Global Affairs

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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

Interview with Marilynne Eichenger

Airs at: Thu, 11/20/2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
What makes someone become an activist?  Tune in to Between the Covers on November 20th at 11:00 am for an interview with Marilynee Eichenger. Marilynne is the author of two non-fiction books, The Lives of Museum Junkies-the Story of America’s Hands-On Education Movement... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for November 17, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 11/17/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  War is not green, and sailing for an end to genocide: Frann Michel hosts this episode featuring these segments:   War is Not Green Aaron Kirshenbaum and Laurie Mercier discuss  CodePink’s “War is Not Green” campaign, which is seeking to pressure mainstream environmen... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for November 17, 2025

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  War is not green, and sailing for an end to genocide: Frann Michel hosts this episode featuring these segments:   War is Not Green The U.S. enforces its violent empire by maintaining almost 800 military bases around the world, and each base contributes to the U.S. mi... Read more

From the Freedom Flotilla

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Since 2007, Israel has blockaded the movement of goods and people in and out of the Gaza Strip, and since 2008, activists have sought to break the illegal blockade by sailing through the blockade zone to deliver humanitarian aid by sea. Since 2010, repeated attempts b... Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 11/06/2025 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Main topics in this episode: 3 notable things in the Trump-Xi meeting; Trinidad an outlier on US attacks in the Caribbean; Russian paramilitary units suffer setbacks in Central Africa. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for November 10, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 11/10/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Defending Tom Alter: Texas State University President Kelly Damphousse fired tenured Professor Tom Alter for engaging in protected political speech as a private citizen, in a... Read more

Justice for Gaza

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Global activists, led by representatives of over 150 Palestinian civil society organizations, have called on the United Nations General Assembly to use their unique powers to sanction Israel and to circumvent the U.S. veto in the Security Council, as well as to mandate c... Read more

Harm Reduction and Social Development

Airs at: Wed, 11/05/2025 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
On this edition of Century of Lies: Harm Reduction and Social Development. The United Nations Second World Summit for Social Development took place November 4-6. One of the side events in the pre-summit activities on November 3, hosted by Harm Reduction International and ... Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 10/30/2025 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
The top stories in this episode: Trump breaks off trade talks with Canada; 3 on the environment (children's health, Alaska drilling, weather forecasting); the rare earth controversy with China Read more