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Vegan Earth Day March

Airs at: Fri, 03/24/2023 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: That Vegan Show

Join us for an inside look at the Vegan Earth Day March event, taking place on April 22! This episode is packed full of urgent news and data about our environment. I would advise listening to this episode twice! In addition to the interview, there is a Vegan News segment pe... Read more

Per Fagereng (1934-2023)

Airs at: Wed, 03/01/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Special Programming: Public Affairs , Fight the Empire

Per Fagereng, host of Fight The Empire, in conversation with John Shuck, of the Beloved Community show. They discuss Per's book Jack Maloney's Century, as well as politics of the day, oil, the environment, among other topics, and they receive a few callers in the second ... Read more

A Message from KBOO's Board President KatMeow Garcia

Airs at: Mon, 04/03/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

On February 7, the Eugene City Council voted to phase out fossil fuels like gas in new homes and buildings, the first city in Oregon to take this step that will cut climate pollution, improve air quality, and lower utility bills for households. This vote is a major victory ... Read more

Dissenting views on Ukraine silenced in Seattle

Airs at: Wed, 03/29/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

Today's guests, Mary Paterson and Christa Erwin, are members of the Seattle Anti-War Coalition, which was the principal organizer for a planned speaking event in Seattle by Medea Benjamin, co-founder of Code Pink and long-time critic of US foreign policy and militaris... Read more

Maletis Beverage Teamsters Ready to Strike

Airs at: Mon, 03/27/2023 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm

Produced for: Labor Radio

Brian Hawes and Venu Mattraw, Teamster drivers for Maletis Beverage distributors, voted along with their driver, warehouse and sales co-workers, to authorize a strike, which could happen as soon as early-April. Low wages, attacks on their pension plan and unfair labor prac... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 27, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 03/27/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Norm Diamond hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Dreaming An-Other World: We haven’t heard much about the EZLN of southern Mexico recently, but they’ve been active. In this episode of Another World Is Possible, Norm Diamond updates... Read more

Dreaming An-Other World

Airs at: Mon, 03/27/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

We haven’t heard much about the EZLN of southern Mexico recently, but they’ve been active. In this episode of Another World Is Possible, Norm Diamond updates us and reminds us of their unique mode of struggle. Norm is joined by two distinguished actors to present dramatic r... Read more

Wall Street out of Oregon's Forests!!!

Airs at: Wed, 03/22/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

Today we turn our attention to the "financialization" of forests in the Pacific Northwest: how private equity firms and hedge funds have been buying up increasing acreage of timberland and forcing them to produce profit for big investors. Our guests today are Chuc... Read more

How Green Is Portland These Days?

Airs at: Mon, 03/20/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

For the past few decades Portland has been internationally touted as a green city. In many ways it has deserved this reputation but there are still many ways in which the city needs to improve. In 2016 the city council approved a ban on any new or expanded fossil fuel infra... Read more