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Dirty X-Rated played a set during the Beat Off at Holocene.
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Joanne Zuhl interviews Helen Thomas, legendary White House Press Corps bulldog about the responsibility of the Press in the new administration. We took calls from listeners on how we move forward after the inauguration buzz wears off and opened a discussion on the most urgent civil liberties issues of the moment.
Special guest Ayman Mohyeldin, Gaza correspondent for Al Jazeera English language news, talks about the aftermath Israel's war.
For the first time in three decades, Pulitzer prize-winning graphic novelist Art Spiegelman (Maus) has gathered his early groundbreaking comics into one volume. The new edition of Breakdowns: Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@&*! includes a new graphic memoir opening a window into both a personal and cultural history of the late 20th century.
Portland wouldn't let Show Me the Pink run away forever. With a return long overdue, the band performed at Branx with Bitchin' Summer and Full Face Riot.
Part Two of an informational roundtable of kids from NAYA, The Native American Youth Association.
KBOO Youth Collective member Mona interviews Liz of the Portland Free Skool for our show on Skillshare.

Stop-motion animator Henry Selick (The Nightmare Before Christmas) spent more than three years bringing the Neil Gaiman story Coraline to the big screen. On the eve of Coraline's world premiere at the Portland International Film Festival, Selick sits down with S.W. Conser to talk about art, commerce, and the future of hand-crafted animation.
Behind the Screen is a new radio program covering independent filmmakers along with local screenings and festivals. In this pilot episode, Toni Tabora-Roberts gets a preview of the Cascade Festival of African Films from co-director Mary Holmstrom, and S.W. Conser talks with Coraline director Henry Selick on the eve of the film's opening night premiere at the Portland International Film Festival.
Friday, Feb. 13, is a very special event! The Portland Friends for the Freedom of MOVE & Mumia Abu-Jamal present: Strugglebration for Mumia Abu-Jamal.
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Dlycia Pagan, Puerto Rican Activist, Filmmaker, and Artist talks about her life as an Activist/Organizer, the nearly 20 years she spent in prison on charges of seditious conspiracy, her presidential pardon, and her advice to the younger generation.
First, we speak with the
Madame Prosecutor: Confronting Humanities Worst Criminals and the Culture of Impunity is the memoir of Carla Del Ponte, former Chief Prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunals on Yugoslavia and on Rawanda. As the current Ambassador to Argentina for Switzerland she has been banned from talking about her own book due to its' allegedly inflammatory contents. In her job as chief prosecutor over the first International War Crimes Tribunals since WWII, she confronted the culture of impunity that allows leaders to incite and commit acts of Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing without fear of being held accountable.
Sawyer interviews Mark Larson about the SE Area Artwalk

Nerveskade, Best New Portland Band of 2008, plays live in our studio!



A February, United States Supreme Court Ruling has sent rumbles through Indian Country. The ruling in
Field Recording Trip to Rosa Parks Elementary School to record their 3rd Grade Writers Group, sponsored by Community of Writers.

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Host Linda Olson-Osterlund interviews
London based Journalist, Author and Human Rights activist 
Kelly Fitzpatrick from Phoenix Rising Transitions visited with host Ruth Kovacs.
As a country, we tend to forget the dangers of current methods of processing coal. We focus on the myth of “clean coal” and don’t pay much attention to stories such as the December 22nd Coal Ash Disaster in Kingston, Tenn.,
S.W. Conser interviews artist, author, filmmaker, and culture-jammer 


While there are few things more primal than the need to use the bathroom many trans and gender variant individuals find that answering natures call is needlessly complicated and often downright dangerous. Few gendered spaces are as vehemently patrolled and the penality for violating gender norms can range from ejection to arrest to bodily harm. Bathroom acess isn't just a trans issue, as many single parents discover when faced with signs baring them from from accompanying non-same-sex children into public restrooms or dressing rooms.
Marina interviews R.Sue Patten Council for about Battery startup company Seeo, about battery technology and patents.

Zoe Loranger tells us what it is to read an aura, and gives us tips on how to do it ourselves.
They will be in Portland May 8th for a Community Conversation event at the Kennedy School which begins at 6:30 pm.
Young Ladies Radio Project, a project of IRCO and KBOO, does their piece about how medical technology has affected the birthing process.
Soon after taking office, President Obama called the economic crisis a matter of national security. On this episode of We the People, we explore the link between national security and domestic policy.
This week Hala Gores and William Seaman welcome New York University Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and History, Zachary Lockman, to the program for a discussion of Zionism. Zionism is broadly understood as the movement supporting the establishment of a homeland for the Jewish people. In 1975, the United Nations General Assembly passed resolution 3379 declaring that Zionism is a form of racism. Is Zionism inherently racist? What role has Zionism played, and what role does it continue to play, in the Palestine-Israel conflict? Join us this Friday for a discussion of Zionism on ONE LAND, MANY VOICES with our special guest, Professor Zachary
They came to learn about radio, and record commentaries they had worked on for school. 
The home foreclosure crisis has created a booming industry of firms promising to stop foreclosure. A growing number are flat out scams. To counter the predators, the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services held a home preservation event at the Memorial Coliseum on Saturday. More than 500 people received trusted advice from non-profit counselors, bank representatives and attorneys. For more on this we turn to KBOO reporter David Rosenfeld.
Given that this show fell right before Mother's Day, or on Mother's Day in other countries, I wanted to bring to your attention the what, why, when and by whom Mother's Day was conceived, what it has become over time and what you can do to re-direct this day back towards its original meaning.

"Is it a boy or a girl?"
developments in the Middle East "Peace Process" under the new Obama Administration. And in the studio to discuss local activism will be Nael Saker and Wael Elasady, talking about the upcoming Palestinian Via Dolorosa photo exhibit opening at PSU on May 28th.
Waterboarding, Torture or Enhanced interrogation ? What about the men and women who authorized it? Are they criminals or Public Servants protecting America? Should they be held accountable? If so, then how? Should it be by a court or panel? On this show we listen to the voices of experts and perpetrators alike. What is the path forward? Many callers added to the discussion.
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An interview with Professor Hamid Dabashi, Columbia University on Iranian elections and future of the Islamic Revolution.
A Prison Pipeline Special! We looked at the Prison Volunteers of Oregon—we heard some of them speak, we heard messages from prisoners who appreciate the volunteers, and Ruth told about the process of becoming an official ID Badge holding volunteer. If you are thinking about being a guest or volunteer at one of the prisons, this program will help you understand why 2000 of us do this work. Also, you’ll hear why we feel that we are privileged to be a part of the Volunteer Program.
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Words can be used to communicate ideas between people, to describe things we can't point to. Words can also be used to separate and manipulate. This happens in our media all the time. Remember when the prior administration talked about "spreading democracy"?
what teams he'd coach in an ideal world, and a special Top Five.
Doctor and a Sleep Technician from OHSU's sleep clinic.
He played 2 sets, which we put together as one track for your listening pleasure...
Sara and Beth talk with Linda Ginenthal of PDOT and Metro Councilor Rex Burkholder about Sunday Parkways, three events this summer that will transform over 7 miles of neighborhood streets into temporary parks, so we can enjoy walking, bicycling, roller blading and dancing in the street - without having to watch out for cars!
Last night members of Portland's Queer Community gathered at the QCenter to address harrassment and police interactions with the community. KBOO Reporter, Geoff Watland, filed this report.

How is technology used to empower or supress democracy? On The Digital Divide we've analyzed how the NSA and other agencies have supressed our privacy and free speech here in the United States, but what about the rest of the world?
(We'll put up more recent photos from the night as soon as Morgan posts them... this pic was taken in Seattle!) and they'll play next Saturday at Worksound, 820 SE Alder as a benefit for Dave Lieberman's medical bills... also with Sevarence Package from Chico (ex- Black Fork and Vomit Launch), Red Dons (Last Show before Doug moves to Chicago) and Salted City.
cheap dates to go on in Portland.
This month the Young Ladies Radio Project produced a profile on the astronaut Mae Carol Jemison. She is an African American physician and was the first African American Female NASA astronaut to travel in space.
about the relationship between personalities, romance, and the stars.
The world of punk rock is pretty small, considering how many miles there are between us. Of course, with the advent of the internet we are more connected than ever, but the punk scene has a strong international tradition, through record swapping, tape trading, and pen pals.
Charges were recently dropped against 4 of the San Francisco 8, leaving only one defendent left.
We talk with Richard Brown of the SF8 and Miasha Quint from the Committee to defend the SF 8 about the recent developments, the sucess of the organizing, the cointelpro targeting of the Black Panther Party, and more.
Whe Flo Kennedy died at the age of 84 on December 22, 2000, the progressive movement lost a fiery dedicated and outspoken lawyer; civil rights activist; lecturer and writer. For nearly 50 years, Flo was a prominent activist in the Black, gay rights and feminist movements.
Alison Milionis speaks with Los Angeles Times editor Dean Kuipers about his nonfiction book Operation Bite Back, which is about eco-radical 
Tyler Jones (left) and Joel Salatin at Afton Field Farm in Corvallis (photo by Laura McCandlish).



Audrey does a commentary on the Foreign Language Education Program.
The Newport Aquarium, gets a behind-the-scenes tour, and talks to patrons about their favorite animals.

Learn about Human Trafficking and Slavery in Oregon from the voices of those who's jobs have them confront this modern day horror every day. Host Linda Olson-Osterlund interviewed Deputy Kieth Bickford chair of the Oregon Human Trafficking Taskforce, the organization tapped to help bring together the myriad number of federal, state and local agencies involved in combating trafficking. Oregon is a West Coast destination city and trafficking hub for sex trafficking of underage minors.
David Rovics LIVE! Last Friday local rabblerouser and folk singer David shared some of his new songs and poetry with Movin' On host Sarah Farahat.
Lucy Knisley
Lyn Moelich interviews screenwriter, producer, teacher and obcessive cook 

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Eating locally has become a national movement. But how can we eat locally produced food if our nearby family farms are plowed under for subdivisions?








Words & Pictures travels to 


How can green chemistry revolutionize the materials we make, how they're used, and the benefits to our health and the environment.








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