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KBOO hosts 2018 Grassroots Radio Conference - October 5 - 7

KBOO is super excited to be hosting this year's Grassroots Radio Conference! Come to Portland, Oregon, for the Grassroots Radio Conference--a three-day gathering of community radio stations, related organizations, and people. There will be speakers, workshops, and other ses... Read more

Breaking the ICE II : Follow up with Portland Icebreakers

Airs at: Mon, 08/13/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli interviews Antonio Zamora and other local Portland, Oregon community organizers who were recent participants of the #occupyice encampment in Portland, Oregon which has since been replicated in other major urban centers across the U.S.  The group’s message re... Read more

I, Robot

Airs at: Fri, 08/10/2018 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Once again we'll be previewing some of this year's art, and celebrating Larry with the interview we did with him on Playa last year! We'll be highlighting some of the amazing art that be on Playa this year that is coming from the right here in Great Northwest with interview... Read more

Insectuality: Love Songs and Death Dances from a Panamanian Rain Forest at OMSI

Airs at: Wed, 08/29/2018 at 8:00pm - 8:30pm
Produced for:  Threshold Shift
  Event:  OMSI After Dark:  Good Vibrations, 700-1100 PM August 29th, 2018 Where: OMSI 1945 SE Water Ave, Portland, OR 97214 Tickets:  www.omsi.edu IMPORTANT NOTE buying a ticket DOES NOT guarantee entrance to the planetarium for this show ONLY. Planetarium doors are at 7:... Read more

Threshold Shift + KBOO + OMSI = Ultrasonic Good Time

Produced for:  Threshold Shift
  Event:  OMSI After Dark:  Good Vibrations, 700-1100 PM August 29th, 2018 Where: OMSI 1945 SE Water Ave, Portland, OR 97214 Tickets:  www.omsi.edu Location & Time of Soundscape:  OMSI Planetarium, 8 PM ONE SHOWING ONLY, capacity 186 Insectuality:  Ultrasonic Love Songs ... Read more

DeRay Mckesson: On the Other Side of Freedom

Airs at: Mon, 09/17/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
  Cecil and Celeste welcome author and activist DeRay Mckesson to KBOO ahead of his Portland appearance at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on September 20th.  Call (503) 231-8187 during this Fall Membership Drive to join the conversation and to get a copy of DeRay's new ... Read more

The Long Con

Airs at: Thu, 08/09/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Comics conventions are hotbeds of community-building for all flavors of fandom.  But in The Long Con, an apocalyptic event turns convention-goers into an unlikely band of survivors.  Co-writer Ben Coleman and illustrator Emilee Denich join us and share the true-life tale... Read more

Criminalizing Native Dissent

Airs at: Wed, 08/08/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
  Jacqueline Keeler welcomes two Native activists who've been targeted by law enforcement for their politcal expressions. Tracy Molina is a Native veteran and activist who was arrested on Saturday at the Patriot Prayer Rally in downtown Portland. She was charged with seco... Read more

Portland Fruit Tree Project and a Master Gardner Answers Your Questions about Fall Gardening

Airs at: Wed, 08/08/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Dirtbag
  On this encore presentation of The Dirg Bag Gene Bradley fills in as host for Glen Andresen, who is on break. Gene's guests will be Bob Hatton, program director of the Portland Fruit Tree Project, who will talk about their work in Portland, and Weston Miller, OSU Extens... Read more

Parenting From Prison, Inside Out

Airs at: Mon, 08/06/2018 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Radiozine
  When one or both parents are incarcerated the family is also incarcerated and are adversely affected in profound ways that exacerbate existing structural inequalities and struggles. Programs for inmates and families like FamilyWorks and the Storybook Program, encourage r... Read more