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A Deeper Look

Linda Olson-Osterlund hosts this half hour interview show focusing on challenging social and political issues of our World today. Guests will include authors and activists writing and organizing around these issues. Tune in to get behind the headlines.       Read more

A Jazz World

The world was forced to say goodbye to the great David Lifton, the long-time host of this wonderful show, in December of 2015. His always-cheerful presence is sorely missed at KBOO. Article in PDX Jazz honoring the late David Lifton KBOO Memorial Tribute Show Read more

A Popcalypse

Retired 3/20/19 Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday from 12am-3am.  Playing all the greatest pop songs, antipop songs, one hit wonders, no hit wonders and A thru Z sides you love but may never have heard. Hosted by Yorik Jones, a DJ of Infinite Jest & Musical Tastes.  Read more

A Radio Geekly

  A Radio Geekly is a collective, consisting of geeks from all perspectives, who have come together to discuss “all things geek”. Click on the links below to listen to our archived episodes. We hope to "rise up out of the ashes" with a new collective soon, but in the me... Read more

Africa On Fire!

Grace Kuto and Basko Kante are Africa On Fire! Elder Consultants. They lead Africa Roundtable editions of Africa On Fire! Roundtables generally air every other first Thursday. GRACE KUTO was raised a Quaker in Chwele, Kenya. She is the co-founder of Portland’s Harambee Cen... Read more

Air Cascadia

  Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10:00 AM to 10:15 AM. Read more

All Black Everything

post crunk trip hopped up on goofballs experi-mental-case based god goth with a splash of metal oh but only if the moog is right Read more

APA Compass

APA Compass is a collectively produced public affairs program.  Our mission is to provide a forum for dialogue, exploration, and dissemination of issues pertinent to Asian Pacific American (APA) communities; to unite, politicize and empower APAs; to raise awareness of socia... Read more

Artists Rising

Every first and third Saturday from 3:00 AM to 6:00 AM. Features the music of local and non-local underground artists The Facebook page to link your music or discuss the show: https://www.facebook.com/Artists-Rising-323394307831135/   Read more

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Day

May 3 is Asian/Pacific American Day on KBOO! In recognition of the month of May as APA Heritage Month, KBOO is airing all Asian/Pacific American (APA) KBOO programming on May 3, 2019 from 8am-4pm. Tune in to hear our favorite an all new Pacific Underground, music playlist ... Read more

Audio Comix

Produced for Audio Comix
  Comedy without the pictures. Read more

Beloved Community

  John Shuck hosts Beloved Community and Progressive Spirit On “The Beloved Community” we address the philosophical and spiritual foundations for non-violence, activism, political engagement and peace building. We hear voices of those who are building the Beloved Communit... Read more

Blue Rhythm

Every Fifth Saturday from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Read more

Blues and More

Blues from an Afro-Centric perspective high-lighting the various forms the genre has taken and influenced. "Blues and More" will give you what the name implies: Blues by a variety of artists you would not normally associate with the Blues. . Read more

BOO Wire

This program will keep listeners informed about what's going on at KBOO, with a cavalcade of information, with a variety of volunteer and staff hosts. Read more

Bread And Butter

  Interviews and stories about housing and employment in the Portland area Read more

Bread and Roses

  Every Friday from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM.   Bread and Roses is a collective of women-identified radio activists. We offer feminist public affairs programming. We give voice to those working for social justice and equity, globally and locally. We strive to challenge syste... Read more

Bring Back Reality w/ Keith Bloom & Scotty Sounds!

Please check out our mixcloud page for all our archived shows!!! https://www.mixcloud.com/bringbackreality/ Welcome to our Realm ! Music, Food, Art, Humor, Culture, Improv, Interviews, People, Life, PDX and Suprise Characters will create the show we get to share with you. ... Read more

BroadBand

  Part 'feed your soul', part 'food for thought', BroadBand is a podcast that features personal wellness tips and public affairs information because you need to take care of yourself in order to take care of the world. Hosted by Dennise M. Kowalczyk. Facebook Web Read more

Caravan of Glam

Every 4th Tuesday from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Read more

Changeable Bulbs

  ---> Every other Thursday night (Friday morning) from 12:00 AM to 3:00 AM. Funky music from all genres, spur of the moment vibes from live radio Beats, Dub, Live Sound Collage, New & Old music... hosted by DJ Paws Hands Read more

chatrooms: an on-air radio comedy showcast

Every First Monday from 11- Midnight   an on air radio comedy showcase Read more

Circle A Radio

Circle A covers local, national and international issues, focusing on the voices of communities who, for political reasons, are not allowed a voice in the mainstream media. For more information email us, or continue to the Audio Tab to listen to our past shows.   The Cir... Read more

City of Women

  Every first and third Friday from 3:00 AM to 5:30 AM. Music voiced by those who identify as women with sonic, atomic sounds from cities everywhere. A special focus will be made on local bands,urban, electronica and noise. Read more

Combined Culture Radio

Every 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Wenesday from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm Combined Culture Radio is a public affairs show that covers culture, sports, music and art. The show is hosted by Tevin Tavares, co-founder and creative producer of Combined Culture, and Combined Culture affiliate... Read more

Comic Insights

Portland has helped produce and grow some of the most accomplished comedians around. Our local comedy scene has boomed and we are so lucky to be around for it! Join host Nick Harris, a manager at Helium Comedy club, as he talks to comedians about the scene, their jokes, the... Read more

Communism and the Environment

This podcast explores practical steps to save the environment through self-reform, as well as living in a society where everybody shares. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100016576237876 Read more

Dawnbreaker's Breakdown

Program retired in April 2016. Was every second and fourth Friday from 5:30 AM to 7:00 AM, alternating weekly with Lark in the Morning. Read more

Dead Moon Night

Produced for Dead Moon Night
This is an interview with Toody Cole, Chloe Eudaly, Polly Anne Birge, and Robin Mullins about Dead Moon Night, Thursday October 5th at 6pm at City Hall - 1221 SW 4th Avenue in Portland Join Portland City Hall and Commissioner Chloe Eudaly in commemorating the legendary ban... Read more

Deezy Hours

2nd, 4th, and 5th Saturday from 3-6am Rap music from back then until now, though we are going to keep it new, with a main focus on up coming artists, but also good old stuff from time to time.   Tune in call in and check me out!! 18 and teaching at my high school I grad... Read more

Democracy in Motion

Second Friday of every month from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM. Read more

Desolo Luna Vox Theatrum

An annual (usually around late August or early September) four-hour-long variety show mixing live and pre-recorded performances of dada, surrealism, and many of their diverse offspring drawing on both classic and new material, all transposed for radio and performed by KBOO ... Read more

Dharma Wheel

Tune in for new and vintage political/spiritual/radical folk and rock music. Music has always been a healing and transformative force in culture. In the1960s we saw the birth of folk/rock music –a convergence of music. culture and activism that changed a nation. We are livi... Read more

DI Squared: Dream It, Do It

DI Squared is a program about entrepreneurs of color in the Portland area.  Each week we feature an entrepreneur who tells the story about getting started.  We also present a resource organization that provides services to businesses in getting started.  And we raise---and ... Read more

Disability Awareness

  Every fourth Friday from 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM.   A monthly show about issues affecting people with disabilities and their communities. Read more

Effabl Radio

We come together to speak on the events that affect the African diaspora in art, culture, and television. We speak on the social constructs that shape our paths to love. as well as other aspects of interpersonal communicating We listen in hopes to foster a dialogue that ca... Read more

Ejammz Hits Show

Old school funk and  mixes  dances hits Read more

Environments Eastwest


Express Yo'self

Express Yo'self, hosted by the original Ji, features talented spoken word artists, rappers, poets and singers from around the Portland metropolitan area. Not only do the guest of the show write their own lyrical pieces, but Ji is also a singer, song writer, poet and spoken ... Read more

Far-Away Places

  ---> Every Tuesday from 12:00am to 1:00am. Lounge and Exotica The Far-Away Places is a musical dream-world - a place deep inside your mind - where everything old is new again - and you might even grow nostalgic for places you've never  been to before. Featuring music y... Read more

Free Speech Radio News

Free Speech Radio News is an international worker-run collective of freelance reporters produces this daily newscast of news stories from around the world. Real news by real people -- hear the voices of those affected, in their own words, uncensored and straight from the ... Read more

Freeks n' Deeks

The DJ is a person in your neighborhood. When two get together, the listener benefits and the whole community prospers. All this summer, DJs Thurston Hungar and Slamantha Foxx roll through KBOO every other Friday to bring the sounds that make you think, smile, dance, weep;... Read more

guess who's coming to radio??!!

  ---> Every 2nd (7-10 pm) and 4th (8-10 pm) Thursdays. Radio as a liberatory tool...   This is a show with a goal to address the sociopolitical issues relative to African people and our experiences, in ways that promote positivity, awareness, and pro-activity.  We (who... Read more

Hello Vancouver

News, interviews, and information about life and public affairs on the north side of the Columbia River.   Read more

Hole in the Bucket

Hole In The Bucket is a show about the many faces of poverty. Poverty underlies and aggravates practically every human ill. Something recognized  and vocalized by every one of our guests. Consequently, 'Hole In The Bucket' addresses many areas of the human experience.  War,... Read more

Holland Hour

Sundays 9:00am to 10:00am.   This show alternates weekly with Italian Hour.   Read more

I Love This Place PDX

Produced for I Love This Place PDX
To foster a youth-oriented dialogue about gentrification and other forms of community change through community-based storytelling that ultimately displays the neighborhood pride and identity present in Albina and other changing Portland neighborhoods.    Read more

Infinite Beats

  --->   Exploring the atmospheric roots of jazz and electro. Surrealistic adaptations of classic albums, with skits, scenes, and spoken word abstracts Read more

International Women's Day 2016

International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8 every year. At KBOO, we like to celebrate the achievements of women, as well as push for more parity, more recognition, and more equality for women and women identified folks in our community and in our world. If you are i... Read more

Intersections Radio

Greetings! A new show is coming to KBOO Community Radio and it is Intersections Radio! This show is hosted and produced by me, Sarika Mehta, with my partner-in-crime - Liz Rogers - engineering (that is, making us sound great!). Liz and I were a part of the amazing APA Compa... Read more

Interview with the producers of Tyke Elephant Outlaw

At Voices for the Animals we wanted to bring you news of an important film coming to the Portland Film Festival the first week of September. so we will air at an additional  one hour time slot on August 31st. at 11am  this month.  Join host Courtney Scott for this special p... Read more

Irish Ways

Rhona Coughlan is from Cork, Ireland. She is thrilled to be in Portland and working at KBOO this summer, using this show to tell you all about Ireland Read more

It Takes A Village

The name of the new show, by veteran KBOO programmer, Shaheed Haamid It Takes A Village is from an old African proverb that recognizes the diversity, differences and unity needed to make a community work. It Takes A Village will attempt to examine some of the current politi... Read more

Jùjú June: Yoruba music of Nigeria

today's program is dedicated to various musics of Yorubaland in southwestern Nigeria, focusing on the Jùjú, Sakara and Apala forms. Talking drums that perfectly mimic the Yoruba language, psychedelic guitars and melismatic vocals forming trance states, Arabic influenced mic... Read more

Justice Hope Freedom

Purpose: Justice. Hope. Freedom. Learn about the issues of sex trafficking & exploitation and where this issue intersects with other societal ills such as violence, abuse, poverty, gangs, etc.  Here I will highlight individuals and organizations that are working to bring ju... Read more

KBOO at Wizard World Comic Con!

  KBOO had a rad time at this year’s Wizard World Comic Con, held at the Oregon Convention Center, Feb. 19 - 21. Check out the links below to hear some great audio from the event, recorded by our crew: Pamela Santos, Jackie Malstrom, Just Jess and Jenna Yokoyama. More info... Read more

KBOO Board Candidate Forum

Hey KBOO Members – the annual election of KBOO’s Board of Directors is coming up on September 15th – this is your chance to have a say in the governance and direction of KBOO community radio.  To help you decide who to vote for, we’ve organized a series of forums with the c... Read more

KBOO Sunday News

This six month trial of the KBOO Sunday News summarizes the day's news, reviews the week's top stories, offers a forum for community members to discuss those stories, features current issues and follows up on previously reported stories. Read more

Keep Alive The Dream

On King Day, we broadcast the Keep Alive The Dream tribute to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from 11:00 am until 6:30 pm. This pre-empts all public affairs, news, and music shows. This program has been retired, however, KBOO still covers a yearly MLK tribute show which yo... Read more

Keepin It Real

  1st Wednesdays from 7 - 8 pm 5th Wednesdays from 6-7pm “Keepin It Real” is a public affairs, talk radio program that strives to educate and to offer a forum for people to speak their truth while being open minded and inclusive. On “Keepin It Real”: We take a look ... Read more

Kitchen Table Conversations

  --->     Kitchen Table Conversations is a spontaneous, Live talk radio program focused on discussing important current events and how they are impacting our community and all of us individually. This is not a new concept! I, Mary Postlethwaite, started Kitchen Table C... Read more

LGBTQArts

This show focuses on art and music in the local LGBTQ community. Read more

Liberation Radio

Liberation Radio brings you interviews, commentary and analysis of political developments and struggles affecting workers throughout the country. Read more

Life Counts Coaching

a life coaching program helping you through the daily challenges of life, and giving you the tools to cope on a day-to-day basis. Read more

Lighthouse Sessions

Every Other Friday from 12-3am   Lighthouse Lessons is the media-production arm of Lighthouse Art Collective, a community which exists to empower creators and neighbors to engage with each other and the greater civic arena in order to facilitate growth, equality, abundanc... Read more

Lounge World

Every Monday from 1:00am to 3:00am. kboo's nu-jazz, broken-world, down-tempo, pro-peace dance music party - featuring your curator - MC dj AKA Chintzy Schmaltz Read more

Mediterraneans: Music of the Middle East North Africa and Beyond

 "Mediterraneans: Music of the Middle East North Africa and Beyond" features music of all genres from across the Arab World, Turkey, Iran, Israel, and their European and New World diasporas. The show's repertoire includes classical Arabic instrumentals from medieval Spain (... Read more

Midnite Highway

Early rock and roll, blues and rhythm for the road.  Started on KBOO, the episodes created in 2018 originate from KWVA 88.1   Read more

Mo is Shy, a KBOO docudrama of the Portland Christmas tree trial

One year ago, Mohamed Mohamud was found guilty of trying to blow up Portland's Pioneer Square Christmas Tree. His sentencing had been postponed several times, now indefinitely. KBOO reporter Joe Meyer attended every minute of the trial, wrote a script from his scribbled th... Read more

More Reggae

Retired in April 2017 Read more

Music Without Borders

  ---> Every Sunday from 8:00pm to 10:00pm. Music Without Borders Read more

My Zine

Good old-fashioned spoken-word radio.  Observations and opinions, commentary and creative writing by long-time staff member, Bruce Silverman.  Random, thought-provoking topics including everything from human-interest stories read straight from the local paper, to personal c... Read more

Nekropolis

  ---> Every Monday from 2:00am to 3:00am. Expanding Your Musical Geography NEKROPOLIS - Are you a Nekropolitan? Nekropolis KBOO, 90.7 Portland is an eclectic mix of mostly electronic, world, hip-hop, experimental, local and new music.....oh yeah, and covers... Read more

New Visions for Peace

I am committed to working for personal and global peace for all citizens and life in our world. On the NEW VISIONS FOR PEACE show, I will bring you information and inspiration for living a peaceful life. I believe that creating a harmonious world begins in each one of us an... Read more

Nintendon't

  Video game music past and present presented with a healthy dose of ludology. Nintendon't is a KBOO podcast looking at PC and video game music ranging from the bleeps and bloops of what may or may not be your childhood to the modern hits of today with a wry perspective.... Read more

One Hundred Tacks

http://onehundredtacks.tumblr.com/ http://soundcloud.com/100-tacks Read more

Oregon Community Media

  Sporadically occurring collaborative effort of over 20 community radio stations in Oregon   Oregon Community Media: Independent community radio and media working in collaboration to better serve Oregon. OCM is composed of over 20 local and independent community broad... Read more

Out Loud

Out Loud retired in 2015 - but Queer programming continues on KBOO! Here's the new lineup:   1st Tuesday of the month: Transpositive PDX 2nd Tuesday and 5th Tuesday - Preference - hosted by Alan Silver 3rd Tuesday - Darion and Justin host QTPOCTalk KBOO is proud of our... Read more

Pacific Underground

  Retired 2020. Every first and third Friday 11am-12pm. Pacific Underground is a show for and by the Asians and Pacific Islander (API) communities There are nearly 225,000 APIs in Oregon. But in one of America’s whitest states, the issues that impact us simply aren’t co... Read more

Peltier Justice Ride

Produced for Radiozine
  KBOO volunteer Christopher Francisco is traveling and providing KBOO updated news and broadcasts with the Peltier Justice Ride 2016, a group riding from Oregon to Washington, DC, July 12-24, 2016.   The ride is dedicated to creating awareness of the injustice Leonard Pel... Read more

Pickle Feather Express

Every Friday from 3:00 AM to 6:00 AM. Read more

Poetic License

  --->   Every first Monday from 10:00 PM to 11:00 PM. Poetic License: The liberty taken by an artist/writer in deviating from conventional rules to produce a desired effect.  In this one hour show, the first Monday of every month, Turiya will explore the spoken word art... Read more

Poetry and Everything

  4th Monday from 10pm  - 11pm Judith and guests read and talk about poetry and everything Hosted by Portland writer/poet Judith Arcana  (photo courtesy of NIRH) Guests will be Portland poets, nearby poets - perhaps faraway poets, pairs of poets, groups of poets - maybe... Read more

Portland Resistance Calendar

Thanks for your support. I'm unable to come back to this work, and I hope that someone else is or will be able to take this on. (And if you hear of someone who has, let me know & I'll update this page) - vj In the meantime, you may want to check: pdxactivist.org (where y... Read more

Positively Revolting

  Every Friday from 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM.   A variety of topics from an eco-feminist, and anarcha-feminist perspective   Call in and voice your thoughts, ideas and opinions on today's topics. The studio number is 503-231-8187 Like us on Facebook facebook.com/positivelyr... Read more

Prison Breakdown

Prison Breakdown explores the past, present, and potential futures of mass incarceration, blending cutting edge academic research with the perspectives of people with direct experience with the criminal justice system.  Host Nicole Solomon Lindahl coordinated a college prog... Read more

Probable Cause podcast

Podcast on local and national politics by Patrick.   Read more

Progressive Spirit

Produced for Progressive Spirit
  Progressive Spirit talks intelligently about spirituality and social justice. Listen to interviews with top scholars, authors, social justice activists, and spiritual leaders from around the world.  Download or subscribe via iTunes! Read more

Puppet Radio Theatre

Radio Sketch Comedy like Grandma used ta make. But with Puppets! Real honest ta god puppets! Read more

QTPOC Talk

    Program on Portland’s Queer and Trans Communities of Color The show features two local members of Portland’s Queer and Trans Communities of Color (QTPOC).  The goal is to increase support for Portland’s Queer and Trans Communities of Color and the intersectionality ... Read more

Queen Talk

3rd Thursday at 7pm Queen Talk is a monthly, talk radio show featuring a main host with guests utilizing live conversation and call in options. The show is a forum for the host, guests and audience members to express themselves holistically on various topics including bu... Read more

Radio under the Influence

  ---> Every Thursday from 3:00 AM to 5:30 AM. Questionable content from the A.V. Squad   Read more

Recovery Zone

  Recovery Zone has retired. It previously played on KBOO every 4th Wednesday of each month, from 11:00 am to 11:30 am.  Healing Our World Everywhere we look we see a world in trouble--environmental degradation; war, torture and militarism; corporate greed, poverty and ... Read more

Red Eye Sunrise

  ---> Airs 12:00am (midnight) to 3:00am Wednesdays. Alternates weekly with Somethin or Other. Night Music "A Late Night Radio Show that plays Night Music: Music that wakes up when the sun goes down Music that sounds like the electronic building blocks of society Music th... Read more

Rhythm Jam

  ---> The program will aim to bring the listener music which is inherently connected to the roots of Blues and early Jazz, with an occasional helping of historic narrative from me to relate the music played to its place of importance. It may be from that period, or much ... Read more

Rose City Rip Hop

  --->   Hosted by Khalid Mosley Read more

Say It Outloud


Shirley Surtan's Lively Experiment


Sleepwalking Through Time

Sleepwalking Through Time explores different artists and genres from the 1920's through the 1980's with different genres each hour. Certain episodes may have interviews and guest hosts.  Read more

Smart ALEC Oregon

Produced for Smart ALEC Oregon
  KBOO received a grant from the Fund for Investigative Journalism to do an investigation on the influence of the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, in Oregon. The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is a tax-exempt, 501(c)3 charitable organization t... Read more

Sounds of Awareness

Sounds of Awareness is an interview program discussing life style, education, social and legal issues, housing, health care, and employment, and how these impact people with disabilities and the community at large. Paul Van Dyck produces and hosts this 30-minute, disabilit... Read more

Start-Up City

A 5-week series on how the new technology boom is changing Portland Read more

Station Manager Monthly Report

  Once a month, tune in to hear the station manager report. This is a report created for the board of directors and presented at their meeting on the 4th Monday of each month. The report goes through the different departments at KBOO and shares some highlights about what s... Read more

Steam Radio Syndicate

Sounds and stories from the deck of the UV746 Tugboat on the Willamette River. Read more

Sudden Radio Project

  --->   Last Monday of every month, 11:00pm to 12:00am.   Sudden Radio Project - Theater     Tune in the Fourth Monday of every month for a new episode!     Read more

The Abe and Joe Talk Radio Show

  Every Tuesday from 8:00am to 9:00am. Retired October 2020   Call-in talk radio covering politics, history, and the state of the zeitgeist, with a liberal dose of listener comments.   Read more

The Amazing Acro-Cats!

Moe Bowstern inteviews Samantha Martin and Polly Smith of The Amazing Acro-Cats.  The Amazing Acro-Cats, and their human staff, are devoted to promoting cat-training awareness and supporting feline adoption and rescue across the country. Our mission is to show cat lovers ... Read more

The Asterism Rest Area

Fridays from 12:00am (midnight) to 3:00am. Alternates weekly with The Sacred Circle "Temenos" It's Infinitely Late at Night...you're still Awake?  Perhaps barely waking...  Whatever the reason, tune into the Rest Area for an ever-changing mix of popular song, noise, an... Read more

The Bat Cave

"I'll drink up all the Hennessy you got on your shelf, so just let me introduce myself..." Read more

The Confessional

  Every Sunday from 12:00am to 2:00am.  Talk Radio with La Contessa de la Luna. Guilt Shame Fear Forgiveness Minor Felonies Each of us has secrets, guilt, and shame we carry with us. These little (and sometimes big) secrets weigh us down, hold us back from reaching our o... Read more

The Dawn Patrol Variety Hour(s)

  --->   Final Episode was on June 26, 2020 Eclectic mix highlighting local music acts and banter on all things Portland. Nick Towle and Logan Manser are originally from California and Alaska, respectively. They took markedly different paths that led them to here, but b... Read more

The Ethiopian Ball

Based on an actual event, The Ethiopian Ball takes place in Charleston, South Carolina, near the end of the American Revolutionary War.  Narrator of The Ethiopian Ball is actress/singer Ashley Jordan, in the role of Crissy.  Says Jordan, “The Ethiopian Ball is a rare jewel ... Read more

The Firesign Theatre Radio Hour

Each episode, we'll play a show from The Firesign Theater's classic Dear Friends era (1970 to 1972) of radio broadcasts, which started out with The Firesign Theater Radio Hour Hour (Originally on KPPC-FM in 1970), which begat Dear Friends ( KPFK in 1970-1971), which begat L... Read more

The Heather McCoy Show

Every Thursday from 10-11am The Heather McCoy Show: We talk about it all! Read more

The Hollywood Murders: A Day in May

Produced for Evening News
KBOO News Special Program Read more

The Holy Crowley Hour

Produced for The Holy Crowley Hour
  --->     The Holy Crowley Hour is now merged with Mr. Jones's Neighborhood every 4th Friday at 11 am! Under the influence... as they say. Many of our late-night deejays have been accused of belonging to a cult led by Aleister Crowley. That's only half right. We're me... Read more

The Lecture Room

Host Mel Reslor bring you recorded lectures in and around Portland Read more

The Lit Fantastic: Writers Geek Out

First Monday from 10pm - 11pm The Lit Fantastic features interviews with poets and writers from a variety of places, at different stages of their writing careers, discussing their favorite or strangest obsessions and interests. Guests include: Rosebud Ben-Oni, David Campos,... Read more

The Outside World

Every Saturday from 12:00am (midnight) to 3:00am.  Read more

The Politics of Living

Every 1st Wednesday from 9:00 am - 10:00 am The purpose of this show is to create a place on the radio dial in order to elevate women's voices and opinions around political, economical, and cultural issues. The intent is to look at global and local events/topics via interv... Read more

The River Signal

We're Galen, Reid, and Brian, three friends living in Portland, Oregon. This June, we're going to cram into a boat the size of a dorm room and head down the Mississippi. And as we go, we'll write, record and broadcast an original radio story.   This story, The River Signal... Read more

The Speciesism Podcast

  --->   Exploring speciesism in relation to war, classism, sexism, racism, and more. Read more

The Spirit of the Forest

  The Spirit of the Forest is an audio drama / dark comedy, where each episode spans an array of vignettes, ideas, and other audio worth considering.  Featuring experimental narratives, improvised sketch comedy, sad stories, discussions, satire & parody, obtuse audio envir... Read more

The State of Cannabis


The Union of Time Thieves

The Union of Time Thieves is a show dedicated to looking at the world through the lens of the Situationist International. We deal in all variety of radio expression: live music, interviews, audio collage, reading parties, more. We have a website: check it out! The Union of... Read more

The Wyld/Lyfe

Come explore the   "Wyld/Lyfe" with your host Perrin Willis. On "Wyld/Lyfe" we explore everything under the sun, from dating life in Portland to financial literacy in urban areas to children reviewing films, and so much more.   If It's interesting, exhilirating, education... Read more

Threshold Shift

Produced for Threshold Shift
  Hear the Earth You're Missing Threshold Shift is a collection of field recordings created and contributed by sound professionals, scientists, and student-citizens from across the globe. Why do we record? By many accounts, there is less than 2% of the Earth that is free ... Read more

Treasures From The KBOO Archives

This program features Treasures from the KBOO Audio Archive, going back to 1968 Please help us preserve these audio gems! ---> KBOO's Public Affairs Archive Digitization Project KBOO has an archive of over 7000 recordings of speeches, interviews and documentaries datin... Read more

Tune In, Turn On and Remember

A monthly series that ran throughout the year 2013 – KBOO’s 45th anniversary year - stories about KBOO history from those who were part of the early days of KBOO. Read more

Ubu Hour

  The Ubu Hour, inspired by Alfred Jarry's absurdist Ubu plays, airs experimental radio theater with dada/Surreal elements Read more

Upside Downtrodden

  --->   Informative and entertaining talk about the issues that matter. The Upside Downtrodden podcast is the voice for our mission to create a new civilization. Each episode we discuss issues important to the effort to create a more sustainable, more peaceful, and mor... Read more

Urban Funk

First Thursday of each month from 7-8pm This show is a combination of music,culture,and talk reflection of african american views insight to a variety of  black contributors and celebrate the influences of these artist Read more

Valley Views

Valley Views played every Friday from 10-10:15am.   Valley Views is a weekly forum for sharing relevant topics relating to people and places in the central Willamette Valley with host Dale Holiday.  There will be discussions about race relations, gender issues, the env... Read more

War Pig's Arcade

Produced for War Pig's Arcade
War Pig's Arcade was a late night radio program hosted by War Pig and Poxy Lynard. Each episode featured discussions on cult film, silly call in game shows, and plenty of underground music. The show ran for a limited time during the summer of 2020.       Read more

Water World

Produced for Water World
Please join Me, Kristin Yount, for a monthly discussion about water policy and politics. Privatization, assumed and official water rights, ignored treaties, industrial pollution threaten our water supplies. More than ever the health of our aquatic biome must be addressed. O... Read more

Wisdom of the Elders

Wisdom of the Elders Radio Program  is a series of eight one-hour radio programs from Native America, continue to air on native radio stations nationwide on Native Voice One via www.nv1.org. It also continues to be available online from our website. The radio series was pro... Read more

Writers on Craft


Yoga for the Body Politic

In Yoga for the Body Politic, Devon and Chris consider how we might use body and mind practices, such as yoga or meditation, to more deeply investigate and address issues of social justice. They aim to encourage the self- knowledge that empowers us to bring about change in ... Read more