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KBOO Bike Show August

Airs at: Fri, 08/07/2020 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Bike Show
In this August episode of the KBOO Bike Show, show host Tori Bortman interviews Keyonda McQuarters of Black Girls Do Bike.  Read more

IP44-Drug Addiction Treatment & Recovery Act

Airs at: Mon, 08/10/2020 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Karen James speaks with Anthony Johnson, Chief Petitioner for IP44, the Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act which has just qualified for the November 2020 ballot. Oregon ranks nearly last in the nation for access to drug treatment, yet about one in 11 people in Oregon... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for August 3, 2020

Airs at: Mon, 08/03/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Denise Morris Hosts this episode of the Old Mole which includes:   The Occupation of Portland: Bill Resnick will be talking to Emory Mort, a people's historian in the streets of Portland, attending over 50 demonstrations. Emory reports on the Black Lives Matter George F... Read more

Evening News on 07/29/20

Airs at: Wed, 07/29/2020 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
On this edition of the KBOO Evening News: Portland public schools will be holding classes online until at least November; Some federal officials may begin leaving Portland as soon as tomorrow; And in international news, Israel's supreme court rules that Palestinian prison... Read more

Buscando America on 07/28/20

Airs at: Tue, 07/28/2020 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
  Escucha una actualización del movimiento en contra de la brutalidad policial y el racismo en Portland y un testimonio anónimo de un residente herido por la policía. En Corazón del Sur Camila Yánez habla sobre el racismo y la identidad chilena.  Primera sesión de la cáps... Read more

National Priorities: Defunding the Military

Airs at: Mon, 07/27/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Laurie Mercier interviews Ashik Siddique, a research analyst for the National Priorities Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, working on the federal budget and military spending, and examining how militarized U.S. domestic and foreign policy threatens efforts to ... Read more

Paul Susi

Airs at: Tue, 07/28/2020 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
  Dmae features Paul Susi, an educator, a social services professional, an arts administrator, an activist, and a theater artist who was born and raised in Portland. A trained classical actor, Paul has also focused on bringing art to communities in need. Currently he is wo... Read more

Portland Protest Demands and the Fund The People Coalition in Washington County

Airs at: Mon, 07/27/2020 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
This week on Prison Pipeline, the demands of the Portland protesters and information on a coalition forming in Washington County focused on Defunding the police.   We speak to Jahdi Portland based, Rapper, Visual Artist, Organizer, and Hooper who has been active in the Po... Read more

Wyden's Union Problem

Airs at: Mon, 07/27/2020 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Oregon's multi-millionaire senator Ron Wyden and his wife Nancy Bass-Wyden own the Strand Bookstore, an iconic independent retailer in New York City.  Host Jamie Partridge interviews Melissa Guzy, shop steward at the bookstore, who explains how the Wydens raked in Covid-19 ... Read more

Squirrels Know on 07/24/20

Airs at: Fri, 07/24/2020 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Squirrels Know
I discuss the issue of The Portland Protests, and their clash with the Department of Homeland Security. The possibly unlawful mandate to maintain DHS presence in the city, as well as poor Federal leadership are noted. Show dedicated to George Floyd, the BlackLivesMatter mov... Read more