Animals

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Beavers and Biden

Airs at: Mon, 03/06/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
On February 27 a large coalition of nonprofit organizations, scientists, and advocates sent a letter to President Biden requesting an executive order prohibiting beaver from being trapped on federally managed public lands. According to Adam Bronstein with Western Watershed ... Read more

Mainstream culture can't show you proper cosmology

Airs at: Fri, 02/24/2023 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Squirrels Know
  Join Ender Black as we go down the rabbit hole of proper cosmology. Yes, proper cosmology.      cosmology [noun] cos·​mol·​o·​gy |   käz-ˈmä-lə-jē  plural: cosmologies a): a branch of metaphysics that deals with the nature of the universe b): a theory or doctrine d... Read more

Celebration of our Animal Family

Airs at: Mon, 02/20/2023 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
  And yes, today at KBOO we certainly and decisively celebrate our animal buddies with all our might. What would we do without them? Would we ever get outside the house and experience the world without our dogs? Could we ever brush off depression and despair without them? ... Read more

National Love Your Pet Day

Airs at: Mon, 02/20/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am
  In commemoration of our awesome animal friends and family, who in one way or another bless our human lives, we take pause today to remember how important and utterly wonderful they are.  For them! We celebrate National Love Your Pet Day here at KBOO 90.7FM Portland   ... Read more

National Love Your Pet Day

  In commemoration of our awesome animal friends and family, who in one way or another bless our human lives, we take pause today to remember how important and utterly wonderful they are.  For them! We celebrate National Love Your Pet Day here at KBOO 90.7FM Portland   ... Read more

Special Membership Drive Pet Appreciation Show

Airs at: Mon, 02/20/2023 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
The Sampler returns for our Winter Membership Drive  Pet Apprecation Show. KBOO's Public Affairs Director Ender Black will be joining us with a pocket full of dog treats and a couple of catnip mouses. Also, lots of music and Katherine Dunn reading "The Dog Who Bit People" a... Read more

The Tale Of The Two Paths

Airs at: Fri, 01/27/2023 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Squirrels Know
  Is a tale as old as the oldest star in our sector of the galaxy. A story of opposites, estranged siblings, and potent adventure instincts. Oh such potent adventure instincts! Too much for a frail human to endure. And the bad boys of the bunch happened to be some of the m... Read more

Art Talk Bus Stop with Beckey Kaye Chapman

Airs at: Wed, 01/25/2023 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Talk Bus Stop
Our Jan 2023 guest is sculptor Rebecca Kaye Chapman, interviewed by the students at McDaniel High School.    BECKEY KAYE CHAPMAN BIO I was born in Los Angeles in 1976 and reared under the love of a hard-working single mom and older sister. In my later teens, I was bit by... Read more

"That Vegan Show" Interview with Kimmy Sullivan, owner of Hairodactyl Hair Salon

Airs at: Fri, 01/27/2023 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  That Vegan Show
Discussion of Kimmy's salon (Hairodactyl), vegan hair care, and salon segregation I interview Portland's own, Kimberly Sullivan, owner and operator at Vegan and cruelty free Hairodactyl hair salon, a friendly, peaceful, LGBTQIA supportive and inviting salon! We discuss how... Read more

Coming to Our Animal Senses

Airs at: Fri, 01/06/2023 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
  Animals experience the world differently. There are insects that can see ultraviolet light, while some snakes can hunt in the dark thanks to their ability to sense infrared. Such differences are not restricted to vision: Elephants can hear subsonic sounds, birds navigate... Read more