Government/Politics

Old Mole Variety Hour for September 16, 2024

Airs at: Mon, 09/16/2024 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: Libraries as Grammar Schools of the Commons: Joe Clement shares commentary and news on the political significance of libraries, examining the material context of social attacks ... Read more

What is Genocide?

Airs at: Mon, 09/16/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
The word “genocide” was coined by secular Jew and Polish attorney Raphael Lemkin in 1948. To him the term meant not only physical obliteration of a certain group of people, but their cultural annihilation as well. The legal concept that emerged from the 1948 UN Convention o... Read more

Running On Air: D2, E2 - DePass, Marshall, Simril and West

Airs at: Tue, 09/10/2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Running On Air
  On this episode of Running On Air, Portland District 2 candidates Bob Simril, Mike Marshall, Michelle DePass and Nat West sit down with KBOO's Don Merrill to discuss the campaign so far, the opportunity that charter change presents for representation in North and Northea... Read more

Running On Air: D1, E1 - Hayes, Routh and Salazar

Airs at: Mon, 09/09/2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  Running On Air
  On this episode of Running On Air, Portland District 1 candidates Steph Routh, Terrence Hayes and Deian Salazar sit down with KBOO's Reed Johnson to discuss finding the humanity in policing, East Portland's biggest opportunity to date to move city policy, and the camarad... Read more

Drug Recriminalization Effective September 1st

Airs at: Mon, 09/09/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On September 2, 2024, host Karen James spoke with people at the annual Hands Across the Bridge event about addiction, recovery and deflection.  In 2020 Oregonians, realizing that arresting and punishing people for drug use is a failed approach, passed Measure 110 which decr... Read more

Running On Air: Mayor, E1 - Durrell Kinsey Bey

Airs at: Fri, 09/06/2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  Running On Air
  On this episode of Running On Air, Portland Mayoral Candidate Durrell Kinsey Bey sits down with KBOO's Lanita Duke to discuss the campaign so far, his vision for "moral rejuvenation" in Portland, and how that bears out into policy and action.  Related Links:  https://w... Read more

Running On Air: D4, E1 - Freeman, Lykins and Vltavín

Airs at: Thu, 09/05/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Running On Air
  On this episode of Running On Air, Portland District 4 candidates Lisa Freeman, Andra Vltavín and Chad Lykins sit down with KBOO's Barbara Bernstein to discuss why they've decided to run for office, chess metaphors, being 80% right and the CEI Hub. Related Links:  http... Read more

Fire on the Island

Airs at: Mon, 09/09/2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
On July 20, a dark plume of smoke rose from the center of Ross Island, a much abused island in the Willamette River south of downtown Portland. Ash and smoke blew into the adjoining neighborhoods and the fire burned for several hours. Neighbors stood along the bluff above t... Read more

Running On Air: D3, E1 - Anderson, Flanary, Koyama Lane and Walker

Airs at: Wed, 09/04/2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Running On Air
  On this episode of Running On Air, Portland District 3 candidates Tiffany Koyama Lane, Matthew Anderson, Chris Flanary and Jon Walker sit down with KBOO's Cory Elia to discuss their campaigns for city office, and the issues that matter to Portlanders most.  Of note: One... Read more

Running On Air: D2, E1 - Olson and Zaghloul

Airs at: Tue, 09/03/2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Running On Air
  On this episode, Portland District 2 Candidates Chris Olson and Nabil Zaghloul sit down with KBOO's Don Merrill to discuss their campaigns for city council. They discuss why they've joined the race, the economic issues confronting Portlanders, and their ideas to address ... Read more