Activism

The Gap: Preschool Organizing and Intentions for 2021

Airs at: Fri, 01/01/2021 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: The Gap

On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea speak with Nat from PDX Childcare Labor Alliance about union organizing for early childcare educators and the recently passed Preschool for All Measure in Multnomah County. We learn about the trajectory of organising efforts f... Read more

Episode Seven - A Research Capacity: The Work of the CHD

Airs at: Fri, 01/01/2021 at 7:45am - 8:00am

Produced for: It Did Happen Here

In Episode Seven we learn about the surveillance wing of the Coalition for Human Dignity. Interviews were with Jason, Devin Burghart, Jonathan Mozzochi, Leonard Zeskind, Abby Layton, Seven Gardiner, M Treloar and Cecil Prescod. Show Notes - https://itdidhappenherepodcas... Read more

News in Depth Special: Impact of Coronavirus Part 1

Airs at: Thu, 12/31/2020 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: Evening News, News In Depth

The KBOO Evening News is off this evening, and instead, we present to you: a look back at some of our favorite News in Depth pieces. Tonight, we will be reflecting on the disparate ways that the coronavirus pandemic has impacted our communities. We will hear how respon... Read more

Year of the Fires

Airs at: Mon, 01/04/2021 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

It’s hard to decide what was the most unbelievable event of 2020, in a year that never relented with terrifying surprises. There have been many moments when it felt that things will never be as they were, especially as the impacts of climate chaos grow more and more dramati... Read more

Buscando America on 12/29/20

Airs at: Tue, 12/29/2020 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Produced for: Buscando America

En el último programa del 2020 presentamos un collash radial con voces de acivistas raperas maravillosas artistas del flow que nos acompañaron a lo largo del año. Escuchamos también un nuevo capítulo de Resiste Tierra compartiendo una serie de registros carcelarios y poesía... Read more

2020: Year of Reckoning; and remembering Hank Adams

Airs at: Wed, 12/30/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

While most seem to want to put 2020 quickly behind us and move on, the year was a time of reckoning that needs to be continued and taken further. A time of reckoning with deeply embedded systemic racism and historic injustice; with the fragility of our democratic inst... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for December 28, 2020

Airs at: Mon, 12/28/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Rednecks, Queers, and Country Music: Bill Resnick interviews Dean Hubbs, historian, musicologist and cultural critic at the University of Michigan. Her book Rednecks, Queers, and Country Music examined the progressive currents in country music. Coming from a working unio... Read more

Living and Dying on the Streets

Airs at: Mon, 12/28/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

In the wake of National Homeless Person's Memorial Day, Desiree Hellegers speaks with Kaitlyn Dey and Benjamin Donlon from the Western Regional Advocacy Project (WRAP) about the impact of sweeps on people struggling to survive on the streets. Chelsea Ratzlaff talks with Rav... Read more

Galactic Federation

Airs at: Fri, 12/25/2020 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm

Produced for: Squirrels Know

On this last episode of the year 2020 of the Gregorian Calendar (Rome, 1500s, currently internationally recognized civil calendar), I bring you my dear opinion on the current situation of our planet. On the first hour, I focus on the value of animal beings and how their pai... Read more

Union Nurses Fight for Safety at Providence

Airs at: Mon, 12/28/2020 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm

Produced for: Labor Radio

Oregon Nurses Association members Beth Funsch and Gabriel Wihtol, nurses at Providence Portland Medical Center discuss their struggle with the largest healthcare system in Oregon. Personal Protective Equipment, Covid-19 testing, staffing and paid leave are all lacking at t... Read more