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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... Read more

Oregon Nurses Caucus for Powerful Reform

Airs at: Mon, 12/22/2025 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Labor Radio's guests, four rank-and-file caregivers, all from different units and employers, members of the Oregon Nurses Association, have helped form a new caucus within the ONA called the Caucus for Powerful Reform.  These healthcare workers describe the challenges an... Read more

Interview with author, Anne Broyles

Airs at: Fri, 12/26/2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  That Vegan Show
Join "That Vegan Show" for an inspiring conversation where I get to know author, Anne Broyles. Her books span many cultures and traditions with her most recent book deeply exploring the intersection of veganism and the environment. Children, teens, and families can easil... Read more

News In Depth: Global Citizen International Digest and Portland Thrift Store Radical Abundance Relocates

Airs at: Thu, 12/18/2025 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
  On this edition of KBOO News in Depth:  The Global Citizen International Digest with Portland State Professor Emeritus Mel Gurtov - critical commentary from a human interest lens.   Then, KBOO's Nina Mayfair reports on the donation-based thrift shop Radical Abundance,... Read more

Left and the Law on ICE

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Since returning to office this year, the Trump regime has mobilized the military, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Justice in carrying out mass deportations.  Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operate on the frontlin... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for December 22, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 12/22/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  The Left and the Law on ICE:  Since returning to office this year, the Trump regime has mobilized the military, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Justice in carrying out mass deportations.  Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement... Read more

A City in Love with its River

Airs at: Mon, 12/22/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Deadly algae blooms have desecrated sections of the Willamette River through Portland for many years. With the warming climate they are only growing worse. But it doesn't have to be this way. On this episode of Locus Focus we talk with Willie Levenson, director and ring... Read more

Coast Range Radio: Conservation Confidential, with Mitch Friedman

Airs at: Mon, 12/15/2025 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
  Is the conservation movement being as effective as we need to be? This is a moment in time when so much is on the line, and we need to act not just boldly and quickly, but wisely and strategically. To discuss all of this and more, host Michael Gaskill is joined by Mitch... Read more

Political Prisoner Updates

Airs at: Mon, 12/15/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli interviews Paulette Dauteuil with The Jericho Movement for Political Prisoner amnesty.  This grassroots organization and others work for the release of U.S.-based Political Prisoners as well as politicized Prisoners.   More information: www.thejerichomov... Read more

Multnomah County's Climate Justice Plan

Airs at: Mon, 12/15/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Multnomah County's Office of Sustainability has been working on a Climate Justice Plan for the past several months. The plan is a shared vision and roadmap for climate justice for Multnomah County, co-created by community members and local government staff. Over the past... Read more