Animals

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Elakha! Restoring Sea Otters to the Oregon Coast

Airs at: Tue, 11/08/2022 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Beyond Your Front Door
  Sea otters aren't just "otter-ly" cute, they also are an important keystone species missing from the Oregon Coast. Their absence has allowed sea urchins to multiply unchecked, which has in turn left many of our kelp forests decimated. But reintroducing sea otters to Oreg... Read more

Conversation with Sherri Divband

Airs at: Fri, 10/28/2022 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Squirrels Know
  Join Ender Black on another fascinating night of going in depth with embracing the higher capacities of human beingness! And we do this in honor of the present moment, and for the times ahead, when Earth will be confronted with the highly built up and organized galaxy we... Read more

Fido's Tap House

Airs at: Fri, 10/28/2022 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Produced for:  Voices for the Animals
  Co-host Dab Steadman talks with entrepeneur Scott Porter about the grand opening of his unique business which will be "the world's first Doggie Tap House". His new taproom in Tigard, OR, will be dedicated to finding homes for shelter dogs. In addition, a portion of the m... Read more

"That Vegan Show" 1 year anniversary episode

Airs at: Fri, 10/28/2022 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  That Vegan Show
"That Vegan Show" celebrates one year on KBOO fm! "That Vegan Show" started in 2015 on The U Radio (housed at University of Missouri, St Louis). A not fully formed idea of hosting a vegan talk show had been floating around in my head for some time. After starting and hostin... Read more

Once a Braided River

Airs at: Mon, 10/24/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
For thousands of years the north reach of the Willamette River, near its confluence with the Columbia, was a braided river of shallow channels and islands rich in biodiversity. That was until European settlers came to the Pacific Northwest and displaced the Indigenous peopl... Read more

Kayak Fishing the Oregon Coast - True Tales & Best Tips!

Airs at: Fri, 10/07/2022 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  Beyond Your Front Door
  Have you ever smelled whale breath from a whale that surfaced next to your kayak? Did you know that playing Led Zeppelin music might improve your catch? Buckle your seat belts because this is no ordinary fishing show! Whether you fish or not, you will enjoy hearing exper... Read more

Elephant Sanctuary

Airs at: Fri, 09/23/2022 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Produced for:  Voices for the Animals
  In this episode of Voices for the Animals, cohost Courtney Scott talks to renowned captive elephant expert, Carol Buckley. Carol takes us on her incredible journey from elephant trainer in a circus to her decision to cofound The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee -- a world... Read more

Who We Are As Beings

Airs at: Fri, 09/23/2022 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Squirrels Know
  Join Ender Black on another night of remembrance of our ancient origins. A human emergence that spans realms where time and space are outdated and unnecessary concepts. An anamnesis of our relationship with our fellow beings on the planet and the universe. A recognition ... Read more

"That Vegan Show" Interview with Karen Jealous, PDX Cat Trapper

Airs at: Fri, 09/23/2022 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  That Vegan Show
  Learn about the work of Karen Jealous who helps trap and neuter feral and community cats. Join me as I interview Karen Jealous, of PDX Cat Trapper. The primary purpose of  PDX Cat Trapper is TNR (trap neuter return) of feral, stray and community cats to prevent needless... Read more

Cai Emmons, author of two new novels: Unleashed and Livid

Airs at: Thu, 09/22/2022 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
On today's episode, we welcome Cai Emmons, author of the new novels Unleashed from Dutton, and Livid from Red Hen Press. Cai’s a fiction writer, playwright, and screenwriter, whose work includes the story collection Vanishing and the novels His Mother’s Son, which won an O... Read more