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  Rapper, cartoonist, and social activist Keith Knight is a longtime fan of the Portland comics scene as well as community radio.  He was delighted to make a detour to the KBOO studios during his visit to the 2006 Stumptown Comics Festival, where his slideshow and stage... Read more

My friend and KBOO colleague Judith Arcana passed away in December at the age of 82. Judith was a poet, writer, teacher, radio host, and activist. Her work includes a biography of Grace Paley – Grace Paley’s Life Stories – the poetry collections What if your mother, 4th ... Read more

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Host Glen Andresen and co-pilot Jim Gilbert are back in the KBOO studio for a live February show. If you haven't already done it, this is your last chance for dormant pruning. But what exactly does dormant mean? Plus, yep, you can grow citris in Portland and western Oreg... Read more

This episode of Pastures of Plenty features recordings from concerts in Portland in recent years.  The show opens with David Francey singing in praise of our climate "Under the Portland Weather."   A variety of many other folk musicians are blended with the Portland reco... Read more

On this edition of Century: Psilocybin in Washington State. A bill under consideration by the Washington state legislature would allow licensed clinicians in that state to administer psilocybin products to qualifying patients. Senate Bill 5921, Concerning Psilocybin, was ... Read more

As we move inside the Reggae Motion✨ **Live & Direct**Mixxed to the Maxx** Read more

The purge of two of China's top generals raises questions about the military's morale and preparedness. Read more

Joseph Gallivan interviews Daniel Peabody about Sculpted Light at Elizabeth Leach Gallery, which coincides with the Portland Winter Light Festival. https://pdxwlf.com/ Peabody talks about the gallery's big-name artists Dan Flavin and Hap Tivey, the difference between se... Read more

Conservative America has a case of the vapors because a halftime performer at the Super Bowl had the temerity to sing in a language that wasn't English. As always, these sorts of thin-skinned freakouts are a source of no small amount of amusement. But, when you look bene... Read more