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Michelle Shocked's fearless joy

Airs at: Fri, 05/07/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
For the past 25 years singer/songwriter Michelle Shocked has fearlessly sung her passion for social justice and shared her joys. In this interview, she shares her sources of joy and strength. "Jealously and anger," she sings, "greed and hypocrisy--the seasons of human natur... Read more

Lucid Fool Live

Airs at: Wed, 04/28/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Underground
Sean interviews local teenage band Lucid Fool after they perform an acoustic song "Eclipse" Read more

Enviro impact on gender variance + Pamela Means

Airs at: Tue, 04/13/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Out Loud
On this episode of Outloud, host Carla interviewed Clay Neal from the Portland Plan.  Clay talked about the Plan for Portland over the next 25 years and described last night's Queer Town Hall at the Q Center.  Throughout the hour, listeners heard live accoustic music from P... Read more

Si Kahn on Creative Community Organizing

Airs at: Mon, 04/12/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Labor Radio
 Tonight we spend the half-hour with renowned singer, songwriter and community organizer Si Kahn.  His new book, Creative Community Organizing: A Guide for Rabble-Rousers, Activists, and Quiet Lovers of Justice, is full of amazing stories from his forty-five years in the st... Read more

Things We Hate: In Song

Airs at: Wed, 03/24/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Underground
This month the Youth Collective focused on Things We  Hate. Talon wrote and performed this Original Song about Things He Hates. Read more

Community Calendar, St. Patty's Day, March 17, 2010

Airs at: Wed, 03/17/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Community Calendar
KBOO COMMUNITY CALENDAR WEDNESDAY, March 17, 2010 *******************   This is Kellyn with your COMMUNITY CALENDAR for St. Patty's Day, March 17, 2010.   Take a listen to Lindsey Walker and the Abnorms at the Laughing Horse on 12 NE 10th Avenue for their Saint Patty's Day s... Read more

Music & Politics of Alistair Hulett

Airs at: Mon, 03/01/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 An "incendiary mix of punk rock, Celtic folk music, and anti-imperialist, working-class, left-wing politics" ---that's how our radical musicologist Brad Duncan describes Alistair Hulett and Roaring Jack, the band he formed.  This segment contains excerpts of his songs and ... Read more

Rabbi Aryeh Hirshfield - His Musical Roots and Legacy

Airs at: Sun, 12/27/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Portland Jewish Hour
Portland's Rabbi Aryeh Hirshfield was a Rabbi, a musician, and a tireless activist for global peace and interfaith dialogue.  Sunday December 27th 2009 was the first yahrtzeit, or anniversary of his death.  On this special Yiddish Hour we explore the roots of Reb Aryeh's mu... Read more

Current events in the queer community

Airs at: Tue, 12/08/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Out Loud
Tis the season for holiday music. We start the show with 2 songs from Venus Envy: Rhonda the Lesbo Reindeer and I'll be a Homo for Christmas. Carla & Laura Calvo discuss current news stories and events, and Jacob Anderson-Minshall talks about next week's Gender Blender. Laur... Read more

Collective of Genuises and Crys Matthews on Out Loud

Airs at: Tue, 11/24/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Out Loud
Collective of Genuises and Crys Matthews on Out Loud On tonight's queer hour, we hear from the Collective of Geniuses.  CoG’s mission is to create art that challenges the notions on which class, gender, privilege and other social demographics are based. CoG empowers minority... Read more