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2019 Spring News and Public Affairs Day

It's membership drive time which means it's time for another News and Public Affairs Day! News and PA day only happens a couple times a year and it's one of our favorites here at KBOO. Programming from 7am-8pm will be featuring interviews and speakers that highlight the int... Read more

Urban Nature Partners and Maxville Interpretive Center

Airs at: Wed, 04/10/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
For the 2019 Spring Drive, Radiozine host Jenna sits down with two organizations that are bringing the outdoors to urban dwellers. First, Urban Nature Partners talks about their mentoring program that aims to take underrepresented youth into the outdoors.  Visit and learn m... Read more

Portland Comic Book Month

Airs at: Thu, 04/11/2019 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  A city-wide celebration of comics first took place in Portland in the spring of 2009, when then-City Commissioner Sam Adams declared April "Comic Book Month."  For this 10th anniversary tribute, we'll find out about events, new releases, and participatory activities thro... Read more

Labor Radio on 04/08/19

Airs at: Mon, 04/08/2019 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Rachel Haines and Stephen Segal host this hour long special about the current state of education in oregon, and what educators are doing to protect public education. Read more

Queer Heroes - a project of GLAPN, Portland's gay/lesbian history network

Airs at: Tue, 04/09/2019 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Preference
GLAPN (Gay/Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest) will be celebrating Pride by choosing a Queer Hero for every day in June. GLAPN is interested in hearing about anybody, living or dead, or any color of the LGBTQ rainbow, whose risk, sacrifice, service, example, or inspi... Read more

Plugged In with Julie and the Wayves 04/05/19

Airs at: Fri, 04/05/2019 at 10:00pm - Sat, 04/06/2019 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Plugged In
Sean is hosting Julie and the Wayves tonight and showcasing singles by local artists. Normal Fauna, Elaine Cole, Super Secret Band, Sweet and Juicy and more.. Julie and the Wayves has a new 3 song EP "TURN" Julie & The Wayves is a 5-piece, progressive bluegrass band, based ... Read more

Pop Culture Roundtable!

Airs at: Fri, 04/05/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Pacific Underground
Join the Pacific Underground Collective (Tabitha, Jake, Sara, and Matt) for a roundtable on Asian Pacific Americans in Pop Culture!     Read more

It Takes A Village To Be Un-Tethered

Airs at: Tue, 04/02/2019 at 12:00am - Tue, 04/30/2019 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Village Vibes Podcast
This is a special episode because it’s just US... ᴼⁿᶜᵉ ᵘᵖᵒⁿ ᵃ ᵗᶦᵐᵉ, ᵗʰᵉʳᵉ ʷᵃˢ ᵃ ᵍᶦʳˡ We’re talking about Jordan Peele and Lupita Nyong’o’s blinding talents, the one downfall to Beyoncé, and PLANET EARTH!!!! Tune in, have a laugh, think a thot, and remember #ittakesavillage   Read more

KBOO Bike Show - April

Airs at: Wed, 04/03/2019 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Bike Show
On this month's KBOO Bike Show we seek nearby bike inspiration. We'll speak with Barb Chamberlain, director of Washington Dept of Tranportation's new Active Transportation Division. Chamberlain is tasked with integrating active transportation into WDOT's culture, no small t... Read more

Surviving and Re-thinking Our World Without the Government: Comunidad Colectiva on ICE in NC

Airs at: Mon, 03/18/2019 at 4:00pm - Fri, 03/22/2019 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  The Final Straw Radio
  This week we had the chance to interview Lelia, who is a community activist and a part of the group Comunidad Colectiva, an immigrant rights group based in Charlotte NC. We got to talk about a lot of things in this interview, the work that they and other groups do with i... Read more