Global Affairs

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Acupuncture without Borders: Providing Relief, Recovery and Support

Airs at: Mon, 09/11/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
Melanie Rubin, M.Ed., associate director and Director of National Disaster Relief of Acupuncturists Without Borders (AWB) discusses how AWB provides disaster relief, recovery and support for building resiliency – to communities affected by disasters, human conflict, environ... Read more

The Science Behind the Collapse of the Three World Trade Center Towers on 9/11

Airs at: Mon, 09/11/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
It is now 16 years after the events of September 11th, 2001 that have changed the world. I am in the midst of a series of interviews with 9/11 skeptics and scholars.  These are sober scientists who refuse to be bullied and who present their case with analysis of the evidenc... Read more

Hurricane Irma Hits the Caribbean

Airs at: Wed, 09/06/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Hurricane Irma hit the islands of Barbuda and Antigua this morning as the most powerful Category 5 hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean. It has exceeded the maximum theoretical strength for a hurricane in its environment based on water temperature and other current... Read more

Eagle Creek Fire in Columbia Gorge Reaches 10,000 Acres

Airs at: Tue, 09/05/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Nearly 300,000 acres in Oregon forests are on fire as of today. The Eagle Creek Fire in the Columbia Gorge has grown to nearly 10,000 acres, simultaneously closing I-84 between Troutdale and Hood River. At around 8:30 this Tuesday morning, the fire jumped across the Columbi... Read more

Brzezinski’s Brilliant Idea

Airs at: Thu, 09/07/2017 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Fight the Empire
  The United States backed Afghan Islamists in order to give the Soviet Union their own Vietnam. Now the Soviet Union is gone and the US is still bogged down in Afghanistan. And Islamic fundamentalism has spread throughout the world. Read more

O Canada

Airs at: Sat, 09/09/2017 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
  Tune in Saturday morning to Swing & Country as we head true north and celebrate the music of our neighbors.  It's Canada day at KBOO Read more

Cycle Oregon Classic Ride Canceled Due to Wildfire Danger

Airs at: Fri, 09/01/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
For the first time in the event's 30-year history, the Cycle Oregon Classic Ride has been cancelled. The announcement came on Thursday from Steve Schulz, the executive director for Cycle Oregon. He thought of the danger from the existing fires and smoke throughout central a... Read more

UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME: A Labor Day Special

Airs at: Mon, 09/04/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  A documentary on the idea of universal basic income: what is it, and what effect might it have on society? Using expert interviews, field recordings, street interviews, and lot's of great music.   What if you were paid just for being alive? Just imagine " you are given a... Read more

UN Nations Agreed to Be On High Alert After Emergency Meeting

Airs at: Wed, 08/30/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
The UN Security Council had an emergency meeting last night about the North Korean missile launched over Japan. Nearby nations and UN states are on high alert with Secretary of Defense James Mattis saying quote, "We're never out of diplomatic solutions." after he spoke to t... Read more

Stokely Carmichael AKA Kwame Ture

Airs at: Wed, 08/30/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  Today, we broadcast our one-hour special on Stokely Carmichael, also known as Kwame Ture. He is known by a generation of popularizing the cry of "Black Power." We speak with Dr. Peniel Joseph about his book, "Stokely: A Life." How did the concept of Black Power as a poli... Read more