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What is Hindsight 2020? On January 21, KBOO will be devoting a day to debriefing the last three years. So much has happened, and going into the 2020 election season, we think it’s important to catch up. Under President Trump we have been inundated with scandals and informa... Read more

So much has happened in the past three years that has been devastating to the transgender and non-binary community and so much resistance and brilliance has risen up from our communities.  Under the current administration we have been inundated by scandal and disinformation... Read more

    Fresh from a week-long trip across the Dineh (Navajo) Nation reservation in the Southwest U.S., regular guest host Jacqueline Keeler will join host Paul Roland to talk about the growing political power of Indigenous Nations in the U.S. and whether the Navajo electorat... Read more

     It's hard to believe that the 20th anniversary of Gene's death is upon us.        We'll have many rare recordings of Gene's joyous piano music to share as we continue our January tradition of celebrating his life. Read more

Join us as we interview Daniel Lupton from Sorry State Records, the store based in Raleigh NC, and the label based in our hearts! Read more

KBOO’s Linda Olson-Osterlund interviews Eliza E. Canty-Jones and Darrell Millner, editors of the current issue of the  Oregon Historical Quarterly.  This special issue of the Oregon Historical Quarterly features articles that explore the history of White supremacy and resis... Read more

Host Ken Jones talks with Don Merrill, author of the book Pledge: The Public Radio Fund Drive. Don’s a career journalist, writer, and broadcaster. He’s been a producer and reporter for civilian and Armed Forces Broadcasting, worked for the Cincinnati Enquirer, and was a pub... Read more

Join us for a discussion of films appearing at the tail end of January, a notoriously uninspiring time for Hollywood movies, but often a good season for art films and documentaries.      New Releases:    https://www.movieinsider.com/movies/2019     Coming Out Jan 24,... Read more

For over fifteen years people across Southern Oregon have been living with the specter of the Jordan Cove LNG export facility and Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline haunting their lives. Tens of thousands of people have raised their voices in opposition to this project which th... Read more

Host Karen James is joined by Jessica Katz, director of the Family Preservation Project (FPP), and by Shanoa Williams and Vanessa Sherrod, both FPP alumni who were recently released from Coffee Creek Correctional Facility.  The Family Preservation Project , a program of the... Read more

This will be the last episode of Poetry and Everything for a while (or forever – we’ll see what happens).  The series – which opened in July of 2016, just a little while before this current phase of our national horrorshow began – will have run for 37 months by the end of J... Read more

  Film at 11 is happy to welcome filmmaker  Blitz Bazawule and Ronna Neuenschwander, Assoc Director of the 30th Cascade Festival of African Films (January 31 through February 29).  Mr. Bazawule is a filmmaker and musician born in Ghana and based in New York City, here in s... Read more

Thanks to our featured guest Kurt Ikeda, and we'll also hear poems by Robert Lashley, https://www.seattlereviewofbooks.com/writers/robert-lashley/   Read more

Life During Wartime started in 1995 at KBOO Host Erin Yanke was born on this day, February 5, 1970. The best way to celebrate is with music and friends, so we will be bringing you music and friends, Portland's best band LEBENDEN TOTEN featuring Scott Moore.   Read more

Portlander Noor-Petra Hamiel is on hand to discuss Lebanese cinema, including the recent Capernaum. Noor is a native of the country, and in Portland is a caterer and restauranteur, but also an avid film viewer. She joins Mona and the rest for a wide-ranging discussion.      Read more

On Saturday, January 25th, 2020 join us at Blackwater Bar, 835 NE Broadway for this all ages benefit for KBOO Community Radio!   This is an ALL AGES SHOW!   Life During Wartime presents: - Electric Chair (https://ironlungpv.bandcamp.com/album/performative-justice-7-lun... Read more