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Livability or Big Brother: Portland Police's Secret List

The Portland Police Bureau is keeping a list of people arrested most often downtown. The police say that the list, which has grown from 35 to nearly 400, is part of a coordinated strategy to improve livability in Old Town and surrounding neighborhoods by arresting chronic o... Read more

Does Portland have a real solution for its gang problem?

Airs at: Wed, 01/21/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Portland has seen 11 gang-related shootings since the Dec. 12 murder of a gang member inside the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church. City leaders are calling it a "gang war crisis" and the Portland police want a new coordinated strategy to combat the violence. But the call ... Read more

Does Portland Have a Real Solution for its Gang Problem?

Portland has seen 11 gang-related shootings since the Dec. 12 murder of a gang member inside the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church. City leaders are calling it a "gang war crisis" and the Portland police want a new coordinated strategy to combat the violence. But the call ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for January 19, 2009

Airs at: Sun, 01/18/2009 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

On this program, the Moles look forward to the Obama presidency, back to the messages of Martin Luther King Jr., and to how the Nixon presidency is selectively remembered in the film Frost / Nixon. Hear the whole show by clicking on the arrow above, or individual segments ... Read more

Obama, Race, and Class

Airs at: Sun, 01/18/2009 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

What does the Obama presidency mean, symbolically and politically, for issues of race and class? Malik Miah comments in this article from Against the Current. The Old Mole's Jan Haaken reads it for us. Read more

Gay Racism and Black Homophobia - Part 2.

Airs at: Mon, 01/05/2009 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Gender Blender

Rebecca Nay is joined by KBOO's Jamilah Bourdon and a close local friend named Aswad. We had a frank and honest discussion about Homophobia in the Black Community and Racism in the Gay Community. Originally recorded on 11/28/08. Read more

Gay Racism and Black Homophobia

Airs at: Thu, 11/27/2008 at 12:00am

Produced for: Gender Blender

Rebecca Nay is joined by KBOO's Jamilah Bourdon and a close local friend named Aswad. We had a frank and honest discussion about Homophobia in the Black Community and Racism in the Gay Community. Click here to listen to Part 2. Read more

Significance of Hip Hop

Airs at: Sun, 12/14/2008 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Radical musicologist Brad Duncan explains the huge, world-wide significance of Hip Hop music and culture with special attention to Dead Prez in this conversation with Bill Resnick. Read more

Ethnic Media, plus Agent Orange Justice campaign

Airs at: Thu, 12/04/2008 at 4:00pm

Produced for: APA Compass

This month APA Compass will look at the impact of ethnic media with Abhay Prasad from Trikone, Alex Sonbalee from Siam Chronicle and Sandip Roy from New America Media. Also a talk with delegates from the Agent Orange Justice Speaking Tour - Dang Hong Nhut, Tran Thi Hoan and... Read more

Language in APA Communities

Airs at: Thu, 11/06/2008 at 4:00pm

Produced for: APA Compass

This month APA Compass examines the impact of language on Asian Pacific American communities. Guests include Sarika Patel, Mary Li and Pam Pham. Also another edition of the Angry APA Minute. Read more