Activism

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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

BLM History

Produced for:  Radiozine
First, Elizaha talks about Martin Luther King JR and his life's work. We discuss the impact of MLK's death on America.  Next, Gabby talks about the celebration of Black History Month. Gabby emphasizes the need to come together and lift each other up rather than bring ea... Read more

Zenith Gets Its Hearing

Airs at: Mon, 05/26/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
On May 12, The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality held a public hearing, where over 300 people testified against DEQ approving Zenith Energy’s draft Air Contaminant Discharge Permit. This is the last permit Zenith needs to expand its dangerous fuel facility in No... Read more

BLM History

Produced for:  Radiozine
First, Elizaha talks about Martin Luther King JR and his life's work. We discuss the impact of MLK's death on America.  Next, Gabby talks about the celebration of Black History Month. Gabby emphasizes the need to come together and lift each other up rather than bring ea... Read more

The Palestine Exception: Interview with Filmaker Jan Haken, plus Biodiversity in Palestine: Connecting and Reconnecting to the Land, featuring Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh

Airs at: Thu, 05/15/2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Jan Haaken is a former nurse and psychology professor who taught at Portland State University from 1980 to 2011, and now works as a documentary filmmaker and radio programmer on the Old Mole Variety Hour, a weekly public affairs program on KBOO community radio. She rece... Read more

The Hype About Hydrogen

Airs at: Mon, 05/19/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
News reports claim that emerging technologies that will solve the climate crisis, such as hydrogen, are just around the corner. But in reality these technologies are risky, costly and don’t really work all that well. Hydrogen in particular would actually speed up climate... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for May 19, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 05/19/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Labor Internationalism, Malcolm Chaddock Remembered, Saving Social Security: Frann Michel hosts this episode, featuring these segments: Labor Internationalism:  Laurie Mercier speaks to Dianne Feeley, a retired autoworker and editor of Against the Current, about UAW pr... Read more

Malcolm Chaddock In Memoriam

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Desiree Hellegers speaks with long time Portland Veterans for Peace organizer Dan Shea, and we hear audio of VFP organizer Mike Hastie at Chaddock's April memorial service,  as they reflect on the deep commitment to peace and justice that animated Chaddock's wide-rang... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for May 12, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 05/12/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Copaganda: News media, public officials, and the police themselves keep telling us that public safety requires ever more policing, despite all evidence to the contrary. In Co... Read more

Bad Air

Airs at: Mon, 05/12/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
According to the 2025 Annual Report of the American Lung Association, fifty-five years after the passage of the landmark Clean Air Act, nearly half of US residents breathe unhealthy air. One significant contribution to this problem is the inadequacy of the regulatory app... Read more