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Independent media matters. Join KBOO Community Radio and Open Signal for a powerful evening of journalism, storytelling, and community action. You are invited to a special screening of Steal This Story, Please!, a documentary about the work of journalist and Democracy N... Read more

  KBOO COMMUNITY RADIO’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RECRUITING Do you love KBOO Community Radio and its mission? Apply to join the Board of Directors! The Board of Directors of The KBOO Foundation governs the station: safeguarding its financial health, shaping its future, re... Read more

  Chart a course for engaging radio in our “Radio Ahead” special programming season! Choose your own adventure amongst our plethora of specials ranging from enlightening interviews, to compelling talk radio, to dynamic music of all genres.  KBOO’s DJs are bringing you ... Read more

  A recent concert in Portland was more than a man on a stool playing protest songs. Thought there was plenty of that too. This led me wonder, what was Jesse Welles musical journey like before his skyrocketing stardom?  I'll attempt to unpack his influences while taking ... Read more

In literary works by Kafka, Beckett and Pinter, I have noticed that characters often come in pairs. With that in mind, this morning I will be playing two songs from each group or album. As always, I hope you enjoy listening to this show in particular, and KBOO in general. Read more

Sun here. This week's Anthem of the Sun will feature 4/10/82, the only date that Jerry Garcia played solo and I'll be playing most of the late show. Then in the 2nd hour, we'll be listening to Tedeschi Trucks Band with Warren Haynes on 3/20/26. Then we get into a Jazz is ... Read more

  Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole which includes a re-broadcast from Against the Grain: While the wealthy disproportionately own real estate in the U.S., in many locales the properties of low income homeowners and especially homeowners of color are... Read more

  This program aired originally on February 23, 2026   As data centers continue to pop up like noxious weeds, a growing movement is coming together to stop their spread. Like oil and gas pipelines before them, data centers are uniting people of diverse backgrounds and p... Read more

Join us as we speak with San Francisco educator and union leader Natalie Hrizi about United Educators of San Francisco's recent strike. Read more

April 13th, 2026 Michael Franklin teaches 'Poetic Voices', a high school poetry class that allows students such as Emily Kelley, Drake Peters, and Alissa Peterson to dig deep into their poetic self.   Read more

On Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at 11.30 a.m., Joseph Gallivan interviews Julia Dolan of the Portland Art Museum about “David Hockney: Works from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation”.    Curator Dolan talks about how Hockney emerged from Swinging... Read more

  Tune in to KBOO Between the Covers on Thursday, April 16th at 11:00 am for an interview with author Michell Cox. She is the award-winning author of historical fiction, including the Henrietta and Inspector Howard series, The Fallen Woman’s Daughter, and The Merriweath... Read more

The KBOO Youth Collective is all about Portland. They talk about their favorite places, the movie scene, pizza, sounds, donuts, and more! Read more

Legendary labor organizer, Ellen David Friedman, chair of the Labor Notes board and coordinator of the United Caucuses of Rank-and-File Educators (UCORE) has just released her first book: "Keep Going: A Guide to Organizing When It's Hard".  In this interview Friedman sha... Read more

  Places to find food for those who lost SNAP benefits: (Compiled via Willamette Week, The Portland Mercury, Oregon Live, KGW)   OREGON FOOD BANK Searchable database of places providing hot meals, boxes of groceries, and other goods. Search by zip code Expect to call a... Read more