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Airs at: Sun, 08/27/2017 at 5:15pm - Sun, 09/03/2017 at 5:15pm
Produced for This Is How We See It
Tragedy in Charlottesville, VA.  Should confederate monuments be taken down, does it change anything?  Lamar Odom wants a reality TV show.  Should women give back engagement rings when the engagement is called off?  Join us as we discuss these topics and more. Read more

R.I.P. Dick Gregory

Airs at: Wed, 08/23/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Political Perspectives
  From Pacifica Radio Archives, recordings of Dick Gregory, honoring the life of the comedian and civil rights activist who broke barriers in the 1960s and became one of the first African-Americans to perform at white clubs.  Gregory used satire and cool humor as a force ... Read more

Hot Topics

Airs at: Sun, 08/20/2017 at 6:15pm - Sun, 08/27/2017 at 6:15pm
Produced for This Is How We See It
Chance the Rapper's bodyguard arrested for assaulting fan.  Restaurant in Brooklyn, NY says Kendall Jenner doesn't tip?  Are you the type of person who requires your significant other to sever all ties with their ex’s?  Why you should NEVER go commando. Read more

Hot Topics

Airs at: Sun, 08/13/2017 at 6:45pm - Sun, 08/20/2017 at 6:45pm
Produced for This Is How We See It
R&B singer Bobby Valentino accused of not paying transgender female prostitute.  P. Diddy's praise of black women causes uproar on Twitter.  Companies can now discriminate based on hair style.  Join us as we discuss these topics and more. Read more

KBOO News Interview - Jerry Chrisman of Tesla City Stories

Airs at: Mon, 08/07/2017 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for Evening News
We're fortunate here in Portland to have such a vibrant community of live storytelling and radio theater. There's Willamette Radio Workshop, Portland Story Theater, Back Fence PDX, the Mystery Box Show, Mortified, and The Moth, just to name a few. One of the most intriguin... Read more

Ubu Hour August 2017`

Airs at: Mon, 08/07/2017 at 11:00pm - Tue, 08/08/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for Ubu Hour
Tonight on the Ubu Hour: IN A DARK ROOM PART 1:  Normally we bring radio theater to you, but tonight, if you follow instructions, through hypnosis you will be transported into the radio theater sketch.  An experimental radio theater show that attempts to dissolve the fourt... Read more

Hot Topics

Airs at: Sun, 07/30/2017 at 2:30pm - Sun, 08/06/2017 at 2:30pm
Produced for This Is How We See It
Would it be a problem if your spouse had no trace of you on their social media sites?  Tyler Perry is leaving Oprah's OWN Network for Viacom.  Listen to the story of a woman who was dead for 3 years in her apartment and no one knew.  Join us as we discuss these topics and m... Read more

The Politics of Living - Episode 6

Airs at: Wed, 08/02/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for The Politics of Living
    August 2, 2017  "Life should be an adventure": Comic Sharon Lacey shares her journey of reimagining her work - from media to teaching to comedy.   Sharon discusses her fear of Alzheimer's, her personal challenge not to waste a single moment, and her brand of motiva... Read more

Raising Emotionally Healthy Children

Airs at: Sun, 07/23/2017 at 6:15pm - Sun, 07/30/2017 at 6:15pm
Produced for This Is How We See It
Dr. Nekeisha Hammond talks about raising emotionally healthy children and how to recognize mental illness in children and young adults.  We also discuss Maia Campbell's latest gas station melt down and continuing saga between Rob Kardashian and Blaq Chyna. Read more

Ep.7 Chillin with Chili

Airs at: Sun, 07/23/2017 at 2:45am - 3:30am
Produced for Peace, Love and Soup
July 2017 - This month we’re doing things differently -- we’re chillin!    We’re dedicating the entire episode to Tom Hood (Tommy Hollywood), Chief Engineer at KBOO radio. A man of many talents — Chili Champ, Composer, Producer, Humorist & all around nice guy— deserves thi... Read more