Health

Inside the Oregon State Hospital: a history of tragedy and triumph

Airs at: Mon, 03/24/2014 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Jan Haaken talks with Oregon author and historian, Diane Goeres-Gardner about her new book "Inside the Oregon State Hospital: a history of tragedy and triumph". They delve into the ideas and motivations behind the book, some of the cases of hospitalized people she looks at,... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour 3 March 2014

Airs at: Mon, 03/03/2014 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Joe Clement hosts this episode and we hear about recent events in Venezuela, a 2009 documentary about pharmeceutical profits and female sexual dissatisfaction, a discussion of the meanings of work beyond waged labor, and an upcoming performance about young women negotiating... Read more

Mom Baby God

Airs at: Mon, 03/03/2014 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Jan Haaken talks with Madeline Burrows about her one-woman performance coming to Portland March 5 & 6. The product of two years of immersive research, MOM BABY GOD follows Jessica Beth Giffords, a peppy, Justin Bieber-obsessed 15-year-old and zealous anti-abortion video blo... Read more

Movie Moles on Orgasm, Inc

Airs at: Mon, 03/03/2014 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Denise Morris and Frann Michel discuss the 2009 documentary Orgasm, Inc, on attempts to medicalize women's sexuality. The film is available at the Multnomah County Library. More information here. Read more

Survey Analyzes Possibilities for "Co-Existence" Between GMO and Non-GMO Crops

Airs at: Mon, 03/03/2014 at 12:00am

Produced for: Evening News

The USDA Committee on 21st Century Biotechnology has released policy recommendations for what they call the “co-existence” of genetically modified (GMO) and non-GMO crops. The policies were necessitated by a lack of data regarding GMO crop contamination and its effect on ... Read more

Orgasm, Inc., and more resources

For the Old Mole Variety Hour 3 March 2014; reviewed with Denise Morris Orgasm, Inc. movie A New View Campaign (Leonore Tiefer; Challenging the Medicalization of Sex) The Myth of the Vaginal Orgasm (1970 classic by Anne Koedt) The Vibrator Museum Our Bodies... Read more

Tom Sincic Interview

Airs at: Thu, 02/13/2014 at 12:00am

Produced for: Between Us

Tom Sincic has spent much of his life working as a family nurse practitioner. But this year, he decided to take his listening skills and focus them on needs he sees in the Oregon legislature. That's why he's running as a Democrat for a seat in House District 45. Don Merri... Read more

Frances Moore Lappé and Democracy in Everyday Life

Airs at: Mon, 02/10/2014 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Frances Moore Lappé, famously the author of Diet for a Small Planet, has been writing and speaking about ecology, democracy, and the way we live for many years. Her most recent book is EcoMind: Changing the Way We Think to Create the World We Want, and she talks here with ... Read more

The African-American Guide to Divorce & Drama: Breaking Up Without Breaking Down

Airs at: Thu, 02/06/2014 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Black Book Talk

"The African-American Guide to Divorce & Drama: Breaking Up Without Breaking Down" is a comprehensive book on divorce tailored specifically for the black community. Author Lester L. Barclay skillfully shepherds readers through the often painful process of separation and d... Read more

Agencies Debate Mercury Contamination in Oregon's McKenzie River

Airs at: Wed, 02/05/2014 at 12:00am

Produced for: Evening News

The state Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is considering adding the McKenzie River, which supplies water to the city of Eugene, to a list of mercury-contaminated waters it will submit to the EPA. The Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB) is disputing the DEQ's me... Read more