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Nakba Day

Airs at: Wed, 05/15/2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
  Here at KBOO, we are acknowledging Nakba Day. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the mass displacement of Palestinians that occurred during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, known as the "Nakba", or "Catastrophe". The anniversary puts the spotlight on one of the world’s... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for January 5, 2026

Airs at: Mon, 01/05/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Criticizing Capitalism : Since the global financial crisis, and even more over the last five years, capitalism’s popularity has fallen, while the fortunes of the capitalist class have risen steeply. Polls show that a majority of people under forty, of any political af... Read more

Judith Arcana, 1943-2025, a Lifelong Troublemaker

The left community lost one of its stalwarts on winter solstice of 2025. Judith Arcana was a writer, poet, teacher and feminist activist. She is most well known for being one of the Janes, a pre-Roe, underground collective in Chicago that provided 11,000 illegal, but saf... Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 01/01/2026 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Review of 2025 international developments. Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 12/18/2025 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
In this episode, the main stories are: Protecting Ukraine; China's loans to the US; US intervention in Venezuela Read more

Wassailing in the Age of Moral Monsters

Airs at: Mon, 12/22/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  In the run up to Homeless Persons' Memorial Day on December 21, Desiree Hellegers brings holiday reflections on the links between mass in immigrant detention, mass incarceration, endless war and death on the street. Universal housing, they argue, is no pie in the sky ... Read more

Left and the Law on ICE

Airs at: Mon, 12/22/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Since returning to office this year, the Trump regime has mobilized the military, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Justice in carrying out mass deportations.  Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operate on the frontlin... Read more

Michael P. "Blue" Peters joins All My Greatest Teachers Showed Me Love

Airs at: Wed, 12/17/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Xan met Michael "Blue" at an open mic called A Strange Salon and was blown away by his talent and kind soul. Michael shared the challenge of getting sober from alcohol over 2 years ago, among other gems of personal life experience.  If you are interested in hiring Blue ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for December 22, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 12/22/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  The Left and the Law on ICE:  Since returning to office this year, the Trump regime has mobilized the military, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Justice in carrying out mass deportations.  Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement... Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 12/11/2025 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Main topics in this episode: the US National Security Strategy paper puts Europe on edge; Europe's big loan to Ukraine is uncertain; more fallout over the US attacks in the Caribbean Read more