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Rabbi Aryeh Hirshfield - His Musical Roots and Legacy

Airs at: Sun, 12/27/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Portland Jewish Hour
Portland's Rabbi Aryeh Hirshfield was a Rabbi, a musician, and a tireless activist for global peace and interfaith dialogue.  Sunday December 27th 2009 was the first yahrtzeit, or anniversary of his death.  On this special Yiddish Hour we explore the roots of Reb Aryeh's mu... Read more

Transgender Awareness Month and Day of Remembrance

Airs at: Tue, 11/17/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Gender Blender
Every year dozens of individuals are brutally murdered because they are transgender or simply perceived as gender variant. Rather than decreasing, the number of these deaths has increased in the last few years, possibly as a backlash against gay-marriage legislation.  In or... Read more

Trans & Cross Dressing History in the West

Airs at: Tue, 10/20/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Gender Blender
Did you ever hear stories about Little Jo Monaghan, the short cowboy of the Old West who turned out to have a female body? Or Rose of the Wild Bunch, the one-time prostitute turned outlaw who dressed in male garb?  Or maybe you know the story of Christine Jorgenson the GI t... Read more

The Vegaleague Live

Airs at: Thu, 07/23/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Youth Randomonium
The Vegaleague has been together about a year. They have recorded an album, played about 20 shows, and now their bass player is going away to College. The Vegaleague were live guests on July's Youth Randomonium, the music show hosted by the KBOO Youth Collective. This is t... Read more

OLd KBOO program guide cover featuring "Vileness Fats" from The Residents

    Check out this old Kbøø program guide from way back in the day !!  -- Does anybody know who was behind this? Read more

Boat Delivers Medecine Against Israeli Blockade

Airs at: Tue, 07/29/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  The Free Gaza movement is a group of international and Palestinian activists working to open the Gaza Strip, an area which is currently under siege by Israeli military forces.The group is currently in Cyprus loading medical supplies onto fishing ships. On Tuesday, they wi... Read more

Interview with Portland singer-songwriter Teri Untalan

Airs at: Thu, 07/31/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  APA Compass
Kushlani deSoyza's interview with Teri Untalan aired on APA Compass August 1st, 2008. Read more

The Cliks local show

If you've read the recent edition of Just Out, you already know about The Cliks. If you haven't yet heard about this Rock-n-Roll group, get ready to be impressed! Fronted by trans-man Lucas Silveira (lead vocals/guitar), with Morgan Doctor (Drums), Nina Martinez (Guitar) an... Read more

Afternoon Brother

Airs at: Thu, 02/28/2008 at 4:00pm
This is Sacramento's Afternoon Brother recorded live in Studio 2 at KBOO studios. The complete performance will air soon on Night of the Living Tongue. Read more

guess who's coming to radio??!!

  ---> Every 2nd (7-10 pm) and 4th (8-10 pm) Thursdays. Radio as a liberatory tool...   This is a show with a goal to address the sociopolitical issues relative to African people and our experiences, in ways that promote positivity, awareness, and pro-activity.  We (who... Read more