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Grand Ronde tribal paper "Smoke Signals" features Looking Wolf's KBOO appearance

Our show, Indian Country, and the Jan Michael Looking Wolf Reibach interview and preformance that aired on July 23rd was featured in the September 1st edition of the Grand Ronde tribal paper, "Smoke Signals". Ron Karten, "Smoke Signals", journalist did a really great write... Read more

Ben Folds Five & Fraggle Rock

 I get this crazy happy feeling inside when I'm listening to The Underground and I hear the title music from Ben Folds Five, from 1999. So imagine my joy if you will when I learned that Ben Folds Five is putting out a new album. And so I watched the video, and there was no... Read more

Crow Creek Supporters..... Pilamaya! THANK YOU!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT "GARY BUNTING" Garry Bunting January 22 at 1:43am Reply  Dear friends and supporters , Amnesty International USA made contact with me this morning , They recieved our letter of complaint on behalf of the residents of Crow Creek .. Their res... Read more

SUNNYSIDE STUDENTS LAUNCH DONATION DRIVE FOR JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS

Sunnyside Elementary School's Student Council has organized a donation drive to help assist Medical Teams International with their disaster relief work to help victims of the earthquake in Japan. They are seeking donations of money, personal care items, or learning kits... Read more

Building Awareness and Ally Skills Against Sexism at KBOO

Our KBOO community is a true gift. How often to do you see a group of close to 500 incredibly diverse people, mostly volunteers, collaborate together to create radio? Not often! And KBOO has been doing it for almost 50 years! This great community, this gift is here to ben... Read more

mother's day for peace

Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Yesterday was Mother’s Day, and by some counts it was the one-hundredth anniversary of Mother’s Day in the US . In 1870, social activist Julia Ward Howe wrote her Mother's Day Proclamation as a call for peace and disarmament, a call to unite women to organize against w... Read more

The Freeman and Strawman Explained

The Freeman and Strawman Explained Read more

Tribute to John Talley

I met John T in 1982 when I first moved to Portland after a devorce. I sat down to listen to the radio and on came John's show "Indian World". I was so thrilled to hear some traditional Native music, I got up and danced and then later I called him to tell him how gratefu... Read more

Hiatus

 Hey friends, I am off to the Middle East and will be having some guests cover for me.  Enjoy! I'll be back in February with some hot new jams.-the Seamstress Read more

Purple Mind

KBOO is a proud sponsor for Landfall Production's drama Purple Mind “PURPLE MIND” to Premiere at Hollywood Theatre in Memorial Day benefit screening for IVAW “Purple Mind” will screen once only at 3 p.m, May 30th, at the Hollywood Theatre, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland, O... Read more