Global Affairs

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 23, 2026

Airs at: Mon, 03/23/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Jan Haaken talks with Claudia Ortu about Italian organizing for Palestine, philosopher Sally Markowitz explains the racial-gender binary-ideal, and host Frann Michel notes that March is Long Covid Awareness month.  Italy for Palestine:   Claudia Ortu is a senior resear... Read more

Claudia Ortu on Palestine and Italy

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Claudia Ortu is a senior researcher in English Language and Translation at the University of Cagliari, Italy.  Her research interests include Critical Discourse Analysis and the interplay of hegemonic and counter-hegemonic discourses, with a focus on Neoliberalism and... Read more

The Global War on Drugs

Airs at: Mon, 03/16/2026 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On this edition of Prison Pipeline: The Global War on Drugs. The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs held its 69th session March 9 through 13. Delegates from many of the world’s nations along with officials from UN agencies and representatives of nongovernmental a... Read more

News In Depth: Kotek Convenes Data Center Advisory Committee and the Global Citizen International Digest

Airs at: Thu, 03/12/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
  On this edition of KBOO News in Depth:  The Oregon Data Center Advisory Committee was created by Governor Tina Kotek in January, to come up with policy and regulatory recommendations for data centers. How the state should balance economic opportunities with negative ... Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 03/12/2026 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Main stories in this episode: The Iran war is going badly for Trump; NATO partners have mixed reactions to US war; Trump pressures Mexico and Cuba Read more

The MAGA Schism: Podcasters vs Christian Nationalism on the Iran War

Airs at: Thu, 03/12/2026 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  E Pluribus Unum
In this episode of E Pluribus Unum, host Jacqueline Keeler explores the unprecedented civil war erupting within the American Right over the escalating conflict in Iran. While "Digital MAGA" heavyweights like Joe Rogan and Tucker Carlson denounce the war as a betrayal of ... Read more

News In Depth: Oregon ArtsWatch Update and USAID Abandons Biodiversity Work

Airs at: Wed, 03/11/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
  On this episode of KBOO News in Depth:  Oregon ArtsWatch Executive Director joins KBOO's Althea Billings to discuss the latest arts news, including "Portland art organizations ask for unspent Arts Tax funds, more public support." Then, KBOO's Nate Davis interviews jou... Read more

Holy War in the Pentagon: Who is Driving U.S. Policy?

Airs at: Wed, 03/11/2026 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
As the U.S. conflict with Iran intensifies, this episode of Wednesday Morning Talk Radio peels back the curtain on the alarming theological and economic forces driving current U.S. foreign policy. We investigate reports of "prophecy-driven" warfare, exploring how apocaly... Read more

CND69 Part One

Airs at: Wed, 03/11/2026 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
On this edition of Century: #CND69 Part One. The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs held its 69th session this year from March 9-13 in Vienna, Austria. This week’s edition of Century is part one of our coverage, featuring addresses by Colombian President Gustavo ... Read more

News In Depth: Oregon Pride In Numbers Survey and Zionism's Distorted View of History

Airs at: Tue, 03/10/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
  On this episode of KBOO News in Depth:  Oregon has one of the largest Two-Spirit and LGBTQIA+ populations per capita in the country. And right now, communities across the state are coming together to tell a more accurate story about who they are through the Pride in ... Read more