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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

Breaking the Iron Wall on the Lower Willamette River

Airs at: Mon, 06/16/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
The Willamette River is a confluence of social, ecological, economic and historical significance and yet we continue to struggle to protect the very place that sustains us. But we are beginning to see a crack in the iron wall that has ruled the lower Willamette, created ... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 06/16/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
In this week's episode, hosted by Desiree Hellegers:  Laurie Mercier speaks to Ussama Makdisi, a professor of history and Chancellor’s Chair at the University of California Berkeley, whose research focuses on the cultural and political history of the modern Middle East. T... Read more

Entertainment

Airs at: Fri, 06/13/2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
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Zenith Gets Its Hearing

Airs at: Mon, 06/09/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
  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

Big Hopes for the Oregon Journalism Protection Act (SB 686)

Airs at: Thu, 06/05/2025 at 8:00am - 9:00am
The Oregon Journalism Protection Act (SB 686) would create a funding system where social media mega-companies pay local media outlets for the content they use. The hope is that systems like this will slow the downward spiral of local newsrooms. The guests are, in the fir... Read more

Thermal Energy Networks

Airs at: Mon, 07/14/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
In a growing number of communities across the United States, gas utilities, supported by state legislatures, labor unions, environmental groups and other stakeholders, are exploring Thermal Energy Networks (TENs) to decarbonize buildings and create clean energy jobs. TEN... Read more

Evening News on 06/02/25

Airs at: Mon, 06/02/2025 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  On this edition of KBOO's Evening News: Conservation groups gather together to defend the Pacific Northwest's Spotted Owl from the Timber industry The Mayor of Umatilla is suing the city that elected him And in National news, the Trump Administration's "Big Beautiful B... Read more

Portlanders rally against PGE plan to cut down trees in Forest Park

Airs at: Thu, 04/17/2025 at 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  Portlanders rallied outside of City Hall on Wednesday, April 17th in opposition to a decision by the City Hearings Officer to allow Portland General Electric to move forward with a plan that would cut down at least 400 trees in Forest Park. KBOO’s Lexus Ponce reports. Read more

Erika Ironwood of Craft and Cauldron

Airs at: Thu, 05/29/2025 at 8:00am - 9:00am
The guest is Erika Ironwood of Craft and Cauldron, Wildcrafting Educator & Herbalist. They have a whole slate of foraging crafts and workshops coming up that run through the summer. Read more