KBOO COMMUNITY RADIO’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RECRUITING Do you love KBOO Community Radio and its mission? Apply to join the Board of Directors! The Board of Directors of The KBOO Foundation governs the station: safeguarding its financial health, shaping its future, re... Read more

  Chart a course for engaging radio in our “Radio Ahead” special programming season! Choose your own adventure amongst our plethora of specials ranging from enlightening interviews, to compelling talk radio, to dynamic music of all genres.  KBOO’s DJs are bringing you ... Read more

International Women's Day (March 8th) is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. International Women's Day honors the work of the suffragettes, feminists, and pioneers who have fought for gender equality... Read more

Erica Thomas and Vasiliki Touhouliotis, co-chairs of the Portland State University Faculty Association (PSUFA), which represents instructors and researchers working less than half time, explain their demands for fair compensation, job security and academic freedom.  PSU ... Read more

Ladies and Gentlemen, for your entertainment and enlightenment enjoyment, sit right down, still your alpha waves and prepare to be enveloped by the quietest music in the world! In the center ring, two (count them two) triple pianissimo pieces by Morton Feldman, “For Samu... Read more

  Following a successful battle against cancer last year, guitarist Bob Weir died January 10th, 2026 due to lung issues.  Performing live perhaps more than any rock musician, Bobby's first career was 30 years in The Grateful Dead where he meticulously carved niches of c... Read more

  Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: The United States of Israel: Laurie Mercier speaks with Connor Echols, a reporter for Responsible Statecraft (published by the Quincy Institute), about some of the deep relat... Read more

     Join Andy O’Hara on March 30th for “The Monday Sampler,” a two-hour journey of high-energy music that defies categorization. Expect a sonic landscape where the art-pop of David Bowie and the sharp wit of Elvis Costello sit comfortably alongside the soulful grit of T... Read more

Ross Island, extending south in the Willamette River from the Ross Island Bridge to Sellwood, could be the jewel of Portland’s park system. Instead it has been abused and now abandoned by Ross Island Sand and Gravel, which mined gravel on the island for 90 years. As a re... Read more

Host Karen James is joined by Alice Lundell and Mark Wilson from OJRC to discuss Solitary Confinement: State-Sanctioned Torture, A Symposium on Ending Solitary Confinement in Oregon. This one-day event will be held Saturday, May 2nd at PSU Hoffman Hall in Portland. The e... Read more

Please join me for this special episode of Swing 'n' Country where I will once again be featuring all women vocalists in honor of Women's History Month. Women hold up half the sky so we will be getting our airtime today! Women also lift each other up, and one of the most... Read more

  Places to find food for those who lost SNAP benefits: (Compiled via Willamette Week, The Portland Mercury, Oregon Live, KGW)   OREGON FOOD BANK Searchable database of places providing hot meals, boxes of groceries, and other goods. Search by zip code Expect to call a... Read more