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Earth Day Special Programming

  On Saturday, April 22nd, KBOO celebrated Earth Day with special programming devoted to climate action. The climate crisis is one of the most pressing issues the globe faces and on Earth Day, we will be exploring its impacts close to home and around the globe. We’ll fea... Read more

"That Vegan Show" Interview with Dr. Peter Spendelow

Airs at: Fri, 03/22/2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for That Vegan Show
"That Vegan Show" happily welcomes returning guest, Dr. Peter Spendelow, to share the Environmental Impacts of Food just ahead of Earth Month. Dr. Spendelow has a Ph.D. in Zoology, but for more than 38 years has worked as an environmental scientist at the Oregon Department ... Read more

Jamilah Bourdon on Community Organizing, Revolution, Music and Cuddly Bunnies

Airs at: Thu, 03/07/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am
  Our guest today is former KBOO programmer Jamilah Bourdon of the All African People’s Revolutionary Party, and so much more.  We'll be talking about revolutionary theory, principles of community organizing, and the role of animals in the struggle. We’ll be going into de... Read more

Voices For The Animals: Bad EATS [ENCORE]

Airs at: Fri, 02/23/2024 at 10:15am - 10:30am
Produced for Voices for the Animals
  99% of the meat and dairy products we eat in this country come from industrialized factory farms. By and large, these are terrible places for animals, and voters in some states have passed laws to make those farms a little more humane. Unfortunately, some in Congress are... Read more

"That Vegan Show" interview with Vegan Scouts

Airs at: Fri, 02/23/2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for That Vegan Show
Join "That Vegan Show" as we learn about the new organization, Vegan Scouts! Guests, Amanda and Thomas, share the origins and vision of Vegan Scouts and how it is meeting the need for community and foundational education about animals for children. Vegan Scouts provides an ... Read more

Love Your Pet Week

  THE CUTEST HOLIDAY OF THE YEAR IS HERE, AND KBOO WANTS TO INCLUDE YOUR VOICE! HELP US CELEBRATE THE LOVE WE HAVE FOR OUR ANIMAL BESTIES BY SENDING IN A SHORT CLIP TELLING US HOW YOUR PET HAS CHANGED YOUR LIFE.  YOU CAN SEND IN SUBMISSIONS THROUGH 2/22, AND THEY WILL BE A... Read more

BAD EATS: A Harmful Law For Animals & People

Airs at: Fri, 01/26/2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Produced for Voices for the Animals
  99% of the meat and dairy products we eat in this country come from industrialized factory farms. By and large, these are terrible places for animals, and voters in some states have passed laws to make those farms a little more humane. Unfortunately, some in Congress are... Read more

A winter solstice

Airs at: Fri, 12/22/2023 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for Squirrels Know
  Many marvelous and formulaic days ahead, with so many days left behind, populating our memories with paths, treasure, moments, beings and voices; memories filled with grub, spit, screams, utter love, movement and songs; moments of doubt, agony, victories, isolation and e... Read more

Interview with Northwest VEG

Airs at: Fri, 12/22/2023 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for That Vegan Show
  End the year right by listening to "That Vegan Show" as we learn about the influence NW Veg has had on the Portland Community for the last 20 years! Board President, Keith Iding, and former President, Peter Spendelow, join me to tell us all about NW Veg's work following ... Read more

America's Animal Shelter Crisis

Airs at: Fri, 12/22/2023 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Produced for Voices for the Animals
After years of progress in reducing euthanasia rates in this country, healthy, adoptable pets are once again being killed in our nation’s shelters at record levels, simply because they’re homeless--it's especially bad for dogs. So why is this happening? Are more pets being ... Read more