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... Read more

News In Depth: Arts News with Oregon ArtsWatch and the Global Citizen International Digest

Airs at: Thu, 02/05/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
  On this edition of KBOO News in Depth:  KBOO's Althea Billings speaks with Oregon Artswatch Executive Director Laura Grimes about some of the latest arts news in the region. They discuss "Plan for two-venue Keller Auditorium, PSU Performing Arts Center challenged," "... Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 02/05/2026 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Main stories in this episode: Venezuela's leader has her own agenda; Spain offers new hope for migrants; US-Russia nuclear arms agreement in jeopardy Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for February 9, 2026

Airs at: Mon, 02/09/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Hosted by Frann Michel, this episode includes these segments: African-Americans and the Bomb:   When Dr. Vincent Intondi became interested in the African-American response to atomic weapons, he was told over and over again by various scholars that the Black community h... Read more

African-Americans and the Bomb

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
When Dr. Vincent Intondi became interested in the African-American response to atomic weapons, he was told over and over again by various scholars that the Black community had no history of protest against the bomb. That, he quickly discovered, was completely false. The ... Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 01/29/2026 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Main stories in this episode: Trump's escalating dispute with Canada; India's surveillance state; US further distances itself from NATO and Europe. Read more

News In Depth: KBOO On the Ground in Minneapolis and the Global Citizen International Digest

Airs at: Thu, 01/29/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
  On this edition of KBOO News in Depth:  ICE agents have continued to target the Twin Cities in Minnesota, and local communities are organizing in a variety of ways to push back. KBOO reporter RC was on the ground in Minneapolis on Wednesday. We hear from attendees of a... Read more

Media and art we like

Airs at: Fri, 01/30/2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Produced for:  Radiozine
First, Clark talks about different styles of dances. Then, Kiyan describes his favorite and least favorite characters in Superman. Finally, Em discusses why the TV show Stranger Things is meaningful to her.  Read more

Synthetic Drugs

Airs at: Wed, 01/28/2026 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
On this edition of Century: Synthetic Drugs. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime hosted its third annual two-day open-ended intergovernmental expert group meeting on the global synthetic drug situation January 20 and 21. Discussions focused on international int... Read more

Gaza is our Home

Airs at: Mon, 01/26/2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
On this episode of Radiozine on KBOO Community Radio, we’ll be joined by Monear Shaer, filmmaker and activist, for an in-depth conversation about his documentary Gaza Is Our Home, which will be screening this week in Portland. Gaza Is Our Home is an intimate and deeply hu... Read more