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Shaun King on Voices from the Edge

Airs at: Thu, 05/18/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  The writer and activist joins Jo Ann on KBOO.  Shaun King offers an articulate and historically grounded take on the most pressing problems of the day. This generation has its own challenges—challenges for which we need real and applicable solutions. Instead of wonder... Read more

Digest by Gregory Pardlo

Airs at: Thu, 06/29/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Gregory Pardlo's Digest, Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry "He explores what is American, what is African American, what is the Other, what is city, what is suburban, what is personal and what is persona. Digest offers a changing, rich landscape of verse, both haunti... Read more

In The News

Airs at: Wed, 05/17/2017 at 11:15am - Sun, 05/21/2017 at 11:15am
Produced for:  This Is How We See It
Christian college (Montreat College) in N.C. requiring staff to sign a "Community Life Covenant" pledge.  The Keisha Knight Pulliam and Ed Hartwell saga continues.  Former Trump campaign chair Tim Nolan (Kentucky) arrested for child sex trafficking.  Bill O'Reilly fired ... Read more

Happiness Family Farm, North Portland Farmers Markets

Airs at: Wed, 05/17/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Food Show
It is a very special Spring Membership Drive episode of the Food Show. I'm extremely excited to share an interview with Rosata Hezumuryano from Happiness Family Farm and Eca-Etabo Wasongolo from Village Gardens. Rosata is originally from Burundi, where she spent nine yea... Read more

Activism: Lessons from Mississippi

Airs at: Tue, 05/16/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  David Barsamian is live from the KBOO studio to present this week's Alternative Radio.  Kali Akuno is a co-founder and co-director of Cooperation Jackson. He served as the Director of Special Projects and External Funding in the Mayoral Administration of the late Cho... Read more

Constellations, UNIVERSES and Lauren Modica

Airs at: Tue, 05/16/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
  Dmae presents a one-hour membership drive show. First up, she  talks with Silas Weir Mitchell (of GRIMM) in Constellations at Portland Center Stage at the Armory. Then she travels to Ashland to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival to talk with UNIVERSES in their original p... Read more

Reggae World

Every 2nd and 4th Thursday from 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm Was every 1st, 3rd and 5th Wednesday from 3:00 am - 5:30 am, alternating with Megapowers (until August 2018). Ska, Roots, Dub, Dancehall, Lovers Rock & more ! Playing Local, Regional, National & International Artists. Wi... Read more

Race & Democracy

Airs at: Mon, 05/15/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
  “Wilmer Leon is one of the few Black prophetic voices in the age of Obama. This book confirms this status – courageous, visionary and consistent!” —Dr. Cornel West   Dr Leon joins Cecile and Celeste during our Spring Membership Drive and offers copies of Politics: An... Read more

Vigil for Keaton Otis on Friday

Airs at: Thu, 05/11/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Friday, May 12th marks the seventh year since Keaton Otis was shot and killed by Portland Police. The 25-year-old was shot 23 times during a traffic stop on the corner of Northeast Sixth Avenue and Halsey Street near Lloyd Center. Back in 2010, a grand jury found no cri... Read more

Greg Palast LIVE ON KBOO

Airs at: Thu, 05/11/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  To kick-off KBOO's Spring Membership Drive, Jo Ann Hardesty welcomes author, reporter and filmmaker Greg Palast.  He told us how the election would be stolen....and then it was.   Greg Palast is an investigative reporter, whose news-breaking stories appear on BBC Tel... Read more