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The Home That Was Our Country: A Memoir of Syria

Airs at: Mon, 11/20/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Intersections Radio
  Sarika Mehta talks to author Alia Malek about her memoir The Home That Was Our Country...about Syria's history and contemporary politics through stories of her own family from the NYT: "Alia Malek’s memoir, “The Home That Was Our Country,” is one of the finest examples... Read more

Shooting in Color

Airs at: Mon, 11/13/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
  Intisar Abioto and Renee Lopez are two Portland photographers who are working to tell the stories of Black and Brown Portlanders through the brilliant images they create.   from theblackportlanders.com : My name is Intisar Abioto. I’m a writer, dancer, photographer, and... Read more

Hillsboro "Dreamers" Adjust to Life after DACA

Airs at: Thu, 11/09/2017 at 6:00pm - 6:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
When President Trump rescinded the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, it threw the futures of 800,000 young people in the US into uncertainty. The program was instituted in 2012 by then-President Barack Obama by executive order. It was based on provisi... Read more

Hole Drummer Patty Schemel on Music, Life and Recovery

Airs at: Wed, 11/08/2017 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Patty Schemel has led an eventful life in the Pacific Northwest, having been the drummer for the band Hole for much of the 90s and a member or founder of several bands since the year 2000. She will be at Powell’s City of Books tonight at 7:30, to join Sleater-Kinney drummer... Read more

Sex4Sale: Episode 1, Introduction

Airs at: Tue, 11/07/2017 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
This is the first episode of Sex4Sale, a 10-part series about the business of sex in Portland, OR--what we know, what we don't know, and what we think we know. In this episode, we'll take an overhead view of the project--future episodes will zoom in on more specific topics.... Read more

Early Childhood Activism

Airs at: Mon, 10/30/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Bill Resnick talks with Steve Early about childrearing and democratic practice in unions.  Early is the author of several books, including Save Our Unions,  and articles including "Room to Grow."  Read more

KBOO Visiting Journalist Natalia Messer Visits the Day of the Dead Celebration in Cornelius

Produced for:  Evening News
Natalia Messer is a freelance journalist visiting KBOO from Chile, who will be reporting from the Portland area until November 10th. Her most recent work focuses on the struggles of the Mapuche people in Chile, though she has reported from around the world, including German... Read more

Droppin' Old School Beats

Airs at: Fri, 11/03/2017 at 12:00am - 3:00am
  "November is Hip-Hop History Month, where we give celebration to what hip hop has done to bring together people of the world, people of all nationalities, young people, all the political systems and politicians on the planet." ~Afrika Bambaataa     "November is Hip Ho... Read more

Transitioning from the Prison Industrial Complex

Airs at: Mon, 11/06/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli interviews Harry Olsen with Phoenix Rising Transition Services.  This non-profit is based in the Portland area and is comprised of former prisoners, prisoners and community members working toward the transformation and success of people as they rejoin the co... Read more

The Politics of Living - Episode 9

Airs at: Wed, 11/01/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  The Politics of Living
  November 1, 2017 Director Marq Evans sat down with Inessa Anderson to discuss the documentary about Will Vinton, entitled "Welcome To My Daydream."  Will is an award-winning Portland icon and the father of claymation, who started a creative company in his basement.  T... Read more