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Airs at: Mon, 03/30/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Airs at: Wed, 04/01/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
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Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 5:30pm to 6:00pm.

A deeper look behind the day's top stories

KBOO News In Depth is a daily in-depth interview or feature on a story of significant interest to our listening audience.  These pieces focus on local, national or international issues that reflect KBOO's values of peace, justice, democracy, human rights, multiculturalism, environmentalism, freedom of expression or social change.

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Global Affairs, Government/Politics, Media, Arts/Culture, Class, Race, Civil Rights/Human Rights
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News In Depth: Oregon Pride In Numbers Survey and Zionism's Distorted View of History

Airs at: Tue, 03/10/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
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  On this episode of KBOO News in Depth:  Oregon has one of the largest Two-Spirit and LGBTQIA+ populations per capita in the country. And right now, communities across the state are coming together to tell a more accurate story about who they are through the Pride in ... Read more

Coast Range Radio: Interview with Robert Pyle (part 2) The Xerces Society, Art and Science, and Bigfoot!

Airs at: Mon, 03/09/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
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  Todays show features the second half of a conversation with Dr. Robert Michael Pyle. Bob Pyle is a pioneer and legend in invertebrate conservation research and advocacy, as well as an accomplished author and poet. In 1971, he founded the Xerces Society, which has gro... Read more

Previewing Portland Youth Philharmonic's Spring 2026 Concert

Airs at: Thu, 03/05/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
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If you haven’t heard our city’s Best Musical Group, according to Willamette Week’s 2025 Best of Portland Readers poll, this Saturday’s your chance. The Portland Youth Philharmonic, America’s longest running youth orchestra, continues its historic 102nd season with a conc... Read more

Penny Allen returns to Portland for new film's U.S. premiere

Airs at: Wed, 03/04/2026 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
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Pioneering Portland filmmaker Penny Allen is back in town for the U.S. premiere of her latest film “Pushing Back the Bad” at the Hollywood Theater, this Saturday, March 7th. Penny’s roots as a Portland activist led to her writing, directing, and producing her first two ... Read more

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
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  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

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
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  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

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
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  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

News In Depth: Oregon ArtsWatch on D.E. May Exhibit, and the Global Citizen International Digest

Airs at: Thu, 02/26/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
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  On this edition of KBOO News in Depth:  KBOO's Althea Billings speaks with Oregon ArtsWatch executive director Laura Grimes about the latest arts news from our region. In this edition, they speak about the recent piece "D.E. May’s ‘Postcards from Islandsalem’: Not wh... Read more

News In Depth: Street Roots Article "Celebrating Paul Knauls Sr. at 95"

Airs at: Wed, 02/25/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
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  On this edition of KBOO News in Depth:  KBOO's Hana Francis speaks with Street Roots reporter Jenni Moore about their latest article "Celebrating Paul Knauls Sr. at 95: Knauls helped shape the culture of Northeast Portland. He shared with Street Roots how his storied ... Read more

News In Depth: National Vaccine Advisory Group Pushes Back Meeting But Still Eyes Recommendation Rollbacks

Airs at: Tue, 02/24/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
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  On this edition of KBOO News in Depth:  Further rollbacks of vaccine advisories are on hold for a few more weeks. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) was scheduled to meet this week, but the meeting has now been pushed off until March 18th. The Co... Read more