Global Affairs

Nakba Day

Airs at: Wed, 05/15/2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Radio Free Palestine, Special Programming: Public Affairs

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... Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 03/26/2026 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm

Produced for: Evening News

Main stories in this episode: Is Trump looking for an off-ramp from the war? US intelligence contradicts Trump; fallout from postponed US-China summit Read more

The Accountability Gap

Airs at: Thu, 03/26/2026 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: E Pluribus Unum

Host Jacqueline Keeler returns to the airwaves after a week at the University of Minnesota’s Holding Our Ground symposium. This hour, we explore the common thread of accountability—or the lack thereof—shaping our world in real-time. We begin with a report from the front... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 30, 2026

Airs at: Mon, 03/30/2026 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 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

The United States of Israel

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Laurie Mercier speaks with Connor Echols, a reporter for Responsible Statecraft (published by the Quincy Institute), about some of the deep relationships between the US and Israel and how these connections affect US policies. For more on Echols’ work, see: https://resp... Read more

Iran, Corporate Interests, and America’s Cycle of Violence

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

The corporate media likes to start the history of the US-Iran relationship with the overthrow of the Shah Rezi Pahlavi in 1979, which conveniently renders the animosity of Iranians toward America as something mysterious. But if you go back further in time, you will find ... Read more

CND69 Part Three

Airs at: Wed, 03/25/2026 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

On this edition of Century: CND69 Part Three. We feature voices from the 69th session of the UN’s Commission on Narcotic Drugs including Ben Saul, UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur on Counterterrorism and Human Rights; Judy Chang, Program Officer at the Open So... Read more