Community Building

Portugal.The Man, Celsi Celebration and Democracy

Airs at: Fri, 03/06/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Special Programming: Public Affairs

On today's program KBOO's News Director, Althea Billings and Public Affairs Director, Tammy Habteyes will be joined by Marc Koller co chair of the Celsi Celebration to discuss the Multnomah County Democrats efforts to get younger people involved with the organization. We... Read more

St. Johns 1910: Riot & Rebels

Airs at: Thu, 03/05/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for:

This week on KBOO Talk Radio, Linda Linda Olson-Osterlund will speak with some orginizers frrom the upcoming event aimed to honor Punjabi Freedom Fighters! In 1910, St. Johns was home to an ugly ethnic riot and the seeds of a radical Indian independence movement. On the... Read more

Weird Portland United

Airs at: Wed, 03/04/2020 at 9:30am - 10:00am

Produced for: Good Vibes Only

Weird Portland United is a non-profit organization which envisions a Portland devoid of barriers where citizens feel free to take risks, find success through living to their full creative potential, and take pride in their unique way of doing things. WPU discovers, prom... Read more

John Holm Interview

Produced for: Between Us

John Holm is a democrat who is running for US House District 2. He talked with Don Merrill about how his mother was a strong influence on his personal and political life, how he'll bring down prescription drug prices if he gets voted into office and why he feels Republi... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 2, 2020

Airs at: Mon, 03/02/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Denise Morris hosts today's Old Mole which includes these segments: In Memoriam: Bill Resnick remembers our old comrade Clayton Morgareidge, replaying two of his recent commentaries for the Mole: Capitalism as Organized Narcissism and The Place of Art in a Green New D... Read more

Local Folks Podcast Season 3: Helping the Homeless, Episode 6

Airs at: Sun, 03/01/2020 at 6:30pm - Mon, 03/01/2021 at 6:30pm

Produced for: Local Folks

The motto of the Corvallis Day Time Drop-in Center is “Where needs are met”, and as we have learned in earlier episodes, those needs range from a pair of dry socks to replacing a lost ID. But I think the most important need for many of the guests – local folks who live a... Read more

Don Merrill Interview

Produced for: Between Us

Don Merrill first interviewed Oregon legislators as a way of participating in democracy through journalism in 2014. Then, he talked to 70 candidates. In this presidential election year, he's doing it again. But this time, though his passion is the same, his plans are ... Read more

Black Census Summit gives hard-to-count communities resources to ensure a fair an equitable Census

Airs at: Fri, 02/28/2020 at 5:15pm

Produced for: Evening News, News In Depth

The 2020 Census is a present issue for people across the U.S., and the threat of an undercount of the population can have real consequences. Census dollars are tied to population, and an undercount can result in less federal funding for the state. There are a number o... Read more

Paige Kreisman Interview

Produced for: Between Us

Paige Kreisman is a democrat who is running for the seat in Oregon House District 42. She talked with Don Merrill about why specifically pointing to her status as a transgender woman is important, why the state's campaign finance system needs an overhaul and why she say... Read more

Jami Cate Interview

Produced for: Between Us

Jami Cate is a republican who is running for Oregon House District 17. She talked with Don Merrill about why town festivals might be the key to revitalization of rural Oregon, why trigger locks for guns is a bad idea and how being a fifth (or sixth) generation farmer is... Read more