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Tonight on Threshold Shift--Composers Simrit and Mamoru Fujieda

Produced for:  Threshold Shift
The Divine and the Mundane--Music from the Fabric of Our Lives Tonight from 12 - 3am, we'll be having a special episode of Threshold Shift featuring our year-in-review as well as a long-form interview with chart-topping, neo-psychedelic world musician, Simrit Kaur with snea... Read more

Native America Calling: Bringing Bison Back

Airs at: Thu, 11/28/2019 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
  Tribes, both in the U.S. and Canada, are on the forefront of restoring healthy, sustainable bison herds. In October, several tribes joined the growing number of those signing onto what's known as the Buffalo Treaty. The agreement -- first drafted in 2014 -- aims to ultim... Read more

For the Birds - with Bob Sallinger

Airs at: Mon, 12/02/2019 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
In October the Audubon Society released a report stating that “Two-thirds of America’s birds are threatened with extinction from climate change, but keeping global temperatures down will help up to 76 percent of them." This follows a previous month's report that North Ameri... Read more

Squirrels Know on 11/22/19

Airs at: Fri, 11/22/2019 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Squirrels Know
Practicing how to carry my voice properly!! I can't stress how helpful has been to have my own radio show for so long, and how fortunate I have been to be involved in radio since I was very young. Many kids would be on the playstation or making the scene on social media, bu... Read more

From Beef Cattle Rancher to Animals Rights Activist and Rancher Advocate: Renee King-Sonnen

Airs at: Fri, 11/22/2019 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Produced for:  Voices for the Animals
  Today, we have an inspiring tale to share with you as Noah Bristol speaks with Renee King-Sonnen. Renee and her husband Tommy are former beef cattle ranchers, who underwent a moral awakening as first Renee and then her husband began to realize that they could not continu... Read more

Episode 4

Airs at: Thu, 11/07/2019 at 8:00am
We love our fur babies!!  Read more

Squirrels Know on 10/25/19

Airs at: Fri, 10/25/2019 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Squirrels Know
I smell our family from the galactic governments of love and light getting ready to help us enact cosmic justice!! Also, so much growth in consciousness on our planet. Very encouraging. But let's not fool ourselves. Still, thousands of lost men and women are still in positi... 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
  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

Animal Rights March protests ill treatment of animals

Airs at: Tue, 10/15/2019 at 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  On October 12, at least 500 people gathered in downtown Portland to protest the ill treatment of animals in the meat, fashion, and science industry. KBOO’s Claire Rischiotto was on the scene last Saturday at the rally. (Photos by Claire Rischiotto) Read more

The One And Only Lefty Frizzell

Airs at: Sat, 10/19/2019 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
  Lefty once said, "When I sing a song I want to make it sound it like the last thing I ever say in my life."  William "Lefty" Frizzell was born Corsicana Texas. His father was an oil driller and the family travelled the oil fields of the Southwest chasing work. Of his va... Read more