Global Affairs

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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 l... Read more

Doing What Works: Overdose Prevention Sites

Airs at: Mon, 11/04/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Prison Pipeline
On this edition of Prison Pipeline: Doing What Works: Overdose Prevention Sites. The Institute for Addiction Science at the University of Southern California is holding a Distinguished Speaker Series. The featured speaker for October was Alex Kral, PhD, a Distinguished Fel... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for November 4, 2024

Airs at: Mon, 11/04/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  Jon Nelson hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Middle East in Crisis: Laurie Mercier speaks with Juan Ricardo Cole about Israel’s wars on Gaza and Lebanon and the response from the Biden administration and American students on coll... Read more

The Global State of Harm Reduction 2024

Airs at: Wed, 10/30/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: The Global State of Harm Reduction. On Tuesday October 29, Harm Reduction International released its new report entitled The Global State of Harm Reduction 2024. HRI held a news conference to announce the release and discuss their findings. We... Read more

Middle East in Crisis

Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Laurie Mercier speaks with Juan Ricardo Cole about Israel’s wars on Gaza and Lebanon and the response from the Biden administration and American students on college campuses. Cole is the Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University of Michigan and s... Read more

Outgrow the System

Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
If we are to save our planet from rapidly approaching climate catastrophe, business as usual is no longer an option. Outgrow the System is a new documentary about transitioning to a more sustainable economic system, by co-directors Cecilia Paulsson and Anders Nillson. Extin... Read more

And AFTER the election, what? with host Paul Roland

Airs at: Wed, 10/23/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for Wednesday Talk Radio
  With the nearly apocalyptic 2024 election almost upon us, everyone is waiting with bated breath for how it will all play out--who will win the presidency, whether and how much the result will be delayed, contested, or result in violence. The outcome will certain set the ... Read more

Civilly Disobedient

Airs at: Wed, 10/23/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Civilly Disobedient. Dana Larsen is a political activist, business owner, and drug policy reform movement leader located in Vancouver, BC. On Thursday October, 17, Dana’s Mushroom Dispensary and Microdose Cafe in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside w... Read more

Fentanyl Smuggling and the Failure of a Militarized War on Drugs

Airs at: Mon, 10/21/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Prison Pipeline
On this edition of Prison Pipeline: Fentanyl Smuggling and the Failure of a Militarized War on Drugs. The Washington Office on Latin America recently hosted a group of experts in a discussion entitled Responding Effectively to the Fentanyl Overdose Crisis: Evidence from th... Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 10/17/2024 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for Evening News
Highlighting this episode: The human toll of Israel's incursion in Lebanon; "crazy thoughts" from Israel on the war; and upheaval in Haiti. Read more