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The Old Mole Variety Hour for May 25, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 05/25/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Frann Michel this Memorial Day episode of the Old Mole much of which deals with issues of war and militarization.  To hear the whole show, use the play button. To hear individual pieces follow the links below.  You can like us on Facebook to keep up with the Mole's work. You... Read more

Seeing Agent Orange Damage in VietNam

Airs at: Mon, 05/25/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Desiree Hellegers recently participated in a Veterans for Peace delegation to Viet Nam, and reflects on Monsanto's role as one of the leading producers of the defoliant Agent Orange used during the war. You can also find a more extended account of that trip to Viet Nam onlin... Read more

Rethinking electroshock

Airs at: Wed, 05/20/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
Marcia Meyers of Rethinking Psychiatry and electroshock survivor Deborah Schwartzkopff are today's guests.  http://www.ectjustice.com/ http://www.rethinkingpsychiatry.org/   Also, check out these previous KBOO news features on the subject: http://kboo.fm/electroshocks... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for May 18, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 05/18/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Denise Morris hosts this episode, with segments on electoral politics vs political movements, videocameras and policing, warrior capitalism, and the psychology of responding to climate change. To hear the whole show, including the music, use the play button. To hear the se... Read more

Psychology and Politics: Climate Change

Airs at: Mon, 05/18/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jan Haaken and Tod Sloan focus their "Psychology and Politics" segment on the complex cognitive and emotional responses that arise as people come to terms with climate change and think about what to do about it individually and collectively. They discuss campus campaigns fo... Read more

Electroshock survivor arrested at protest in Clackamas

Airs at: Mon, 05/18/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Electroshock survivor and activist Deborah Schwartzkopff was arrested for Criminal Trespass during a protest on Saturday against the controversial practice at the Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center . Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is still widely practiced in the United State... Read more

Electroshock protest in Clackamas

Airs at: Thu, 05/14/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  News In Depth
Despite a common public perception that it has largely gone away,  electroconvulsive  therapy (ECT), better  known as electroshock or shock therapy, is still a widespread practice.  As we reported on Tuesday, this Saturday, May 16 is an international day of protest against ... Read more

Alice Eve Cohen Interview

Airs at: Thu, 05/07/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Author Alice Eve Cohen has told two stories of personal upheaval that have visited her family in the last six years; "What I Thought I Knew" in 2009, and her most recent memoir, "The Year My Mother Came Back".  She talks with Don Merrill about what those two different stori... Read more

Deaf Activists Fight Government Interference in India

Airs at: Thu, 04/30/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
In the nation of India, deaf activists are organizing to challenge the discrimination they face. In March, a deaf teenager was raped and killed, and just this week, a deaf child was badly beaten by a teacher in India for failing to understand an assignment. KBOO’s Sarika Me... Read more

Officials and Activists Weigh Options for O & C Lands

Airs at: Thu, 04/30/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
The US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released five options for updating the Northwest Forest Plan, which determines, among other things, the number of board feet allowed to be harvested from the O & C lands. These lands are a patchwork of square-mile plots surrounding... Read more