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The Country that Voted for Trump

Airs at: Tue, 06/13/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  The election of Donald Trump was a stunning political upset. His victory defied the predictions of almost every pundit and pollster. Though he received about 3 million fewer votes than his opponent, the antiquarian Electoral College system in the U.S. gave him the pre... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for June 12, 2017

Airs at: Mon, 06/12/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Clayton Morgareidge hosts, with music from Weather Report and these segments: Bill Resnick talks with Mark Weisbrot about Labour gains in the UK Elections. Desiree Hellegers brings voices from the last hearing on the proposed Tesoro terminal. Clayton explores why our s... Read more

EFSEC Closes Comment Period for Tesoro Savage Oil Terminal

Airs at: Thu, 06/08/2017 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Yesterday evening, Washington State’s Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council, or EFSEC, closed its final hearing on the proposal to construct a 360,000 barrel-per-day crude oil trans-shipment terminal at the Port of Vancouver, Washington. Now the final decision is in t... Read more

In-Depth: Crater Lake Wilderness Proposal

Airs at: Thu, 06/08/2017 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
KBOO reporter Tom Flynn speaks with Bob Hoehne, a wilderness volunteer with Umpqua Watershed of Roseburg. He is making a presentation tonight, Thursday June 8, at 7:30 pm at Patagonia in NW Portland, at a photography exhibition featuring land around Crater Lake. Hoehne ... Read more

Hate Rising

Airs at: Fri, 06/09/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
  Oregon is leading the nation in reported hate crimes and racist incidents.  This past Friday a Southwest Washington man was pistol whipped by a road raging truck driver and told to leave the country.   -from KATU: "Armando, who didn't want to reveal his last name, sai... Read more

The Digital Divide: John Cheney-Lippold, We Are Data: Algorithms and The Making of Our Digital Selves

Airs at: Fri, 06/09/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Digital Divide
Tune in to the Digital Divide, Friday, June 9th at 11 AM. I'll be talkiing with John Cheney-Lippold, author of We Are Data: Algorithms and The Making of Our Digital Selves. We'll talk about how corporations collect and filter data about how you use the internet, if searc... Read more

It's just a 'matter' of time...

Airs at: Thu, 06/08/2017 at 7:00pm - 10:00pm
This is certainly an interesting time to be observing world events....   Interestingly, as we speak with others, there is a solid understanding of the material conditions which exist for most of us, and that the systems which have created or enabled these conditions need... Read more

March 12, 1990

Produced for:  Environments Eastwest
This program was originally aired on March 12, 1990   Read more

June 2017 Listening Sessions

  via GIPHY Development Director Becky Meiers will be in KBOO's translator communities, facilitating listening sessions. We're looking to deepen our external connections with our listeners and members; we will bring strategic plans, and we welcome your questions a... Read more

Please Comment on FCC Changes!

  Becky here! I'm the Development Director at KBOO. Communications policy is on my mind these days, and I'm hoping to share a few issues with you. The FCC is reviewing their rules for broadcasters, and proposes to eliminate the main studio rule (Docket 17-105) among oth... Read more