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Conversation with OPAL Organizers about Gentrification, Transportation, and Environmental Justice

Airs at: Thu, 05/18/2017 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
"Nothing about us with out us!" That is a statement that began as a grass roots chant for equity. KBOO reporter Jasmine Moneymaker spoke with Hyung Nam, Executive Director of Opal PDX and Shawn Fleek, Community Engagement Director of Opal PDX about what the chant means, Po... Read more

Interview: Mercy Corps' South Sudan Director

Airs at: Mon, 05/08/2017 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
The United Nations on Monday declared that 1 million children have fled from conflict and famine in South Sudan. According to a joint press release from the UN Children’s Fund and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, another million children are displaced within the coun... Read more

Women Creating Community

Airs at: Wed, 05/03/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Bike Show
This month we're focusing on three women who are creating the worlds they want to live in by creating community and exploring new perspectives. In the first half of the show, we're joined by Laura Everett, a United Church of Christ minister who lives, works and rides a bike... Read more

Court Case Tackles Infiltration of Activists in WA

Airs at: Thu, 04/06/2017 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
In the case of Panagacos v Towery, US Army Force Protection Division employees at Fort Lewis in Washington State have appealed a state order. The order denies motions to dismiss 1st and 4th Amendment claims brought against them by Olympia-area activists. The activists say ... Read more

Street Trust and State Money

Airs at: Wed, 03/01/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Bike Show
This month on the KBOO Bike Show we'll be hosting some old friends with a new identity (and mission). Formerly the Bicycle Transportation Alliance the newly minted "Street Trust" has expanded their vision to include pedestrians and transit. But what does that mean for bikes... Read more

Getting Smart: Bikes in Culture

Airs at: Wed, 02/01/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Bike Show
Since their birth in the early decades of the 19th century bicycles have captured the imaginations of artists, musicians, writers and filmmakers. H.G. Wells, Mark Twain, Simone de Beauvoir, Samuel Beckett, Naguib Mahfouz, Iris Murdoch, Charlie Chaplin, and Stephen King are ... Read more

The Holy Crowley Hour, Or Two

Airs at: Mon, 01/30/2017 at 10:00pm - Tue, 01/31/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Holy Crowley Hour
On tonight’s show, we explore outer space, which is looking pretty attractive right about now. Our guest is Christopher Hart, creator of the sci-fi podcast Exoplanetary. The podcast follows four members of the Wolverton family as they travel the solar system for a giant cor... Read more

Twas The Swing & Country Show Before Christmas

Airs at: Sat, 12/24/2016 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
Tune in to Swing & Country on Christmas Eve for a jam-packed star-studded extravaganza. At 8:00 a.m. Special guest the Reverend Doctor Nigel Formal will read the immortal Christmas classic 'The Night Before Christmas.' At 8:30 KBOO Radio Playhouse Theater brings you the wel... Read more

Hank Wilson's Back

Airs at: Sat, 12/10/2016 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
  Leon Russell was a talented musician known for unique blend of rock & roll, blues and gospel, as well as his session work with just about everybody. But Leon knew his way around the Swing & Country side of things. Tune in Saturday morning as we listen to his Nashville re... Read more

Looking at Linnton

Airs at: Fri, 12/02/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Kristin Yount spoke with long time Linnton resident Darice Weller about the tank farm along rte 30 aka the St. Helens Road. The mysteries of Linnton will be discussed.  The Kinder Morgan Cascasia Pipeline goes through Linnton along 30. Where did the "pipeline pigs" go? What... Read more