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NEW EPISODE Threshold Shift June 30th

Produced for:  Threshold Shift
  Threshold Shift will be airing it's next episode starting late night on Friday, June 29th and leading into the morning of Saturday, June 30th. It will be a very special re-broadcast of segments from A Different Nature's 2004 Earth Day twelve-hour special. This kicks off ... Read more

Good in the Hood 2018

Airs at: Sat, 06/23/2018 at 2:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for: 
Saturday, June 23 -Good In The Hood Parade  11am-1pm Starts from  Legacy Emanuel Medical Center and ends  at Kings School Park Featuring Performances by -Hot Tea Cold -Kirk Green Band -Saeed Wright & the Wright Way Cannon  -Surround Sound - No Limits Parliament Tribute Band -... Read more

Portland Chinatown Museum

Airs at: Fri, 06/22/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Pacific Underground
During the 1890s, Portland had the second-largest Chinatown in the United States. Today, its history stands in danger of disappearing altogether.  Join Pacific Underground Producers Tabitha and Jake this morning as we talk about Portland's new Chinatown Museum with Museum D... Read more

Gamelan Wahyu Dari Langit Live in Studio

Airs at: Fri, 06/22/2018 at 10:00pm - Sat, 06/23/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  La Ruleta
We are a 15 member ensemble of the ONLY Balinese Gamelan in the Pacific Northwest. We play a genre known at Baleganjer, used in ceremonies of cremation and battle songs. We have been playing in Portland for about a year. There is more information about us in the links below... Read more

Juneteenth

Airs at: Thu, 06/21/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  Today we discuss the roots and legacy of Juneteenth, which commemorates the announcement of the abolition of slavery in the U.S. state of Texas. We also discuss the dire political and humanitarian situation in Yemen as well as ongoing developments in the new Poor People'... Read more

Medea Benjamin on KBOO

Airs at: Wed, 06/27/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  Linda Olson-Osterlund is joined by CODEPINK co-founder Medea Benjamin to discuss her new book Inside Iran: The Real History and Politics of the Islamic Republic of Iran.  Ms. Benjamin just returned from South Korea where she's helping to mobilize the peace movement to su... Read more

Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools

Airs at: Wed, 06/20/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools is an examination of the experiences of black girls across the country whose intricate lives are misunderstood, highly judged "by teachers, administrators, and the justice system "and degraded by the very institutions charged... Read more

The FBI and the Weather Underground

Airs at: Mon, 06/18/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Arthur Eckstein spent years reading declassified documents from the FBI about its investigation into the radical 1970's revolutionary group the Weather Underground. He joins us for the hour to talk about what he found and to retell this story that includes bombings of th... Read more

OSP Uhuru Sasa Talent Show

Airs at: Mon, 06/25/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On June 12, 2018 the Uhuru Sasa Cultural Club held its annual Talent Show inside the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem.  Host Karen James recorded the show at OSP and interviewed the men about their performances.      Uhuru Sasa, which means ‘Freedom Now’ in Swahili, is a ... Read more

Let's All Be Farmers

Airs at: Sun, 06/17/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week: Dr. Malik Burnett speaking about the social determinants of health, stigma, cultural competency, and medical cannabis; plus Tim Pate performs "Let's All Be Farmers". Read more