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Putin's Russia - from the Archive

Airs at: Thu, 03/13/2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  As Vladimir Putin flexes his geopolitical muscles at the start of a second Trump term, we revisit our March 2022 conversation with British comics artist Darryl Cunningham, author of Putin’s Russia: The Rise of a Dictator. In this hour-long special, Darryl tracks the ris... 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

Black Workers in America

Airs at: Mon, 02/24/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
  We revisit Laurie Mercier's 2020 interview with historian Joe Trotter about his important book, Workers on Arrival: Black Labor in the Making of America (2020).  Joe William Trotter, Jr., is Professor of History and Social Justice and Founder and Director of the Center f... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for February 24, 2024

Airs at: Mon, 02/24/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  This episode is hosted by Desiree Hellegers and features these segments: The Municipal Eco-Resiliency Project (MERP): We feature an interview with MERP organizer Yolotli X speaking about their personal journey from street kid to urban farmer and about the work of this an... Read more

Special Interests

Produced for:  The Underground
The Youth Collective gets personal by diving deep into all the things that interest them. From twentieth century history to alternative fashion, this episode's got something for everyone! Read more

Twenty Acres: A Seventies Childhood in the Woods with author Sarah Neidhardt and her mom Wendy McPhee

Airs at: Thu, 01/23/2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
On today's episode, we welcome Sarah Neidhardt, author of the memoir Twenty Acres: A Seventies Childhood in the Woods, from The University of Arkansas Press. The book recounts Sarah’s experience growing up as part of a back-to-the land family in a small, isolated town in th... Read more

Providence Caregivers on Strike

Airs at: Mon, 01/27/2025 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Striking nurses and doctors at Providence St. Vincent's, Providence Portland, and Providence Seaside Hospitals talk about working conditions, worker solidarity and community connections on the picket line, on day one, two and three of the open-ended strike involving over 5,... Read more

PDX Progressive In the Morning

Airs at: Wed, 01/15/2025 at 8:00am - 9:00am
PDX Progressive subs for Wednesday Talk Radio. Read more

The End Of An Error (The W Years - Redux)

Airs at: Tue, 01/21/2025 at 3:00am - 5:30am
Produced for:  Vinyl Pajama Party
  This Show was first broadcast January 20, 2009. We felt that on this day, January, 21st,  2025,  the day after this "Inauguration" it might be fun, and maybe a  little helpful, to recall a "simpler" time. Stay strong - and keep vigilant, this too will pass.  Meanwhil... Read more

Rebroadcast: Common Ground Puts Common Ownership of Land on the Agenda

Airs at: Thu, 01/09/2025 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Our guest is Jeff Strang from Common Ground OR/WA, talking about land ownership, wealth control, and taxes. He’s talking about a policy strategy for Oregon like in Alaska, where residents get money every year through a tax on the oil industry – except in Oregon it would be ... Read more