Civil Rights/Human Rights

The Work of PIRC

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  On this Day Without an Immigrant broadcast, Laurie Mercier speaks with  Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition (PIRC) coordinator Alyssa Walker Keller about the work of PIRC to support immigrants’ rights through direct assistance, education, legal support and advocacy an... Read more

Oh Gee Pee Oh Gee on 03/15/26

Airs at: Sun, 03/15/2026 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Oh Gee Pee Oh Gee
Personal Responsibility   Sometimes Means Shooting Your Own Dog Read more

The Global War on Drugs

Airs at: Mon, 03/16/2026 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On this edition of Prison Pipeline: The Global War on Drugs. The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs held its 69th session March 9 through 13. Delegates from many of the world’s nations along with officials from UN agencies and representatives of nongovernmental a... Read more

Once Upon a Time

Airs at: Fri, 03/13/2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  Once Upon a Time
Today, we are still celebrating International Women's Day. Kristan Knapp joined the Red Emma Collective and helped establish several Portland institutions, including the Feminist Women's Health Clinic and Prescott House, which evolved into the domestic violence shelter B... Read more

CND69 Part One

Airs at: Wed, 03/11/2026 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
On this edition of Century: #CND69 Part One. The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs held its 69th session this year from March 9-13 in Vienna, Austria. This week’s edition of Century is part one of our coverage, featuring addresses by Colombian President Gustavo ... Read more

News In Depth: Oregon Pride In Numbers Survey and Zionism's Distorted View of History

Airs at: Tue, 03/10/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
  On this episode of KBOO News in Depth:  Oregon has one of the largest Two-Spirit and LGBTQIA+ populations per capita in the country. And right now, communities across the state are coming together to tell a more accurate story about who they are through the Pride in ... Read more

Prison News This Week on Prison Pipeline

Airs at: Mon, 03/09/2026 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
  This week on Prison Pipeline, co-host Emma Lugo brings listeners a roundup of important stories shaping the prison pipeline in Oregon and beyond. Tune in Monday, March 9 at 6:30 pm on KBOO Community Radio, 90.7 FM in Portland, or streaming online at kboo.fm. This week... Read more

Sisters, Not Cis-ters II

Airs at: Sun, 03/08/2026 at 10:00pm - Mon, 03/09/2026 at 12:00am
In honor of International Women's Day, relax and enjoy this curated show of amazing queer music created by transgender women! "cis" is short for cisgender, describing a person whose gender identity corresponds to their sex assigned at birth. Transgender describes a person... Read more

From the Black Book Talk Vault: Avel Gordly: "Remembering the Power of Words"

Airs at: Thu, 03/05/2026 at 11:30am - 11:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
[This program originally aired May 5, 2011.  We rebroadcast it August 1, 2024 when Kamala Harris became the first Black woman nominated candidate for President.  We are airing again today to honor the memory of our hero, Avel Gordly, the first Black woman to win a seat i... Read more

ACLU: ICE Lawsuits and Legislation

Airs at: Mon, 03/02/2026 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Host Karen James speaks with Sandy Chung, Executive Director of ACLU Oregon, who recently won an emergency order in their “Portland Chicken” v. Trump lawsuit to stop the Dept. of Homeland Security officers from retaliating against Portland ICE facility protesters. Sandy ... Read more