tape Manipulations, Digital Deconstructions and Turntable Creations by Noah Creshevsky, Dunproofin, DJ Faust, Pierre Henry, LiveHuman, Christian Marclay, Phil Milstein, People Like Us, The Rev Ted, DJ Schmolli, Think Tank and DJ Yoda & Heritage Orchestra. Read more

As a follow up to our May 22 show, we hear the second half of a reading by Celilo Wy-am activist Lana Jack, Celilo Wyam activist from her short memoir “We are Here: The Story of the Celilo Wy-am is one of mourning, resilience and resistance,” which appears in the Spring ... Read more

  In part two of a two part interview, Bill Resnick discusses with Harry Feder the radical right’s attack on the public schools that is succeeding in conservatizing textbooks and teaching (especially on racism, sex ed, and U.S. History), as well as tightening school dis... Read more

Norm Diamond finds surprisingly interesting politics in two major productions in the Portland arts scene: a dance performance and a Shakespeare play. From a recognition of racism and the horrors of late capitalism in Petrushka to a new take on sexual politics in A Midsum... Read more

Freedom of Expression/Limitations/Censorship: Image courtesy of Max Pixel and licensed under Creative Commons Jon Nelson hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which features the following segments: Mourning, resilience, and resistance: The Story of the Celilo Wy’am: As a ... Read more

Featuring Tape Manipulations, Digital Deconstructions and Turntable Creations by Ant, Cassetteboy, Daft Punk, DJs From Mars, Happy Cat Disco, Laso Halo, Pablo, pluffaduff & KryptoDigital, DJ Revolution, RIAA and DJ Vadim. Read more

Frann Michel discusses two recent books, Health Communism and Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice, which offer counterarguments to the abandonment of public health, calling for more expansive understandings of human well-being and its interconnection wit... Read more

In honor of National Teachers’ Day on May 2, Patricia Kullberg reads excerpts from an open letter to US educational authorities by prominent Black educators, writers and activists. They call for resistance to “anti-woke” attacks on curricula, teachers, libraries and educ... Read more

The Meaning of May Day: Frann Michel and Hyung Nam discuss the origins of May Day in the Chicago Riot of 1886 and its enduring if transformed significance today. This segment originally aired on 4/27/2015 and can be found at https://kboo.fm/media/17026-meaning-may-day-20... Read more

  Jon Nelson hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Civilization and its Future, Part 2: Bill Resnick interviews John Bellamy Foster. They discuss the future as the world continuously warms, wreaking havoc with vast destructive storm... Read more