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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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Making Contact: Giving Bayard Rustin his flowers

Airs at: Tue, 02/17/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
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  On today's show, we take a look at the life and legacy of a central organizer of the March on Washington, Bayard Rustin. Rustin was an openly gay civil rights leader and a trusted advisor to labor leader A. Phillip Randolph and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This show fir... Read more

News In Depth: Charity Tolliver on Family Policing System

Airs at: Mon, 02/16/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
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  On this edition of KBOO News in Depth:  Progressive activists working to help families stay together have tried to come up with alternatives to what they call family policing. Charity Tolliver is the director of the Black Organizing Project and a co-author of "How to ... Read more

News In Depth: Cascade Festival of African Films, and the Global Citizen International Digest

Airs at: Thu, 02/12/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
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  On this edition of KBOO News in Depth:  It's February, which in Portland means the Cascade Festival of African Films is showcasing works from African filmmakers all month long. KBOO's S.W Conser speaks with South African filmmaker Tara Moore, about her film "Legacy: ... Read more

News In Depth: Reyna Lopez from PCUN on Upcoming Day Without An Immigrant Strike, and Oregon Could Split From Some Federal Tax Breaks

Airs at: Wed, 02/11/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
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  On this edition of KBOO News in Depth:  KBOO's Ivonne Rivero speaks with PCUN Executive Director Reyna Lopez, Oregon's farmworkers union, about the third 'Day Without An Immigrant' strike on February 16th, and the union's priorities in Oregon's short legislative sess... Read more

Coast Range Radio: Robert Pyle on Founding the Xerces Society, Invertebrate Conservation, and Resurrection Ecology (part 1)

Airs at: Tue, 02/10/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
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  Coast Range Radio is a radio show and podcast that holds conversations with inspiring individuals dedicated to creating a better world, produced by the Coast Range Association, and hosted by Michael Gaskill.  Dr. Robert Michael Pyle is a pioneer and legend in invertebr... Read more

News In Depth: Portland City Council Considers New Rules for Autonomous Vehicles

Airs at: Mon, 02/09/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
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  On this edition of KBOO News in Depth:  Autonomous Vehicles (AVs), could be coming to Oregon sometime soon. State lawmakers heard a bill on Monday that would allow AVs to operate in the state, including companies that offer robo-taxis, like Waymo and Tesla. The bill ... Read more

News In Depth: Arts News with Oregon ArtsWatch and the Global Citizen International Digest

Airs at: Thu, 02/05/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
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  On this edition of KBOO News in Depth:  KBOO's Althea Billings speaks with Oregon Artswatch Executive Director Laura Grimes about some of the latest arts news in the region. They discuss "Plan for two-venue Keller Auditorium, PSU Performing Arts Center challenged," "... Read more

News In Depth: On the Ground in Minneapolis and Street Roots Article "Oregon’s medical interpreters say middlemen pocket public dollars for their high-stakes work"

Airs at: Wed, 02/04/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
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  On this edition of KBOO News in Depth:  KBOO reporter Rain Crowew is on the ground in Minneapolis. In her latest dispatch, she attends a caucus for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, and talks to birth workers and organizers around town.  Then, KBOO's Hana Francis spe... Read more

Coast Range Radio: Born Of Fire And Rain - Journey Into A Pacific Coastal Forest, With Oregon Author Peg Herring

Airs at: Tue, 02/03/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
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  Coast Range Radio is a radio show and podcast that holds conversations with inspiring individuals dedicated to creating a better world, produced by the Coast Range Association, and hosted by Michael Gaskill.  On this episode, an absolute gem of a conversation with Oreg... Read more

News In Depth: On the Ground in Minneapolis and Street Roots Article "Tear gas deployed by federal agents could cause significant health problems for Portlanders"

Airs at: Mon, 02/02/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
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  On this edition of KBOO News in Depth:  The ICE occupation of Minneapolis hasn't waned, even though Trump officials have said they might pull back ICE officers sometime soon. KBOO reporter RC was on the ground in Minneapolis this weekend.  Then, KBOO's Hana Francis sp... Read more