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  KBOO COMMUNITY RADIO’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RECRUITING Do you love KBOO Community Radio and its mission? Apply to join the Board of Directors! The Board of Directors of The KBOO Foundation governs the station: safeguarding its financial health, shaping its future, re... Read more

Radio Ahead Special Programming

  Chart a course for engaging radio in our “Radio Ahead” special programming season! Choose your own adventure amongst our plethora of specials ranging from enlightening interviews, to compelling talk radio, to dynamic music of all genres.  KBOO’s DJs are bringing you ... Read more

International Women's Day / Women's History Month Specials

International Women's Day (March 8th) is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. International Women's Day honors the work of the suffragettes, feminists, and pioneers who have fought for gender equality... Read more

Buscando America on 03/31/26

Airs at: Tue, 03/31/2026 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for Buscando America
En este episodio escucha al pintor y artista visual dominicano Hampton Rodríguez hablando sobre su trayectoria artística. Virginia Marting, artista multidisciplinaria argentina, nos invita a su Tertulia Native Plants from the Pacific Northwest en el Teatro Milagro. Tambi... Read more

The Global Citizen - Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Tue, 03/31/2026 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for Evening News
In this episode: "A Peace Plan Going Nowhere" Read more

Transgender Day of Visbility with Rachel Crandall Crocker

Airs at: Tue, 03/31/2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Transpositive PDX
Join us this Tuesday, March 31st at 6pm on KBOO Community Radio for a powerful new episode of Transpositive, featuring an in-depth conversation with longtime transgender activist Rachel Crandall-Crocker. As the founder of International Transgender Day of Visibility, Rach... Read more

🔊Music I Feel🔊

Airs at: Wed, 04/01/2026 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for Ital Vibes
We feel the music, we like how the music feel. It’s a Late night Reggae Session, as we build a 3 Hour continuous mix of Roots & Culture music incorporating elements from across the diaspora✨ **Live & Direct** Mixxed to the Maxxx** Read more

Pastures of Plenty April 1, 2026: April Roses

Airs at: Wed, 04/01/2026 at 5:30am - 7:00am
Produced for Pastures of Plenty
This episode of Pastures of Plenty features the best of Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin. April Fools! This program does feature songs about April Fool’s Day, songs about the month of April, and songs about roses. It turns out there are a LOT of songs about roses! Featu... Read more

All My Greatest Teachers Showed Me Love

Airs at: Wed, 04/01/2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Andee sings a song from her show Rhythm and Autism and shares about how her life started after moving to Portland and turning 50.   You can find Andee at https://rhythmandautism.com   As always please feel free to reach out to Xan for counseling services at https://for... Read more

The World of Jazz

Airs at: Wed, 04/01/2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for The World of Jazz
     Join Andy O’Hara on “The World of Jazz” for an afternoon exploring the innovative spirit of jazz and its far-reaching influence. In this episode, we honor the foundations of the craft featuring John Coltrane and Lee Morgan, alongside the timeless bebop of Dizzy Gill... Read more

Celebrating the Music of Richard Thompson on Cascadia Coffeehouse

Airs at: Fri, 04/03/2026 at 5:30am - 7:00am
Produced for Cascadia Coffeehouse
Join us for Cascadia Coffeehouse this Friday morning when we'll celebrate the birthday of Richard Thompson, who will also be in concert at Revolution Hall in Portland on Tuesday, April 14th (see link below).  We'll also enjoy new and favorite folk and roots music from To... Read more

Mike Russell discusses his book about the running film ON THE EDGE today on Film at 11 for Friday, 3 April, 2026

Airs at: Fri, 04/03/2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for Film at 11
Today, Film at 11 welcomes friend-of-the-show Mike Russell to discuss his new book The Running Movie: Liner Notes for a Lost Sports FIlm,  about the making of Rob Nilsson's On the Edge starring Bruce Dern and Marin County.  .  Mike's book is available to read here. The ... Read more

We Choose To Be More Than Our Diagnoses

Airs at: Sun, 04/05/2026 at 8:30am - 9:00am
Produced for Pathways
Jerry Ryan is a life coach, psychotherapist and best-selling author of Living Less Stressed, and he is one of the authors of the new book We Choose To Be More Than Our Diagnoses.  HOST Donald Altman, M.A., LPC, is a psychotherapist, international mindfulness expert, fo... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for April 6, 2026

Airs at: Mon, 04/06/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement returns to host an episode of the Old Mole, and we hear: Patricia Kullberg, our Well Read Red, reads excerpts from an article titled: “The Price of Not Knowing: Iran, Corporate Interests, and America’s Cycle of Violence,” by Sara Van Gelder. It was published... Read more

Passover Means Liberation For Everyone

Airs at: Mon, 04/06/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement and Mar Zusman talk about the Jewish holiday of Passover through a Jewish antizionist lens that seeks to include all oppressed people in its story of liberation. The video recording of the opening song Mir Veln Zey Iberleben can be found at the 2:08:30 mark o... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for April 13, 2026

Airs at: Mon, 04/13/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole which includes a re-broadcast from Against the Grain: While the wealthy disproportionately own real estate in the U.S., in many locales the properties of low income homeowners and especially homeowners of color are... Read more

"Keep Going" with Ellen David Friedman

Airs at: Mon, 04/27/2026 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for Labor Radio
Legendary labor organizer, Ellen David Friedman, chair of the Labor Notes board and coordinator of the United Caucuses of Rank-and-File Educators (UCORE) has just released her first book: "Keep Going: A Guide to Organizing When It's Hard".  In this interview Friedman sha... Read more

KBOO's Community Resource Directory

  Places to find food for those who lost SNAP benefits: (Compiled via Willamette Week, The Portland Mercury, Oregon Live, KGW)   OREGON FOOD BANK Searchable database of places providing hot meals, boxes of groceries, and other goods. Search by zip code Expect to call a... Read more