Global Affairs

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U of O hunger strikes in support of Gaza

Airs at: Mon, 06/02/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Since early May, students on university campuses across the US have launched hunger strikes in solidarity with the people of Gaza who have suffered starvation after two months of Israel blocking food from entering the Strip. Strikers are using their bodies as a tactic... Read more

The Global Citizen - Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Tue, 05/27/2025 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
In this episode, "Trump's 'Golden Age" Will Have to Wait" as negative results in his tariff war pile up. Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 05/22/2025 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
 Featured in this episode: Israel's crimes in Gaza,and its international isolation, continue; Where are Trump's new trade deals?; the brief India-Pakistan war Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for May 26, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 05/26/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
On this week's show, hosted by Desiree Hellegers, we bring you: Genocide in Gaza: On May 2, 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) concluded public hearings into what Israel’s obligations are regarding allowing United Nations agencies to work in the Palestinian ... Read more

Evening News on 05/21/25

Airs at: Wed, 05/21/2025 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  On this edition of the KBOO Evening News: Oregon special election results are (mostly) in! The new Portland City Council faces approving its first budget And, in International News, Pope Leo makes his first general address, specifically calling out events in Gaza Read more

Scotland the Brave

Airs at: Wed, 05/21/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
On this edition of Free Culture Radio: Scotland the Brave. On Wednesday May 7 2025, the UK Parliament’s Scottish Affairs Committee held a hearing entitled: Problem drug use in Scotland follow-up: Glasgow’s Safer Drug Consumption Facility. The Committee was looking at the ... Read more

Synthetic Opioids Hit Europe

Airs at: Wed, 05/21/2025 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Synthetic Opioids Hit Europe. There have been warning signs recently of an emerging toxic drug crisis in Europe. Heroin still dominates the opioid market but the rise of nitazenes, which are a class of powerful synthetic opioids, poses a grow... Read more

The Global Citizen - Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Tue, 05/20/2025 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
"Donald in Arabia" discusses the president's primarily business trip, at which he raked in hotels, cryptocurrency, and supposedly, weapons deals. Read more

BLM History

Produced for:  Radiozine
First, Elizaha talks about Martin Luther King JR and his life's work. We discuss the impact of MLK's death on America.  Next, Gabby talks about the celebration of Black History Month. Gabby emphasizes the need to come together and lift each other up rather than bring ea... Read more

The Palestine Exception: Interview with Filmaker Jan Haken, plus Biodiversity in Palestine: Connecting and Reconnecting to the Land, featuring Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh

Airs at: Thu, 05/15/2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Jan Haaken is a former nurse and psychology professor who taught at Portland State University from 1980 to 2011, and now works as a documentary filmmaker and radio programmer on the Old Mole Variety Hour, a weekly public affairs program on KBOO community radio. She rece... Read more