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Airs at: Mon, 01/20/2025 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
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Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 5:30pm to 6:00pm.

A deeper look behind the day's top stories

KBOO News In Depth is a daily in-depth interview or feature on a story of significant interest to our listening audience.  These pieces focus on local, national or international issues that reflect KBOO's values of peace, justice, democracy, human rights, multiculturalism, environmentalism, freedom of expression or social change.

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Global Affairs, Government/Politics, Media, Arts/Culture, Class, Race, Civil Rights/Human Rights
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Portland Interfaith Peace and Action Collaborative to hold listening sessions on community needs from police

Airs at: Tue, 09/21/2021 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
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  September 21st is the International Day of Peace, as set by the United Nations. To celebrate, the Portland Interfaith Peace and Action Collaborative or IPAC held a press conference, observed a moment of silence for those lost to violence, and announced their Portland Pe... Read more

Author Thom Hartmann on the Hidden History of American Healthcare

Airs at: Mon, 09/20/2021 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
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  The coronavirus pandemic has in many ways, laid bare the fundamental flaws with the American healthcare system. The prohibitive cost of care, pharmaceuticals and insurance are a few that come to mind. And while the shortcomings of the American system have taken their tol... Read more

Board of Directors Candidate Forum

Airs at: Thu, 09/16/2021 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
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  KBOO's annual elections for our Board of Directors is here. Listen to the candidate forum hosted by former KBOO Board member Gene Bradley by streaming the audio below. Hear from candidates Ashley Matthews, Todd Kimball, and Charles Shambry about why they want to be elect... Read more

KBOO News in Depth: International Day of Democracy Retrospective

Airs at: Wed, 09/15/2021 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
  Our show tackles local, national and international issues through in depth interviews, and on this episode we’ll be taking a look back at some of our coverage of democratic struggles most closely tied to our community in Oregon and Southwest Washington. The coronavirus ... Read more

News in Depth: Special for International Day of Democracy

Airs at: Wed, 09/15/2021 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
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9/11 victim families still looking for justice 20 years later

Airs at: Mon, 09/13/2021 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
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  Family members of those killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks are still fighting to get some kind of justice for their loved ones. Kristen Breitweiser is an attorney and a co-founder of September 11th Advocates. She recently wrote the piece "My Husband Died on 9/11: I Am ... Read more

Morena Party holds direct action at Mexican Consulate in Woodburn

Airs at: Tue, 09/07/2021 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
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  Farmworkers from Mexico and other parts of Central America gathered at the Mexican consulate in Woodburn, Oregon on Saturday. The crowd met representatives from Mexico’s Morena Party, who arrived at Portland International Airport earlier that day. The party had recently ... Read more

New podcast examines the experiences of American Muslims post 9/11

Airs at: Thu, 09/02/2021 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
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  2021 marks two decades since 9/11, and the recent exit by American troops from Afghanistan seem to be the end of an era. But the true impact of 9/11 isn't limited to military intervention and occupation.  Rifelion Media, based in Portland, has produced a seven-part podca... Read more

Proposed rules from state environmental quality agency fall short of climate needs, environmental advocates say

Airs at: Mon, 08/30/2021 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
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  Oregonians have been feeling the effects of climate change the past year, whether it was the cold snap, the heatwaves, drought, or the prolonged wildfire season currently raging in the state’s forests. The state’s lead environmental agency, the Department of Environmenta... Read more

Wonderfil startup finds innovative way to tackle consumer plastic waste with dispensers for body care products

Airs at: Wed, 08/25/2021 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
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  Most of us in the Pacific Northwest are familiar with reusable water bottles by now. Trading in other plastic containers however, can be challenging. That’s where a new start up called Wonderfil comes in. They’re not the first to work on refillable systems for shampoo an... Read more