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Stopping Fascism: Chris Hedges

Airs at: Tue, 07/04/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  Recorded at the Aladdin Theater, Chris Hedges visited Portland and spoke as a guest of KBOO community radio. Chris Hedges is an award-winning journalist who has covered wars in the Balkans, the Middle East and Central America. He writes a weekly column for Truthdig.org ... Read more

The Politics of Living - Episode 5

Airs at: Wed, 07/05/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  The Politics of Living
  July 5, 2017 On today's show:   Trackers Earth offers adult & youth outdoor programs.   Their co-founder, Molly Deis, joined contributors Tave Fasce Drake and Brian Delaney in the studio for a discussion of nature skills, the connection between literature and learn... Read more

Drug Policy Reform in the Heartland

Airs at: Sun, 07/02/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week we speak with Sarah Merrigan, who's an organizer and drug policy reform activist in Nebraska; Energy Secretary Rick Perry compares state marijuana legalization with state climate control legislation; and the United Nations issues World Drug Report 2017. Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for July 3, 2017

Airs at: Mon, 07/03/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Laurie Mercier hosts this week’s Old Mole Variety Hour, where Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker discuss Trump's travel ban and the Supreme Court decision last week, federal proposed anti-immigration bills, and politics around barring refugees and asylum seekers; Bill Resnick... Read more

Swing'n'Country

Airs at: Sat, 07/01/2017 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
Independence Day is right around the corner and Molly's dug out all her favorite freedom songs!  Tune in bright and early Saturday morning and let the country music get you in the mood to wrangle with all the complexity of the 241st birthday of the U.S.A.  Highlights includ... Read more

Portland Mayor and Police Chief are Receiving disapproval After Sundays Rallies

Airs at: Fri, 06/09/2017 at 1:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and Police chief Mike Marshman are facing criticism on the way they handled Sundays Rallies in Downtown Portland.  Questions are being raised if they were antagonistic and unnecessarily violent. Read more

Vancouver Energy Terminal Hearing

Airs at: Thu, 06/08/2017 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Yesterday evening Washington’s Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council, or “EF-SEC,” closed its final hearing on the proposal to construct a 360,000 barrel-per-day crude oil trans-shipment terminal at the Port of Vancouver, Washington. Now the final decision is in the hand... Read more

The No-cause Eviction act stalls in the Senate

Airs at: Fri, 06/09/2017 at 2:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
KBOO speaks with Margot Black of the Portland Tenants United about the House bill 2004, the no-cause eviction act.  After successfully passing in the Oregon house just earlier this year, the bill is struggling in passing in the senate.  Read more

In The News

Airs at: Thu, 06/29/2017 at 2:15pm - Wed, 07/05/2017 at 2:15pm
Produced for:  This Is How We See It
Our interview with Rick Curti, CEO of Charlotte Bats and why he's fighting to bring major league baseball to North Carolina.  Bobbi Kristina's ex boyfriend Nick Gordon is arrested for domestic violence.  Bill Maher under fire for using the N-word on his show.  Join us as we... Read more

On The Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital

Airs at: Fri, 06/30/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
  This packed show is all about resisting the normalization of war abroad and at home, resisting the idea that militarism, police terror and hate crimes will accepted as part of a new hyper reality. We hear voices from among the hundreds that gathered in DC for a vigil for... Read more