Winter 2015 Drive Specials!

10 Hours of Live Bluegrass!
 

Music From the True Vine presents a KBOO Winter Drive special Bluegrass marathon! 

WHAT WE'RE FIGHTING FOR NOW IS EACH OTHER: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Climate Justice

Hosts Celeste and Cecil speak with independent journalist and climate activist Wen Stephenson about his new book. In this book Stephenson tells his own story and offers an up-close, on-the-ground look at some of the remarkable and courageous people—those he calls “new American radicals”—who have laid everything on the line to build and inspire this fast-growing movement: old-school environmentalists and young climate-justice organizers, frontline community leaders and Texas tar-sands blockaders, Quakers and college students, evangelicals and Occupiers.  

Van Jones: Facing the Facts, Standing in the Truth, and Working for Environmental and Social Change

Attorney, civil rights activist, and environmental advocate Van Jones spoke at Portland State University on October 28th as part of  Portland State of Mind and a kick off to Social Sustainability Month. 

In 2012, Jones published his second New York Times bestselling book, Rebuild the Dream, which has evolved into a 21st century "think tank" that champions innovative solutions to fix the U.S. economy and uplift the next generation. 

A Different Nature

Raw Deal: How the "Uber" Economy and Runaway Capitalism Are Screwing American Workers

Host Michelle Schroeder Fletcher speaks with journalist Steven Hill about his new book, Raw Deal: How the "Uber" Economy and Runaway Capitalism Are Screwing American Workers. Hill challenges conventional thinking about the "sharing economy" by showing why the vision of the "techno sapien" leaders and their Ayn Rand libertariansim is a dead end. 

"We Too Sing America" with racial justic activist Deepa Iyer

Host Sarika Mehta speaks with Deepa Iyer about her new book "We Too Sing America: South Asian, Arab, Muslim, and Sikh Immigrants Shape Our Multiracial Future." They talk about recent racial flash points and the hate crimes directed at South Asians, Sikh Americans and Muslim Americans in a post-9/11 era. They will also discuss immigration and Syrian refugees.

Per Fagereng on his novel Jack Moloney's Century

Host Kathleen Stephenson speaks with longtime KBOO host Per Fagereng about his new dystopian novel, Jack Moloney's Century.

"When Jack Moloney jumped ship in the year 2000 the United States was the world's great power. When Jack died 80 years later the world was in pieces, and his long life ended in a place called Cascadia."

Investigative reporter Greg Palast

It's a Membership Drive tradition! Investigative reporter Greg Palast joins host Jo Ann Hardesty for a rockin' version of Voices from the Edge.

He'll talk about his latest reports and about the need to support KBOO. Greg Palast is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Billionaires & Ballot Bandits, Armed Madhouse , The Best Democracy Money Can Buy and the highly acclaimed Vultures' Picnic, named Book of the Year 2012 on BBC Newsnight Review.

The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government

Host Per Fagereng speaks with David Talbot about his new book, described by Lisa Pease as "an anecdotal biography of not just Allen Dulles but of the national security establishment that he helped create." Since the end of World War II, what some call the “deep state” has taken hold of the American Republic, stripping the citizens of meaningful control over national security issues, with CIA Director Allen Dulles playing a key early role.

Sandra Cisneros: A House of My Own: Stories from My Life

Between the Covers shares an interview with author Sandra Cisneros, recorded at KBOO during her recent visit to Portland. We'll offer copies of her new memoir, A House of My Own: Stories from My Life (including one signed copy!), to those who contribute to KBOO during the hour.

Rebranding the Community Cycling Center - a conversation with CEO Mychal Tetteh

On the December show, we'll welcome Mychal Tetteh, CEO of the Community Cycling, to join us for a conversation on their recent rebranding efforts and plans for 2016.

Chris Hedges: Wages of Rebellion

Chris Hedges speaks with KBOO's Paul Roland about his latest book, 'Wages of Rebellion', and the state of the world today.

"In the face of modern conditions, revolution is inevitable. The rampant inequality that exists between the political and corporate elites and the struggling masses; the destruction wreaked upon our environment by faceless, careless corporations; the steady stripping away of our civil liberties and the creation of a monstrous surveillance system—all of these have combined to spark a profound revolutionary moment."

Jazz In The Afternoon: David Friesen

scott crow: Emergency Hearts, Molotov Dreams

scott crow is a community organizer, activist, and anarchist.  That last label has landed him on the FBI’s list of ‘dangerous people’ – simply because of his beliefs, not because of any action he’s taken. During this pledge drive special, he'll speak with us on how we can create a better world together and take responsibility for our own lives.  You can get a copy of his book during our winter membership drive -- click here to join KBOO, and be sure to add a request for the book in the 'comments' section of the form!

Christian Parenti on Climate Crisis

Christian Parenti is a professor in the Global Liberal Studies Program at New York University. His latest book, Tropic of Chaos: Climate Change and the New Geography of Violence (2011), explores how climate change is already causing violence as it interacts with the legacies of economic neoliberalism and cold-war militarism. 

Stage and Studio Showcases Unusual Holiday Shows

This show, hosted by Dmae Roberts, features The Miracle Worker at Artists Repertory Theatre with artistic director Dámaso Rodriguez and actors Val Landrum who plays Anne Sullivan and Agatha Olson who plays Helen Keller. We'll find out how relevant this American classic still remains in its story of courage and the power of the human spirit. We'll offer tickets to the show for memberships as well as tickets to Portland Center Stage's The Santaland Diaries and Twist Your Dickens. Tickets to the closing run of Imago Theatre's Zoo Zoo will also be offered.

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