Home

To everyone in our Beloved Community,   In light of the inauguration, the slew of executive orders, and the rise of misinformation in the United States, we here at KBOO are committed to continuing our legacy as an alternative to mainstream media. We have a duty to serv... Read more

  Tune in Saturday. March 29th 9am to 5pm to catch the 2025 Music from the True Vine Bluegrass Marathon! You won't want to miss these 8-hours of live bluegrass music featuring 14 of Oregon's best local bluegrass bands hosted by your favorite True Vine DJs. KBOO 90.7 FM... Read more

The Portland Book Festival is not only our city’s biggest literary event, and one of the most popular on the entire West Coast, but a great way for local writers to meet and make connections. Our In Depth guests tonight, Dao Strom and Alicia Jo Rabins, are a case in poin... Read more

Join us for a special episode of Transpositive on KBOO! Tuesday, April 1st, at 6 PM, we welcome Rachel Crandall Crocker, founder of Trans Day of Visibility (TDOV). Celebrated annually on March 31, TDOV is a day to uplift transgender people, highlight their contributions, ... Read more

Spring has sprung, so the first half of the program celebrates spring, April, and April showers. Earth Day is April 22 so the program ends with a musical salute to our home planet. Featured artists include Tracy Grammer, Greg Brown, Show Ponies, T Sisters, Josh Ritter, ... Read more

It’s Saturday morning. We hop in the car. Mom’s heading to work, and I’m geeked to go spend the day at the ’shop! The barbershop is a sound booth, an art gallery, a playground, a classroom, and so much more. It’s a place for artistry and comradery and, most importantly,... Read more

Join us for Cascadia Coffeehouse this Friday as we share great new music from Alison Krauss & Union Station, the trio I'm With Her, Tim Grimm, Sierra Hull, the Lonesome Ace Stringband, the Faux Paws, Jake Xerses Fussell and others.  We'll also hear favorites from Doc Wat... Read more

  Check out The Roots of Rock & Roll Women's History Month Special with DJ Mike Fisher! Some of the all-time greatest female artists in rock & roll, soul, blues & rockabilly! Thanks for listening & supporting KBOO & The Roots of Rock & Roll, airing every Friday 3pm-4pm... Read more

Jason Brett Serle is the author of The Monkey in the Bodhi Tree: Crazy-Wisdom & the Way of the Wise Fool. He is a British writer, filmmaker, musician, Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP) Master and licensed hypnotherapist with a particular focus on themes involving psycho... Read more

Concentrated Animal Feed Operations have been around for a few decades. Basically concentration camps for cattle, pigs and chickens, these factory farms not only torture animals but also are major polluters and and a principal emitter of greenhouse gases. But in recent y... Read more

Host Karen James speaks with Shannon Wight, Deputy Director, Partnership for Safety & Justice  and Cleo Tung, Program officer, NW Health Foundation about legislative priorities and PSJ’s Advocacy Day on April 16th in Salem, Oregon: SB 477-Justice Reinvestment Equity Pro... Read more