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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

#CND67 Part One

Airs at: Wed, 03/20/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: #CND67 Part One. On this edition of Century of Lies, Part One of our coverage of the Sixty-Seventh Session of the UN’s Commission on Narcotic Drugs. We hear from Luis Gilberto Murillo, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia; Camilo Eduardo Um... Read more

The Times They Are A-Changin'

Airs at: Mon, 03/18/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Prison Pipeline
On this edition of Prison Pipeline: The Times They Are A-Changin’. Vice President Kamala Harris meets at the White House with marijuana legalization advocates. Plus, the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs holds its Sixty-Seventh Session in Vienna, Austria. We hear from Volker ... Read more

The Great Unraveling, or the Polycrisis of Environmental and Social Breakdown, with Richard Heinberg

Airs at: Wed, 03/20/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for Wednesday Talk Radio
  Today's guest, Richard Heinberg, is senior fellow at the Post Carbon Institute, a think tank based in Corvallis, Oregon, which provides information and analysis on climate change, energy scarcity, and other issues related to sustainability and long term community resilie... Read more

Portland's Climate Villains

Airs at: Mon, 03/25/2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for Locus Focus
  This program originally aired on February 12, 2024   The environment and the climate are having a rough ride at Portland City Council and in the backrooms of the Oregon State Capitol. Less than a day before a hearing on a housing regulatory reform package, Portland City... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 18, 2024

Airs at: Mon, 03/18/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  Denise Morris hosts this episode of the Old Mole which is a re-broadcast from the archives of Against the Grain: America’s Drug Binge. Americans as a population have an unusually large appetite for psychoactive drugs, whether legal or illegal. And American history has be... Read more

Safer Consumption Sites Save Lives

Airs at: Wed, 03/13/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Safer Consumption Sites Save Lives. In Canada, activists and harm reduction advocates are organizing to resist closure of overdose prevention sites across the province of Ontario. We hear from Nick Boyce with the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition,... Read more

Climate Justice and the Portland City Council Elections

Airs at: Mon, 03/18/2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for Locus Focus
  This show originally aired on February 5, 2024 This November Portland voters have the historic opportunity to elect a new city council that actually reflects the diversity of its constituents. In 2022 voters overwhelmingly supported a city charter change that transforms ... Read more

Comics Take on the News & Salem's Rabbit Infestation

Airs at: Mon, 03/11/2024 at 11:00pm - Tue, 03/12/2024 at 12:00am
Produced for Comics Take on the News
Comics Take on the News will March show will be a panel of Portland comedians to roast local news stories. Tune in Monday March 11th to hear hot takes and cold digressions of local and national news stories.  Comedians filling out March's panel are: Rochelle Cote (@_rococo... Read more

Kenton Women's Village: A Model of Community Support

Airs at: Fri, 03/08/2024 at 11:00am - 11:30am
On this episode of Out of the Streets of Portland, in honor of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, we are featuring the story and work of Kenton Women’s Village. This village was opened in the Kenton neighborhood in June of 2017 - the second village-style ... Read more