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  On Mic: Sarah Wolk, the Executive Director of Equal Vote Coalition We speak with Sarah about STAR Voting, the campaign to use it in Eugene city elections on the ballot this May, and the statewide initiative petition that's circulating now. The primary election in Oregon ... Read more

On this edition of Free Culture Radio: Did the Biden Pot Pardons Go Far Enough? Students for Sensible Drug Policy kicked off its #420WeekOfUnity with a news conference on April 15 entitled Whom Did the Biden Pardons Help—And Did They Go Far Enough? We hear from SSDP Execut... Read more

  Interview with Jerry Lembcke, author of Dissenting POWs.    _____   Host: Marvin Simmons.       Read more

  Mona Bowen joins us to reflect on five new TV series: • Apples Never Fall, a family drama • Ripley, the new Patricia Highsmith adaptation • Sugar, a private eye pastiche with Colin Farrell • Dinosaur, a Glasgow-set comedy • Loot, a Maya Rudolph sit-com   Read more

  Matty spent a tumultuous youth in the all-ages clubs of Portland's seedy downtown, where he learned to play guitar and perform. The DIY culture of this environment instilled skepticism for the mainstream. This attitude was affirmed by the growing Anti-folk movement in N... Read more

Swing’n’Country for April 20th (KBOO 90.7 FM 6-9am) is framed by two sets of topical music. The program opens with a set of songs about the Mexico - US border,  from Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson, Steve Earle, The Grateful Dead, The Texicana Mamas, and Tucson troubadour And... Read more

  Siren Nation presents: Lady Sings the Blues - A Tribute to Billie Holiday   Tune in to the special rebroadcast of the 17th Annual Billie Holiday Tribute Night. These wonderful live performances were recorded in April 6th, 2024 at the Alberta Rose Theater. A portion of e... Read more

Hardcore Variety Hour is a pop-up punk show on KBOO.  Matt C. and Shauna Faye welcome Andy Place again for part II of the Chatterbox vibe. Maybe we will see Compton joining us in-studio for increased shenanigans. Read more

  Defending forests, obliterating dams, replanting watershed, and organizing against genocide (that is also ecocide): Frann Michel hosts this Earth Day episode, which includes these segments: Forest Defense In this Earth Day segment of "Field Notes,” Sophie Smith speaks w... Read more

Woody Biomass is being promoted as a carbon neutral climate solution. Proposals for industrial scale wood pellet projects are popping up in California and Washington State, that claim they will help to protect forests and benefit rural communities—as well as combat climate ... Read more

This special programming was broadcast Saturday, March 16th, 9am to 5pm for the 2024 Bluegrass Marathon on KBOO! 8 hours of live bluegrass performed by 13 of your favorite local bands and special archived performances We were live in the studio at 20 SE 8th, and we did l... Read more