News In Depth

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Airs at: Mon, 05/19/2025 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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KBOO News Team
Related program(s): 
Evening News
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KBOO Stream 1
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Interview with Coco Das from Refuse Fascism

Airs at: Wed, 01/06/2021 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  News In Depth, Evening News
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  Today's coup attempt against the Capitol in Washington DC brings into stark focus how fascism has crept through the far-right over the last four years. KBOO's Nat Moon spoke with Coco Das, a member of the National Editorial Board of Refuse Fascism, about how the right ... Read more

Opposition to Interstate Urban Renewal Area expansion organizes "Postpone the Vote" campaign

Airs at: Mon, 01/04/2021 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
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  On December 16th, Portland City Council heard testimony from community members urging them not to amend and extend the Interstate Corridor Urban Renewal Area (ICURA). The district covers the area around I-5 in North and Northeast Portland, the majority of Portland’s h... Read more

News in Depth Special: Impact of Coronavirus Part 2

Airs at: Fri, 01/01/2021 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
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  The KBOO Evening News is off this evening, and instead, we present to you: a look back at some of our favorite News in Depth pieces. Tonight, we will be reflecting on the disparate ways that the coronavirus pandemic has impacted our communities.  First, we hear about... Read more

News in Depth Special: Impact of Coronavirus Part 1

Airs at: Thu, 12/31/2020 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
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  The KBOO Evening News is off this evening, and instead, we present to you: a look back at some of our favorite News in Depth pieces. Tonight, we will be reflecting on the disparate ways that the coronavirus pandemic has impacted our communities.  We will hear how res... Read more

News in Depth Special: Author interviews

Airs at: Fri, 12/25/2020 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
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  The KBOO Evening News is off this evening, and instead, we present to you: a look back at some of our favorite News in Depth pieces. Tonight, we will be featuring two author interviews with KBOO's Ken Jones. Find the original versions of these featured interviews here:... Read more

News in Depth Special: Police Accountability

Airs at: Thu, 12/24/2020 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
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  The KBOO Evening News is off this evening, and instead, we present to you: a look back at some of our favorite News in Depth pieces. Tonight, we will be reflecting on police accountability in Portland over the course of the past year. This special features excerpts f... Read more

Portland Youth Philharmonic's David Hattner talks Concert-At-Christmas

Airs at: Wed, 12/23/2020 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
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We’ve had several In Depth conversations recently with Portland-based artists and arts organizations that have gone online during the COVID-19 pandemic. The list includes the annual Portland Book Festival last month, organized by Amanda Bullock and the folks at Literary ... Read more

Coronavirus holidays create unique challenges for those in recovery

Airs at: Tue, 12/22/2020 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
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  The coronavirus pandemic has created a challenging holiday season this year, and it's doubly so for those with substance use disorder. In the first clip, KBOO's Annette Newell talks to an addiction medicine expert about why the holiday season is more challenging for t... Read more

An Interview with Martha Hennessy of the Kings Bay Plowshares 7

Airs at: Thu, 12/17/2020 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  News In Depth, Evening News
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  On the 50th anniversary of MLK Jr's assassination, a group of seven activists entered the naval submarine base in Kings Bay, Georgia, where over a hundred nuclear weapons are housed. In a symbolic act, they splashed their blood around, spray painted an anti-war slogan... Read more

Thom Bray previews his one-man show "A Christmas Carol: A Victorian Reading" streaming live this holiday season

Airs at: Wed, 12/16/2020 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
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The holidays are here and, along with it, our own holiday traditions. For many of us, the season isn’t complete without attending a performance of The Nutcracker, or Handel’s Messiah, or any of the many other Christmas-themed, in-person events. This season, many of thos... Read more