Civil Liberties

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Women's History Month

Produced for:  The Underground
For the March episode The Underground is taking a look at women, feminism, and sexual health. The episode includes discussions of women who have changed the world through their art and accomplishments (including Patti Smith, Nina Simone, Odette Siko, and Joni Mitchell) a... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 17, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 03/17/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Hosted by Desiree Hellegers, this episode features segments on Teaching Palestine, Food Justice, Health and Trans Fiction: Teaching Palestine:  In their Introduction to Teaching Palestine: Lessons, Stories, Voices, the editors begin by noting the silencing they routine... Read more

Let's Talk! Live on Observing Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Airs at: Fri, 04/04/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Let's Talk!
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The ACLU of Oregon's Three Strategies for 2025

Airs at: Thu, 03/06/2025 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Our guest today is Yvonne Garcia, the Deputy Director of the ACLU of Oregon. They just released → Firewall for Freedom: ACLU of Oregon's Strategic Priorities. Read more

Sisters, not CIS-ters

Airs at: Sat, 03/08/2025 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
 In honor of International Women's Day, relax and enjoy this curated show of amazing queer music created by transgender women! "cis" is short for cisgender, describing a person whose gender identity corresponds to their sex assigned at birth. Transgender describes a pers... Read more

Congress considers cutting unrelated funding to sanctuary cities and states who won't aid ICE

Airs at: Mon, 02/24/2025 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth, Evening News
  President Trump's immigration orders have caused alarm and fear for local communities. There has been some solace for locals because Oregon is a Sanctuary state, and Portland is a Sanctuary city, meaning officials won't aid Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) i... Read more

Excerpts from Reading by Said Shaiye at Washington State University

Airs at: Mon, 02/24/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
We feature excerpts from a February 2025 reading at Washington State University. Said Shaiye is an  Autistic + ADHD (AuHD) Somali Writer, Photographer & Filmmaker in Minneapolis. He is a 2024 MacDowell Fellow & was awarded a 2024 MN State Arts Education Grant to lead a B... Read more

Federal Workers Under Attack

Airs at: Mon, 02/24/2025 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Thomas Topi, an activist in the Federal Unionists Network, describes the brutal assault on federal jobs and services by Elon Musk, and his buddy Donald Trump.  Topi speculates about Trump's next steps and how unions and the working class can fight back. Read more

The Motif: In community with the Nation of Islam

Airs at: Sat, 02/08/2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
  The Nation of Islam was an important part of Black culture in the 1960's. It brought about social, educational, and economic change for the community. Yugen took time at the end of The Motif  enjoyed an hour a recovering and re-examining an too-oft-neglected part of P... Read more

Uncovering Surveillance in Oregon

Airs at: Mon, 02/10/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
  The ACLU of Oregon, in partnership with Don’t Shoot PDX, an arts and education organization that promotes social justice and civic participation, have submitted three public records requests to the City of Portland, the Oregon Department of Justice (ODOJ), and the Fed... Read more