Police

Resisting ICE

Airs at: Mon, 02/02/2026 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

The national spotlight has been on Minneapolis as ICE and border patrol escalate efforts to detain and deport immigrant community members. We mourn the loss of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, murdered by these federal cowards in masks with guns. In Oregon, the work continues... Read more

Police Oversight in Portland is Quietly Falling Apart Amid Transition to New Accountability System

Airs at: Wed, 01/28/2026 at 5:15pm

Produced for: Evening News

Portland’s police oversight system is quietly falling apart, and it could be years until the voter-approved Community Board for Police Accountability actually takes the reins. KBOO's Sam Bouman reports. Listen to the story here, or read the text version below. Read more

Media and art we like

Airs at: Fri, 01/30/2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am

Produced for: Radiozine

First, Clark talks about different styles of dances. Then, Kiyan describes his favorite and least favorite characters in Superman. Finally, Em discusses why the TV show Stranger Things is meaningful to her. Read more

Synthetic Drugs

Airs at: Wed, 01/28/2026 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

On this edition of Century: Synthetic Drugs. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime hosted its third annual two-day open-ended intergovernmental expert group meeting on the global synthetic drug situation January 20 and 21. Discussions focused on international int... Read more

Oregon Legislative Update

Airs at: Mon, 01/26/2026 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

On this edition of Prison Pipeline: Oregon Legislative Preview. The Oregon Legislature’s 2026 session begins on February 2 and will last for only 35 days. Oregon has a part-time legislature, they’re in session for 160 days in odd-numbered years and just 35 days in even-nu... Read more

Letter from a Birmingham Jail

Airs at: Mon, 01/19/2026 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

On April 12, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and nearly 50 other protestors and civil rights leaders were arrested after leading a Good Friday demonstration as part of the Birmingham Campaign, designed to bring national attention to the brutal, racist treatment suffered... Read more

Resisting The Empire

Airs at: Mon, 01/12/2026 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

On this edition of Prison Pipeline: Resisting the Empire. Cities across the United States are under siege by an out-of-control autocratic federal government and its gun-toting goons. So far in the month of January, a federal agent named Jonathan Ross murdered Renee Nicole... Read more

Genius Box: "The Frog is on the boil"

Airs at: Fri, 01/09/2026 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Genius Box

I think it's time we get out of this pot, how about you? On this episode of Genius Box, we're talking with our callers about the Border Patrol shooting of two Portland residents on Thursday, January 8th. Hundreds attended a vigil that night, and city and state leaders... Read more

Six Months of ICE Protests in Portland

Airs at: Wed, 12/31/2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: Evening News

On June 04th, activists in Portland, Oregon, began demonstrating in front of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Facility at the intersection of Macadam Avenue and S Bancroft Street. The protests were in response to an escalation of deportation tactics from the ... Read more