Government/Politics

News In Depth: Street Roots Article "Portland’s focus on new shelters may reduce opportunities to house people" and Portland Filmmaker Penny Allen's New Film "Pushing Past the Bad"

Airs at: Wed, 03/04/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
  On this edition of KBOO News in Depth:  KBOO's Hana Francis speaks with Street Roots Editor-in-Chief K. Rambo about their latest article for the paper, called "Portland’s focus on new shelters may reduce opportunities to house people: Since 2021, the city all but eli... Read more

Lawyers, Guns, and Marijuana

Airs at: Wed, 03/04/2026 at 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
On this edition of Century: Lawyers, Guns, and Marijuana. The Supreme Court is currently considering the case of US v. Hemani. Ali Danial Hemani is a Texas man who was arrested by the FBI in 2022 for possession of about two ounces of marijuana, about a quarter ounce of ... Read more

Portland End the Blockade of Cuba

Airs at: Fri, 03/06/2026 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  Radiozine
This Friday, March 6 at 9am on Radiozine, tune in to KBOO Community Radio** for a timely interview about the intensifying U.S. economic blockade on Cuba. Emma Lugo speaks with local organizers John and Fidel about the growing impact of U.S. policy on the island nation an... Read more

Toxic Past, Heated Future: Resilience at the Portland Harbor

Airs at: Mon, 03/09/2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
We often think of the Willamette River as a scenic backdrop for recreation, but for many, it is a site of "slow violence". On this episode of Locus Focus, Dr. Vivek Shandas of Portland State University explores how the harbor’s industrial legacy—a "toxic graveyard" of W... Read more

News In Depth: John DeVoe from WaterWatch of Oregon on Data Centers and Water Usage in The Dalles

Airs at: Tue, 03/03/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
  On this edition of KBOO News in Depth:  KBOO's Rachael Garcia speaks with John DeVoe from WaterWatch of Oregon about the impact of the data center industry on Oregon water resources, and the Congressional action to give The Dalles more of the Mt. Hood National Forest ... Read more

From the Black Book Talk Vault: Avel Gordly: "Remembering the Power of Words"

Airs at: Thu, 03/05/2026 at 11:30am - 11:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
[This program originally aired May 5, 2011.  We rebroadcast it August 1, 2024 when Kamala Harris became the first Black woman nominated candidate for President.  We are airing again today to honor the memory of our hero, Avel Gordly, the first Black woman to win a seat i... Read more

News In Depth: Kotek Convenes Data Center Advisory Committee, and How Podcasters Influence Elections

Airs at: Mon, 03/02/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
  On this edition of KBOO News in Depth:  The Oregon Data Center Advisory Committee was created by Governor Tina Kotek in January, to come up with policy and regulatory recommendations for data centers. How the state should balance economic opportunities with negative ... Read more

Charles Solomon - Expanded Audio

Airs at: Thu, 02/26/2026 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  In this 100% longer conversation with animation historian Charles Solomon, we dive deeper into the stories behind his twenty-two published books, which include Enchanted Drawings: The History of Animation; The Man Who Leapt Through Film: The Art of Mamoru Hosoda; and ... Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 02/26/2026 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Main stories in this episode: Two defeats for Trump's tariffs; Trump to discuss Taiwan with Xi Jinping; US to set up own global health system Read more

The Global Citizen - Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Tue, 02/24/2026 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
"Trumped by Tariffs": the Supreme Court's decision on Trump's emergency tariffs. Read more