Host Per Fagereng speaks with Moji Agha founder of the Mossadegh Legacy Institute. Moji discusses the life, career and legacy of Dr. Mossadegh; the unfortunate long-term breakdown in U.S.- Iranian relations that resulted from U.S. led coup; and now the CIA is back to its old tricks in Iran with drone overflights and covert operations. He also analyzes the recent election of Hassan Rouhani as President. Moji expresses caution and hope: that with an understanding of history, and genuine efforts at reconciliation, the cycle of extremism and tyranny need not be repeated for another 60 years.

Radiozine welcomes Oregon Poet Laureate, Paulann Petersen.  She will read poems from her new full-length collection, Understory, and discuss her role as an "ambassador of poetry".

Oregon’s sixth Poet Laureate, Paulann Petersen has published six full-length books of poetry, including: The Wild Awake, Blood-Silk, A Bride of Narrow Escape, Kindle, and The Voluptuary. Her most recent chapbook is Shimmer and Drone, poems about India. She was a Stegner Fellow at Stanford University, and the recipient of the 2006 Holbrook Award from Oregon Literary Arts. Petersen serves on the board of Friends of William Stafford, organizing the January Stafford Birthday Events.

http://www.paulann.net

http://www.oregonpoetlaureate.org/

A very eclectic program with an emphasis on psychedelic funky music. Also includes live, on the fly sound collages, homemade cassette mixtapes, turntablism, reggae/dub, hip-hop, soul, indie, indigeneous, natural soundscapes, bizarre soundbites and more. At times hard to describe, but most of the music played could be described as... warm.