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Winona LaDuke: FIRST DAUGHTER AND THE BLACK SNAKE

Airs at: Wed, 09/27/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for Wednesday Talk Radio
Paul Roland is joined by Winona LaDuke and filmmaker Keri Pickett to discuss the new film First Daughter and the Black Snake, screening on Thursday, Sept 28th at 7:00 pm at the Hollywood Theatre. The “Prophecy of the 7th Fire” says a “black snake” will bring destruction to... Read more

Jeff Sessions, ICE, and Immigration

Airs at: Mon, 09/25/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Attorney General Jeff Sessions visited Portland and was greeted by protesters. What power does he have, through ICE, to arrest and confine immigrants? On what grounds? Attorney Mike Snedeker and the Old Mole's Jan Haaken discuss. Read more

Hearing Takes Place for Cassidy-Graham Bill

Airs at: Mon, 09/25/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for Evening News
The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on the Cassidy Graham Bill, a Republican proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act. Committee Chair Orrin Hatch declared a recess immediately after the hearing opened in order to allow Capitol Police to remove dozens of disabili... Read more

Making America Healthy Again: Stephen Bezruchka

Airs at: Tue, 09/26/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Alternative Radio
  The U.S. pays more for health care than any other country yet has shamefully poor results. People are paying through the nose for their hospital stays, surgeries and prescription drugs. An MRI in the U.S. costs five times what it costs in Australia. Instead of quality af... Read more

The Arrival: Trump's Travel and Refugee Ban

Airs at: Mon, 09/25/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
  Leading up to the US Supreme Court hearing on Trump's travel ban, we'll hear about the orders impact on people from affected, Muslim-majority countries, and how advocacy groups like the Council on American-Islamic Relations are responding. On this edition of Making Conta... Read more

Continuous Imposing of Sanctions to North Korea

Airs at: Thu, 09/21/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for Evening News
Despite the continuous threats from North Korea, President Trump plans to impose more sanctions onto the small country. The executive order allowing for further sanctions would enhance the Treasury Department's authority to target individuals or businesses that deal with a ... Read more

Hurricane Maria Might Exceed Harvey's Power

Airs at: Wed, 09/20/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Produced for Evening News
Weather forecasters are running out of ways to describe Maria as it may exceed even Harvey in its damage and strength. Hurricane Maria had made landfall Wednesday morning with 155 mile per hour winds and intense rains, just after Irma had caused nearly one billion dollars i... Read more

Greg Palast on CROSSCHECK!

Airs at: Mon, 09/25/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for More Talk Radio
  Cecil and Celeste welcome KBOO's favorite muckraking investigative journalist...Greg Palast. Greg Palast is an investigative reporter, whose news-breaking stories appear on BBC Television, The Guardian and now in Rolling Stone Magazine. (It was Palast who uncovered how ... Read more

KBOO Membership Drive Special

Airs at: Mon, 09/25/2017 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Prison Pipeline
This one hour Membership Drive special will feature Prison Pipeline hosts for a news and views discussion. Thank you to our listeners from hosts Karen James, Adam Carpinelli, Emma Lugo, Doug McVay, Amy Johnson and Carlos Chavez. Please support Prison Pipeline and KBOO durin... Read more

Rébellion en France

Airs at: Wed, 09/20/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Political Perspectives
  Today, we get an update on a growing rebellion in France against center right President Macrons attack against labor unions and what is left of Frances welfare state. On the ground in France, we get the latest from Stphane Enjalran, national secretary and spokesperson fo... Read more