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Happy Danksgiving! A Conversation With Ngaio Bealum

Airs at: Wed, 11/27/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies, a conversation with comedian, activist, and journalist Ngaio Bealum. Read more

Talking with writer Esther Godoy on the release of the zine Butch is Not a Dirty Word, #6 - the Mental Health Issue.

Airs at: Tue, 11/26/2019 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Preference
.   We'll be joined by Esther Godoy, a Portland-based writer and curator of the zine Butch is Not a Dirty Word. Issue number six is the Mental Health Issue. Released earlier this year with a launch/reading party here in town, the Mental Health Issue features a number of w... Read more

MORE Reform

Airs at: Wed, 11/20/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
The US House Judiciary Committee held a markup session on HR3884, the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement Act of 2019. The measure passed the Committee on a vote of 24-10. Read more

Harm Reduction in MA

Airs at: Wed, 11/13/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
The Massachusetts Legislature's Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery held a hearing recently on harm reduction sites and supervised consumption facilities, so on this edition of Century of Lies we hear from MA State Sen. Cindy Friedman, Fenway Health... Read more

Buscando America on 11/05/19

Airs at: Tue, 11/05/2019 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
En esta emisión hablamos sobre las precarias condiciones que se viven en los centros de detención con las activistas y defensoras Maru Mora Villalpando y Colleen Flynn. En krónicas de Viaje, Karen Torrente contextualiza el conflicto chileno desde los años 90´s. Foto: La Res... Read more

Ep 95. LIVE! From The MOMENTOUS:MERCATUSPDX Magazine Launch

Airs at: Thu, 10/24/2019 at 9:00am - Thu, 10/31/2019 at 10:00am
Produced for:  Village Vibes Podcast
Back in April, we were given the privilege of interviewing incredible creatives, policy makers, entrepreneurs, and innovators involved with the Mercatus PDX​ magazine launch at the Momentous event (Elevating, Connecting, & Celebrating Entrepreneurs of Color). We had HEAVY H... Read more

"Close the Camps PDX" holds rally

Airs at: Mon, 10/14/2019 at 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  On October 14, the newly formed coalition “Close the Camps PDX” held a rally in downtown Portland today for No Deportations on Stolen Land. KBOO’s Jezaniah Hawthorne reporting. Read more

Thom Hartmann discusses his new book, the House impeachment investigation and how progressives can reform the Supreme Court

Airs at: Thu, 10/10/2019 at 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth, Evening News
  Thom Hartmann is a progressive national and internationally syndicated talk show host. He is also a New York Times bestselling author of twenty-four books, translated into multiple languages. Thom has a new book, “The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal ... Read more

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

Airs at: Tue, 09/24/2019 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

09 TRIPP-P 22Sep2019

Airs at: Fri, 10/04/2019 at 9:00pm - Tue, 10/31/2023 at 11:45pm
Produced for:  TRIPP-P
Freelance Reporter and former intern at Eugene Weekly, Mike Bivens sits down with the hosts of TRIPP-P to discuss Terpenes and Cannabis, high school gym class, freelance reporting, and more!   Read more