Housing/Homelessness

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NW Singer-Songwriter Jim Page

Airs at: Mon, 02/05/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Legendary Northwest singer-songwriter Jim Page was in Portland for Winterfolk (the annual fundraiser for Sisters of the Road Cafe), and he took time out to do an interview for KBOO's Old Mole Variety Hour with Desiree Hellegers. In the course of their conversation, he pl... Read more

Poor People's Campaign Brings Call for Morality and Justice to Salem

Airs at: Fri, 02/02/2018 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
This coming Monday, February 5th, a number of Oregonians will deliver a letter to the state capitol in Salem, as part of the nationwide Poor People’s Campaign. The campaign describes itself as "A National Call for Moral Revival," and is inspired by, though far from an exact... Read more

Reclaiming Gotham: The Battle for U.S. Cities

Airs at: Mon, 01/22/2018 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Journalist Juan Gonzlez discusses his new book, Reclaiming Gotham. He chronicles the evolution of the growth machine in Americas cities- from redlining and racial covenants in the early 20th century, to land grabs and privatization in the 21st - and the rise of progressi... Read more

Positively Revolting: Emphasizing Compassionate Response to Houselessness

Airs at: Fri, 01/19/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
This morning we'll speak with Sarah Iannarone, a neighborhood activist and small business owner in the Arleta neighborhood.  When the city announced plans for a new homeless shelter on Foster Road, some housed neighbors began a very vocal opposition, citing fears that a she... Read more

Harm Reduction in the UK

Airs at: Wed, 01/17/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
On Wednesday, January 17, the UK Parliament's House of Commons held a debate on supervised consumption sites. On this installment of Free Culture Radio, we bring you portions of that audio, including MPs Ronnie Cowan, Thangam Debbonaire, and Alison Thewliss. In several nat... Read more

Wealth Inequity and Universal Basic Income

Airs at: Tue, 01/16/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  When Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United states, the wealth gap between rich and poor was already very wide. The top 10% of families -- those who had at least $942,000 -- held 76% of total wealth. The average amount of wealth in this group was $... Read more

Decriminalizing Addiction

Airs at: Mon, 01/08/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On tonight's edition of Prison Pipeline, host Doug McVay speaks with Rick Lines, executive director of Harm Reduction International, about the need to decriminalize drug use and addiction in order to better deal with problematic drug use, to prevent the transmission of dise... 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, encourage r... Read more

Decriminalizing Poverty

Airs at: Mon, 12/18/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Philip Alston, the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights from the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights, recently completed a visit to the United States. His report was a damning indictment of the growing class divide within the US.... Read more

News and Public Affairs Day: Community Forum on Police Accountability

Airs at: Fri, 12/01/2017 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
KBOO reporters Sam Bouman and Jasmin Moneymaker speak with a panel of guests with many years and varieties of experience advocating for greater accountability, reform and positive change in Portland's sytem of law enforcement. The discussion is rooted in the City of Portlan... Read more