Women

International Women's Day 2018

KBOO's International Women's Day celebrations were started by Program Director Karen Burdick in 1976. We've celebrated each year since then with special programming created by for and about women. As we finalized the schedule for KBOO's annual celebration of international ... Read more

Moving Heavy Boxes Around, Emotional Labor Style

Airs at: Fri, 09/25/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  The Gap
  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea explore the idea of 'emotional labor.' Though it is often underappreciated, emotional labor is something many people have to do in their jobs and in their day to day lives. That responsibility often falls more heavily on BIPOC... Read more

Women's International News Gathering Service on 09/23/20

Airs at: Wed, 09/23/2020 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
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Mr. Jones's Neighborhood 9/25/20

Airs at: Fri, 09/25/2020 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
It's Forest Avenue Press day in the neighborhood! Our first guest is Joanna Rose, author of the new novel A Small Crowd of Strangers, published by Portland’s Forest Avenue Press, in conversation with Stevan Allred, whose most recent book is the novel The Alehouse at the End... Read more

Buscando America on 09/22/20

Airs at: Tue, 09/22/2020 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
  Este programa fue dedicado al auge de las movilizaciones feministas en México, debido al clima de hartazgo y violencia generalizada. Hablamos con Obeja Negra rapera y promotora cultural, así como con Cynthia Martínez chelista y el defensor de derechos humanos del Colecti... Read more

Remote: Finding Home in the Bitterroots by DJ Lee

Airs at: Wed, 09/16/2020 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  Our In Depth guest today is DJ Lee, author of Remote: Finding Home in the Bitterroots, published by Oregon State University Press. DJ is a Regents Professor of Literature and Creative Writing at Washington State University, the Director of the Selway-Bitterroot Wildernes... Read more

Evening News on 09/16/20

Airs at: Wed, 09/16/2020 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  On this special Membership Drive edition of the KBOO Evening News: Fires and smoke continue to overwhelm much of the state; More evidence emerges that ICE facilities are performing hysterectomies on unsuspecting women; And, President Trump touts herd immunity, while say... Read more

Buscando America on 09/15/20

Airs at: Tue, 09/15/2020 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
En este programa hablamos sobre el apocalipsis climático y los devastadores incendios que arden en la costa oeste. La Comisión Nacional de Derechos Humanos en CDMX es ahora la Casa de Refugio “Ni Una Menos”. y el Consejo Indígena y Popular de Guerrero - Emiliano Zapata lle... Read more

Book Review

Airs at: Mon, 09/14/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Patricia Kullberg reads a review by Larry Bowlden of two historical novels by Marlowe Benn, Passing Fancies and Relative Fortunes. Read more

The principal said we have to stop spreading rumors, you guys. Otherwise, no pizza party!

Airs at: Fri, 09/11/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  The Gap
  On this episode of The Gap, Tammy and Althea take a dive into the middle school version of 'fake news': the rumor mill. Is that a more effective rebrand of the fight against mis- and disinformation? Untrue rumors about antifa arsonists starting wildfires in Oregon led th... Read more