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KBOO will again broadcast live, for the 35th year, from the 35th anniversary of the World Arts Foundation's annual "Keep Alive the Dream" Commemoration of Martin Luther King Day in Portland. The broadcast will be from 11 am to 6:30 pm on Monday January 20th, 2020. World Ar... 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

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

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

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