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The Book of Lost Saints

Airs at: Thu, 12/12/2019 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between the Covers
  The Book of Lost Saints is an evocative multigenerational Cuban-American family story of revolution, loss, and family bonds from New York Times-bestselling author Daniel José Older. Marisol vanished during the Cuban Revolution, disappearing with hardly a trace. Now, sha... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for November 11, 2019

Airs at: Mon, 11/11/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
It's veterans' day on the Old Mole with host Thom Becker and: Refusal to Obey: Bill Resnick interviews Garrett Reppenhagen of Veteran’s for Peace How Vets Changed the Military: Tom Becker reads from an article by Kevin Basl in Counterpunch Fiction Review: Larry Bowlden re... Read more

Special Programming - Marvin Simmons

Airs at: Mon, 11/11/2019 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Coming up next is a special Veteran’s Day program from the KBOO Archives, Veteran’s Voice, with host Marvin Simmons.     Image Credit "Veteran's Memorial in Oregon" by Tracy Vierra is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 Read more

Farewell, America: An Interview with Chris Hedges

Airs at: Fri, 11/08/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Beloved Community
Chris Hedges wants us to face the reality that our society is unraveling. He speaks with John Shuck about his latest book. In his latest book, America: The Farewell Tour, Chris Hedges shows how the effects of America's decline and decay affects its citizenry. As America si... Read more

Immortal Technique talks new album, Afghanistan and this activist moment

Airs at: Mon, 11/04/2019 at 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  Immortal Technique is an indigenous hip hop artist and revolutionary, known for his raw, highly-political lyrics. He is performing this evening at 8 p.m. at the Hawthorne Theater. KBOO’s Tammy Habteyes spoke to Immortal Technique about his life, work and perspective on ... Read more

Well-Read Red: Betraying the Kurds

Airs at: Mon, 10/14/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Roben White reads from “Betraying the Kurds” by David Finkel from the Solidarity webzine, October 11, 2019   Image by CIA [CC BY-SA 4.0] via Wikimedia Commons   Read more

Holocaust survivor Laureen Nussbaum unveils new book

Airs at: Mon, 10/14/2019 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  Longtime Portland resident and Holocaust survivor Laureen Nussbaum has a new book, "Shedding our Stars, the story of Hans Calmeyer and how he saved thousands of families like mine," which details how a German bureaucrat saved over 3,700 Jews in Amsterdam from certain dea... Read more

Buscando America on 10/15/19

Airs at: Tue, 10/15/2019 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
Luego de 12 días de protestas en Ecuador se llegó a un acuerdo entre dirigentes indígenas y el presidente Lenin Moreno y se acordó la derogación del decreto que elimina subsidios a los combustibles. La migración en la frontera sur de México se ha convertido en una bomba de ... Read more

Jack Moloney's Century: A Conversation with Per Fagereng

Airs at: Fri, 10/11/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Beloved Community
  John Shuck speaks with radio host and author, Per Fagereng, about his novel, Jack Moloney's Century. The novel covers the 100 year life of Jack Moloney (1980-2080) as he moves from Ireland to Portland with many stops along the way through the world's transition from abun... Read more

September 24, 2019: Looking Back at the Police Union's Use of Grievance Arbitration

Airs at: Mon, 09/24/2018 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
      This show is shorter than normal due to KBOO's Fall Membership Drive.  As the city, its people, and its police union gear up to start negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement for rank-and-file officers and sergeants, we are taking a look back through h... Read more