Chart your course for a season of special programming at KBOO!  2026 Lineup: International Women's Day Marathon / Women's History Month Specials Metal Marathon Bluegrass Marathon Cesar Chavez Day Specials   Read more

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

  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

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

     Join Andy O’Hara on The World of Jazz show on KBOO for an afternoon exploring the innovative spirit of jazz. In the first hour, we’ll honor the lineages that define the craft, starting with the "first family of jazz" as Ellis and Branford Marsalis take on the standa... Read more

James and Nate talk about the Portland game convention, GameStorm, with their Director of Outreach, Vincent Metal. We discuss building community, how people can get involved with Gamestorm, what they offer, and more. GameStorm takes place Thursday, March 19 to Sunday, Ma... Read more

On this edition of Prison Pipeline: The Global War on Drugs. The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs held its 69th session March 9 through 13. Delegates from many of the world’s nations along with officials from UN agencies and representatives of nongovernmental a... Read more

This week on Transpositive on KBOO Community Radio, we take a close look at several major political and legal developments affecting transgender people across the United States. Our hosts break down the latest news stories shaping the national conversation, including new... Read more

Fortunato hosts another line up of music and drama. Featured today, an episode of Pat Novak For Hire. A pinup model hires Pat to deliever some money to her brother who is in debt to a gambler named Joe Cordona. Sounds easy enough, until he's worked over by some hoods and... Read more

  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

Tune in for 90 minutes of traditional folk music from Mali West Africa on Pastures of Plenty, Wednesday March 18th 5:30 am to 7:00 am.  We will feature music from Malian greats---Ali Farka Touré, Oumou Sangare, Toumani Diabate, Sona Jobarteh, Ballaké Sissoko, Habib Koite... Read more

Jon Nelson hosts this show that features tributes to Black history, Eleni Varikas, and the Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition. Left and the Law: Monumental Racism: In their Left & the Law segment, Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker start with Trump's executive order in early 2... Read more

  This program originally aired on 01/26/2026 From the crest of the Tualatin Mountains, Balch Creek flows down a canyon through Forest Park. The stream runs wild and free until a mile from its confluence with the Willamette River, where it is imprisoned in a sewer pipe.... Read more

      Tune in to KBOO 90.7 this Monday, March 16th, from 5:30 to 7:00 AM for a blend of legendary and contemporary sounds on Folk Espresso. This episode features the incisive fretwork of Richard Thompson, the timeless melodies of Neil Young, and the sophisticated modern ... Read more

  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