Civil Rights/Human Rights

Olio by Tyehimba Jess

Airs at: Thu, 11/17/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Between The Covers

In Olio Tyehimba Jess presents a musical history of the long fight against slavery, marshaling a vast cast of historical figures including the slaves, some freed, whose music was the basis for the blues and jazz in the 19th century. They ask, "Once burst loose from human... Read more

Winners & Losers this Election Season

Airs at: Thu, 11/10/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Community dialogue is important. Voices from the Edge lends a KBOO microphone to informed guests you might not hear anywhere else. With an hour to invest, the call-in format engages listeners in meaningful conversations about crucial issues like racial disparity, governm... Read more

Flashpoints: Greg Palast

Airs at: Wed, 11/09/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am

Produced for: Flashpoints

Today on Flashpoints Greg Palast joins host Dennis Bernstein for an election day post mortem on voter intimidation. Also, The Pipeline: How Marin and San Francisco financial firms fuel the fracking boom. Read more

Matthew Fox, A Way to God: Thomas Merton's Creation Spirituality Journey

Airs at: Fri, 11/11/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Beloved Community

The Beloved Community is show for activists: uniting mind, heart, and action. This month I speak with someone who models activism, intellect and spirituality, Matthew Fox. Silenced by the Vatican for his views, he left the Catholic priesthood in the early 1980s. Mat... Read more

It CAN Happen Here: Call in with your thoughts

Airs at: Wed, 11/09/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

Well, it has happened. Donald Trump will be the next President of the United States.How did this happen? What does it mean for immigrants, people of color, women? We'll be taking your calls live on the air. Like many people in our listening area and across the country, I... Read more

Secretaries of State discuss their Voting Processes

Airs at: Fri, 11/04/2016 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm

Produced for: Between Us

Don Merrill talked with Secretaries of State of nearly a dozen states to see how they felt about their individual voting processes in advance of the 2016 election. He discusses their comments with C. Norman Turrill, president of League of Women Voters of Oregon. Read more

Timely & Now on Nov. 4 (Standing Rock, #CripTheVote & Latino Vote)

Airs at: Fri, 11/04/2016 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Bread and Roses

Host Pamela Santos talks to Jack Malstrom (Rose City Native Radio), Ruth Parra (Tonalli), Alice Wong (#CripTheVote). Please see below for the transcript of Alice Wong's audio essay on #CripTheVote: Hoo whee! I just mailed my absentee ballot yesterday. It took me a... Read more

Stop and Frisk: The Use and Abuse of a Controversial Policing Tactic

Airs at: Thu, 12/22/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Jo Ann speaks with Mike White, the co-author of Stop and Frisk: The Use and Abuse of a Controversial Policing Tactic. No policing tactic has been more controversial than “stop and frisk,” whereby police officers stop, question and frisk ordinary citizens, who they may v... Read more

My Zine

Good old-fashioned spoken-word radio. Observations and opinions, commentary and creative writing by long-time staff member, Bruce Silverman. Random, thought-provoking topics including everything from human-interest stories read straight from the local paper, to personal c... Read more

Alternative Radio: Yassmin Abdel-Magied

Airs at: Tue, 11/01/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Alternative Radio

Yassmin Abdel-Magied is a leading voice for recognizing bias and resisting cultural appropriation. She was born in Sudan and grew up in Australia where she trained as a mechanical engineer. She now works as an engineering specialist on oil and gas rigs as well as headin... Read more