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Portugal.The Man, Celsi Celebration and Democracy

Airs at: Fri, 03/06/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am
On today's program KBOO's News Director, Althea Billings and Public Affairs Director, Tammy Habteyes will be joined by Marc Koller co chair of the Celsi Celebration to discuss the Multnomah County Democrats efforts to get younger people involved with the organization. We... Read more

The Never-ending Saga of the Hanford Cleanup

Airs at: Mon, 03/09/2020 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
The Hanford Nuclear Reservation - along the Columbia River 200 miles upstream from Portland, is one of the most contaminated places on the planet. Once a bustling production facility for Plutonium and later a proposed site for the United States' permanent nuclear waste r... Read more

Voices from the Climate Strike

Airs at: Mon, 03/02/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
The Climate Strike Against TMX Tar Sands, which took place February 7th at the Port of Vancouver, pushes back against the Canadian federal court of appeals decision on green-lighting the Trans Mountain Pipeline and delivers a letter to Port of Vancouver CEO Julianna Marl... Read more

St. Johns 1910: Riot & Rebels

Airs at: Thu, 03/05/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for: 
This week on KBOO Talk Radio, Linda Linda Olson-Osterlund will speak with some orginizers frrom the upcoming event aimed to honor Punjabi Freedom Fighters! In 1910, St. Johns was home to an ugly ethnic riot and the seeds of a radical Indian independence movement. On the... Read more

Still Fit For Purpose?

Airs at: Wed, 03/04/2020 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: An effort is underway in Oregon to decriminalize simple possession of drugs, we hear audio from the launch event and interviews with harm reduction activists Haven Wheelock, Bobby Byrd, and Dr. Andy Seaman. Plus, the International Narcotics ... Read more

Weird Portland United

Airs at: Wed, 03/04/2020 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Good Vibes Only
Weird Portland United is a non-profit organization which envisions a Portland devoid of barriers where citizens feel free to take risks, find success through living to their full creative potential, and take pride in their unique way of doing things. WPU discovers, prom... Read more

Buscando America on 03/03/20

Airs at: Tue, 03/03/2020 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
En esta emisión hablamos con Ivonne Ramírez autora de Ellas tienen Nombre,  un proyecto de monitoreo y mapeo que muestra los feminicidios en Ciudad Juárez de 1993 a la fecha. La performancera Rocío Boliver habla sobre su proyecto Entre la Vejez y la Menopausia. En la 2... Read more

More shocking truth

Airs at: Wed, 03/04/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
    Host Paul Roland welcomes back  Deborah Schwartzkopf and Jane Rice, along with new guest Sarah Hancock.  Petition to Standardize, Regulate & Audit Shock Treatments: https://www.change.org/p/standardize-regulate-audit-shock-treatments-electroconvulsive-therapy-or-ect?... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 2, 2020

Airs at: Mon, 03/02/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Denise Morris hosts today's Old Mole which includes these segments:  In Memoriam: Bill Resnick remembers our old comrade Clayton Morgareidge, replaying two of his recent commentaries for the Mole: Capitalism as Organized Narcissism and The Place of Art in a Green New D... Read more

Black Census Summit gives hard-to-count communities resources to ensure a fair an equitable Census

Airs at: Fri, 02/28/2020 at 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  The 2020 Census is a present issue for people across the U.S., and the threat of an undercount of the population can have real consequences. Census dollars are tied to population, and an undercount can result in less federal funding for the state. There are a number o... Read more