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Per Fagereng (1934-2023)

Airs at: Wed, 03/01/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
  Per Fagereng, host of Fight The Empire, in conversation with John Shuck, of the Beloved Community show. They discuss Per's book Jack Maloney's Century, as well as politics of the day, oil, the environment, among other topics, and they receive a few callers in the second ... Read more

A Message from KBOO's Board President KatMeow Garcia

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Wall Street out of Oregon's Forests!!!

Airs at: Wed, 03/22/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
    Today we turn our attention to the "financialization" of forests in the Pacific Northwest: how private equity firms and hedge funds have been buying up increasing acreage of timberland and forcing them to produce profit for big investors.   Our guests today are Chuc... Read more

How Green Is Portland These Days?

Airs at: Mon, 03/20/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
For the past few decades Portland has been internationally touted as a green city. In many ways it has deserved this reputation but there are still many ways in which the city needs to improve. In 2016 the city council approved a ban on any new or expanded fossil fuel infra... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 20, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 03/20/2023 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: Portraits in Red: Laurie Mercier speaks with Indigenous artist Nayana LaFond, whose current exhibit, Portraits in Red: Missing & Murdered Indigenous People Painting Project, is ... Read more

Love In The Time Of Fentanyl

Airs at: Wed, 03/15/2023 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
Safe supply, safe spaces to consume, and the decriminalization of people who use drugs: a conversation with Haven Wheelock, Drug Users Health Services Program Coordinator at Portland-area nonprofit Outside In. Haven and host Doug McVay also discuss the new documentary Love ... Read more

Portland's Fukushima

Airs at: Mon, 03/13/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
This week marks the 12th anniversary of the 2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami. The tsunami caused the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. There were meltdowns of three of the Fukushima reactors, discharge of radioactive water in Fukushima and associated evacuation zone... Read more

Compassion Gains Ground in Colorado

Airs at: Wed, 03/08/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Compassion Gains Ground in Colorado. The Colorado Legislature is considering whether to allow municipalities in that state to save lives by authorizing the operation of overdose prevention centers. We hear from two of the co-sponsors of House B... Read more

Totality of Circumstances | February 28, 2023

Airs at: Tue, 02/28/2023 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
  Police Accountability Commission Co-Chairs Discuss Ongoing Creation of a New Oversight System in Portland This month we spoke with Aje Amaechi, Tirsa Orellana and Christian Orellan-Bauer, the Co-Chairs of the Portland Police Accountability Commission (PAC)'s Powers and ... Read more

24 - Pioneering the Future with Jamie Brewer

Airs at: Fri, 03/17/2023 at 3:00am - 5:30am
Produced for:  The Ghost of Hollywood
Actress and model, Jamie Brewer, joins Ragan & Poxy to discuss her career and various roles in American Horror Story, Amy & The Orphans, Turnover, and more! Jamie also discusses her work with the Texas ARC Board, and the importance of bringing awareness and growing opportu... Read more