Civil Rights/Human Rights

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Dismantling Racism

Airs at: Mon, 01/16/2017 at 8:30am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
  Dr. Catherine Meeks is a retired professor of socio-cultural studies at Wesleyan College. She is the editor of the newly released book, Living Into God’s Dream: Dismantling Racism in America. From the publisher: This book is a report from the front, combining personal s... Read more

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR AND THE GRASSROOTS CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

Airs at: Mon, 01/16/2017 at 8:00am - 8:30am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
  On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28th 1963, Martin Luther King Jr delivered one of the most famous speeches of all time. But it nearly didnt happen. On this special edition of Making Contact for MLK Day, Gary Younge, author of The Speech talks about Martin L... Read more

#StopSessions

Airs at: Sun, 01/15/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
  This week we look at the newly released report from the National Academy of Sciences, The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids; and we continue our look at the man who might become the next US Attorney General, Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III, and examine whethe... Read more

Hot Off The Press...

Airs at: Fri, 01/13/2017 at 10:45am - Sat, 01/21/2017 at 10:45am
Produced for:  This Is How We See It
Mariah Carey butchers her NYE performance, blames Dick Clark Productions; Some states will raise their minimum wage this year; Outcry over RNC Chair comparing Pres. Elect - Trump to Jesus Christ during Christmas.  Join us as we discuss these topics and more.  Read more

2017 Keep Alive the Dream: MLK Day Special

Airs at: Mon, 01/16/2017 at 11:00am - 6:00pm
KBOO is proud once again to be able to broadcast live from the World Arts Foundation's 'Keep Alive the Dream' Tribute to Martin Luther King Junior. “A Single Garment of Destiny” A Tribute to the Life & Legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We work to “Keep Alive The Dre... Read more

Edward Snowden - The Graphic Biography

Airs at: Thu, 01/12/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  In this encore episode from October 2015, political cartoonist and international troublemaker Ted Rall returns to the KBOO studios with his graphic biography of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.  Drawing from Ted's conversations with Snowden's own ACLU attorney as well a... Read more

Communication Management Units & Political Prisoners in the Age of Trump

Airs at: Mon, 01/16/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli will interview Daniel McGowan.  Daniel is an environmental and social justice activist from Queens, NY. He was charged in 2005 with 15 counts of arson, property destruction and conspiracy, all related to two actions in Oregon in 2000, claimed by the Earth Li... Read more

Black MAX riders without a fare are more likely to be banned from TriMet...Plus Margaret Jacobsen of the Women's March on Washington: Portland

Airs at: Thu, 01/19/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  The District Attorneys for Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington counties have all announced that they will no longer criminally prosecute TriMet riders who cannot produce proof of a paid fare.  They've made the move in response to a Portland State University study and the... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for January 9, 2017

Airs at: Mon, 01/09/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Clayton Morgareidge hosts this show about desire: the desire of Intersex people to be free of the surgical and moral control of their bodies and the desire of everyone of us to live lives of our own without the shackles of jobs designed to make rich people even richer. Here... Read more

Preference: queer experience, survival, and passion.

Airs at: Tue, 01/10/2017 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Preference
Photojournalist Kristin Lyseggen profiles nine current and former inmates in “The Women of San Quentin: Soul Murder of Transgender Women in Male Prisons.”  She and Daniella Tavake, one of those profiled in the book, share intimate parts of their stories with host Eric Janse... Read more