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policing the boundaries of gender

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

for the Old Mole Variety Hour 31 August 2009 Earlier this month, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) announced that they will be verifying the gender of South African runner Caster Semenya, who won the women's 800-meter event at the Berlin Game... Read more

Press**Watch: SEABED LEAKING OIL

It's worse. check this link: Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL): Andrea we’re looking into something new right now, that there’s reports of oil that’s seeping up from the seabed… which would indicate, if that’s true, that the well casing itself is actually pierced… underneat... Read more

War warning

War Warning: The US is preparing to go to war with Syria. Diplomats are being expelled worldwide. Massive US-led war games in territory calculated to simulate Syria's have already been underway. A war with Syria would of course bring in its allies in... Read more

Portland Bands on WFMU's Beware of the Blog

More Portland bands than you could shake a stick at over at East Orange, New Jersey's WFMU blog:It's time for another heaping offering of mp3s from WFMU's Free Music Archive! This time, we're going to Portland, OR. A few things I've learned about the city: Portlanders h... Read more

Rethinking psychiatry: Moving mental health recovery forward

KBOO is a proud media sponsor for "Rethinking Psychiatry: Moving Mental Health Recovery Forward" Thursday, February 10, 2011 The First Unitarian Church of Portland 1011 SW 12th, Portland OR Reception 5:00pm-6:45pm Keynote speaker Robert Whitaker and panel 7:00pm-9:00pm ... Read more

Start-up City: How the New Tech Boom is Changing Portland

A five-part series on the new tech boom in Portland that looks at new job opportunities, future trends in technology, and the resulting crisis in affordable housing. Listen to the series here: http://suzannelagrande.com/home/start-city/ Start-Up City:... Read more

Tix left for Grey Gardens and Jennifer Higdon

Here's the latest Stage and Studio, a special one-hour features "Grey Gardens" at Portland Center Stage and Jennifer Higdon, the most performed composer in America, who's performing with Third Angle New Music Ensemble. Become a member online or add to your membership a... Read more

Aristeo: Electronic Music from Nogales, 1980. Very Rare!

This month, on La Ruleta we'll be playing music by ARISTEO (Heriberto Montes de Oca), who is a musician from Nogales, Sonora. In the late 1970's, early 1980's he put out a limited edition series of home made cassette tapes, recorded in Nogales, Arizona, wich are obviously ... Read more

KBOO awarded a $25,000 Grassroots grant from Meyer Memorial Trust

KBOO awarded grassroots grant for $25,000 from Meyer Memorial Trust Meyer Memorial Trust has awarded KBOO a grant to fund a portion of the capacity building projects in the KBOO Strategic Plan. This is a wonderful gift to the KBOO community and will help us strengthen the... Read more