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Donna Brazile: Hacks

Airs at: Thu, 11/30/2017 at 10:00am - 10:15am
Produced for:  Air Cascadia
  Former head of the Democratic National Committee Donna Brazile joins Chris Andrae on KBOO to discuss her new book Hacks.   In the fallout of the Russian hacking of the Democratic National Committee--and as chaos threatened to consume the party's convention--Democrats tu... Read more

The Education of a Young Poet

Airs at: Thu, 12/21/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
  “What a memorable, companionable, and singular book. I can’t think of another contemporary memoir that has this mix of political and literary intelligence, all embedded in a personal story that is told with great candor, historical consciousness, and wit. How I wish it h... Read more

News and Public Affairs Day - Dec. 1st 2017

Today we feature the very best in KBOO's news and public affairs programming! Call in to support the station during this Holiday Membership Drive  877-500-5266 Here's the lineup for the day: 7 am - 8 am: Democracy Now 8 am - 9 am: Positively Revolting Talk Radio featuring... Read more

'Whose Future? Our Future!'

Airs at: Tue, 11/28/2017 at 10:00am - Wed, 11/29/2017 at 10:15am
Produced for:  Air Cascadia
Is Planet Earth on Death Row? Donald Trump’s America Inc.' is fueling Climate Change at a fast and furious pace. There is no such thing as 'Enough' until there really is nosuch thing as enough. Twinty-one plaintiffs, ages 9 to 20, in Juliana v. United States, filed their c... Read more

The Future of Food

Airs at: Mon, 12/04/2017 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
What will the future of food look like? Some say the only way we will be able to feed ourselves in the future is through an expansion of agribusiness, reliant on GMOs and pesticides. But there is another vision of the future that involves creating crops that regenerate the ... Read more

Sex4Sale: Episode 3, Portland's Sex Culture

Airs at: Tue, 11/14/2017 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
This is the third episode of Sex4Sale, a 10-part series about the business of sex in Portland, OR--what we know, what we don't know, and what we think we know. In this episode, we'll take a look at the overall sex industry in Portland and how citizens--involved or not--view... Read more

The People's Summit

Airs at: Wed, 11/29/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Over the weekend of June 9, 2017, over 4,000 activists gathered in Chicago for the People's Summit. Organizers described the Summit as a convening of organizations and individuals committed to social, racial and economic justice. Those who attended pushed forth a people'... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for November 27, 2017

Airs at: Mon, 11/27/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker hosts this week's issue of the Old Mole, and we hear: 1. John Miller of Dollars & Sense discusses the Republican tax plan with Bill Resnick; 2. Desiree Hellegers and Frann Michel explain the budget battle at Washingto State University; 3. Attorneys Mike Snedeke... Read more

War or Peace in Korea: Eric Sirotkin

Airs at: Tue, 11/28/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un. What can you say? They are lightweights fighting in the heavyweight division while the fate of possibly millions are at risk. Two heads of state trading taunts and insults back and forth like kids in a schoolyard. Trump declared that talking... Read more

Shaping a Future: Life After Prison - Part 2

Airs at: Mon, 12/04/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On Sunday, October 29th 2017 nine individuals told their stories in a performance titled: Shaping a Future: Life After Prison. The performance was a culmination of  writing workshops sponsored by the Regional Arts and Culture Council. The project conceived of and organized ... Read more