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Pachucas, Pachucos and their Culture

Airs at: Fri, 11/18/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
Host Carlos Chavez interviews Professor of Latin American Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Gerardo "Lalo" Licon. Lalo studied history at the University of Southern California and wrote his dissertation on the Pachuco Culture. Many recognize the Pachucos as the so ... Read more

Prison Pipeline 11/7/11 w/ Dr. Bud Brown and Mike Hasty Hosted by John Thiemeyer

Airs at: Mon, 11/07/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Prison Pipeline's John Thiemeyer interviews two veterans,  Dr. Bud Brown and Mike Hasty about 'vets and the criminal justice system', The Bunker Project,  and the workshop they did on this subject for the Vets for Peace Conference in August at PSU. Read more

Prison Pipeline 10/31/11 w/ Phoenix Rising Transitions Hosted by Rex Newton

Airs at: Mon, 10/31/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Prison Pipeline brings a discussion of the missing link that has traditionally existed between postitive personal growth that many motivated prisoners experience during their incarceration and the reality of release.  Topics include the difficulty for the ex-convict in find... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 10/31/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Tom Becker is our host for this program dealing with the "General Strike" being called for by Occupy Oakland, the fraud and corruption of Wall Street, some music about death row, and a film about the Black power movement of the 1960s using never-before seen footage.   For ... Read more

Death Row Music

Airs at: Mon, 10/31/2011 at 12:00am
Old Mole Radical Musicologist Brad Duncan selects two country western songs -- Merle Haggard's "Sing Me Back Home" and Steve Earle's "Ellis Unit One," and talks with Joe Clement about the songs and what they are saying about capital punishment.   Read more

Prison Pipeline 10/24/11 w/ Joe Simich Hosted by Karen James

Airs at: Mon, 10/24/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Karen James and guest Joe Simich, Washington County Community Corrections Probation Supervisor,  discuss Re-entry and Mental Health.    People with mental illness are overrepresented in the criminal justice system.  Statistics show that more than half of those incarcerated h... Read more

Prison Pipeline 10/17/11 Hosted by Peter Pincetl and Jay Thiemeyer

Airs at: Mon, 10/17/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Prison Pipeline hosts Jay Thiemeyer and Peter Pincetl discuss the importance of stable housing to successful re-entry. With guests Larry Johnson of the Highland Access Re-entry and Recovery Program and Liv Jenssen of the Transition Services Unit from the Dept. of Communi... Read more

Report from Occupy Portland

Airs at: Mon, 10/10/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Noah is an organizer with the IWW who has been participating in the Portland protests and in the General Assembly planning meetings.  Bill Resnick talks with him about his experience and perspective.  For information on meetings and marches, go here.   Read more

Prison Pipeline 10/03/11 w/ Carlos Chavez Hosted by Megan Vosk

Airs at: Mon, 10/03/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Megan Vosk interviews Carlos Chavez about his work with the youth at MacLaren Corrections Facility.  A student produced collage is played. Read more

Prison Pipeline 9/26/11 w/ Three guests from the Clark County Drug Court Program Hosted by Grace E. Reed

Airs at: Mon, 09/26/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Drug Court:  What is it?  How does it work?  Does it help? Grace interviews Brad Finegood,  coordinator of the Drug Court in Clark County,  Dorrie Ingersall,  a graduate of the Clark County Drug Court Program,  and Jerimiah Waugh,  also a graduate of the Clark County Drug C... Read more