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KBOO Outreach

Hey KBOO members, listeners and volunteers do you like to throw parties or events? Are you familiar with photoshop,, stage design, social networking, audio or video production? We need you. KBOO is reforming the Outreach Committee in an effort to better serve our communi... Read more

Brad Rogers from B.Rogers/Plan B

Brad Rogers owns B.Rogers/Plan B and is also an artist. The current show is Daguerreotypes co-curated by Jennifer Stoots. Listen to the interview here. Read more

Poems by Constance Hall ("M")

Talking Earth Anthology: Constance Hall ("M") Constance Hall (Penname: "M") is a long-time Associate Poetry Editor for the online magazine, Stirring: A Literary Collection. Her work has appeared in a variety of journals – Rattle, Harpur Palate, Pedestal, The Dirty Na... Read more

DIY, Portland: Education Roundup

DUE TO SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH THE KBOO SITE, THIS EPISODE IS ONLY AVAILABLE AT DESTINATION DIY AT THIS TIME. We're revisiting last year’s series on do-it-yourself education. You’ll hear voices from the Portland Free Skool and the Waypost, as well as Matthew Sta... Read more

October 2008 Web Report

October 2008 Web Report Marc de Giere, Web Assistant Website Roger upgraded our web hosting some time ago to a more dedicated machine and overall, the speed and performance of the website has improved and been more dependable. There have been a few remaining errors wit... Read more

Volunteer Spotlight on Shay Wright and Chris Andreae

Shay WrightShay has been a big part of KBOO's news and outreach teams since since getting involved with KBOO in 2010. After taking classes in audio production, she remembers her first job as a volunteer was recording a story about logging in Eastern Oregon, to be aired d... Read more

The Supreme Court and Corporate Speech

Clayton Morgareidge for the Old Mole Variety Hour Audio version, click here. Last week, in what some are calling the most consequential decision in decades, the Supreme Court struck down the ban on corporations contributing corporate funds to political campaigns for ... Read more

Madness Radio: Dignity of Elders Carole Hayes Collier

Madness Radio: Dignity of Elders Carole Hayes Collier Why are nearly a third of all elders in nursing homes given anti-psychotic drugs, despite life threatening side effects? Are medications being used as chemical restraints? Can nursing homes be places of dignity -- or sh... Read more

Write Around Portland's Workshop for Transgendered Adults guests on Out Loud on 5/27

Tune into Out Loud on May 27th @ 6pm to hear from guests from Write Around Portland's Transgendered Adults Writing Workshop. Barbara interviews three participants and a program coordinator from this series of workshops. Read more

Update on the Roosevelt Oral History Project

As you may remember, KBOO was awarded funding from the Regional Arts & Culture Council for a collaborative project with Roosevelt High School. Six students have are participating in the project. Brooke Palmer, Ryan White, and I have been working weekly with the kids, and ... Read more