Global Affairs

Nakba Day

Airs at: Wed, 05/15/2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Radio Free Palestine, Special Programming: Public Affairs

Here at KBOO, we are acknowledging Nakba Day. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the mass displacement of Palestinians that occurred during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, known as the "Nakba", or "Catastrophe". The anniversary puts the spotlight on one of the world’s... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for July 14, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 07/14/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Marxism and Degrowth: Joe Clement talks with local activist and anarchist scholar, Paul Messersmith-Glavin about degrowth broadly and particularly in the work of Japanese Mar... Read more

Palestine, ICE and Resistance

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

On July 7th, a federal judge in Boston began hearing arguments by several academic associations in a trial that will be decided by the judge. Lawyers in the case argue that the Trump administration abused its power in arresting and pursuing deportations of pro-Palestinia... Read more

Makdisi Street

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Last month on the Old Mole Laurie Mercier spoke with Ussama Makdisi, professor of modern Midde East history at UC Berkeley, who along with brothers Saree and Karim Makdisi co-host the podcast Makdisi Street. (The original segment can be heard here: Podcasting for Palesti... Read more

Support, Don't Punish

Airs at: Wed, 07/09/2025 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

On this edition of Century of Lies: Support, Don’t Punish: A Public Health and Human Rights Based Approach to Drug Policy. The Fifty-Ninth Session of the UN Human Rights Council took place from June 16 to July 8. A number of side events were held in conjunction with the H... Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 07/03/2025 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm

Produced for: Evening News

In this episode: RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine costs lives abroad; No letup to Israel's military campaigns; the World's Super-rich get much richer. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for July 7, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 07/07/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

The Organizers: remembering activist Dan Handelman; sneak peek at documentary The Israeli. This episode is hosted by Jon Nelson and features these segments: Documentary The Israeli: Filmmaker Jordan Karr-Morse talks with Frann Michel about his feature documentary-i... Read more

World Drug Report 2025

Airs at: Wed, 07/02/2025 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

On this edition of Century of Lies: World Drug Report 2025. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime released its World Drug Report 2025 on June 26. There were launch events in Vienna, Austria and New York City. On this week’s Century we listen to parts of that New Yo... Read more

Documentary The Israeli by Jordan Karr-Morse

Airs at: Mon, 07/07/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Filmmaker Jordan Karr-Morse talks with Frann Michel about his feature documentary-in-progress, The Israeli, about the remarkable ideological journey of prominent Israeli-American activist and author Miko Peled, from Zionist to Palestinian Rights Activist. There will ... Read more