Radio Ahead Special Programming

  Chart a course for engaging radio in our “Radio Ahead” special programming season! Choose your own adventure amongst our plethora of specials ranging from enlightening interviews, to compelling talk radio, to dynamic music of all genres.  KBOO’s DJs are bringing you ... Read more

International Women's Day / Women's History Month Specials

International Women's Day (March 8th) is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. International Women's Day honors the work of the suffragettes, feminists, and pioneers who have fought for gender equality... Read more

Ditch Digger on 03/18/26

Airs at: Wed, 03/18/2026 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for Ditch Digger

Transforming the Shame Triangle

Airs at: Sun, 03/22/2026 at 8:30am - 9:00am
Produced for Pathways
David Cooley is the co-author of Transforming the Shame Triangle: From Shame to Love Using Parts Work. David uses the restorative conflict model and re-imagines it as a tool for helping individuals learn healthier models of conflict resolution, particularly in the contex... Read more

Risk Bond Bill Passes Oregon Legislature

Airs at: Mon, 03/23/2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for Locus Focus
For over a century a massive array of tanks filled with noxious, explosive liquid fuels and chemicals has been an existential threat to the Pacific Northwest. It still is, but as a result of the passage of the Risk Bond Bill at the end of this past legislative session, w... Read more

The Metal March 2026 part 6

Airs at: Sat, 03/21/2026 at 4:00am - 6:00am

The Metal March 2026 part 5

Airs at: Sat, 03/21/2026 at 2:00am - 4:00am

The Metal March 2026 part 4

Airs at: Sat, 03/21/2026 at 12:00am - 2:00am

The Metal March 2026 part 3

Airs at: Fri, 03/20/2026 at 11:00pm - Sat, 03/21/2026 at 12:00pm

The Metal March 2026 part 2

Airs at: Fri, 03/20/2026 at 7:00pm - 11:00pm

The Metal March 2026 part 1

Airs at: Fri, 03/20/2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Passing on Mentorship: Red Lodge Transition Services

Airs at: Mon, 03/23/2026 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli interviews Trish Jordan with Red Lodge Transition Services based in Portland, Oregon.  Red Lodge is a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving Native American women and men by providing culturally responsive programming and services.  More information... Read more

Decriminalization in the Context of HIV

Airs at: Wed, 03/18/2026 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Free Culture Radio
On this edition of Free Culture Radio: Decriminalization in the Context of HIV. UNAIDS, the United Nations Development Programme, and the International Network of People who Use Drugs, together with several other partners, launched a new joint guidance note entitled Dec... Read more

The Songcircle 3/20/26

Airs at: Fri, 03/20/2026 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Gary sits in & plays lots of new releases - all by women artists, either singer/songwriters or in women-fronted bands - in honor of Women's History Month. Note: all of the images in the collage of album covers are from Bandcamp. Rights belong to individual artists/labels. Read more

Spoke & Word Books

Airs at: Thu, 03/19/2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for Between The Covers
  Do you want to know what it’s like to be an independent bookstore owner? Tune in to Between the Covers on KBOO.fm, Thursday 11:00am Pacific for an interview with Cierra Cook, owner of Spoke and Word Books. She gave up a corporate job to pursue her passion for books an... Read more

If it sounds like country, it’s a country song.

Airs at: Sat, 03/21/2026 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for Swing 'n' Country
The title quotes the late Kris Kristofferson (from his intro to Me and Bobby McGee).  I used that recorded quote to justify some of my selections of unusual country singers in this episode of Swing’n’Country. (Hint - John Wayne is NOT one of the singers.)  The popularity... Read more

Bluegrass Marathon 2026

Airs at: Sat, 03/21/2026 at 9:00am - 5:00pm
  Tune in Saturday March 21 from 9am to 5pm for this year’s Music from the True Vine’s Bluegrass Marathon! Featuring 11 regional and local bands that will be filling the airwaves with live music to soothe your soul and fire up your spirit! Whether soulful ballads, rip-r... Read more

KBOO's Community Resource Directory

  Places to find food for those who lost SNAP benefits: (Compiled via Willamette Week, The Portland Mercury, Oregon Live, KGW)   OREGON FOOD BANK Searchable database of places providing hot meals, boxes of groceries, and other goods. Search by zip code Expect to call a... Read more