Gender

Venus Vibes - 4/13/26

Airs at: Mon, 04/13/2026 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Venus Vibes
  This week's Featured Goddesses: HOUR 1 - BRANDY SENKI: J-Rock band formed in Osaka Japan in 2022. Hazuki (guitar and vocal), Minori (Bass, backing vocal) and Bori (drums). Hazuki and Minori met on Instagram, bonded over music, and later played in a Nirvana cover band. ... Read more

Transgender Day of Visbility with Rachel Crandall Crocker

Airs at: Tue, 03/31/2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Transpositive PDX
Join us this Tuesday, March 31st at 6pm on KBOO Community Radio for a powerful new episode of Transpositive, featuring an in-depth conversation with longtime transgender activist Rachel Crandall-Crocker. As the founder of International Transgender Day of Visibility, Rach... Read more

Neuro Emergent: North Pole Studio and the Autism Gender Gap

Airs at: Wed, 03/25/2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Neuro Emergent
In this episode: NEURODIVERSITY NEWS 1. BAFTA backlash hits Tourette’s community https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2n9709g0go https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/bafta-alan-cumming-apology-john-davidson-n-word-1236677734/ 2. The great autism schism https://www.wcbu.org/np... Read more

Queerly Irresistible

Airs at: Sat, 03/21/2026 at 10:00pm - Sun, 03/22/2026 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Queery
Two hours of music from queer artists and the weather is warming up. What could be better? Read more

Remembering Eleni Varikas

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  This Women’s History Month, the Old Mole celebrates the life and mourns the January death of Eleni Varikas. Eleni was a leading theoretician exploring the concept of “gender” when it was relatively unfamiliar in European feminist thought and focusing on those excluded... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 23, 2026

Airs at: Mon, 03/23/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Jan Haaken talks with Claudia Ortu about Italian organizing for Palestine, philosopher Sally Markowitz explains the racial-gender binary-ideal, and host Frann Michel notes that March is Long Covid Awareness month.  Italy for Palestine:   Claudia Ortu is a senior resear... Read more

Transpositive Current Events

Airs at: Tue, 03/17/2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Transpositive PDX
This week on Transpositive on KBOO Community Radio, we take a close look at several major political and legal developments affecting transgender people across the United States. Our hosts break down the latest news stories shaping the national conversation, including new... Read more

The Gender Binary and the Invention of Race

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  In her book The Gender Binary and the Invention of Race (Routledge, 2024), philosopher Sally Markowitz argues that "the practice of first dividing people into the sharply binary categories of male and female, and then judging how well they conform to those categories,... Read more

Once Upon a Time

Airs at: Fri, 03/13/2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  Once Upon a Time
Today, we are still celebrating International Women's Day. Kristan Knapp joined the Red Emma Collective and helped establish several Portland institutions, including the Feminist Women's Health Clinic and Prescott House, which evolved into the domestic violence shelter B... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for March 16, 2026

Airs at: Mon, 03/16/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Jon Nelson hosts this show that features tributes to Black history, Eleni Varikas, and the Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition. The Work of PIRC: On this Day Without an Immigrant broadcast, Laurie Mercier speaks with  Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition (PIRC) coordina... Read more