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Italian Politics

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Politics

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Mon, 03/04/2013

Politics in Italy has always been entertaining, with its frequently falling governments. In the most recent elections there, a real entertainer named Beppe Grillo ("Joe Cricket"), leading a new party with a rhetoric combining progressive and reactionary positions, leaped into the fray with surprising success. Steve Hellmen is a an expert on Italian politics, and he talks here with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about Grillo and the Five Star Movement he leads.

20:43 minutes (11.86 MB)

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St. John's Residents try to save Sequoia Tree

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Evening News

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Thu, 02/21/2013

Three local women have taken a stand to protect an old Sequoia tree in Pier Park in St. John’s. Today, they stood in the way of chainsaws despite being threatened with arrest. They are calling for people to come to Pier Park again tomorrow to help support this action. KBOO’s Jenka Soderberg went to the park this morning and brings us this report:

3:51 minutes (3.52 MB)

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Arun Gandhi Interview

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Between Us

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Sun, 03/03/2013

Arun Gandhi is the fifth grandson of Mohandas Mahatma Gandhi. Since coming to the US in the 80s, Arun has been working to fulfil the legacy of his iconic grandfather. And whether it's helping people overcome violence against each other or violence against the Earth, he has been a tireless champion in the spirit of his grandfather. Don Merrill had the opportunity to speak with Arun Gandhi.

27:44 minutes (25.39 MB)

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Old Mole Variety Hour February 25, 2013

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Old Mole Variety Hour

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Mon, 02/25/2013

Alan Wieder hosts this episode, featuring music from David Rovics as well as an interview with him, a discussion of the economics and politics of mass incarceration, a review of a recent comic novel, and a commentary on the ideology of austerity.

Bill Resnick talks with David Weiman about Mass Incarceration

Book Mole Larry Bowlden reviews Maria Semple's Where'd You Go, Bernadette?

54:16 minutes (24.84 MB)

Well-Read Red: Austerity is About Ideology, Not Economics

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Old Mole Variety Hour

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Mon, 02/25/2013

Tom Becker shares Alex Himmelfarb's essay about The Trouble with Austerity: Cutting Is More About Ideology than Economics.

6:28 minutes (2.96 MB)

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David Rovics Interview

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Old Mole Variety Hour

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Mon, 02/25/2013

Alan Wieder talks with local singer-songwriter-activist David Rovics about his work, about living in Oregon, where the police have killed more black men per capita than anywhere else, about releasing songs online for free download, and about his new online book Have Guitar Will Travel.

16:59 minutes (7.77 MB)

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Book Mole: Where'd You Go, Bernadette?

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Culture/Arts

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Old Mole Variety Hour

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Mon, 02/25/2013

Larry Bowlden reviews the novel Where'd You Go Bernadette? by Maria Semple , and finds the young narrator's story of life with her professional-class parents, and her mother's disappearance, very funny and engaging.

6:00 minutes (2.75 MB)

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David Weiman on Mass Incarceration

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Old Mole Variety Hour

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Mon, 02/25/2013

Bill Resnick talks with economist David Weiman about the political forces encouraging the growth and maintaining of prisons and punitive policing in the USA. They consider not only media influence and legislators desire to keep jobs in their areas but also the fear-enhancing effects of social isolation and division and the correlation between inequality and incarceration. They discuss the impact of widely available guns and lobbying in support of gun rights. They consider the role of mental health professionals, the use of psychoactive drugs, and the likelihood that mental illness is a consequence of incarceration rather than a cause of crime.

18:19 minutes (8.39 MB)

Curtis Salgado Interview

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Between Us

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Fri, 03/01/2013

Curtis Salgado loves music and he loves Portland, Oregon. 　He's a bluesman, an R&B artist and a soul singer all rolled up into one. 　He was never in the gutter with a wine bottle in a paper bag. 　But he's been through it nonetheless, you know? 　And when he needed them, Portland went through it with him. 　He's alive to talk about it and he talks about it with Don Merrill.

58:31 minutes (53.57 MB)

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Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) Halts Construction in South East Portland.

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Evening News

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Fri, 03/01/2013

New development along transit corridors in South East Portland hit a rare speed bump when the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals halted construction on an eighty-one-unit project.

The recent surge of construction along so-called transit route such as Belmont, Hawthorne, and Division have left many south east neighbors feeling left out of the discussion.

The developer had continued work during the appeal and the building now stands half finished at South East Thirty-seventh and Division.

Buckman neighbor are trying to get a seat at the development table with the crearion on an Historic Distric.

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State Court Halts Construction in South East Portland.

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Evening News

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Fri, 03/01/2013

New development along transit corridors in South East Portland hit a rare speed bump when the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals halted construction on an eighty-one-unit project.

8:49 minutes (8.08 MB)

The Good, The Bad and Obama...

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Air Cascadia

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Thu, 02/28/2013

12:43 minutes (11.64 MB)

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POWfest

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The Film Show

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Thu, 02/28/2013

This year's Portland Oregon Women's Film Festival (POWfest) is bringing filmmakers to Portland from around the world, including guest of honor Penelope Spheeris (The Decline of Western Civilization; Wayne's World) and local director Jackie Weissman (Rock N Roll Mamas). Hosts S.W. Conser and Jenn Chavez preview the festival and the rock & roll landscape with Penelope and Jackie, and then Portland video merchant Mike Clark drops by the studio to relate the latest adventures at Movie Madness. And of course, Jenn brings listeners the monthly calendar of local film events.

Note: the date of Penelope Spheeris' appearance at the Hollywood Theatre had been mistakenly listed as March 10th on the show; the correct date is actually Saturday March 9th.

35:55 minutes (14.39 MB)

Way-Out West...or, 'Privatize This!'

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Air Cascadia

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Wed, 02/27/2013

Way out West on the western border of Crater Lake National Park timber and environmental groups are debating a logging proposal. The Forest Service has a choice which – in theory – should incorporate the late, great Will of the People. Okay. The Opinion of the People. Will the Service approve logging or conduct a more exhaustive environmental impact statement? Tomorrow the public comment period will crash and burn, leaving us once again at the mercy of the Private Sector.