Animals

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A winter solstice

Airs at: Fri, 12/22/2023 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Squirrels Know
  Many marvelous and formulaic days ahead, with so many days left behind, populating our memories with paths, treasure, moments, beings and voices; memories filled with grub, spit, screams, utter love, movement and songs; moments of doubt, agony, victories, isolation and e... Read more

Interview with Northwest VEG

Airs at: Fri, 12/22/2023 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  That Vegan Show
  End the year right by listening to "That Vegan Show" as we learn about the influence NW Veg has had on the Portland Community for the last 20 years! Board President, Keith Iding, and former President, Peter Spendelow, join me to tell us all about NW Veg's work following ... Read more

America's Animal Shelter Crisis

Airs at: Fri, 12/22/2023 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Produced for:  Voices for the Animals
After years of progress in reducing euthanasia rates in this country, healthy, adoptable pets are once again being killed in our nation’s shelters at record levels, simply because they’re homeless--it's especially bad for dogs. So why is this happening? Are more pets being ... Read more

Salmonlands

Airs at: Mon, 01/01/2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
  This program aired originally on September 4, 2023 Without the Salmon there would be no Pacific Northwest as we know it. Yet since 1991, most of the salmon runs in the Northwest have been listed as threatened or endangered. In 2005, I produced a documentary called Salmo... Read more

A Girl, A Goat, & An Alternative to 4-H (Encore)

Airs at: Fri, 11/24/2023 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Produced for:  Voices for the Animals
In April of this year, a 9-year-old girl in Northern California who was raising a 4-H goat named Cedar decided that she couldn't go through with giving up her friend to be killed, as the program demands. The fair board, which runs the 4-H program, decided that was unaccepta... Read more

Northwest Animal Rights Network (NARN) Interview

Airs at: Fri, 11/24/2023 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  That Vegan Show
"That Vegan Show" interviews Hannah and Rachel of The Northwest Animal Rights Network (NARN) and learns of their conscientious and far-reaching activism. Hannah Thompson-Garner is NARN’s Director of Advocacy and Mission Advancement, previously serving on NARN’s Board of Dir... Read more

Interview with Dr. Alice D'Amore, Veterinarian

Airs at: Fri, 10/27/2023 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  That Vegan Show
Interview with Dr. Alice D'Amore, Veterinarian Dr. Alice D’Amore is a small animal veterinarian who also has experience with exotic and wildlife animals. She is a staff veterinarian with the Oregon Humane Society. We cover a number of companion animal topics including prop... Read more

Voices For The Animals: Run To Death-Why Horse Racing Needs To End

Airs at: Fri, 10/27/2023 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Produced for:  Voices for the Animals
  Horse racing has historically been known as the Sport of Kings. But in the modern day, horse racing is demonstrably rampant with corruption abusive drugging of horses, catastrophic injuries, and dangerous breeding practices. The Jockey Club’s own Equine Injury database r... Read more

The New Fish

Airs at: Mon, 10/23/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
In the early 1970s, a group of scientists researched how to make more food for the growing population of the world and designed a new salmon that was fatter and faster growing. Thus the beginning of a new industry: salmon farming. The industry spread from coastal Norway to ... Read more

KBOO's Public Affairs Director, Membership Director and Station Manager share their KBOO Vision

Airs at: Thu, 10/05/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am
  Hear a little bit from three people who are at the forefront of KBOO Community Radio today.   Find out what's new and what's needed at KBOO Community Radio -- and how you can get involved. This is KBOO’s annual FALL Membership Drive! Help us reach our goal of $55,000 ... Read more