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The Story of Wages for Housework

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Laurie Mercier speaks with Emily Callaci, Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin Madison, about her new book Wages for Housework: The Story of a Movement, an Idea, a Promise. They discuss how capitalism depends on unpaid reproductive labor and how the global... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for May 11, 2026

Airs at: Mon, 05/11/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  In this Mother’s Day show, hosted by Jon Nelson, the Moles explore the challenges of mothering, including madness, unpaid labor, and lack of state support for and even state violence against women’s reproductive roles. The Story of Wages for Housework:  Laurie Mercier ... Read more

Double Groove - Damn Right, I've Got the Blues

Airs at: Fri, 05/08/2026 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Double Groove
Get ready to shake those rainy winter blues away. You’ll get a taste of the electrified Chicago blues, the 60’s revival and we’ll check up on blues in the 21st century. All through the story of Buddy Guy. Read more

Oil For Kisses #58 - PRANK RECORDS - Three Decades of Rage and Resistance

Airs at: Sat, 05/02/2026 at 12:00am - 2:00am
Produced for:  Oil For Kisses
  For this episode of OFK, it coincides with May Day, and thus seemed fitting to push sonic and lyrical aggression against the ever-suffocating and surveilled state of America and beyond. Prank Records from the Bay Area has been putting out some of the best anti-authori... Read more

Healing a Wounded River

Airs at: Mon, 05/04/2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
The Willamette River begins its course as two forks merge south of Eugene, to form the major river in NW Oregon. From its pristine origins the Willamette flows as a recognizable river through small cities, forests and farmland, until it reaches Portland. There it becomes... Read more

Marjane Satrapi - from the Archive

Airs at: Thu, 04/23/2026 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Marjane Satrapi is the artist and writer behind such graphic memoirs as Persepolis, Embroideries, and Chicken with Plums, and is the co-director of the animated feature film version of Persepolis.  She grew up in Tehran during the revolution that toppled the Shah and ... Read more

An Ounce of Prevention

Airs at: Wed, 04/15/2026 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
On this edition of Free Culture Radio: An Ounce of Prevention. Host Doug McVay is joined in conversation by Barry Davis MD, PhD, a physician, biostatistician, and public health doctor. They discuss tobacco companies, social media, and Dr. Davis's new book Preventioneers: ... Read more

The Underground Takes On Portland

Airs at: Wed, 04/22/2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  The Underground
The KBOO Youth Collective is all about Portland. They talk about their favorite places, the movie scene, pizza, sounds, donuts, and more! Read more

Advancing Justice and Equality

Airs at: Wed, 04/08/2026 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
On this edition of Century: Advancing Justice and Equality. The International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in the context of Law Enforcement (EMLER) met for its fifth session March 24 and 25 at the UN in New York. They held two days ... Read more

Between The Covers

Airs at: Thu, 04/16/2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
  Tune in to KBOO Between the Covers on Thursday, April 16th at 11:00 am for an interview with author Michell Cox. She is the award-winning author of historical fiction, including the Henrietta and Inspector Howard series, The Fallen Woman’s Daughter, and The Merriweath... Read more