Public Affairs

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LGBTQIA2S+ Heritage | Live Panel 10: Queer Musicians

Airs at: Tue, 08/13/2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
  Here at KBOO, we are celebrating Pride Month and LGBTQIA2S+ Heritage on Tuesdays, 7:00 to 8:00pm, with live panels from our studios, where we will have guests from these communities talk to us about their culture, presence, struggles, and relevance. Calls are welcome ☎... Read more

Nakba Day

Airs at: Wed, 05/15/2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
  Here at KBOO, we are acknowledging Nakba Day. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the mass displacement of Palestinians that occurred during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, known as the "Nakba", or "Catastrophe". The anniversary puts the spotlight on one of the world’s l... Read more

Earth Day Special Programming

  On Monday, April 22nd, KBOO Community Radio celebrates Earth Day with special programming devoted to everything Mother Earth, ecological justice, environmental awareness, climate activism and animal rights advocacy. Either poetic and imaginative, or highly researched and... Read more

LGBTQIA2S+ Heritage | Live Panel 9: Queer Spaces and Places

Airs at: Tue, 08/06/2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
  Here at KBOO, we are celebrating Pride Month and LGBTQIA2S+ Heritage on Tuesdays, 7:00 to 8:00pm, with live panels from our studios, where we will have guests from these communities talk to us about their culture, presence, struggles, and relevance. Calls are welcome ☎... Read more

Joshua David Palmer - local poet, adventurer, in-home caregiver

Airs at: Fri, 08/02/2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Once Upon a Time
  Born and raised in Estes Park Colorado, home of the Rocky Mountain National Park. This area is also known for the haunted ‘Stanley Hotel’ where parts of Steven King’s ‘The Shining’ and Dumb and Dumber with Jim Carrey were filmed. Joshua is 25 years old, moved to Portlan... Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 08/01/2024 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Venezuela's disputed election; low US expectations with Iran; Taiwan's president pushes sovereignty; executive immunity and the CIA; and more. Read more

The Yoga of Ancient Space

Airs at: Fri, 07/26/2024 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Squirrels Know
  Join Ender Black on another cosmogonic, histrionic, supersonic and highly tonic episode of Squirrels Know!  We take a moment to breathe in and breathe out; we recognize our childhood behaviors we now want to let go of, and we embrace a process of adulthood within an ever... Read more

Art Talk Bus Stop with Takahiro Yamamoto

Airs at: Wed, 07/24/2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Talk Bus Stop
This month the students are on summer break and we're airing a great episode from a previous era of the show. Takahiro Yamamoto is a multi-talented artist and performer working in a variety of forms. He is based in Portland, OR.  https://www.takahiroyamamoto.com/   Read more

The Global Citizen - Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Tue, 07/23/2024 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Tonight's commentary: Trump's Criminal Enterprise on display at the Republican National Convention Read more

LGBTQIA2S+ Heritage | Live Panel 8: The Asexual, Agender, Aromantic Community

Airs at: Tue, 07/30/2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
  Here at KBOO, we are celebrating Pride Month and LGBTQIA2S+ Heritage on Tuesdays, 7:00 to 8:00pm, with live panels from our studios, where we will have guests from these communities talk to us about their culture, presence, struggles, and relevance. Calls are welcome, 5... Read more