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Airs at: Mon, 04/22/2024 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
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Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 5:30pm to 6:00pm.

A deeper look behind the day's top stories

KBOO News In Depth is a daily in-depth interview or feature on a story of significant interest to our listening audience.  These pieces focus on local, national or international issues that reflect KBOO's values of peace, justice, democracy, human rights, multiculturalism, environmentalism, freedom of expression or social change.

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Global Affairs, Government/Politics, Media, Arts/Culture, Class, Race, Civil Rights/Human Rights
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Vietnam Navy veterans impacted by Agent Orange still live without healthcare

Airs at: Thu, 11/14/2019 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
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  During the Vietnam War, the military sprayed the forests of Vietnam with Agent Orange, a toxic herbicide and defoliant, intended to destroy the ability of rural populations to support themselves.  The process has had enormous health impacts since, on both Vietnamese peop... Read more

Portland native Christine Kramar leads push for Medicare for All

Airs at: Tue, 11/12/2019 at 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth, Evening News
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  In looking at the 2020 presidential election, it can be difficult to choose a candidate in a crowded field. For Portland native Christine Kramar, the candidate is less important than the policy. Kramar is organizing a Medicare for All Delegate Network to attend the Dem... Read more

Watchdog organization Bark offers recourse for preserving Mt. Hood National Forest

Airs at: Thu, 11/07/2019 at 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
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  It may surprise some listeners to know that the US Forest Service is not an organization solely dedicated to the preservation of our nation’s forests and managing public lands. Instead, their charge also includes selling the timber from these forested lands for profit. ... Read more

Preview Portland Youth Philharmonic's 96th season opener with musical director David Hattner

Airs at: Thu, 11/07/2019 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
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Portland’s changed a lot since 1924, but there’s been at least one constant, besides those rusty downtown drinking fountains  – our own homegrown orchestra, the Portland Youth Philharmonic. PYP will be opening their 96th season this Saturday, November 9th, at the Arlene Sch... Read more

New Classic Cookbook authors preview their Portland Book Festival panel

Airs at: Mon, 11/04/2019 at 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth, Evening News
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On Last Monday’s News In Depth, we previewed the Portland Book Festival, which is coming up this year on Saturday, November 9th. And the week before that, we focused on the 10th anniversary of the Portland Fermentation Festival, another annual event that’s unique to our cit... Read more

Immortal Technique talks new album, Afghanistan and this activist moment

Airs at: Mon, 11/04/2019 at 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
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  Immortal Technique is an indigenous hip hop artist and revolutionary, known for his raw, highly-political lyrics. He is performing this evening at 8 p.m. at the Hawthorne Theater. KBOO’s Tammy Habteyes spoke to Immortal Technique about his life, work and perspective on ... Read more

Blackbird School offers programming schooling for teachers

Airs at: Thu, 10/31/2019 at 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
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It’s a Portland-based startup with the goal of teaching teachers how they can teach kids to program. The founder of the online Blackbird School, Ness Blackbird, is making programming accessible in rural areas and for minorities across Oregon. Using easy and interactive too... Read more

KBOO News In Depth: Portland Book Festival 2019

Airs at: Mon, 10/28/2019 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth, Evening News
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For many of us here in Portland, the colder, wetter days of Fall mark the start of perfect reading weather. And there’s no better way to kick off the season than the city’s biggest literary event of the year, the Portland Book Festival. The annual Festival, organized by th... Read more

Cheetahs in Crisis: In Conversation with Dr. Laurie Marker, Cheetah Expert and Cheetah Conservation Fund Founder

Airs at: Thu, 10/24/2019 at 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
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  The wildlife of our planet is more threatened than ever, especially when it comes to top-tier predators such as wolves and big cats. Cheetahs, however, are racing towards extinction almost faster than they can run because in addition to habitat loss; they are victims of ... Read more

Local Humanitarian Reem Ghunaim teaches the world about peace

Airs at: Thu, 10/24/2019 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
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  Reem Ghunaim is the Executive Director for Rotarian Action Group for Peace. Soon, she plans to travel to Geneva, Switzerland, to speak at Geneva Peace Week, a gathering of global peacebuilding groups and UN representatives. KBOO's Annette Newell and Althea Billings spoke... Read more