Education

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The Old Mole Variety Hour for January 8, 2018

Airs at: Mon, 01/08/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Laurie Mercier and Norm Diamond host this Labor-focused episode, featuring music from the musical documentary Seattle 1919 as well as some Detroit blues.  In segments, Frann Michel shares lessons for labor from the #MeToo movement Norm and Laurie discuss his recent co... Read more

Contract Bargaining,Community Organizing, and Teachers' Unions

Airs at: Mon, 01/08/2018 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Join us as we discuss contract bargaining and community organizing with teacher and union leader Evan Selby.  Evan teaches Social Studies at Reynolds High School and has been actively involved with his union (Reynolds Education Association) in numerous capacities for man... Read more

News In-Depth: Stolen Angels PDX Billboard Project

Airs at: Tue, 01/02/2018 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  A group of Portlanders is hoping to draw attention to racial injustice and police violence in the Portland area with a bold public project. KBOO reporter Sam Bouman spoke last Friday with several members of Portland Equity in Action (PEA), joined by Alicia Johnson, the... Read more

Combined Culture Radio- Episode 17

Airs at: Wed, 12/27/2017 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  Combined Culture Radio
Christmas Refelctions,Top Albums in 2017, SZA, Insecure, and 2018 Goals. Read more

Edward Herman: The Propaganda Model

Airs at: Tue, 12/26/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  In liberal democratic societies, it has long been understood that the use of force to control the population is generally not a viable option. Therefore, controlling what people think is critical. Thus, an elaborate system of propaganda is needed. For that system to b... Read more

Parenting From Prison

Airs at: Mon, 12/25/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
  When one or both parents are incarcerated the family is also incarcerated and are adversely affected in profound ways that exacerbate existing structural inequalities and struggles. Programs for inmates and families like FamilyWorks and the Storybook Program, encourag... Read more

Socially Responsible Enterprise Fosters Language and Cultural Diversity

Airs at: Wed, 12/27/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Recovery Zone
Language is Power - Lots of people talk about freedom of speech. But what if your speech is not the same language as the language spoken by the mainstream? In an important way, your freedom of speech is limited.  People-Places-Things (P-P-T) is a social enterprise that's... Read more

Sex4Sale: Episode 8, Porn

Airs at: Tue, 12/05/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
This is the eighth episode in KBOO's ten-part series on the business of sex in Portland.  In this one we focus on the porn industry.  KBOO interviews Dr. Shira Tarrant, an economist who has studied the subject, and we discuss the impact of global corporations, including ... Read more

Teachers Join Parents to Fight for Pioneer School

Airs at: Mon, 12/11/2017 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Join us as we discuss Portland Public Schools' decision to close Pioneer School without any collaboration or discussion with the people who work or send their children there. Today we are joined in studio by three PAT (Portland Association of Teachers) members who work a... Read more

A Guide to What We Don't Know about the Universe

Airs at: Mon, 12/11/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
  Jorge Cham and Daniel Whiteson have co-authored We Have No Idea: A Guide to The Unknown Universe. Jorge Cham is the creator of PHD Comics and Daniel Whiteson is a particle physicist at the University of California Irvine. In this book they explain everything we DON'T ... Read more