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The Underground Takes On Portland

Airs at: Wed, 04/22/2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  The Underground
The KBOO Youth Collective is all about Portland. They talk about their favorite places, the movie scene, pizza, sounds, donuts, and more! Read more

Talking Earth

Airs at: Mon, 04/13/2026 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  Talking Earth
April 13th, 2026 Michael Franklin teaches 'Poetic Voices', a high school poetry class that allows students such as Emily Kelley, Drake Peters, and Alissa Peterson to dig deep into their poetic self. Michael and his students will be in Portland on Friday, April 17th at ... Read more

Once Upon a Time

Airs at: Fri, 03/27/2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  Once Upon a Time
This Friday, the 27th, is going to be a special show. I will be on the air with Charlie, our controller, and we are planning something a little different — perhaps a bit eclectic and even funny. Of course, we will talk about memoirs, autobiographies, and biographies, one ... Read more

CND69 Part Three

Airs at: Wed, 03/25/2026 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
On this edition of Century: CND69 Part Three. We feature voices from the 69th session of the UN’s Commission on Narcotic Drugs including Ben Saul, UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur on Counterterrorism and Human Rights; Judy Chang, Program Officer at the Open So... Read more

Digital Rhythm Revolution

Every 5th Sunday from 7:00 PM to 8:00PM Nifty G. curates an hour of electronic audio exploration.     This program exists to expand the mind by sharing various forms of electronic music.  This time it's Ambient, Down-Tempo, and Trip-Hop.  There's a time for everythin... Read more

Changing of the Seasons Through Music

Airs at: Wed, 03/25/2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  The Underground
The Underground is going through seasons with Music! Including Greyson, Gavin, Eli, Suzanne, Clementine, Lola, Olivia, Jude W, Vivian, Julian, Jude E, Clem, Grady and Nick.   Tune In to hear our musical selections!!!!!!   In Spring Is Vivian, Gavin and Julian. In Summ... Read more

Previewing Portland Youth Philharmonic's Spring 2026 Concert

Airs at: Thu, 03/05/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
If you haven’t heard our city’s Best Musical Group, according to Willamette Week’s 2025 Best of Portland Readers poll, this Saturday’s your chance. The Portland Youth Philharmonic, America’s longest running youth orchestra, continues its historic 102nd season with a conc... 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

In Our Future We are Free - an Interview with Nell Bernstein

Airs at: Mon, 01/05/2026 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
This Monday, January 5 at 6:30pm, Prison Pipeline on KBOO Community Radio features an in-depth interview with journalist and author Nell Bernstein, whose reporting has helped transform the national conversation about youth incarceration. Over the past twenty years, the U... Read more

The Underground Presents A Christmas Carol

Airs at: Wed, 12/24/2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  The Underground
KBOO's Youth Collective puts on a radio play version of Charles Dicken's "A Christmas Carol" featuring Nick, Elizabeth, Clem, Viv, Clementine, Lola, Suzanne, Grady, Olivia, Jude E., and Jude W. This version was written by Anthony E. Palermo, an award-winning radio perfo... Read more