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Meet Behind Mars by Renee Simms

Airs at: Thu, 09/06/2018 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for Between The Covers
  "I feel like I can't tell one story about a giant mustard penis because it's not about a mustard penis only, but about all of these incidents together, in context, and through time." So begins the title story in Renee Simms's debut short story collection, Meet Behind Mar... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for July 9,2018

Airs at: Mon, 07/09/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Hosted by Denise Morris, this edition of the Old Mole features: 1. Bill Resnick talking with Chicago DSA activist Joanna Misnick about Democratic Socialists and elections; 2. Frann Michele commenting on a Supreme Court decision undermining access to reproductive services; ... Read more

Retired?...or ReWired? Episode 5: Portland---Issues and Challenges

Airs at: Fri, 07/06/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for Retired...or ReWired?
In this episode we speak with City Commissioner Nick Fish on "Portland:  Issues and Challenges." Where are we headed, where should we be going? Commissioner Nick Fish has been a proponent of interests of elderly population in Portland for your entire career here, from the ... Read more

Retired?...or ReWired? Episode 3: Medical Overview

Airs at: Wed, 07/04/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for Retired...or ReWired?
Dr. Mark Williams is  Board-certified in geriatric medicine and internal medicine.  He has a clinical practice in Wilmington, NC.  He’s Clinical Professor of Medicine, UNC and Professor Emeritus, UVA.  And he’s the author of a leading book on the medicine of aging,  The Art... Read more

Retired?...or ReWired? Episode 2: Retirement in Portland

Airs at: Tue, 07/03/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for Retired...or ReWired?
In this episode we interview Dr. Keren Brown Wilson, “grandmother of assisted living” in Oregon, and President, JFR Foundation.   Keren has over 30 years’ experience in long-term care and supportive housing. She was the principal architect of the Oregon model of assisted ... Read more

Book Review: "The Glitch"

Airs at: Mon, 07/09/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Book Mole Larry Bowlden reviews Elisabeth Cohen’s, The Glitch, a quirky, insightful novel about high-powered women, the drive for success, and the future role of artificial intelligence devices.   Read more

Supreme Court and Reproductive Rights

Airs at: Mon, 07/09/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Frann Michel discusses the recent Supreme Court decision in NIFLA v Becerra, which ruled that crisis pregnancy centers can continue lying to people seeking reproductive health care. She comments on the decision’s relation to the patriarchal religious right, racism, and capi... Read more

Renee Simms

Airs at: Thu, 07/05/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for Black Book Talk
  The hosts of Black Book Talk welcome author, lawyer and professor Renee Simms to discuss her new book Meet Behind Mars.  Call (503) 231-8187 to join the conversation and talk about what you've been reading this Summer. Renee Simms is a novelist and lawyer interested in b... Read more

The Politics of Living - Episode 17

Airs at: Wed, 07/04/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for The Politics of Living
July 4, 2018   The Politics of Living – July 6, 2018 - 30 minute show   Content Contributors: Tave Fasce Drake: Gazpacho and Tomato Trivia Kristin Thiel: The She Ra Solution M L lauri (Let's Stop For A Minute) Vicky Mazzone (Host & Producer)   Technical Assistance: ... Read more

Ursula K. Le Guin: "Out Here"

Airs at: Tue, 07/03/2018 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for Stage and Studio
  "Women's writing tends to get disapeared when they die..." -Ursula K. Le Guin Portland's own Ursula K. Le Guin passed away this year at the age of 88. She was a novelist working mainly in the genres of fantasy and science fiction but she also authored children's books, s... Read more