Civil Liberties

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Queer Youth v. U.S. Gun Violence

Airs at: Tue, 02/27/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  This Way Out: The International LGBT Radio Magazine Queer youth take aim at pro-gun lawmakers; a "Rainbow Minute" celebrates Willie Nelsons "gay cowboy song with a twist"; Kenyans challenge their countrys "unnatural" sex law, the British Parliament targets Northern Irel... Read more

Talking with Kevin Hertzog, co-founder of Gays Against Guns

Airs at: Tue, 02/27/2018 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Preference
  Join us as we talk with Kevin Hertzog, co-founder of Gays Against Guns.  From their website: "Gays Against Guns NY is an inclusive direct action group of LGBTQ people and their allies committed to nonviolently breaking the gun industry's chain of death—investors, manu... Read more

Librarian Stereotypes

Produced for:  Off The Shelf
What's the first thing you think of when you hear the word "librarian"? If you're like most people, the images you conjure up come from a variety of sources, including movies, TV, and popular culture, but they typically don't reflect who librarians are or what kind of work ... Read more

Librarian Stereotypes

Airs at: Wed, 02/28/2018 at 8:45am - 9:45am
Produced for:  Off The Shelf
What's the first thing you think of when you hear the word "librarian"? If you're like most people, the images you conjure up come from a variety of sources, including movies, TV, and popular culture, but they typically don't reflect who librarians are or what kind of work ... Read more

Off the Shelf

Produced for:  Off The Shelf
What do you think of when you hear the word "librarian"? Chances are the images that you conjure up immediately come from a variety of sources, including movies, TV, books, and other forms of popular culture, but they likely bear little relationship to what librarians do on... Read more

High Price: A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything you know about Drugs and Society

Airs at: Wed, 02/21/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  Today, we broadcast our one-hour special with Columbia University Professor of Psychology Carl Hart about his book High Price: A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything you know about Drugs and Society. Dr. Hart disputes some of our most bas... Read more

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz: LIVE at KBOO!

Airs at: Fri, 02/23/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
Join Ani as she welcomes Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz to KBOO to discuss her new book LOADED.  Call in and join the conversation. Loaded...A Disarming History of the Second Amendment America loves guns. From Daniel Boone and Jesse James, to the NRA and Seal Team 6, gun culture has... Read more

Buscando America on 02/20/18

Airs at: Tue, 02/20/2018 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
En este programa  transmitido desde la Ciudad de México, hablamos con Eduardo Aguilar,  joven documentalista que fue deportado debido a su activismo político.  Read more

Crime and Punishment in Black America: James Forman Jr.

Airs at: Tue, 02/20/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  Critics of the U.S. criminal justice system such as Michelle Alexander and Bryan Stevenson have assailed the rise of mass incarceration with its disproportionate impact on people of color. The war on crime that began in the 1970s was supported by many African American le... Read more

City Council Receives Report on Police Deadly Force without Public Testimony

Airs at: Fri, 02/16/2018 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  TRANSCRIPT KBOO: Yesterday, Portland City Council—well, three-fifths of the council—was presented with a report on six police shootings. The report was investigated and written by the OIR Group out of Los Angeles, and included recommendations for increased accountabilit... Read more