We'll be joined on Preference by organizers with Greater Portland Trans
Unity, who are hosting the Trans Pride March this Saturday, beginning at 2
pm.
As we do, the music on today's show is Spacer, by Sheila & B Devotion.
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Denise Morris Hosts this episode of the Old Mole
Bill Resnick talks with teacher Rachel Hanes about pedagogy. Part One of of
their discussion of public education is here.
Denise Morris talks with Mark Brenner about the recent vote to cut PERS
benefits. Mark's earl...
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Dmae features two LGBTQIA+ productions at the annual OUTWright Festival
produced by Fuse Theatre Ensemble. We talk with James Dixon, director of
Bootycandy which receives its full production June 13-30 and Jennifer Lanier,
co-artistic director of Ops Fest (Original P...
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Last Sunday the Portland Thorns played their 2019 season home opener at the
newly renovated Providence Park. To talk about the game, the next game on
the Thorns schedule and the up coming Women's World Cup is Prostamerika
writer Gwen Defriez.
In the middle segment w...
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Yesterday the Oakland Raiders of the NFL signed noted racist and bully Richie
Incognito to a one-year contract. In a tangentially related story The
Boston Bruins of the NHL started a marketing deal with Barstool
Sports. Laura Wagner of Deadspin.com is here to discuss t...
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Transgender people are being targeted by the Trump Administration on all
fronts, to help create a politically usable backlash.
At the center of the efforts to consolidate the Trump bigot base is one
Stephen Miller.
Today I will discuss what happens when politicians d...
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Rates of smoking have decreased across the US, but tobacco is still around
us, everywhere. The Q Center's new policy on tobacco use at its facility
brings us to today's discussion of tobacco use in the community: who uses it,
and why? What are the local public health pol...
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Whitman at the Whitsell is the name of an animation and poetry celebration
honoring the 200th birthday of American poet Walt Whitman. Producer Marilyn
Zornado has organized a gathering of Northwest-based artists,
including Devon Damonte, Teresa Drilling, Deanna Morse...
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It's still May and it's still Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! We
thought we would replay our APA Heritage Month episode from last year.
While past listeners may remember that the commemoration of this month has
been somewhat controversial among members of Pacifi...
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