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Data shows Oregon is middling in child well-being; Experts say now is the time to take action

Airs at: Mon, 06/21/2021 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  New data shows that Oregon is lagging when it comes to child well-being. The Kids Count Data Book has just been released, and it ranks Oregon 25th nationally on some key areas.  Experts warn that this is a critical time for Oregon children. Either the pandemic wipes out ... Read more

Mr. Jones's Neighborhood - Beth Kephart

Airs at: Fri, 05/28/2021 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
On today's show, we celebrate Father's Day, a bit early, by talking fathers -- and daughters and sons and husbands and wives and our own multiple identities -- with Beth Kephart, author of the new memoir Wife/Daughter/Self, from Portland’s own Forest Avenue Press. In the bo... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for May 24, 2021

Airs at: Mon, 05/24/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Image by Fred Murphy Patricia Kullberg hosts today's episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Tipping Points: Bill Resnick interviews Shannon Osaka, an environmental journalist with the web magazine Grist, and coauthor of "Points of No Return." This... Read more

Left and Law, child sex trafficking conspiracies

Airs at: Mon, 05/10/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  In recent years, far right platforms such as QAnan have garnered followers by promoting child sex trafficking conspiracies and advancing their rightwing agenda under the banner of rescuing children from perverse evil-doers. In their Left and the Law segment, Jan Haaken... Read more

HB2002-Transforming Justice 2021

Airs at: Mon, 05/10/2021 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
In April, Partnership for Safety and Justice, Oregon’s leading public safety and criminal justice reform organization, discussed bills currently before the Oregon legislature. We’ll hear excerpts from their webinar “2021’s most transformative policies: the bills to watch an... Read more

Mr. Jones's Neighborhood - Kent Russell and Karen Russell

Airs at: Fri, 04/23/2021 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
One of my favorite books of 2020, a year devoid of much else in the way of favorites, was Kent Russell's In the Land of Good Living: A Journey to the Heart of Florida. We had Kent on the show last August, for the hardcover release, interviewed by another of Mr. Jones's favo... Read more

Sharon G. Flake | The Life I'm In

Airs at: Fri, 04/16/2021 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Open Air
The Life I'm In, a sister novel to the bestselling, The Skin I'm In by three-time Coretta Scott King award-winning author, Sharon G.  Flake. Since it's groundbreaking debut more than 20 years ago, The Skin I'm In, had a tremendous impact which has stood the test of time, co... Read more

Local Folks Podcast, Caregiving Edition. Episode 7

Airs at: Thu, 04/01/2021 at 6:00pm - Fri, 04/01/2022 at 6:00pm
Produced for:  Local Folks
In 1993 my dad, who was caring for my mom, died suddenly and unexpectedly. Mom could not live on her own, and she moved in with me here in Oregon. Because it all happened so fast, I had to learn on the job, so to speak, and the learning curve was really steep. In this final... Read more

Search and Rescue Crisis in the Borderlands

Airs at: Mon, 03/29/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  President Biden faces intensified criticisms on his new administration’s handling of migration at the Southern border and whether the recent influx of migrants poses a true crisis. Regular contributor on the Old Mole Sophie Smith talks with Jan Haaken about the politics ... Read more

Oregon’s search for foster parents during a pandemic

Airs at: Thu, 03/25/2021 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  The Oregon foster care system is overloaded. There is such an overwhelming need for foster parents that some local organizations are advertising on popular job search websites. This is because, over the past year, more than 8,000 Oregon foster care children have endured... Read more