Activism

24sd_1678x281.png

KBOO is open to the public! To visit the station, contact your staff person or call 503-231-8032.


Wednesday Talk Radio

  Every Wednesday from 8:00 am - 9:00 am News & commentary on local, national and international issues - we invite your calls at 503-231-8187 Read more

San Francisco Eight Victory

Airs at: Wed, 08/05/2009 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Circle A Radio
Charges were recently dropped against 4 of the San Francisco 8, leaving only one defendent left. We talk with Richard Brown of the SF8 and Miasha Quint from the Committee to defend the SF 8 about the recent developments, the sucess of the organizing, the cointelpro targeti... Read more

David Irving is Coming to Portland

Airs at: Wed, 07/15/2009 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Circle A Radio
  David Irving is a British author and a revisionist historian who denies the holocaust ever happened. Irving’s reputation as a historian was widely discredited when he lost a libel suit in 1996. He will be appearing in Portland July 19th at an undisclosed location. There ... Read more

Diana Block

Airs at: Wed, 06/17/2009 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Circle A Radio
 A life long political activist, Diana Block has been involved in many struggles for liberation both in American and internationally. She has written for political journals and women’s magazines and currently edits The Fire Inside, the newsletter of the California Coalition... Read more

A Deeper Look

Linda Olson-Osterlund hosts this half hour interview show focusing on challenging social and political issues of our World today. Guests will include authors and activists writing and organizing around these issues. Tune in to get behind the headlines.       Read more

Howard Zinn: The Great Depression and our modern economic meltdown

Airs at: Wed, 05/06/2009 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Circle A Radio
The Great Depression was a worldwide economic downturn starting in most places in 1929 and ending in the 1930s or early 1940s depending on the country. It was the largest economic depression in the 20th century, and is used in the 21st century as an example of how far the w... Read more

Special Programming: Public Affairs on 04/24/09

Airs at: Fri, 04/24/2009 at 10:00am - 1:30pm
Friday April 24th: Political Prisoners in the USA Missed the special? Listen online here On the birthday of Mumia Abu Jamal, KBOO presents this special on Mumia and the many other political prisoners held in U.S. prisons including members of the Black Panther Party, 1960s ... Read more

Reese Erlich Interview

Airs at: Wed, 04/15/2009 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Circle A Radio
Reese Erlich began his career in journalism in the 1960s as an investigative reporter for the magazine Ramparts. He works regularly as a radio and print journalist, and is also an author.  His most recent book Dateline Havana: The Real Story of US Policy and the Future of C... Read more

Political Perspectives on 03/12/09

Airs at: Thu, 03/12/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for Political Perspectives
Host Stephanie Potter interviews radio commentator and author Jim Hightower, who is the keynote speaker at the 2009 Annual ACLU dinner on  Saturday March 14th. They discuss civil rights, civil liberties, populism, and how populism can make a difference. They also talk about... Read more

More Talk Radio on 03/01/09

Airs at: Sun, 03/01/2009 at 4:00pm
Produced for More Talk Radio
Hosts Cecil Prescod and Celeste Carey speak with activist and writer Randy Shaw, author of "Beyond the Fields: Cesar Chavez, the UFW, and the Struggle for Justice in the 21st Century." Shaw will discuss the UFW's impact and its influence on recent labor organizing, the immi... Read more