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To everyone in our Beloved Community,   In light of the inauguration, the slew of executive orders, and the rise of misinformation in the United States, we here at KBOO are committed to continuing our legacy as an alternative to mainstream media. We have a duty to serv... Read more

  On Tuesday, April 22nd, KBOO Community Radio celebrates Earth Day with special programming devoted to everything Mother Earth, ecological justice, environmental awareness, climate activism and animal rights advocacy. Expect to hear the poetic and imaginative, and the ... Read more

This week’s Swing’n’Country on Saturday April 19th includes music from Jean Sheppard, Charley Pride, Brennen Leigh, Jesse Winchester, Mary McCaslin, Jerry Reed, Chuck Brodsky and of course Crystal Gayle - scattered throughout the program.  If you want more, you could hea... Read more

  Late last October when Phil Lesh died, he'd led various solo projects and collaborated with mixtures of members of his first band elsewhere, for nearly as long as The Grateful Dead had performed live.  Today we will enter that latter era of Phil's musical career. As ... Read more

Queery is official one year old! I promised myself at the year anniversary, I will be brave enough to do an all analog set! Join me to hear about some of the great artists that have been explored over the last year in the ever-expanding Queery Library, all based in the r... Read more

  Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Assault on the Environment: One of the first executive orders issued by Trump in January was a Whitehouse paper titled "Unleashing American Energy." It promises to restore Am... Read more

Where once cows roamed on pastures and fields grew a variety of crops, now the principal crop is data centers. These massive industrial eyesores are becoming a fixture across Oregon’s rural and suburban landscapes. On this episode of Locus Focus we talk with Fred Huette, ... Read more

Start the Earth Day celebration at sunrise on KBOO.  In this Old-Time Earth Day episode, Early Morning Gumbo celebrates Earth Day with traditional North American music, its roots, branches, and beyond. Artists in this episode include Molsky's Mountain Drifters; Bela Fleck... Read more

  Tune in at 9 a.m. on Earth Day for 'The Earth is Our Mother' hosted by Jackie Keeler.  Listen for Native perspective on the harm caused by Trump and MAGA to our Mother, the Earth. Read more

  In this Earth Day special, KBOO host 'One Awareness' examines the Korean Dilemma—a decades-long standoff where the refusal to denuclearize has led to recurring cycles of famine, failed diplomacy, and missed chances for environmental and economic cooperation. From th... Read more

  As part of KBOO's Earth Day Programing we'll be joined by Erin Zipman, involved community member and recent graduate of Environmental Policy Studies. We explore the policies of safe, affordable housing, policy, and the passion to go beyond typical solutions to climate... Read more