Legislation

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Portland poet Nastashia Minto, author of "Naked"; and the Portland Queer Documentary Film Festival

Airs at: Tue, 04/23/2019 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Preference
We'll be talking with Nastashia Minto, author of the new poetry collection, 'Naked': I never truly understood the beauty of another being until I began to find and love myself. Minto is a Georgia-born African American woman living and working in Portland. Reema Zaman call... Read more

2019 Oregon Legislation: Juvenile Justice

Airs at: Mon, 04/15/2019 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Join Prison Pipeline Hosts Karen James & Amy Johnson during KBOO's Membership Drive for a one-hour special as we discuss proposed legislation to reform Measure 11, Oregon's mandatory minimum sentencing law, particularly as it applies to juveniles.   Robert White & Kenneth ... Read more

More Talk Radio on 04/15/19

Airs at: Mon, 04/15/2019 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
Cecil and Celeste talk to George Crandall author of Fixing Your City.  Read more

018 The Death Penalty: Thou Shalt Not Kill

Airs at: Mon, 05/27/2019 at 7:00am - 7:30am
Produced for:  Prescription for Justice
  This episode covers the history of the death penalty, statistics on its implementation, racial disparities in its use, and numerous errors and exonerations. My guest Ron Steiner, immediate past Board Chair or Oregonians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, and I discus... Read more

Forest Health and Climate

Airs at: Mon, 03/25/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Bill Resnick talks with John Talberth of the Center for Sustainable Economy about saving forests, reclaiming forests, and stopping cataclysmic global warming.  Talberth has spent years mapping the remaining extent of ancient forests in the Pacific Northwest and Southwest... Read more

Harm Reduction Moving Forward In Philly

Airs at: Sun, 03/31/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century we talk about about overdose, harm reduction, pain policies, and opioids with Abraham Gutman, opinion writer at the Philadelphia Inquirer. Read more

KBOO News In Depth: Roger McNamee

Airs at: Mon, 03/18/2019 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
In a New Yorker profile of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg last September, Evan Osnos writes: “If Facebook were a country, it would have the largest population on earth. More than 2.2 billion people, about a third of humanity, log in at least once a month. That user base h... Read more

Buscando America

Airs at: Tue, 03/12/2019 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
¿Qué piensa acerca de las prioridades en Oregon cuando en medio de una escasez de viviendas de bajos ingresos y personas que viven en las calles? Gabriel García Márquez cumpliría este año 92 años y lo recordamos en el programa de hoy. Documentos revelan que el gobierno de ... Read more

Buscando America

Airs at: Tue, 03/05/2019 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
Una conversación con Alejandro Velasco  profesor de la Universidad de Gallatin, historiador de la América Latina moderna y  autor de libro Barrio Rising: Políticas populares urbanas y la creación de la Venezuela moderna. Matias Trejo Director Ejecutivo del Instituto de Cult... Read more

Strategy? What Strategy?

Airs at: Sun, 03/17/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: a Congressional committee takes a critical look at White House drug policy. We'll hear from Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), chair of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, as well as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). Plus, there was a debat... Read more