Sports

LGBTQIA2S+ Heritage | Live Panel 7: Queer Sports

Airs at: Tue, 07/16/2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
  Here at KBOO, we are celebrating Pride Month and LGBTQIA2S+ Heritage on Tuesdays, 7:00 to 8:00pm, with live panels from our studios, where we will have guests from these communities talk to us about their culture, presence, struggles, and relevance. Calls are welcome, 5... Read more

Summer Olympics

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Desiree Hellegers speaks with Jules Boykoff, who writes copiously about the Olympic Games as a celebration of capitalism.  They discuss the upcoming summer games beginning in Paris this month. Image licensed for public use: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OLYMPICS_... Read more

Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs

Airs at: Wed, 09/27/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
On this edition of Century, part one of a conversation with Doctor Tim Piatkowski, a researcher and lecturer at Griffith University in Queensland, Australia, who has been doing some groundbreaking work on harm reduction and the community of people who use image and performa... Read more

29 - When Showtime became Winning Time with Jeff Pearlman

Airs at: Fri, 09/29/2023 at 3:00am - 5:30am
Produced for:  The Ghost of Hollywood
  Author, Jeff Pearlman, joins Ragan & Poxy to discuss how his 2014 book, SHOWTIME, which is  focused on the Showtime era of the Los Angeles Lakers, would transform into the MAX Series, WINNING TIME.  For more information, please visit Jeff's website.       Read more

Northwest Documentaries

Airs at: Thu, 04/13/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Seattle-based documentarian John de Graaf came to prominence with the film and book series Affluenza, a critique of the consumerism and materialism that plagues American communities and the global environment.  He’s now the Executive Director of Take Back Your Time and c... Read more

Bill "Rip City" Schonely | 1929 - 2023

Airs at: Wed, 02/22/2023 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Open Air
Bill Schonely, the legendary Portland Trail Blazers original broadcaster who coined the iconic phrase “Rip City”,  passed away on January 21st, 2023.  He was 93.   In 2014, I had the pleasure of meeting Bill Schonely and his lovely wife, Dottie, at a broadcasting event her... Read more

Brittney Griner and The Education of the Black Child

Airs at: Mon, 12/12/2022 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  Hard Knock Radio
  We spoke with Dave Zirin about the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner from a Russian prison. And later we spoke with Hodari Davis and Dr. Sheryl Davis about the education of children of color. Dave Zirin is an American political sportswriter. Hodari Davis is a foundin... Read more

Society of the Sports Spectacle, with Jules Boykoff

Airs at: Wed, 11/30/2022 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
    With the global mega-event, football (aka soccer)'s World Cup, in full swing, we take the opportunity to have as today's guest, Jules Boycoff, local author who has written widely on the business and politics of sport. A one-time member of the U.S. men's under-23 natio... Read more

Ethnobotany of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians - 10 Days 10 Waters Coastal Kayak Challenge

Airs at: Thu, 11/03/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Beyond Your Front Door
  1st half: In honor and celebration of Indigenous People, join me for a fun and interesting conversation with author, linguist and botanist Patricia Whereat-Phillips. Patty shares about the historical and cultural uses of plants among indigenous peoples of the Oregon Coas... Read more

Making the Most of Oregon's Wild Mushrooms

Airs at: Thu, 09/29/2022 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Produced for:  Beyond Your Front Door
  MUSHROOM SEASON! It's a BIG topic on the Oregon Coast! Over 30 years ago, Anna Moore went on a hike and saw wild mushrooms everywhere and realized she wanted to know more. Fast forward to 2022 and Anna is now a go-to person on the Oregon Coast when it comes to mushrooms!... Read more