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Nakba Day

Airs at: Wed, 05/15/2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
  Here at KBOO, we are acknowledging Nakba Day. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the mass displacement of Palestinians that occurred during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, known as the "Nakba", or "Catastrophe". The anniversary puts the spotlight on one of the world’s... Read more

The Return of NW Veg and Vegfest News

Airs at: Fri, 10/24/2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  That Vegan Show
I am thrilled to welcome back NW Veg to the show! Northwest VEG is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in the Portland, OR and Vancouver, WA area. Founded in 2003, they are dedicated to bringing awareness to the power of a plant-based lifestyle and helping support ... Read more

Kaiser Workers on the Strike Line

Airs at: Mon, 10/27/2025 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
In a series of short interviews on the Kaiser Workers Strike Line, October 14-19, we hear from nurses, a mental health professional, caring kids, and a nurse from Providence on the line in solidarity.  Staffing, wages, schedules and control over the work are chronic issu... Read more

The Noxious Spread of Data Centers, Part One

Airs at: Mon, 10/27/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
A high tech type of noxious weed is spreading across Oregon. For several years data centers have been popping up across the state, destroying farmland and habitat. Enticed by abundant water and energy and tax breaks from cash strapped local communities, high tech compani... Read more

Americana Music to Meet the Moment

Airs at: Fri, 10/24/2025 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Produced for:  The Songcircle
Tune in for Americana Music to Meet the Moment.  Dedicated to those most-impacted by the ICE raids in our city, and the frogs of Portland. Artists include S.G. Goodman, Ringo Starr w/ Billy Strings, Lucinda Williams, Mavis Staples, Langhorne Slim, Drive by Truckers, Bob ... Read more

Leaders Become Legends

Airs at: Mon, 10/20/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli interviews Bretto with Leaders Become Legends, a non-profit organization based in Portland, Oregon.  The organization has worked with and mentored, So Called Blacks, So Called Hispanics, and So Called Native American frontline community members for over t... Read more

The Myth of Carbon Pricing

Airs at: Mon, 10/20/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
A glaring unspoken dynamic orbits around the myth of carbon pricing as an economically effective means to address climate change. The assumption that carbon pricing works to avoid catastrophic climate chaos takes on a mythical quality, even as the data and science show t... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for October 20, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 10/20/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Image by Ken Huey Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Targeting Doctors in Gaza: Breaking the Silence: Patricia Kullberg speaks with Dr. Travis Meleen, Portland anesthesiologist and two time medical volunteer ... Read more

Targeting Doctors in Gaza: Breaking the Silence

Airs at: Mon, 10/20/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Image by Ken Huey Patricia Kullberg speaks with Dr. Travis Meleen, Portland anesthesiologist and two time medical volunteer in Gaza. They discuss what a genocidal war looks like on the ground, the charge against Israel of medicide in Gaza, which includes wholesale an... Read more

Indigenous Peoples' Day Episode of the Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 10/13/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
On this week's show, we bring you an Indigenous Peoples' Day Program produced by students with WSU Vancouver's Documentary Arts Initiative (DocArts), and featuring the following segments:  Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIPs), "Man Camps," and Fossil Fuels: ... Read more