Program Directory
KBOO is open to the public! To visit the station, contact your staff person or call 503-231-8032.
Music
- A Matter of Public Records
- A People's History of Music
- Africa-O-Ye!
- Another Late Night
- Anything But Ordinary
- AudioPilot
- Black As Folk
- Boogie Pachanguero
- Buscando America
- Canto Nuevo: The Best of Latin Folk Music
- Cascadia Coffeehouse
- Corporate Standardized Programming
- Culture Light Beams
- Diaspora Blues Radio
- Eclectic Pandemic
- El Jardín del Corazón
- Fearless Frequency
- File Under:
- Folk Espresso
- Hard Knock Radio
- Hypnophobia
- Island Earth Radio
- Jazz in the New Millennium
- Jonesy
- Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Kush
- KBOO New Years Eve Extravaganza!
- La Voz Del Sabor
- Late Night BlueJazz Program
- Life During Wartime
- Love, Lillie and Cathy
- Melanated Mindfulness
- Musikas
- Oh Gee Pee Oh Gee
- Oil For Kisses
- One Two One Two Zulu
- Pastures of Plenty
- Pickathon Music Festival
- Portland Jewish Hour
- Radio Lost and Found
- Rip City Basement
- Rise When the Rooster Crows
- Roots of Rock and Roll
- Some Assembly Required
- Spark Plug
- Squirrels Know
- The Dickenbock Report
- The Global Sail
- The Great Escape
- The Last Hour
- The Melting Pot
- The Metal Margin
- The Monday Sampler
- The Movement
- The Sub Show
- The Transcendency Show!
Arts/Culture
- A People's History of Music
- Anything But Ordinary
- Art Focus
- Art Talk Bus Stop
- Asian-Pacific Heritage Month
- Between the Covers
- Beyond Your Front Door
- Black Book Talk
- Black History and Future Month
- Buscando America
- Calculated Conversation
- Civic Cipher
- Culture in Motion with Mic Crenshaw
- Ear to the Streets of Portland
- Earth Riot Radio
- Eclectic Pandemic
- Espiral Radio / Spiral Radio
- Film at 11
- Food Show
- Free Culture Radio
- Get Trekked
- I See You
- Imago Theatre: original radio theater
- Irresistible Revolution
- It Did Happen Here
- Jazz Lives!
- Jonesy
- La Voz Del Sabor
- Lady Danger Does Her Thing
- Life During Wartime
- Lizzie Borden Audio
- Love, Lillie and Cathy
- Mr. Jones's Neighborhood
- Musikas
- News In Depth
- Once Upon a Time
- One Two One Two Zulu
- Pathways
- Persian Hour Art and Music Show
- Playful Presence
- Portland Jewish Hour
- Reggae World
- Rip City Basement
- Sojourner Truth Radio
- Squirrels Know
- Stage and Studio
- Street Roots Poetry Showcase
- SubTerra Radio
- The Gap
- The Ghost of Hollywood
- The Global Sail
- The Magical Mystery Tour
- The Monday Sampler
- The Movement
- The Occasion
- The Poet and the Poem
- The Staple
- The Transcendency Show!
- The Underground
- TRIPP-P
- Wider Window Poetry
- Words and Pictures
Activism
- Activist Radio
- Activists Mobilizing for Power 2019
- Black Book Talk
- Black History and Future Month
- Bright Spark
- Buscando America
- Century Of Lies
- Coast Range Radio
- Code Pink Radio
- Disability Justice: An Everyday Pursuit in Survival
- Ear to the Streets of Portland
- Earth Day Special Programming
- Eclectic Pandemic
- EcoJustice Radio
- Evening News
- For The Wild
- Fortress On A Hill
- Hard Knock Radio
- Hypnophobia
- International Day of Democracy
- Irresistible Revolution
- Keeping Democracy Alive
- Keeping It Real, with Lisa Loving
- La Voz Del Sabor
- Labor Radio
- Life During Wartime
- Local Folks
- Locus Focus
- Madness Radio
- Off The Shelf
- One Land Many Voices
- One Two One Two Zulu
- Our Stories have POWER
- Pathways
- Prescription for Justice
- Presswatch
- Prison Pipeline
- Project Censored
- Radio Ecoshock
- Rip City Basement
- Roe on the Rocks
- Rural Roots Rising
- Squirrels Know Podcast
- Street Roots Poetry Showcase
- The Final Straw Radio
- The Gap
- The Hollywood Murders: A Day in May
- The RadioActivist
- The Struggle
- The Transcendency Show!
- TRIPP-P
- Voices for the Animals
- Wednesday Talk Radio
- World Ocean Radio
Movement for Racial Justice
- Activist Radio
- Black History and Future Month
- Irresistible Revolution
- Juneteenth Special
- Keeping It Real, with Lisa Loving
- Let's Talk about Race
- The Gap
- TRIPP-P
Civil Liberties
- Activist Radio
- Bright Spark
- Civic Cipher
- Counterspin
- Eclectic Pandemic
- Fight the Empire
- International Day of Democracy
- Keeping Democracy Alive
- Keeping It Real, with Lisa Loving
- Labor Radio
- Madness Radio
- Mobilized News
- More Talk Radio
- Off The Shelf
- Policy For The People
- Presswatch
- Prison Pipeline
- Roe on the Rocks
- Sojourner Truth Radio
- The Final Straw Radio
- TRIPP-P
- When the BioMass Hits the Wind Turbine
Civil Rights/Human Rights
- Activist Radio
- Alternative Radio
- Buscando America
- Century Of Lies
- Disability Justice: An Everyday Pursuit in Survival
- Domingos para Recordar
- Ear to the Streets of Portland
- Eclectic Pandemic
- Evening News
- Flashpoints
- Fortress On A Hill
- It Did Happen Here
- Keeping Democracy Alive
- Keeping It Real, with Lisa Loving
- Labor Radio
- MLK Day Special
- Mobilized News
- More Talk Radio
- News In Depth
- One Land Many Voices
- PDX Progressive Talk Radio
- Policy For The People
- Political Perspectives
- Presswatch
- Prison Pipeline
- Radio Free Palestine
- Rip City Basement
- Rural Roots Rising
- Sojourner Truth Radio
- Street Roots Poetry Showcase
- The Hollywood Murders: A Day in May
- The Imaginary Possible
- The Struggle
- Transpositive PDX
- TRIPP-P
- Voices from the Edge
- What The Hell Is Going On? (WHIGO)
- When the BioMass Hits the Wind Turbine
Education
- Activist Radio
- Activists Mobilizing for Power 2019
- American Indian Airwaves
- Art Talk Bus Stop
- Beyond Your Front Door
- Black Book Talk
- Buscando America
- Coast Range Radio
- Espiral Radio / Spiral Radio
- Exploration, with Michio Kaku
- Fight the Empire
- Food Show
- Heartland Stories
- Inside Washington County With Rob Solomon
- Keeping Democracy Alive
- Keeping It Real, with Lisa Loving
- Lady Danger Does Her Thing
- Off The Shelf
- PDX Progressive Talk Radio
- Playful Presence
- Radio Ecoshock
- Recovery Recap
- Rural Roots Rising
- Sea Change Radio
- Stimming in Public: Dialogues with Adults on the Autism Spectrum
- The Children's Hour
- The Imaginary Possible
- The Magical Mystery Tour
- The Transcendency Show!
- TRIPP-P
- What The Hell Is Going On? (WHIGO)
- What’s Up With Your Down There?
Government/Politics
- Activist Radio
- Alternative Radio
- Between Us
- Beyond Your Front Door
- Buscando America
- Century Of Lies
- Code Pink Radio
- Comics Take on the News
- Domingos para Recordar
- Earth Day Special Programming
- Earth Riot Radio
- Evening News
- Exploration, with Michio Kaku
- Flashpoints
- Fortress On A Hill
- Hard Knock Radio
- Hypnophobia
- Inside Washington County With Rob Solomon
- Keeping Democracy Alive
- Keeping It Real, with Lisa Loving
- La Voz Del Sabor
- Labor Radio
- Left of Center
- Locus Focus
- Mobilized News
- More Talk Radio
- News In Depth
- PDX Progressive Talk Radio
- Political Perspectives
- Presswatch
- Prison Pipeline
- Project Censored
- Rising Up With Sonali
- Roe on the Rocks
- Sojourner Truth Radio
- The Final Straw Radio
- The Gap
- The Imaginary Possible
- TRIPP-P
- When the BioMass Hits the Wind Turbine
Labor
Community Building
- Activists Mobilizing for Power 2019
- Albina Jazz Festival 2018
- Asian-Pacific Heritage Month
- Buscando America
- Ear to the Streets of Portland
- Earth Day Special Programming
- Eclectic Pandemic
- Free Culture Radio
- Hard Knock Radio
- I See You
- Inside Washington County With Rob Solomon
- Irresistible Revolution
- It Did Happen Here
- Keeping It Real, with Lisa Loving
- La Voz Del Sabor
- Labor Radio
- Local Folks
- Love, Lillie and Cathy
- Madness Radio
- Mobilized News
- One Two One Two Zulu
- Our Stories have POWER
- PDX Progressive Talk Radio
- Policy For The People
- Prescription for Justice
- Retired...or ReWired?
- Rural Roots Rising
- Soul Journeys
- Stimming in Public: Dialogues with Adults on the Autism Spectrum
- Stories of Recovery
- Street Roots Poetry Showcase
- The Imaginary Possible
- The Transcendency Show!
- TRIPP-P
- Voices from the Edge
Media
- Activists Mobilizing for Power 2019
- Comics Take on the News
- Counterspin
- Eclectic Pandemic
- Evening News
- Free Culture Radio
- Hard Knock Radio
- It Did Happen Here
- Jonesy
- Left of Center
- News In Depth
- Off The Shelf
- PDX Progressive Talk Radio
- Presswatch
- Rip City Basement
- The Digital Divide
- The Film Show
- The Final Straw Radio
- The Gap
- The Ghost of Hollywood
- The Imaginary Possible
- The Magical Mystery Tour
- TRIPP-P
Race
- Activists Mobilizing for Power 2019
- Black Book Talk
- Buscando America
- Century Of Lies
- Hard Knock Radio
- It Did Happen Here
- Juneteenth Special
- La Voz Del Sabor
- News In Depth
- Rip City Basement
Corporations
- Alternative Radio
- Counterspin
- Flashpoints
- Keeping It Real, with Lisa Loving
- PDX Progressive Talk Radio
- Prescription for Justice
- The Imaginary Possible
- TRIPP-P
Class
- Alternative Radio
- Art Talk Bus Stop
- Buscando America
- Domingos para Recordar
- Fight the Empire
- Flashpoints
- It Did Happen Here
- La Voz Del Sabor
- Labor Radio
- More Talk Radio
- News In Depth
- PDX Progressive Talk Radio
- Presswatch
- Prison Pipeline
- TRIPP-P
Environment/Climate
- Alternative Radio
- Coast Range Radio
- Earth Day Special Programming
- Earth Riot Radio
- EcoJustice Radio
- Exploration, with Michio Kaku
- For The Wild
- Hypnophobia
- Jonesy
- Keeping It Real, with Lisa Loving
- Locus Focus
- Prescription for Justice
- Radio Ecoshock
- Rural Roots Rising
- Sea Change Radio
- The Digital Divide
- The Dirtbag
- The Magical Mystery Tour
- Voices for the Animals
- Wednesday Talk Radio
- When the BioMass Hits the Wind Turbine
- World Ocean Radio
- Youth Speaks Out!
Global Affairs
- Alternative Radio
- Big Picture Science Radio
- Buscando America
- Century Of Lies
- Code Pink Radio
- Comics Take on the News
- EcoJustice Radio
- Evening News
- Exploration, with Michio Kaku
- Flashpoints
- For The Wild
- Fortress On A Hill
- Free Culture Radio
- Hypnophobia
- Keeping Democracy Alive
- Keeping It Real, with Lisa Loving
- La Voz Del Sabor
- Locus Focus
- Mobilized News
- More Talk Radio
- News In Depth
- Noticias en español
- One Land Many Voices
- PDX Progressive Talk Radio
- Political Perspectives
- Presswatch
- Project Censored
- Radio Free Palestine
- Rising Up With Sonali
- Sojourner Truth Radio
- Squirrels Know
- The Transcendency Show!
Indigenous
- American Indian Airwaves
- Buscando America
- First Voices Radio
- Native America Calling
- Rose City Native Radio
- Special Programming by Indigenous & Native American Creators
- Squirrels Know
- Squirrels Know Podcast
- Stew for Thought
Latino/Hispanic
- Armando Puentes
- Buscando America
- Domingos para Recordar
- Espiral Radio / Spiral Radio
- Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month Series
- La Voz Del Sabor
- Musikas
- Noticias en español
- Once Upon a Time
- Rip City Basement
Youth
- Art Talk Bus Stop
- Buscando America
- It Did Happen Here
- Life During Wartime
- One Two One Two Zulu
- Rip City Basement
- Rose City Native Radio
- Squirrels Know
- Squirrels Know Podcast
- The Student Hour
- The Underground
- Youth Speaks Out!
Asian Pacific American
History
- Between the Covers
- Between Us
- Black Book Talk
- Buscando America
- Fight the Empire
- Fortress On A Hill
- Free Culture Radio
- It Did Happen Here
- PDX Progressive Talk Radio
- Rip City Basement
- The Ghost of Hollywood
Fiction
- Between the Covers
- Between Us
- Black Book Talk
- Jonesy
- Lady Danger Does Her Thing
- The Ghost of Hollywood
Poetry
- Between the Covers
- Buscando America
- Jonesy
- Lady Danger Does Her Thing
- Love, Lillie and Cathy
- Musikas
- Once Upon a Time
- One Two One Two Zulu
- Rip City Basement
- Street Roots Poetry Showcase
- The Occasion
- The Poet and the Poem
- The Transcendency Show!
- Wider Window Poetry
- World Poetry Day
Humor
- Between the Covers
- Between Us
- Black Book Talk
- Comics Take on the News
- Earth Riot Radio
- Funny You Should Say That
- Get Trekked
- Jonesy
- JoyceChat Comedy Radio
- Lady Danger Does Her Thing
- Playful Presence
- The Dickenbock Report
War/Peace
- Between Us
- Fortress On A Hill
- Hypnophobia
- Jonesy
- Life During Wartime
- More Talk Radio
- One Land Many Voices
- PDX Progressive Talk Radio
- Political Perspectives
- Presswatch
- Rip City Basement
- TRIPP-P
Science/Technology
- Between Us
- Big Picture Science Radio
- Exploration, with Michio Kaku
- Healthwatch
- Jonesy
- Locus Focus
- PDX Progressive Talk Radio
- The Digital Divide
- The Imaginary Possible
- What’s Up With Your Down There?
Energy/Natural Resources
- Beyond Your Front Door
- Coast Range Radio
- Earth Day Special Programming
- EcoJustice Radio
- Exploration, with Michio Kaku
- For The Wild
- Keeping It Real, with Lisa Loving
- Rural Roots Rising
- Sea Change Radio
- The Dirtbag
- When the BioMass Hits the Wind Turbine
- World Ocean Radio
African American
- Black Book Talk
- Black History and Future Month
- Civic Cipher
- Culture in Motion with Mic Crenshaw
- Ear to the Streets of Portland
- From the Grassroots
- Good in the Hood
- Hard Knock Radio
- It Did Happen Here
- Reggae World
- Rip City Basement
- Sojourner Truth Radio
- Soul2soul
- The Gap
- Voices from the Edge
COVID19
Women
- Boom Goddess Radio
- Buscando America
- Code Pink Radio
- Encouragementology
- International Women's Day / Women's History Month Specials
- JoyceChat Comedy Radio
- Lizzie Borden Audio
- Negotiating Dramatic Events
- Once Upon a Time
- Rising Up With Sonali
- Roe on the Rocks
- Squirrels Know Podcast
- The Gap
- What’s Up With Your Down There?
- Wings
Drugs
- Bright Spark
- Century Of Lies
- Eclectic Pandemic
- Free Culture Radio
- Our Stories have POWER
- PDX Progressive Talk Radio
- Recovery Recap
- Rip City Basement
- TRIPP-P
Health
- Bright Spark
- Century Of Lies
- Disability Justice: An Everyday Pursuit in Survival
- Encouragementology
- Food Show
- Free Culture Radio
- Healthwatch
- Madness Radio
- Negotiating Dramatic Events
- Noticias en español
- Our Stories have POWER
- Pathways
- Playful Presence
- Prescription for Justice
- Recovery Recap
- Roe on the Rocks
- Soul Journeys
- Stimming in Public: Dialogues with Adults on the Autism Spectrum
- The Dirtbag
- The Transcendency Show!
- TRIPP-P
- What’s Up With Your Down There?
- Youth Speaks Out!
Legislation
- Buscando America
- Comics Take on the News
- Keeping It Real, with Lisa Loving
- Madness Radio
- Political Perspectives
Immigration
Faith/Religion/Spirituality
- Buscando America
- Free Culture Radio
- Islamic Point of View
- Negotiating Dramatic Events
- Pathways
- Radio Free Palestine
- Rip City Basement
- Soul Journeys
- Squirrels Know
- Squirrels Know Podcast
- The Magical Mystery Tour
- The Transcendency Show!
Gender
- Buscando America
- Code Pink Radio
- Hypnophobia
- Prescription for Justice
- Soul Journeys
- This Way Out
- Transpositive PDX
- TRIPP-P
- What’s Up With Your Down There?
Police
- Buscando America
- Century Of Lies
- Hypnophobia
- It Did Happen Here
- Keeping It Real, with Lisa Loving
- PDX Progressive Talk Radio
- TRIPP-P
- Voices from the Edge
LGBTQ
- Buscando America
- Comics Take on the News
- Eclectic Pandemic
- JoyceChat Comedy Radio
- Left of Center
- PDX Progressive Talk Radio
- Preference
- Presswatch
- Roe on the Rocks
- This Way Out
- Trans Day of Remembrance
- Transpositive PDX
Prison
Law/Court/Crime
- Century Of Lies
- Comics Take on the News
- Free Culture Radio
- Prison Pipeline
- Roe on the Rocks
- The Hollywood Murders: A Day in May
Disability
- Disability Justice: An Everyday Pursuit in Survival
- Eclectic Pandemic
- Free Culture Radio
- Negotiating Dramatic Events
- PDX Progressive Talk Radio
Economy
- Domingos para Recordar
- Fight the Empire
- Food Show
- Heartland Stories
- Keeping Democracy Alive
- PDX Progressive Talk Radio
- Prescription for Justice
- Rip City Basement
- Sea Change Radio
- The Imaginary Possible
- When the BioMass Hits the Wind Turbine
- World Ocean Radio
Animals
- Earth Day Special Programming
- National Love Your Pet Day
- Squirrels Know
- Squirrels Know Podcast
- Voices for the Animals
Agriculture
- Earth Day Special Programming
- Food Show
- Heartland Stories
- Locus Focus
- Rural Roots Rising
- The Dirtbag
- Voices for the Animals
Housing/Homelessness
- Eclectic Pandemic
- Keeping It Real, with Lisa Loving
- Negotiating Dramatic Events
- Out Of The Streets Of Portland
- PDX Progressive Talk Radio
- Street Roots Poetry Showcase
- TRIPP-P
- Understanding Homelessness
Recovery
- Eclectic Pandemic
- Free Culture Radio
- Our Stories have POWER
- Pathways
- Recovery Recap
- Stories of Recovery