Government/Politics

17 TRIPP-P 23Aug2020

Airs at: Sun, 08/23/2020 at 12:00am - 12:15am

Produced for: TRIPP-P

TRIPP-P is back! Sorry it took so long. With the arrival of COVID-19, we were unable to access the fabulous studio resources of KBOO Community Radio, but instead gathered together some equipment to keep the show going. We apologize if the quality is not as good as we c... Read more

Bewilderment in the face of the DNC

Airs at: Fri, 08/21/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: The Gap

On this episode of The Gap, Tammy and Althea start by musing on the passage of time. We discuss the first ever virtual Democratic National Convention -- credit where credit is due, but it was a little awkward. We find an occasion to revisit the 'Howard Dean Scream' and ... Read more

Bowling Six Feet Apart

Airs at: Fri, 09/04/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: The Gap

On this episode of The Gap, Tammy and Althea discuss the meaning of community in the context of Harvard Professor Robert Putnam's influential work Bowling Alone. We ask the questions, what does it mean to be neighborly? If, as Putnam says, American's social capital and s... Read more

Portland Jewish Hour

Airs at: Sun, 09/06/2020 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Portland Jewish Hour

A special program for Labor Day. The PJH presents "Debs in Canton," a radio play about Socialist labor leader Eugene V, Debs, Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for September 7, 2020

Airs at: Mon, 09/07/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Norm Diamond hosts this episode of the Old Mole which includes the following segments: Racism—a Public Health Crisis: Patricia Kullberg speaks with Leslie Gregory, a local health practitioner and activist who is at the forefront of the campaign to get racism declared a ... Read more

State Rep. Mark Meek hosts town hall on Clackamas County coronavirus response and recovery

Airs at: Wed, 09/02/2020 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm

Produced for: Evening News, News In Depth

In the evening of September 1st, State Representative Mark Meek held a live telephone town hall to address the concerns of the people of Clackamas County around the coronavirus. Meek represents House District 40 which encompasses Oregon City, Gladstone, Johnson City, Jen... Read more

David Reubenstein Interview

Produced for: Between Us

David Reubenstein is a philanthropist, interviewer, entrepreneur and author of his newest book, How to Lead. He talks with Don Merrill about the dichotomy between the ideal situations of leadership vs the realities of the messiness of leadership in the age of privilege, co... Read more

KBOO's Citizen Agenda Survey is out now!

This election season, KBOO is doing our election coverage a bit differently. We want to know what our listeners and community is most concerned about. What do you want candidates to be talking about? Are you most concerned about housing, the environment or transportation... Read more

Presswatch on 09/03/20

Airs at: Thu, 09/03/2020 at 9:00am - 9:30am

Produced for: Presswatch

Well, the Trumpocalypse has finally arrived in the form of a caravan of a thousand pickup trucks loaded with paintball-shooting, Glock-sporting goons. What's the best way to fight back? Did Trump really defund federal dollars from Portland? Do planes full of antifa mix u... Read more

The far right, white supremacy, and the police, with ex-FBI agent Mike German

Airs at: Wed, 09/02/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

Mike German is a former FBI agent and a fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice’s Liberty and National Security Program. From the Brennan Center's website: The Brennan Center's Liberty & National Security Program seeks to ensure that the U.S. government respects hu... Read more