Global Affairs

Nakba Day

Airs at: Wed, 05/15/2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
  Here at KBOO, we are acknowledging Nakba Day. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the mass displacement of Palestinians that occurred during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, known as the "Nakba", or "Catastrophe". The anniversary puts the spotlight on one of the world’s l... Read more

Welcome to new third Wednesday co-host Abby Martin

Airs at: Wed, 11/20/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
  On Wednesday, November 20, we welcome the media activist and documentary film producer Abby Martin to a regular monthly spot as co-host with Paul Roland on Wednesday Talk Radio.   Read more

The Global Citizen - Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Tue, 11/19/2024 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
The UN and NGOs assail Israel's attacks in Gaza while the US sits on its hands. Read more

Descheduling and Decolonizing Coca

Airs at: Wed, 11/20/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Descheduling and Decolonizing Coca. The Commission on Narcotic Drugs just completed a set of intersessional meetings in Vienna, Austria, which were held November 12 through 14. One of the topics under discussion was the international scheduling... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for November 18, 2024

Airs at: Mon, 11/18/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: The Palestine Exception: After years of right-wing assaults on higher education, attacks took a new form in 2023 and 2024 that has been described as the new McCarthyism. As stud... Read more

Palestinian Novel

Airs at: Mon, 11/18/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
What role might be played in political struggle by cultural creations? A new novel, Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad, raises this question doubly: both as a novel set in current struggles and in the story it recounts about the contested effort to mount a theatre production in... Read more

The Palestine Exception

Airs at: Mon, 11/18/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
After years of right-wing assaults on higher education, attacks took a new form in 2023 and 2024 that has been described as the new McCarthyism. As students across the country organize protests against Israel’s war on Gaza, decades-long taboos in academia around criticism o... Read more

Decriminalizing and Decolonizing Coca

Airs at: Wed, 11/13/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Decriminalizing and Decolonizing Coca. The nations of Colombia and Bolivia held an event at the United Nations in New York on November Seventh to challenge the negative connotation attributed to the coca plant. The event was entitled "Beyond De... Read more

Decolonizing Coca

Airs at: Wed, 11/20/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
On this edition of Free Culture Radio: Decolonizing Coca. The nations of Colombia and Bolivia held an event at the United Nations in New York on November 7th to challenge the negative connotation attributed to the coca plant. The event was entitled "Beyond Declassification:... Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 11/07/2024 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Tonight's main reports: China's human rights criticized at the UN; Mexico's new president being tested; the humanitarian situation in Gaza further deteriorates Read more