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President Trump displays extraordinary ignorance about the world. His territorial demands, indifference to facts, and bizarre handling of international trade matters are putting America last, not first. As Martin Luther King once said, "sincere ignorance and  conscientio... Read more

  On Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at 11.30 a.m. Joseph Gallivan interviews artist David Cohen about his show The Church Of Lepidoptera, which is on now through March 29 at Gallery 114 in the Pearl District. Cohen talks about using watercolors to make paintings that look l... Read more

From the annals of mass deportation, Traci and Abe bring an update on the latest activities of the office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Plus: a bizarre, pseudo-State of the Union address, and KBOO bids farewell to an old stalwart. Read more

The Oregon Legislature’s Joint Committee on Addiction and Community Safety Response has held hearings recently on deflection programs, which have been put into operation to varying degrees in counties around the state in response to House Bill 4002, the measure that pass... Read more

An unholy marriage between big tech and nukes threatens to upend the Pacific Northwest as we know it. 45 years ago, soon after a serious accident at one of the nuclear reactors at Three Mile Island caused the core to partially melt down, Oregonians overwhelmingly passed ... Read more

  Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which is a re-broadcast of a show from Against the Grain. Our world is replete with problems, calling out for repair and change. Silicon Valley entrepreneurs have solutions at the ready – tech fixes and innovation... Read more

Join host Jonathan Lay for a fresh brew of folk music to energize your day. Artists in this episode include: Nanci Griffith; Townes Van Zandt; Alex Sturbaum; Kate Rusby; Jesse Blevins; David Francey; Mary Flower; Merritt Herring; Black Prairie; Karan Casey & John Doyle; T... Read more