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In this episode: analyzing the Trump-Xi phone conversation, in which Xi exacted concessions. Read more

On Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at 11.30 a.m. Joseph Gallivan interviews curator Lloyd DeWitt on the Portland Art Museum's American and European reinstallation. DeWitt talks about making new connections and juxtapositions between American and French Impressionists, how portra... Read more

President Trump has long fantasized about turning the US Military on American citizens, even going so far as to publicly muse about the possibility. With his order federalizing the California National Guard to face down anti-ICE protestors in Los Angeles -- and his threa... Read more

With music from Ezra Furman, Dazey and the Scouts, Las Tesis, Big Joanie, Shark Sandwich, Canary Conn, Laura Jane Grace, and more! Venus Vibes is a 3-hour long show that airs on the 2nd and 4th Monday of every month (late Sunday night) at midnight. Tune in to KBOO 90.7FM ... Read more

Join us as we talk with incoming Oregon Education Association President Enrique Farrera about his humble beginnings and his thoughts about moving the state union forward. Read more

  This program originally aired on May 26, 2025   On May 12, The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality held a public hearing, where over 300 people testified against DEQ approving Zenith Energy’s draft Air Contaminant Discharge Permit. This is the last permit Zen... Read more

  The backlash against trans people, which has swept both the United States and the world in recent years, is not as new as it seems, according to historian  Jules Gill-Peterson. She traces the emergence of trans misogynistic violence over the last two centuries, which ... Read more

Contemporary and eclectic folk music to energize your day. Artists in this episode include: Keb' Mo'; Cascadia Folk Quartet; John Whelan; Kate Power & Steve Einhorn; Yo La Tengo; Fred Small; Jinx Davis; Mary Black; David Francey; The Wailin' Jennys; Keola Beamer; 3 Leg To... Read more