Public Affairs

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LGBTQIA2S+ Heritage | Live Panel 3: The Queer BIPOC Community

Airs at: Tue, 06/18/2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
  Here at KBOO, we will be celebrating LGBTQIA2S+ Heritage on Tuesdays, 7:00 to 8:00pm, with live panels from our studios, where we will have guests from these communities talk to us about their culture, presence, struggles, and relevance. Calls are welcome, 503-231-8187 ... Read more

Nakba Day

Airs at: Wed, 05/15/2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
  Here at KBOO, we are acknowledging Nakba Day. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the mass displacement of Palestinians that occurred during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, known as the "Nakba", or "Catastrophe". The anniversary puts the spotlight on one of the world’s l... Read more

Earth Day Special Programming

  On Monday, April 22nd, KBOO Community Radio celebrates Earth Day with special programming devoted to everything Mother Earth, ecological justice, environmental awareness, climate activism and animal rights advocacy. Either poetic and imaginative, or highly researched and... Read more

Review of Jacqueline O'Mahony's Sing, Wild Bird, Sing on the Irish famine

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
The Irish Famine: Larry Bowlden brings a review of Jacqueline O'Mahony's novel about the 1849 famine in Ireland, Sing, Wild Bird, Sing, a story of leaving and finding the Oregon Territories and a different sort of wanderer. The novel is sad and lovely, informative and enter... Read more

Anti-Trans Genocide

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
With June 12 marking the eighth anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, that left 49 people dead and 53 injured, we bring excerpts from an April 19 talk by trans activist Ash DeBuse at WSU Vancouver in which they argue that anti-trans violence, tran... Read more

Gaza and the International Criminal Court

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
The International Criminal Court (ICC) and the International Court of Justice (ICJ) have been in the news in recent months for their decisions against Israel and its war in Gaza. In their Left and  the Law segment, Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker talk about the history of thes... Read more

The power of a good story well-told

Airs at: Fri, 06/21/2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Once Upon a Time
  Join Consuelo on a conversation with Erick Mertz, professional ghostwriter, editor, and self-publishing author, who lives in Oregon City. He attended the University of Oregon where he received a degree in English and Comparative Literature. For the last twenty years, he ... Read more

Great Mystery Power, The Hopi, Sacred Places and more

Airs at: Wed, 06/19/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
  Join us today on a special episode with Grace Growing Medicine Reed, host of Negotiating Dramatic Events.    Grace is a prolific 82 year old mental health professional, social worker and activist; a multi sclerosis patient and passionate speaker.  She joins us from her h... Read more

Saving America's Wild Horses

Airs at: Fri, 06/28/2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Produced for:  Voices for the Animals
  They're a symbol of freedom and their protection is mandated by federal law--but America's wild horses are being cruelly mismanaged by the very government agency charged with making sure they are safe. On this edition of Voices For The Animals, Michele Coppola talks with... Read more

The Opening Sky author Charlotte Watson Sherman

Airs at: Thu, 06/06/2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
Newly-emancipated Halle decides to leave the plantation in search of her parents.  Aurelia, whose privileged life was ravaged by the Civil War, wants to find her brother, a soldier who fought with the Union army.   Both are plotting their trip North when their paths cross. ... Read more