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KBOO's 2025 Inauguration Statement and Resources

To everyone in our Beloved Community,   In light of the inauguration, the slew of executive orders, and the rise of misinformation in the United States, we here at KBOO are committed to continuing our legacy as an alternative to mainstream media. We have a duty to serv... Read more

Cathedral Park Jazz Festival

  Cathedral Park Jazz Fest is back in 2025, and so is KBOO's annual live broadcast! Tune in July 18-20 to celebrate PNW jazz!   2025 Festival Line Up Friday (7/18) 4:30 Taylor Newville and the Riders 6:00 NW Women Rhythm & Blues 7:30 The Strange Tones 9:00 Revival ... Read more

Cathedral Park Jazz Festival 2025

Airs at: Wed, 07/16/2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for Jazz in the Afternoon
The big Cathedral Park jazz Festival closer SUN 20 JUL is A Memorial Tribute to the Life of Carlton Jackson by the CJ/DM Big Band, led by Dave Mills.   Many more local jazz gems follow. Read more

World Drug Report 2025

Airs at: Wed, 07/16/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Free Culture Radio
On this edition of Free Culture Radio: World Drug Report 2025. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime released the 2025 edition of its annual World Drug Report on June 26. Whether or not one regards the World Drug Report as a compendium of selected statistics and ... Read more

Celebrating the Music of Alison Krauss on Cascadia Coffeehouse

Airs at: Fri, 07/18/2025 at 5:30am - 7:00am
Produced for Cascadia Coffeehouse
Join us for Cascadia Coffeehouse this Friday as we enjoy the incredible music of Alison Krauss and her all-star band Union Station, who will be playing a sold out show on July 20th at Edgefield in Troutdale.  Alison will also be celebrating a birthday on Weds. July 23rd!... Read more

A survey of recent shows and movies with Mona on Film at 11 for Friday, July 18, 2025

Airs at: Fri, 07/18/2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for Film at 11
Today, Mona Bowen joins us to look at Poker Face, the latest Superman, the action comedy Heads of State, Jurassic World: Rebirth, the celebratory documentary Jaws: 50 Years Later,  and the cold case crime drama Department Q. Read more

Waltzing with Roger Miller

Airs at: Sat, 07/19/2025 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for Swing 'n' Country
Roger Miller opens Swing’n’Country today with In The Summertime, which it certainly is in Portland’s July ’25.  No surprise there.  And no surprises in the show this week either. There’ll be a couple more Roger Miller hit songs from the 1960s, a couple of sets of western... Read more

Jazzy Dead for the Cathedral Park Warmup

Airs at: Sat, 07/19/2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Hey now, Phil G here. THis week, KBOO is broadcasting live fromt eh Cathedral Park Jazz Festival; I've put together an hour of either Grateful Dead members being Jazzy of Jazz artists interpreting Grateful Dead songs. Lots of fun, lots of notes! Well worth a listen and, h... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for July 21, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 07/21/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  The authoritarianism of the Trump regime calls out for mass radical organizing, but with some exceptions, much of the left has not mounted a coherent response. Journalist Arun Gupta reflects on lessons from the last quarter century – from the Global Justice Movement t... Read more

Building Bridges Inside and Out

Airs at: Mon, 07/21/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli interviews Danny Wilson and Tracy Schlapp with Bridgeworks Oregon. Bridgeworks Oregon partners with individuals and groups to run programs that focus on well-being and education by using art, music, and cultural awareness to bridge societal divisions in O... Read more