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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

Swing’s’Country is coming your way again this Saturday morning  September 20th, starting at 6 o’clock on KBOO radio 90.7 fm.  The title of the show makes little sense on the surface, I guess, so I’ll explain.  Just an idea I came up with…all it means is there’ll be two ... Read more

  Perhaps in retrospect, this might be considered the start of me playing more 1990s Grateful Dead.  I've contemplated the idea for some time now, but haven't moved forward...yet; we'll see what may follow.  Today's show features a small bit of the Fall 1991 run at Mad... Read more

Celebrate the end of KBOO's Fall Drive, KBOO Out Loud, with a fresh batch of queer music. I promise all the music will be out, proud, and very loud! Read more

  Focusing on Housing & Houselessness and hosted by Frann Michel, this episode includes these segments: Portland's Housing Crisis and Solutions:  In 2015, the City of Portland declared a housing emergency.  Ten years later, more people in Portland are unhoused or preca... Read more

For decades the six mile tank farm along the north reach of the Willamette River, known as the Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub (CEI hub), has lurked with its toxic stew of liquid fossil fuels and chemicals, seemingly unnoticed by most Portlanders. Except for its neigh... Read more

Maleah Paisley and Allister Brister-Smith, medical lab workers for Labcorp, a for-profit, multi-national corporation, discuss their struggle for a first union contract.  Labcorp recently took over the labs at non-profit Legacy and Providence facilities, driving down work... Read more

Adam Carpinelli interviews Talilo Marfil and Mic Crenshaw.  The two interviewees will discuss a recently co-produced song with incarcerated youth titled "No Ceilings" that was released in summer 2025 and made possible through a youth music program called Keys, Beats, Bar... Read more