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This week on Prison Pipeline: The Whole Pie The Prison Policy Initiative has released a new report entitled Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2023, which shows that as pandemic restrictions get swept aside, criminal legal system are returning to business as usual. That rep... Read more

KBOO celebrates women's music from around the world. Tonight's special – the music of Iva Bittova, singer, composer and violinist. A mixture of avant-garde sounds, Czech folk music, Euro-Rock, show tunes, and jazz. Read more

Tonight, the Lux Radio Theater presentation of the film noir classic Laura (1944). A young police detective finds himself falling in love with a woman whose murder he is investigating. Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, and Vincent Price reprise their roles from the original film ... Read more

This is a special episode of Playful Presence, which normally airs on the second Monday of the month from 11 pm to midnight. This episode is all about improvised poetry. Improvisers from 2 countries create all different types of improvised poems: surreal, gibberish transla... Read more

On Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at 11.30am Joseph Gallivan interviews Jaleesa Johnston of the Portland Art Museum about the five-day show Conductions Black Imaginings, which shows the work of Black artists ariella tai, Ella Ray and Sharyll Burroughs. Runs March 22-26 in vari... Read more

Kurt Schweigman, formerly Luke Warm Water, reads from his new collection of poetry KBOO's spoken word radio show Talking Earth celebrates World Poetry Day with a half hour special featuring the poetry of Oglala/Sicangu Lakota poet Kurt Schweigman.  Portland poetry fans may... Read more

We hold this myth to be potential Not self-evident but equational Another Dimension Of another kind of Living Life. Read more

This week's show finds us welcoming old friends and discovering new talents. We feature new tracks from Aussie songwriter Vance Joy ("Every Side of You") and Swedish sister group First Aid Kit (title tune "Palomino"). We dig out chestnuts from Matthews Southern Comfort ("An... Read more

On today's episode, we welcome Patricia Horvath, author of the new story collection But Now Am Found from Black Lawrence Press. Patricia is the author of the memoir All the Difference and her stories and essays have appeared in Shenandoah, Confrontation, New Ohio Review, an... Read more

  Nancy Beiman is an author, artist, director, teacher, and writer who in 1979 became the first female graduate from the California Institute for the Arts' Character Animation program, and has been helping open doors for women artists ever since. As a young animator in th... Read more

This week, Jeff Godsil reminds us of Truffaut's English language Fareinheit 451, while in the book corner, a new volume on the screen art of Cary Grant, but first, Matthew of KBOO's monthly bedtime story program Gremlin Time assesses the recent Criterion DVD release of La L... Read more

As part of Women's History Month and in conjunction with KBOO's All Thrills, No Frills winter fundraising drive, this edition of Swing 'n' Country will focus solely on the music of women in country music, many of whom pioneered the way for later female artists. For the 3rd ... Read more

  Tune in for KBOO's Bluegrass Marathon, live from Multnomah Grange 71, On Saturday, March 25th, from 9 AM to 5 PM! We'll kick off the Marathon with Uncle Chippy and Josh from 9am to 12pm, then we'll begin the live broadcast from the stage of Multnomah Grange 71 from 12pm ... Read more

Please submit resume and cover letter by April 2nd, 2023 11:59 pm (Deadline extended!) to hiring@kboo.org or mail/bring your resume and cover letter to: Hiring Committee 20 SE 8th Ave. Portland OR 97214   DEADLINE TO APPLY IS Sunday, April 2nd AT MIDNIGHT. Send a cover let... Read more

KBOO's Winter Campaign All Thrills No Frills has returned for round 2! Between February and March, we've prepared a number of music marathons and special programming days! Programming Schedule: Black History & Future Series - Every Friday in February at 6pm Love Your Pet... Read more

International Women's Day (March 8th) is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. In some places like China, Russia, Vietnam and Bulgaria, International Women's Day is a national holiday. The first Internat... Read more