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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

Earth Day Special Programming

  On Monday, April 22nd, KBOO Community Radio celebrates Earth Day with special programming devoted to everything Mother Earth, ecological justice, environmental awareness, climate activism and animal rights advocacy. Either poetic and imaginative, or highly researched ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 24, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 03/24/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments on immigration: Growing up Undocumented: Patricia Kullberg speaks with Luisa Martinez about growing up undocumented in Florida and the deprivation and shame entailed in living... Read more

Growing up Undocumented

Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Patricia Kullberg speaks with Luisa Martinez about growing up undocumented in Florida and the deprivation and shame entailed in living as an impoverished Latina without papers. She relates how encountering the ideas of socialism offered her a new perspective on how imper... Read more

Transcendent Transgender Tunes

Airs at: Sat, 03/15/2025 at 10:00pm - Sun, 03/16/2025 at 12:00am
In honor of Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31st, this very special episode of Queery features all transgender, genderfluid, gender nonconforming, and nonbinary artists.  Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 17, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 03/17/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  Hosted by Desiree Hellegers, this episode features segments on Teaching Palestine, Food Justice, Health and Trans Fiction: Teaching Palestine:  In their Introduction to Teaching Palestine: Lessons, Stories, Voices, the editors begin by noting the silencing they routine... Read more

Willie Levenson of the Human Access Project

Airs at: Thu, 03/13/2025 at 8:00am - 9:00am
The guest is Willie Levenson of the Human Access Project. HAP is a volunteer-driven, grassroots advocacy group dedicated to helping people “get into their river”.   Read more

Who is Running Portland's City Government

Airs at: Mon, 03/17/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for Locus Focus
When voters overwhelmingly passed a new city charter in 2022, optimism abounded that the new form of government would more truly represent all of Portland, not just the business elite who had been running things pretty much for over 150 years. The city was supposed to be... Read more

Prison Impacted Musicians

Airs at: Mon, 03/17/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli interviews Fury Young with FREER Records, the first record label in the United States for prison-impacted musicians.  Their mission is to build the careers of our artists so their work is widely heard, uncensored and upholding their humanity.  More infor... Read more

The ACLU of Oregon's Three Strategies for 2025

Airs at: Thu, 03/06/2025 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Our guest today is Yvonne Garcia, the Deputy Director of the ACLU of Oregon. They just released → Firewall for Freedom: ACLU of Oregon's Strategic Priorities. Read more