News In Depth

24sd_1678x281.png

KBOO is open to the public! To visit the station, contact your staff person or call 503-231-8032.


Coming Soon

Airs at: Thu, 04/25/2024 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Hosted by: 
KBOO News Team
Produced by: 
KBOO
Subscribe to podcast

 

Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 5:30pm to 6:00pm.

A deeper look behind the day's top stories

KBOO News In Depth is a daily in-depth interview or feature on a story of significant interest to our listening audience.  These pieces focus on local, national or international issues that reflect KBOO's values of peace, justice, democracy, human rights, multiculturalism, environmentalism, freedom of expression or social change.

Topic tags: 
Global Affairs, Government/Politics, Media, Arts/Culture, Class, Race, Civil Rights/Human Rights
Related show host(s): 
KBOO News Team
Related program(s): 
Evening News
Streams: 
KBOO Stream 1
Program status: 
Current

Morena Party holds direct action at Mexican Consulate in Woodburn

Airs at: Tue, 09/07/2021 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
Download audio file
  Farmworkers from Mexico and other parts of Central America gathered at the Mexican consulate in Woodburn, Oregon on Saturday. The crowd met representatives from Mexico’s Morena Party, who arrived at Portland International Airport earlier that day. The party had recently ... Read more

New podcast examines the experiences of American Muslims post 9/11

Airs at: Thu, 09/02/2021 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
Download audio file
  2021 marks two decades since 9/11, and the recent exit by American troops from Afghanistan seem to be the end of an era. But the true impact of 9/11 isn't limited to military intervention and occupation.  Rifelion Media, based in Portland, has produced a seven-part podca... Read more

Proposed rules from state environmental quality agency fall short of climate needs, environmental advocates say

Airs at: Mon, 08/30/2021 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
Download audio file
  Oregonians have been feeling the effects of climate change the past year, whether it was the cold snap, the heatwaves, drought, or the prolonged wildfire season currently raging in the state’s forests. The state’s lead environmental agency, the Department of Environmenta... Read more

Wonderfil startup finds innovative way to tackle consumer plastic waste with dispensers for body care products

Airs at: Wed, 08/25/2021 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
Download audio file
  Most of us in the Pacific Northwest are familiar with reusable water bottles by now. Trading in other plastic containers however, can be challenging. That’s where a new start up called Wonderfil comes in. They’re not the first to work on refillable systems for shampoo an... Read more

Oregon pension funds are now the largest investment in NSO Group spyware company

Airs at: Mon, 08/16/2021 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
Download audio file
  Oregon’s Public Employee Retirement System, or PERS, is now the largest shareholder in the NSO Group – an Israeli spyware company. NSO’s software Pegasus has been used by oppressive regimes to hack the phones of fifty-thousand journalists and foreign officials, including... Read more

Wildfire season starts early, but individuals still have time to protect themselves and their homes

Airs at: Tue, 07/13/2021 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
Download audio file
  Wildfire season in the Pacific Northwest is starting earlier than normal this year. Already, Oregon governor Kate Brown has declared a state of emergency related to wildfires. In southeastern Oregon, the Bootleg fire has spanned 300,000 acres, and fire crews estimate tha... Read more

New law puts Oregon on track for fastest clean energy transition in United States

Airs at: Mon, 07/12/2021 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
Download audio file
  At the end of the 2021 Oregon Legislative session, the state is now on track for the fastest transition to clean energy in the U.S., on par with New York. The change come from a suite of three bills backed by the Clean Energy Opportunity. The bills address a variety of i... Read more

Oregon Senate Bill 755 expands on drug decriminalization, protection and treatment options

Airs at: Thu, 07/08/2021 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
Download audio file
  A new Oregon law expands protections and treatment options for Oregonians living with drug addiction. Senate Bill 755 goes further to enforce Measure 110, which decriminalized drug possession in the state. Tera Hurst works with the Health Justice Recovery Alliance, a gro... Read more

New statewide program provides safe medication disposal to Oregon residents

Airs at: Wed, 07/07/2021 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  News In Depth, Evening News
  KBOO's Yasemin Cobanoglu speaks with Michael Lee, Operations and Policy Analyst for the DEQ's Materials Management Program, about Oregon's new statewide program for safe medication disposal. The new program and public education campaign were just announced to help Oreg... Read more

Clean Energy Opportunity Campaign succeeds in Oregon Legislature

Airs at: Mon, 06/28/2021 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
Download audio file
  Over the weekend, the Oregon Legislature concluded its 2021 session, as much of the state saw triple digit temperatures. At the end of the session, a suite of three bills backed by the Clean Energy Opportunity Campaign passed, and are on their way to the Governor's desk ... Read more