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Nakba Day

Airs at: Wed, 05/15/2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
  Here at KBOO, we are acknowledging Nakba Day. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the mass displacement of Palestinians that occurred during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, known as the "Nakba", or "Catastrophe". The anniversary puts the spotlight on one of the world’s... Read more

Earth Day Special Programming

  On Monday, April 22nd, KBOO Community Radio celebrates Earth Day with special programming devoted to everything Mother Earth, ecological justice, environmental awareness, climate activism and animal rights advocacy. Either poetic and imaginative, or highly researched ... Read more

Transcendent Transgender Tunes

Airs at: Sat, 03/15/2025 at 10:00pm - Sun, 03/16/2025 at 12:00am
In honor of Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31st, this very special episode of Queery features all transgender, genderfluid, gender nonconforming, and nonbinary artists.  Read more

Who is Running Portland's City Government

Airs at: Mon, 03/17/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
When voters overwhelmingly passed a new city charter in 2022, optimism abounded that the new form of government would more truly represent all of Portland, not just the business elite who had been running things pretty much for over 150 years. The city was supposed to be... Read more

Prison Impacted Musicians

Airs at: Mon, 03/17/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli interviews Fury Young with FREER Records, the first record label in the United States for prison-impacted musicians.  Their mission is to build the careers of our artists so their work is widely heard, uncensored and upholding their humanity.  More infor... Read more

Sisters, not CIS-ters

Airs at: Sat, 03/08/2025 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
 In honor of International Women's Day, relax and enjoy this curated show of amazing queer music created by transgender women! "cis" is short for cisgender, describing a person whose gender identity corresponds to their sex assigned at birth. Transgender describes a pers... Read more

International Women's Day Interview with Veronica Selver

Airs at: Sat, 03/08/2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Please join us for Transpositive PDX on International Women's Day with Veronica Selver.  Veronica Selver is an accomplished filmmaker and video artist. She is known for her work in both documentary filmmaking and experimental video art. Throughout her career, she has foc... Read more

Nukes for Needless Energy Take 2

Airs at: Mon, 03/10/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
An unholy marriage between big tech and nukes threatens to upend the Pacific Northwest as we know it. 45 years ago, soon after a serious accident at one of the nuclear reactors at Three Mile Island caused the core to partially melt down, Oregonians overwhelmingly passed ... Read more

Stop The Drug War

Airs at: Wed, 03/05/2025 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Stop The Drug War – Part One of a Conversation with David Borden, Executive Director of the Drug Reform Coordination Network (DRCNet) and StopTheDrugWar.org. Read more

International Women's Day Interview with Veronica Selver

Please join us for Transpositive PDX on International Women's Day with Veronica Selver.  Veronica Selver is an accomplished filmmaker and video artist. She is known for her work in both documentary filmmaking and experimental video art. Throughout her career, she has foc... Read more