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Sexual Trauma and Generative Somatic Healing

Airs at: Mon, 07/02/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Madness Radio

Hosted by Will Hall Today's guest is Sexual Abuse Survivor and Generative Somatic Healing Practitioner, Staci Haines, We'll talk about Healing Sex, and somatic aproaches to healing trauma. She is also active at Generation Five, whose goal is to elaminate Child Sexual Ab... Read more

Interview with So Much Pretty author Cara Hoffman

Airs at: Fri, 06/29/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Radiozine

KBOO's Between the Covers reporter Jennifer Kemp and guest reporter Desmond Fuller interviewed So Much Pretty author Cara Hoffman. So Much Pretty is a harrowing, provakative and exhilerating recent novel dealing with small town politics and personal and societal accountabil... Read more

Sibel Edmonds on her memoir "Classified Woman"

Airs at: Wed, 06/27/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

Host Marianne Barisonek speaks with Sibel Edmonds about her new memoir "Classified Woman." Sibel Edmonds is the most classified woman in U.S. history. In her memoir she takes us on a surreal journey that begins with the secretive FBI and down the dark halls of a feckl... Read more

Movie Moles: Summer of Sam

Airs at: Mon, 06/25/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Denise Morris and Iven Hale review Spike Lee's 1999 film, "Summer of Sam"---an anti-summer-blockbuster about a summer. Summer of Sam is a fictionalized history of the summer of 1977 when New York City was rocked by serial murders at the hand of David Burkowitz - a.k.a. the... Read more

OutLoud Celebrates Pride Week, and we talk about Q Men's Wellness

Airs at: Tue, 06/12/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Out Loud

This weeks show will feature members from Pride Northwest to talk about all the fun and excitement happening at Portland Pride! (pridenw.org) The mission of Pride Northwest, Inc. is to encourage and celebrate the positive diversity of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans ... Read more

Cory Lira on Fat Activism and the "Obesity Crisis"

Airs at: Fri, 06/22/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Bread and Roses

Cory hails from Portland, Oregon. She is a queer fierce fat femme, a cultural worker and educator. Her cultural work predominantly focuses on intersectionality and visibility within identity politics and social justice. Cory specifically dedicates her time to issues of fat ... Read more

Toxic Beauty

Airs at: Wed, 06/20/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Bread and Roses

The popularity of nail salons and beauty spas is very high. But how much of the beauty we buy is toxic? And what are the work conditions like behind the aroma-therapeutic fog? A conversation with Lisa Fu, Program Director for the Californian Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative... Read more

Desiree Helleger: No Room on her own

Airs at: Wed, 06/20/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Bread and Roses

Desiree Hellegers is Co-Director of the Center for Social and Environmental Justice, Associate Chair and Associate Professor of English at Washington State University, Vancouver. She is an active member of various advocacy organizations and her writing has appeared in such ... Read more

Book Mole: The Mother's Recompense

Airs at: Mon, 06/18/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Larry Bowlden review Edith Wharton's "The Mother's Recompense". He makes the case for Edith Wharton's pioneering feminist literary contributions. For this particular review argues that the female characters rejection of male dependence and refusal to be bought by rich men ... Read more

Portland Lesbian Choir, 25 years of community activism!

Airs at: Fri, 06/15/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Bread and Roses

Portland Lesbian Choir members Sparky, Kai and Cindy remember the early years of the choir and its accomplishments over the years. They describe their exciting upcoming 25th anniversary concert celebration and after-party: Don't Stop Believing! Finally they discuss Oregon's... Read more