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Kathleen Gerson on her latest book "The Unfinished Revolution: Coming of Age in a New Era of Gender, Work, and Family."

Airs at: Mon, 02/06/2012 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
  In the controversial public debate over modern American families, the vast changes in family life--the rise of single, two-paycheck, and same-sex parents--have often been blamed for declining morality and unhappy children. Drawing upon pioneering research with the... Read more

Book Mole: The Intuitionist

Airs at: Mon, 02/06/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Iven Hale reviews Colson Whitehead's 1999 novel, "The Intuitionist." Set in a big city during a period of racial integration,Whitehead and Iven both explore the racial implications of the elevator as a metaphor for "social-uplift", the black female protagonist who is the... Read more

Positively Revolting on 02-03-12 Author Riane Eisler

Airs at: Fri, 02/03/2012 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
Pleasure and joy are sacred states. In a society in which pleasure is denied and commodified, taking pleasure seriously is a revolutionary act. Join ani and Lyn for a conversation with Riane Eisler, author of the books, "The Chalice and the Blade", "Sacred Pleasure: Sex,... Read more

What's wrong with anti-contraception conservatives?

Airs at: Wed, 02/01/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
 Lisa Loving's guest is Robert Walker, Executive Vice President of the Population Institute. If the current GOP presidential primary campaign is remembered for nothing else, it will be known for the meteoric rise of the "anti-contraception conservatives." • Rick Santo... Read more

"My Teenage Werewolf. A Mother, A Daughter, A Journey Through the Thicket of Adolescence" by Lauren Kessler

Airs at: Fri, 03/02/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
My Teenage Werewolf: A Mother, a Daughter, a Journey Through the Thicket of Adolescence is Lauren Kessler's latest book in which she explores the mother/daughter relationship and tries to find out "what's more challenging in the life of a woman: being a teenager or being... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 01-26-12 Life in and after a cult

Airs at: Thu, 01/26/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Life in and after a cult: A conversation with a former member of "The Move" Sam Fife began offering his vision of divine rule on earth in his small New Orleans church in the 1960s. By 1979, when Fife died in an airplane crash, The Move of the Spirit had grown into an inte... Read more

Queer Culture Radio

Airs at: Tue, 01/24/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Out Loud
Tonight we welcomed the Portland Lesbian Choir as they get ready to celebrate their 25th Anniversary Season. Sparky shares some herstory from their past, and information about their upcoming concerts. Music break from Marisa Anderson's 'Drop Down' from her CD 'The Golden... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 01/23/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Denise Morris is our host on a show about the Republican battle over capitalism, a made-up story about multiple personalities that passed for reality, the history and future of the abortion issue, and remembering civil disobedience against segregation in the 1960s.   Fo... Read more

Beyond Roe V Wade

Airs at: Mon, 01/23/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Roe v. Wade established a woman's right to an abortion, but did nothing to ensure that the service was available.  Jan Haaken reviews the history of abortion and abortion law and argues for more access. Read more

Sybil Exposed

Airs at: Mon, 01/23/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 The book Sybil, published in 1973, purported to be the true story of a woman with multiple personalities acting independently of one another.  It was later exposed as a hoax.  In Sybil Exposed: The Extraordinary Story Behind the Famous Multiple Personality Case, Debbie ... Read more