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Oppression Olympics with Scot Nakagawa; Author Hari Kunzru talks about "White Tears"

Airs at: Fri, 04/28/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Pacific Underground
In a time where discussions around activism has taken over the social media scene, the topic of oppression olympics has become a relevant one. Although not a new idea, the pitting of marginalized groups against one another has been a tool of oppression used in our country s... Read more

Keepin It Real- Membership Drive Special!

Airs at: Wed, 05/24/2017 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  Keepin It Real
  Keepin It Real, which usually airs the first Wednesday of the month, is coming to you with a special episode during KBOO's Spring Membership Drive! Tune in as Nick Deezy and Arone welcome local rapper Lil Sage and documentary film producer Tevin. They will discuss race, ... Read more

Alex Custodio Special Guest

Airs at: Fri, 04/28/2017 at 10:00pm - Sat, 04/29/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for:  La Ruleta
Thia Friday evening we will have as special guest Alex Custodio, original voice and founding member of legendary Mexican Hard Rock Metal band "Exus".   With over 35 years of music career, Custodio has participated with many other bands and gigs in Mexico and the United Sta... Read more

AAPI Heritage Month Events

Airs at: Tue, 05/02/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
May is Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month and events are heating up all over Portland. Up first we'll talk with playwright Nandita Shenoy whose play Washer/Dryer gets its staged reading Oregon premiere by Theatre Diaspora. Shenoy created this play to present re... Read more

Ubu Hour May 2017

Airs at: Mon, 05/01/2017 at 11:00pm - Tue, 05/02/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
Tune in to the Ubu Mayday show...  Tonight on the Ubu Hour we bring you two radio plays by M Watson Dodge: THE GAME OF MOANS:  Tire Iron Lannicaine learns the truth: he is too short to ascend to the Great White Commode of the Kingdom of Moans in tonight's episode of "The G... Read more

Healing from narcissistic trauma...

Airs at: Thu, 04/27/2017 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
We have been thinking about this for a while, and we decided that now is the right time to speak about narcissism and its effects.  Not only have we seen the effects of it in our own lives, but in many other places we did not expect.  It may seem as if this is a new(er) phe... Read more

The Underground: MUSIC

Airs at: Wed, 04/26/2017 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  The Underground
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Ep.4 Earth Soup

Airs at: Wed, 04/26/2017 at 5:15am - 6:00am
Produced for:  Peace, Love and Soup
April 2017 -- This month it's all about sustainability!   On April 22nd, the world celebrated Earth Day. People everywhere were reminded to do their small part to defend the planet from climate change. Henceforth this episode is titled... Earth Soup!   We converse with M... Read more

Oregon Documentaries

Airs at: Thu, 04/27/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Film Show
  A flurry of documentaries about Pacific Northwest newsmakers are making the rounds of film festivals and television shows, locally and around the country. The Reluctant Radical profiles climate activist Ken Ward, one of the Valve Turners in the campaign to shut down the... Read more

Joseph Gallivan interviews Dawson Carr, about Francescuccio Ghissi’s St. John Altarpiece

Airs at: Tue, 04/25/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
On Tuesday April 25, 2015, Joseph Gallivan interviews Dawson Carr, about Francescuccio Ghissi’s St. John Altarpiece, which is on display at the Portland Art Museum through July 9, 2017. Exhibition curator Carr is the Janet and Richard Geary Curator of European Art at the m... Read more