Public Affairs

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... Read more

Nuclear Bamboozles

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  While the Biden administration's Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 provided increased federal funding for next generation nuclear reactors, the Trump regime has aggressively expanded federal funding for nuclear energy under the guise of national security.  Jan Haa... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for January 12, 2026

Airs at: Mon, 01/12/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Nuclear deceptions, domestic terrorism, and the poetry of the long struggle: Frann Michel hosts this episode featuring these segments:  Nuclear Bamboozles:   While the Biden administration's Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 provided increased federal funding for n... Read more

Stephanie Strange joins All My Greatest teachers Showed Me Love

Airs at: Wed, 01/07/2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Stephanie Strange, a local resident living in Portland most of her adult life, is candid about her struggles and delights while sharing a deep relationship with her former teacher, mentor , and friend. Stephanie is hosting a regular Strange Salon monthly at Alberta Pub a... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for January 5, 2026

Airs at: Mon, 01/05/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Criticizing Capitalism : Since the global financial crisis, and even more over the last five years, capitalism’s popularity has fallen, while the fortunes of the capitalist class have risen steeply. Polls show that a majority of people under forty, of any political af... Read more

Judith Arcana, 1943-2025, a Lifelong Troublemaker

The left community lost one of its stalwarts on winter solstice of 2025. Judith Arcana was a writer, poet, teacher and feminist activist. She is most well known for being one of the Janes, a pre-Roe, underground collective in Chicago that provided 11,000 illegal, but saf... Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 01/01/2026 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Review of 2025 international developments. Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 12/18/2025 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
In this episode, the main stories are: Protecting Ukraine; China's loans to the US; US intervention in Venezuela Read more

Wassailing in the Age of Moral Monsters

Airs at: Mon, 12/22/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  In the run up to Homeless Persons' Memorial Day on December 21, Desiree Hellegers brings holiday reflections on the links between mass in immigrant detention, mass incarceration, endless war and death on the street. Universal housing, they argue, is no pie in the sky ... Read more

Left and the Law on ICE

Airs at: Mon, 12/22/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Since returning to office this year, the Trump regime has mobilized the military, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Justice in carrying out mass deportations.  Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operate on the frontlin... Read more