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John Waters' Christmas

Airs at: Thu, 12/22/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Film Show
  For the holiday season, we chat with notorious filmmaker John Waters, who's bringing his annual Christmas show to Portland once again.  Waters has spent the past half-century directing such transgressive films as Pink Flamingos, Hairspray, and Serial Mom, and is also the... Read more

Wendy Doniger, Redeeming the Kamasutra

Airs at: Mon, 12/26/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
The Kamasutra brings to mind (and to Google searches) erotic and exotic sexual positions.   OK, it is that.  But it is much more.  It is about the art of living.   Wendy Doniger, Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religions at the University of ... Read more

Queer Politics and Survival: present, past, and....?

Airs at: Tue, 12/13/2016 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Preference
Snapshots of queer struggles for dignity and safety, in America: We'll hear a series of audio pieces by Jason T. Ingram, a Portland area artist and musician who stared down religious conservatism in the harshest possible way - by attending gay conversion therapy, in the Sou... Read more

Bread and Roses

Airs at: Fri, 12/02/2016 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
Blind illustratrix Sabine Rear and artist with invisible disabilities Arianna Warner talk about crip identity, culture, and comics. Look at what it means to have art and culture about disability produced and archived by disability community. Read more

The Aftermath . . .

Airs at: Fri, 12/02/2016 at 12:00am - 3:00am
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Grappling with VP-elect Mike Pence's religious-based bigotry; and an interview with John Waters!

Airs at: Tue, 11/29/2016 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Preference
We'll be talking with Indiana queer activist JJ Gufreda about Mike Pence, Vice-President-elect, and his history of anti-LGBTQ legislation and actions as Indiana governor, and in the years prior to his taking office. There's a lengthy list of ways that Pence has found, to ma... Read more

World AIDS Day 2016

Airs at: Mon, 11/28/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
  Hosts Cecil and Celeste will discuss the impact of HIV/AIDS in recognition of World AIDS Day.  Bethel A.M.E. and Sankofa Collective NW in partnership with community partners is holding Remember, Reflect, Reaffirm: Annual World AIDS Day Observance. They'll share informati... Read more

Comic Artist Geeta Lewis - "Let's Queer Things Up & Add More Color"

Airs at: Fri, 10/28/2016 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
This episode of Bread & Roses begins with a short segment on existing in the intersectional identities of being a non-binary person and being latinx by host mason mimi.  Our show tonight features an interview with local Portland comic artist Geeta Lewis.  Geeta talked about... Read more

"Hir" at Defunkt Theatre

Airs at: Tue, 10/25/2016 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
For their 17th season Defunkt Theatre kicks things off with "Hir" by Taylor Mac. Join James Dixon as he welcomes director Andrew Klaus-Vineyard and cast members Jim Vadalla and Paige McKinney as we discuss the show and Defunkt Theatre's upcoming season. (Production photos ... Read more

This election: what's at stake for queer and trans people?

Airs at: Tue, 10/11/2016 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Preference
Join us for a conversation about this fall's elections - ballot measures, statewide races, and more. We'll be joined by Shannon Michael, executive director of Oregon Fair Trade Campaign, and Amy Herzfeld-Copple, co-executive director of Basic Rights Oregon.   And we'll be... Read more