Government/Politics

Black History and Future Month

---- Join KBOO throughout the month of February to hear programs from Black creatives, artists, activists, revolutionaries, KBOO hosts, musicians and more! These specials aim to celebrate all aspects of the Black lived experience - from contemporary political and socia... Read more

The Global Citizen - Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Tue, 02/24/2026 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
"Trumped by Tariffs": the Supreme Court's decision on Trump's emergency tariffs. Read more

News In Depth: National Vaccine Advisory Group Pushes Back Meeting But Still Eyes Recommendation Rollbacks

Airs at: Tue, 02/24/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
  On this edition of KBOO News in Depth:  Further rollbacks of vaccine advisories are on hold for a few more weeks. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) was scheduled to meet this week, but the meeting has now been pushed off until March 18th. The Co... Read more

Saving Lloyd Center

Airs at: Mon, 03/02/2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Lloyd Center is slated to be demolished if business leaders and developers in Portland have their way, Their plan is to demolish the entire mall to make way for a mixture of housing, commercial developments, “green space” and new throughways. On this episode of Locus Fo... Read more

Animation for the People

Airs at: Thu, 02/26/2026 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  For nearly a century, the National Film Board of Canada has been a celebrated source of experimental and educational filmmaking, most notably animation.  NFB directors have won hundreds of awards, including multiple Oscars, and become legendary for their versatility, ... Read more

News In Depth: "A Complete Betrayal" on Campaign Finance, and the Copernicus Climate Change Report 2025

Airs at: Mon, 02/23/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
  On this edition of KBOO News in Depth:  "A complete betrayal," is what the League of Women Voters called Oregon House Bill 4018. The bill in the Oregon legislature seems innocuous enough on its face, a one page document requesting a report from the Secretary of State... Read more

PCC Ready to Strike

Airs at: Mon, 02/23/2026 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Laura Wadlin and Meryl DePasquale of Portland Community College's instructors, academic professionals and classified unions, describe their struggle for a fair contract and their determination to strike for the first time in the college's history, if their members demand... Read more

News In Depth: Oregon Could Unlink from Some Federal Tax Cuts, and the Global Citizen International Digest

Airs at: Thu, 02/19/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
  On this edition of KBOO News in Depth:  KBOO's Althea Billings speaks with Daniel Hauser, Deputy Director at the Oregon Center for Public Policy about SB 1507, which would disconnect Oregon's tax code from a few of the tax breaks passed at the federal level last year... Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 02/19/2026 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Top stories in this episode: Trump undermines environmental regulations; US-Iran relations; US-Canada tariffs Read more

Radiozine: Remembering Transformative Black Leaders - Avel Gordly

Airs at: Tue, 02/24/2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
  In this retrospective, Grassroot News NW's LaNita Duke and Nia Gray remember a revolutionary Black leaders we lost in recent weeks, Oregon State Sen. Avel Gordly. Would you like to share your memories with us? Call and leave us a message at 971-801-1396, we may use i... Read more