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The Ghosts of the Gwangju Uprising

Airs at: Mon, 05/28/2018 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Radiozine
  On May 18, 1980, the people of Gwangju, South Korea came together for reunification and an end to an era of martial law imposed by U.S.-backed military dictators. Over the course of ten days, they staged mass protests, battled riot police and soldiers, and were met with ... Read more

APA Heritage Month

Airs at: Fri, 05/25/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Pacific Underground
Happy Asian Pacific American Heritage Month!  While past listeners may remember that the commemoration of this month has been somewhat controversial among members of Pacific Underground, this year we are choosing to highlight certain important figures and moments in the As... Read more

Just Transition

Airs at: Mon, 04/16/2018 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
In the struggle to prevent massive fossil fuel projects from transforming Northwest communities into centers for oil, coal and fracked gas facilities, proponents of these projects claim these terminals, refineries and production facilities will create much needed jobs. Whil... Read more

Interview with Webseries Gabby Smashes!

Airs at: Fri, 04/06/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Pacific Underground
Luann Algoso and Dawn Jones Redstone of the webseries, Gabby Smashes the Imperialist, White Supremacist, Capitalist Patriarchy! join Pacific Underground on Friday, April 6th at 9AM.   https://gabbysmashes.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcT5Z1ecUg4 http://www.wweek.c... Read more

PAC + Gambatte

Airs at: Tue, 03/27/2018 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
  Dmae features two projects created by women. First up we talk with Beth Harper, artistic director who founded of Portland Actors Conservatory more than 25 years ago. Today PAC is producing not only multicultural works but also young actors, many of color, who go on to co... Read more

Creating the Isle of Dogs - Expanded Audio

Airs at: Fri, 03/16/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  In this extended conversation with Portland animator Paul Harrod, we hear more about his adventures working with filmmaker Wes Anderson, as well as the likes of Lily Tomlin, Eddie Murphy, and Larry Wilmore. During a recent trip to the Burning Man arts festival, Paul answ... Read more

Vietnam: Joe Allen

Airs at: Tue, 03/13/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  All imperial systems attempt to reinvent the past, engineer history to suit their needs. The United States is no different. Vietnam is a perfect example. A war of aggression was transformed into a "conflict." It was "tragic" and a "mistake." At the other end of the spect... Read more

Creating the Isle of Dogs

Airs at: Fri, 03/16/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Portland animator Paul Harrod has built sets for Pee-Wee's Playhouse, sculpted California Raisins for Will Vinton, and directed episodes of the breakthrough animated TV series The PJs. During a recent trip to the Burning Man arts festival, Paul answered a call from film... Read more

Remembering Quanice Hayes

Airs at: Fri, 03/02/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Pacific Underground
  On February 16th, Whitenoise Project held an event in memory of Quanice Hayes, one year and a week after he was shot and killed by police. Join Pacific Underground as we replay some of the recorded audio from that event and talk about the connections between art and acti... Read more

Chitra: The Girl Prince

Airs at: Tue, 02/06/2018 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
  Dmae features  Chitra: The Girl Prince co-directed by Sarah Jane Hardy and Anita Menon. We'll hear from both artists about their second epic collaboration which began with their critical success The Jungle Book. They worked with writer Avantika Shankar who travelled from... Read more