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Airs at: Sun, 02/05/2017 at 1:45pm - Sun, 02/12/2017 at 1:45pm
Produced for This Is How We See It
Does crowd size matter?  Some Evangelical's say that Trump is God's Anointed, do you agree?  MC Lyte is in love.  Chrisette Michele's feud with Spike Lee. Tune in as we discuss these topics and more. Read more

Literary Lesbians + On The Edge

Airs at: Tue, 02/07/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for Stage and Studio
Dmae features three authors Lori L Lake, Louisa Kelley and Sandra de Helen featured in the upcoming event  Literary Lesbian Love: A somewhat romantic book fair! We'll hear about their work, their literary event on Feb. 11th and what it takes to succeed in the Lesbian book m... Read more

Donald Trump said the "election is rigged."  Greg Palast says, Donald should know because his buddies rigged it.

Airs at: Thu, 02/09/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for Voices from the Edge
  Greg Palast joins Voices from the Edge on KBOO during our Winter Membership Drive to discuss his fearless work in uncovering the organized attacks on voting rights and how he's detailed the stolen votes of a million American citizens since the 2000 election.   Greg Pala... Read more

Age and Gender Equity in the Arts

Airs at: Fri, 02/03/2017 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Bread and Roses
  Portland non-profit Age & Gender Equity in the Arts is hosting Unconscious Bias: Achieving Gender Equity symposium March 3rd and 4th at Portland State University.  The symposium features over 40 presenters and performers including Dael Orlandersmith, Michaela Watkins, An... Read more

#cut50: The Fight to Slash the Prison Population in Half

Airs at: Thu, 02/02/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for Voices from the Edge
  Jessica Jackson Sloan is the national director and co-founder of #cut50, a bipartisan effort to cut the U.S. prison population in half. Jessica is a human rights attorney who began her career representing California death row inmates in their appeals. Her first marriage ... Read more

Furious Flower Honors Rita Dove

Airs at: Tue, 01/31/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for Stage and Studio
Dmae presents an episode from With Good Reason with a pre-Black History Month special celebrating the poetry and of Pulizer Prize-winning poet Rita Dove.  The most celebrated African American poets in America pay homage to the life’s work of former Poet Laureate and Pulitz... Read more

Beyond Vietnam: Martin Luther King Jr

Airs at: Tue, 01/31/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Alternative Radio
  Martin Luther King Jr.’s charismatic “I Have a Dream” speech is emblazoned in our historical memories. But another address to a much smaller audience on April 4, 1967 at Riverside Church in New York is no less significant. There King demonstrated his deep understanding o... Read more

Anti-Oppressions Study & Action Group Resources

Collating resources here from past and future Anti-Oppressions Study & Action Groups for easy reference by community members and KBOO Volunteers and Staff   This is a work in Progress More recent resources will be listed near the top   Take action to Resist   If you... Read more

Breaking News...

Airs at: Sun, 01/29/2017 at 4:00pm - Sat, 02/04/2017 at 4:00pm
Produced for This Is How We See It
Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th President of the United States.  Orlando night club shooters wife is arrested by FBI.  Sir Paul McCartney sues Sony Music for copyright of Beatles catalog.  Join us as we discuss these topics and more.   Read more

There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé by Morgan Parker

Airs at: Thu, 03/30/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for Between The Covers
There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé uses political and pop-cultural references as a framework to explore 21st century black American womanhood and its complexities: performance, depression, isolation, exoticism, racism, femininity, and politics. The poems weave bet... Read more