Community Building

Northwest Filmmakers' Festival

Airs at: Thu, 10/26/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: The Film Show

Now in its 44th year, the Northwest Filmmakers' Festival showcases new work by artists in the Pacific Northwest, including Alaska and British Columbia. Festival Manager Ben Popp joins us to preview this year's lineup, and he's joined by local journalist Cornelius Swart,... Read more

Dorothy Height

Airs at: Wed, 10/25/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

Today, we revisit a rare, in-studio interview with Dorothy Height, recorded before her death. Ms. Height died April 20, 2010 at the age of 98 after a lifetime spent fighting for racial justice and human rights. She was at the forefront of the civil rights battle for six ... Read more

RESCUING THE ISOLATED AND DISPLACED

Airs at: Mon, 10/23/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Disability Awareness, Radiozine

Most of the world simply has no health care... vast tracts of land and vast populations of people don't have doctors - or at best must make great efforts to reach medical care. In addition, masses of displaced people and refugees - over 100,000,000 at last count - desper... Read more

Hello Vancouver! with Don Orange

Airs at: Thu, 10/26/2017 at 12:30pm - Fri, 10/26/2018 at 12:00pm

Produced for: Hello Vancouver

Host Temple Lentz speaks with Don Orange, candidate for Commissioner of the Port of Vancouver. As of air date, Don Orange has received $290,000 in in-kind contributions from Washington Conservation Voters, who are opposed to the proposed oil terminal at the Port of Vancouve... Read more

Sean The Bus Driver is Plugged In on 10/20/17

Airs at: Fri, 10/20/2017 at 10:00pm - Sat, 10/21/2017 at 12:00am

Produced for: Plugged In

The Echo Episode: Sound and Collecting It

Airs at: Fri, 10/20/2017 at 10:00am - 10:15am

Produced for: Threshold Shift

If you missed our last long-form piece this Wednesday be sure to check it out on the special page. So this week, in our penultimate episode, I'd like to allow our minds to wander a bit and envision ourselves as echo collectors. I know the series has focused quite a bit on t... Read more

Report: Portland Police Training Pulls Punches When It Comes to De-Escalation

Airs at: Thu, 10/19/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm

Produced for: Evening News

On Tuesday, KBOO reported on a report released October 3 by the Compliance Officer/Community Liaison (COCL), the body tasked with assessing the city's compliance with the terms of a settlement reached with the US Department of Justice. The settlement was reached after the ... Read more

The War on Women #Me Too Edition

Airs at: Fri, 10/20/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Something amazing has happened, the lid is starting to peel off the repression of of exactly what is sexual harassment and what is acceptable behavior in the face of it. Woody Allen says he's afraid of a "witch hunt", what an interesting term, some women like actress Mayim... Read more

Major Steps in Criminal Justice Reform

Airs at: Mon, 10/23/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

A felony conviction for small personal-use amounts of a drug can wreak havoc on a person's life forever and make it incredibly difficult if not impossible for that person to rehabilitate and re-integrate into society. In the most recent Oregon legislative session, criminal ... Read more

Hello Vancouver with Kris Greene

Airs at: Thu, 10/19/2017 at 12:30pm - 3:00pm

Produced for: Hello Vancouver

Host Temple Lentz speaks with Kris Greene, candidate for Commissioner of the Port of Vancouver. As of air date, Greene has received $370,000 in direct contributions from Tesoro and Savage, the oil companies doing business as Vancouver Energy LLC, who want to build the natio... Read more