Gender

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

Transgender Women are Women

Airs at: Sat, 03/07/2026 at 1:00pm - 1:30pm
  This International Women’s Day, Transpositive PDX will explore a timely affirmation: transgender women are women. As communities around the world celebrate the achievements of women and continue the fight for gender equality, today's program centers the voices and exp... Read more

Sisters, Not Cis-ters II

Airs at: Sun, 03/08/2026 at 10:00pm - Mon, 03/09/2026 at 12:00am
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 person... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 9, 2026

Airs at: Mon, 03/09/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Patricia Kullberg hosts this International Women’s Day show which features a re-broadcast from Against the Grain. Whether it’s basketball, billiards, or table tennis, sports in the U.S are segregated by sex. And most of the time those divisions are taken to be natural, ... Read more

Riot Queens with Mikki Gillette and Ethan Feider

Airs at: Tue, 03/03/2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Transpositive PDX
This Tuesday at 6pm on Transpositive, we air a powerful new interview with playwright Mikki Gillette and actor Ethan Feider about Riot Queens, the latest production from Fuse Theatre Ensemble. Riot Queens runs March 5–29, 2026, with performances Thursdays through Saturda... Read more