Economy

Mehaffy on Financialization and the Housing Crisis, Part One

Airs at: Mon, 05/13/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Dan Jaffee talks with guest Michael Mehaffy, Senior Researcher at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Executive Director of the Sustasis Foundation, strategic development consultant and urban designer, and co-host of the blog livableportland.org. They dis... Read more

Budget Forum Testimony Excerpts

Airs at: Mon, 05/13/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

[Scroll down for transcript] Selections from some of the public testimony at the May 9 hearing on the City of Portland Proposed Budget. The City Council will take further testimony and vote on approving the budget on May 22, 2019, 2:00pm to 3:30pm, at Portland City Hall, ... Read more

Sunkara and Socialist Manifesto

Airs at: Mon, 05/13/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick interviews Bhaskar Sunkara, who founded and is now editor of Jacobin magazine, "a leading voice of the American left." Sunkara will be speaking Tuesday at Powell's City of Books, introducing his just published book: Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour May 13, 2019

Airs at: Mon, 05/13/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Frann Michel hosts. Bill Resnick interviews Bhaskar Sunkara about his Socialist Manifesto We hear excerpts from testimony at the May 9 Portland city budget forum. Dan Jaffee interviews Michael Mehaffy about Finance and the Housing Crisis. Please also note the event T... Read more

Supporting Portland Parks and Recreation

Airs at: Mon, 05/06/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick talks with Christina Harris, SEIU organizer for Portland Park and Recreation workers, on the importance of city parks and community centers, and the absurdity of such a wealthy city not spending the resources it has on the well-being of its residents. There... Read more

Oregon Teachers Walk Out May 8

Airs at: Mon, 05/06/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick talks with Elizabeth Theil, vice-president of the Portland Association of Teachers, on the state-wide teachers’ walkout Wednesday, May 8th, to protest chronic underfunding and demand adequate resources. Local actions in Portland begin at 8:30 am and converge... Read more

BroadBand Episode 12 - May 2019

Airs at: Wed, 05/01/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: BroadBand

Hello and welcome to BroadBand – a segment that is part feed your soul and part food for thought… it features personal reflection and information about some great things going on in the community because you need to take care of yourself before you can take care of the worl... Read more

The Politics of Living - Episode 27

Airs at: Wed, 05/01/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: The Politics of Living

All feedback, comments and suggestions can be emailed to: [email protected] The Politics of Living show is currently looking for contributors and guests. For more information, please email: [email protected] Hosted by: Vicky Mazzone LINKS AND RESOURCES May Day History of May D... Read more

Music, Language, Capitalism

Airs at: Mon, 04/22/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Music, Language, and Capitalism[*] I was thinking about how music and language are alike and yet different, and this is the train of thought that came to me. We might think of music as structuring time. Music exists in time, and moves through time by changing pitch, volum... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour April 22nd, 2019

Airs at: Mon, 04/22/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Denise Morris hosts. Bill Resnick interviews Joanna Misnik about Chicago and the DSA's success in their recent election winning six seats in the 50 person city council. Clayton Morgareidge discusses Music, Language, and Capitalism. Jan Haaken talks with Anais Tuepker... Read more