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Nakba Day

Airs at: Wed, 05/15/2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
  Here at KBOO, we are acknowledging Nakba Day. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the mass displacement of Palestinians that occurred during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, known as the "Nakba", or "Catastrophe". The anniversary puts the spotlight on one of the world’s... Read more

The Global Citizen - Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Tue, 08/05/2025 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Israel and Genocide: Israel has violated several provisions of the 1948 Geneva Convention on Genocide, and should be held to account by the US and the international community. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for August 11, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 08/11/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Conspiracies, Fascism, and Borders in Capitalism: Frann Michel hosts this episode, which includes these segments: Left & the Law: Conspiracy Thinking & the Epstein Case:  Trumpism has always been animated by dark conspiracies about Democrats and "elites" and a belief ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for August 4, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 08/04/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Jon Nelson hosts this episode, which focuses on becoming an organizer, and features these segments: Tim Norgren on The Thin Green Line (Part 2) Desiree Hellegers brings audio from a 2017 interview with climate justice activist and labor organizer Tim Norgren.  In Part... Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 07/24/2025 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
In this episode: Nuclear weapon experts issue a declaration on prevention of nuclear war; Tuvalu becomes the first nation with a climate visa; the EU is accused of complicity in Israel's assault on Gaza; and other stories. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for July 28, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 07/28/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
On Monday's episode, hosted by Desiree Hellegers:  Laurie Mercier interviews Paul Ortiz, professor of labor history at Cornell University and author of An African American and Latinx History of the US. They talk about Latinx activism since the Trump election and how anti-... Read more

The Global Citizen - Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Tue, 07/22/2025 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
The Gutting of America's Scientific Research Read more

WRR: Organizing Through Exhaustion, Grief, and Uncertainty

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Frann Michel recommends the work of Kelly Hayes, and shares excerpts from her post "From Aspiration to Action: Organizing Through Exhaustion, Grief, and Uncertainty"  at her newsletter Organizing My Thoughts.  You can also find her work on the Movement Memos podcast a... Read more

WRR: Hereness Against End Times Fascism

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Frann Michel recommends, summarizes, and reads excerpts from the essay "The Rise of End Times Fascism" by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor, published in April in The Guardian. See also Margaret Killjoy, Live Like the World is Dying and Birds Before the Storm Let’s Learn ... Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 07/10/2025 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
In this episode: the war in Ukraine--Russian air strikes and Trump's upset with Putin; Netanyahu's visit to Washington; Trump resume the tariff war; and more. Read more