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The Old Mole Variety Hour for July 3, 2017

Airs at: Mon, 07/03/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Laurie Mercier hosts this week’s Old Mole Variety Hour, where Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker discuss Trump's travel ban and the Supreme Court decision last week, federal proposed anti-immigration bills, and politics around barring refugees and asylum seekers; Bill Resnick... Read more

On The Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital

Airs at: Fri, 06/30/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
  This packed show is all about resisting the normalization of war abroad and at home, resisting the idea that militarism, police terror and hate crimes will accepted as part of a new hyper reality. We hear voices from among the hundreds that gathered in DC for a vigil for... Read more

In-Depth Look at US Policy in Colombia: Part 1

Airs at: Mon, 06/12/2017 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Independent journalist Nico Bedoya has been in Colombia covering developments related to the guerillas of FARC, who have been fighting the Colombian government since the 1950s. He followed the rebellion through its violent stages, towards the UN peace deal, and into the cu... Read more

Fight Against Islamic State

Airs at: Thu, 06/15/2017 at 3:00pm
Produced for:  Islamic Point of View
  A diplomatic rift is opening underneath the critical alliance between the U-S and Turkey. The U-S values Turkey as one of the few democratic-esque countries in the Middle East region, and the two nations are collaborating in the fight against the Islamic State. They di... Read more

In-Depth look at US Policy in Colombia: Part Two

Airs at: Thu, 06/22/2017 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Independent journalist Nico Bedoya has been in Colombia covering developments related to the guerillas of FARC, who have been fighting the Colombian government since the 1950s. He followed the rebellion through its violent stages, towards the U-N peace deal, and into the c... Read more

ON COMMON GROUND

Airs at: Tue, 06/27/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
  Guest host Sarika Mehta will be LIVE in studio for this Intersections Radio episode, with Subashini Ganesan (New Expressive Works) and Amna Mawaz Khan (Theatre Wallay). Both are Bharatanatyam dancers - Suba is local, and Amna is from Pakistan. They'll be chatting up this... Read more

#SupportDontPunish

Airs at: Sun, 06/25/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week we remember a good friend, the drug policy reformer and marijuana activist Mickey Martin, and present an interview with him from 2013. Plus, June 26th is the Global Day of Action for Drug Policy Reform, so we speak with Fergal Eccles of Students for Sensible Drug ... Read more

Going Beyond the Headlines, a Month in Review

Airs at: Fri, 06/23/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
So many important events are happening, that it's nearly impossible to stay on top of the currents sweeping through our society. As Lyn and Ani re-immerse themselves in US politics and news, it's made our heads spin.  We have so many questions, and so few answers.   We wou... Read more

The Unchosen: The Lives of Israel's New Others

Airs at: Fri, 06/23/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  One Land Many Voices
Today we present a talk and book reading given by Mya Guarnieri Jaradat at TaborSpace in Portland on Tuesday June 20, 2017, about her new book: The Unchosen: The Lives of Israel's New Others. Described as "essential reading" by journalist Ben Ehrenreich, this new book by M... Read more

Project Censored Show

Airs at: Wed, 06/21/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  Nolan and Nicholas spend this week's show in conversation with author and historian Katherine Olmstead; their topic is "conspiracy culture in media."  Katherine Olmstead teaches History at the University of California Davis campus. She has written several books about 20t... Read more