Special Programming: Public Affairs

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Here we feature episodes that feature incisive interviews, speeches, thoughts, opinion and convergences.

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David Swanson on "War Is A Lie"

Airs at: Fri, 04/29/2016 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
  Author and activist David Swanson spoke in Portland earlier this month. We present his talk based on his book, War Is A Lie, a thorough refutation of every major argument used to justify wars, drawing on evidence from numerous past wars, with a focus on those that have b... Read more

Reverend Billy on "The Earth Wants YOU"

Airs at: Fri, 04/29/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
  Host Paul Roland speaks with Reverend Billy about his new book The Earth Wants YOU, a motivational handbook for earth activists, filled with inspired visions of a wild, creative, Earth-led cultural revolution. Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping offer up humor... Read more

Trans Day of Awareness

Airs at: Tue, 04/26/2016 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Host Nghia Nguyen speaks with amazing warrior women about the struggle to survive in a society that degrades and attacks people who are transgender. Read more

Upside Downtrodden - episode 136

Airs at: Fri, 04/15/2016 at 1:30am - Wed, 04/15/2026 at 1:30am
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EPISODE 136 MAIN ISSUE: TERRORISM EPISODE 136 TOPICS: MUSLIM TERRORISTS AND OTHER SUBURBAN LEGENDS, PLANNED PLANNED PARENTHOOD MASSACRE, WAR IS THE NEW ABNORMAL, 1984 MORE YEARS FOR TRUMP, BODY COUNT ME OUT, DRONE DRONE ON THE RANGE EPISODE 136 SEGMENTS: JUSTWORTHY CAUSE -... Read more

ujima!

Airs at: Thu, 04/14/2016 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
A new show focusing on collectively-run organizations, particularly those which have an anti-capitalist/anti-colonialist lean.  tonight's show is going to be speaking with Chris from Alder Creek Botanicals- http://aldercreekbotanicals.com/about Read more

KBOO's All-Inclusive 2016 City and County Candidate Forum

Airs at: Wed, 04/06/2016 at 5:00pm - 8:00pm
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  KBOO Evening News is throwing an all-inclusive candidate forum covering City and County races on Wednesday, April 6 from 5 to 8 pm. Candidates will have the opportunity to deliver a prepared statement and then will be asked a trivia question relating to the office ... Read more

Remembering KBOO Art Focus Host Julie Bernard

Airs at: Fri, 03/18/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
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KBOO honors the life and work of Julie Bernard, who hosted Art Focus from 1985 until 2008.  We'll hear excerpts from Julie's shows and remembrances from those close to her. Julie died on October 24th, 2015. She would have turned ninety on March 20th.  Julie developed the A... Read more

John Nichols and Robert McChesney Live in Studio on "People Get Ready"

Airs at: Mon, 03/07/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am
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Locus Focus is off today. Instead we present this KBOO Specail John Nichols and Robert McChesney join us live in the KBOO Studios to talk about their new book People Get Ready: The Fight Against a Jobless Economy and a Citizenless Democracy.  The consequences of the techno... Read more

18th Annual Homelessness Marathon from Washington DC

Airs at: Wed, 02/17/2016 at 5:00pm - Thu, 02/18/2016 at 6:00am
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KBOO is proud to broadcast the 18th Annual Homelessness Marathon, which will originate from Washington, DC this year.  The hosts on the air will be Pacifica radio WPFW.  Hosts on the ground will be the Church Of the Epiphany, which reaches out to DC's homeless as part of i... Read more

Breaking Up Big Banks and Challenging Immigrant Deportations

Airs at: Mon, 01/18/2016 at 10:00am - 10:15am
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Air Cascadia is off today.  Instead we'll hear Between the Lines featuring stories on how breaking up America's big banks is the key to averting future financial crises and how advocacy groups are challenging the latest ICE immigrant deportations. Read more