Recent Audio

In honor of Halloween The Incredible Kid presents a very different form of Electronic Body Music for this edition of Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Kush: classic eighties and nineties industrial music! Expect titans such as Skinny Puppy, Ministry,  Front 242, Coil and others. Two h... Read more

On Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at 11.30 a.m. Joseph Gallivan interviews artist Alx Jujana (PRONOUNCED Alex Koo-JAR-na) and curator Rebecca Dobkins about the Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts Biennial.  Alx talks about being a native artist and fan of James Lavadour whose... Read more

The unhappy combination of the DOGE wrecking ball and the ongoing shutdown of the federal government are starting to make their grim presence felt. As of November 1, several states will be unable to disburse their residents' SNAP benefits. And in the private sector, layo... Read more

  So much news to breakdown about this month - tune in at 10 pm to see how comedians Luke Miller, Arlo Weierhauser, and Virginia Jones are faring.  Virginia Jones (@badinia): Virginia Jones is a standup comedian who has been on Portlandia, CNN’s History of Comedy, and an... Read more

On this edition of Prison Pipeline: Broadway, Bars, and Fortune. Host Doug McVay is joined in conversation by Dr. Shuvendu Sen, the director and producer of a powerful new documentary entitled Broadway, Bars, and Fortune. The documentary showcases how theater and the arts... Read more

In a series of short interviews on the Kaiser Workers Strike Line, October 14-19, we hear from nurses, a mental health professional, caring kids, and a nurse from Providence on the line in solidarity.  Staffing, wages, schedules and control over the work are chronic issu... Read more

Frotunato is setting up a party with novelty drinks, cheesy snacks , and some crazy fun to celebrate the End Of Summer. Tune in for a line up of Halloween and Monster Movie themed songs, and  two scary stories will be featured today. KBOO's own Emily Young will read an e... Read more

A high tech type of noxious weed is spreading across Oregon. For several years data centers have been popping up across the state, destroying farmland and habitat. Enticed by abundant water and energy and tax breaks from cash strapped local communities, high tech compani... Read more

  Laurie Mercier speaks with Olivia Katbi, co-chair of the Portland Democratic Socialists of America, about the recent  action by six Portland city councilors to launch a nationwide pledge of city councilors to investigate whether within city limits there is any manufac... Read more

  Portland is again in the national news now that an Oregon U.S. District Judge has been asked to remove her second restraining order blocking federal control of any National Guard troops in Portland.  In a 2-1 ruling on October 20th, a panel from the 9th Circuit Court ... Read more