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'Conversion' documentary highlights fallout and recovery for individuals who endured the harmful practice

Airs at: Fri, 10/14/2022 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  'Conversion' is a documentary following the journey of 5 survivors of conversion therapy, across the United States and Canada, as they move through the mental and physical fallout of ending conversion therapy. Conversion therapy, broadly speaking, is any attempt to chang... Read more

Venus Vibes

  Venus Vibes is a rebellious three-hour journey through the fierce sounds of all-female and all-femme bands. From rock to metal, punk to pop, and pretty much anything else, we celebrate the raw energy and creativity of women in music. Embracing diversity, we amplify the v... Read more

Reclaiming Land, Culture, & Narrative Through Black, Indigenous, & Queer Stewardship

Airs at: Thu, 10/13/2022 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  EcoJustice Radio
  On this show, we explore the world of Shelterwood Collective [www.shelterwoodcollective.org], a Black, Indigenous, and LGBTQ-led community forest and retreat center that seeks to heal people and ecosystems through active stewardship and community engagement.  Recently t... Read more

Dwayne Ratleff: "Dancing to the Lyrics" - Masculine Privilege & Iran Redux

Airs at: Tue, 10/11/2022 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  This Way Out
  First half hour: Dwayne Ratleff's fictionalized memoir comes of age; Chilean voters reject a new pro-indigenous and pro-queer Constitution; the U.K.'s new P.M. Liz Truss takes Tories further to the right; Iran condemns queer women activists to death; a Texas federal judg... Read more

This Way Out

  This Way Out is the only internationally distributed weekly LGBTQ radio program, currently airing on some 200 local community radio stations around the world. The award-winning half-hour magazine-style program features a summary of some of the major news events in or aff... Read more

Neil Cochrane, author of The Story of the Hundred Promises

Airs at: Thu, 10/13/2022 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
On today's episode, we welcome Neil Cochrane, author of the new novel The Story of the Hundred Promises, from Forest Avenue Press. Neil is a queer, trans author and artist. He writes speculative fiction and fantasy that centers queer characters overcoming obstacles and buil... Read more

Interview with Tony Ferraiolo

Airs at: Tue, 10/04/2022 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Transpositive PDX
Please join us for Transpositive PDX on Tuesday, October 4th on KBOO Community Radio as we talk with Tony Ferraiolo.  Tony Ferraiolo is a Certified Life Coach, a public speaker, trainer and advocate for transgender youth.  In 2008, he founded several groups to address the n... Read more

Interview with Ryan Sallans

Airs at: Tue, 09/20/2022 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Transpositive PDX
Please join us for Transpositive PDX on Tuesday, September 20th on KBOO Community Radio as we talk Trans Advocate and author Ryan Sallans. Ryan Sallans, MA is an inspirational transgender speaker and author who specializes in inclusion, diversity, and healthcare. Over the p... Read more

Roe On The Rocks Episode 7: Telehealth Abortion Pills

Airs at: Fri, 09/16/2022 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Produced for:  Roe on the Rocks
  Roe on the Rocks is a 30 minute 8 part series. The "Roe on the Rocks" podcast, executive produced by KBOO's Claire Rischiotto, takes a look at how Oregon, a state with some of the most progressive abortion laws in the nation, will be impacted if Roe is overturned by the... Read more

$5 For Three Minutes by Cammie Toloui

Airs at: Thu, 09/15/2022 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
  Photojournalist Cammie Toloui joins us on Between the Covers to talk about her photoessay book $5 For Three Minutes. The new book explores Cammie's time as a stripper at San Francisco's Lusty Lady Theater, where she photographed the people who paid for peep shows, revers... Read more