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  CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR COPY OF ISSUE 3! Highlights of the BOO Beat Issue 3 include: An in-depth interview with Terry Currier, owner of iconic Portland record store Music Millennium  A photo series of the Clinton Street Theater's Rocky Horror Picture Show KBOO's prog... Read more

  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

On this edition of Free Culture Radio: An Ounce of Prevention. Host Doug McVay is joined in conversation by Barry Davis MD, PhD, a physician, biostatistician, and public health doctor. They discuss tobacco companies, social media, and Dr. Davis's new book Preventioneers: ... Read more

  Tune in to KBOO Between the Covers on Thursday, April 16th at 11:00 am for an interview with author Michell Cox. She is the award-winning author of historical fiction, including the Henrietta and Inspector Howard series, The Fallen Woman’s Daughter, and The Merriweath... Read more

Join us for Cascadia Coffeehouse this Friday morning when we'll enjoy great new music from ace guitarist and songwriter Thomm Jutz, the Milk Carton Kids, Bryan Sutton & Kenny Smith, Joe Newberry & April Verch, Jesse Appelman, and others.  We'll also hear favorites from D... Read more

  Another episode of Swing’n’Country is comin’ your way Saturday, April 18th from 6 till 9 am.  The program features a pair of songs each from Cindy Walker, Marty Robbins and Johnny Paycheck.  There are duets from George Jones & Tammy Wynette and Jessi Colter & Wayne Je... Read more

  Frann Michel hosts this episode in the lead up to Earth Day, with these segments:   AI Boom:   Massive investment in artificial intelligence is driving the US economy right now. But is it a good thing? Patricia Kullberg speaks with economist Marty Hart-Landsberg abou... Read more

Soon after the new Portland City Council took office in 2025, they passed a resolution concerning Zenith Energy, the controversial Houston-based fossil fuel company that rode into Portland in 2017. The resolution directed Mayor Keith Wilson to investigate whether Zenith ... Read more

The KBOO Youth Collective is all about Portland. They talk about their favorite places, the movie scene, pizza, sounds, donuts, and more! Read more

Legendary labor organizer, Ellen David Friedman, chair of the Labor Notes board and coordinator of the United Caucuses of Rank-and-File Educators (UCORE) has just released her first book: "Keep Going: A Guide to Organizing When It's Hard".  In this interview Friedman sha... Read more

Dance Theatre of Harlem Brings a Night of Bold Programming to the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall   Artistic Director Robert Garland talks Bach, Radiohead, Aretha Franklin, and why Portland keeps pulling the company back   By Joseph Gallivan, KBOO Art Focus presenter  D... 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