Civil Rights/Human Rights

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Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

Airs at: Fri, 05/05/2023 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
  Exclusive Special Programming for MMIW - Produced by Carmen Garnica - Edited by Ruth Parra         Read more

News In Depth: Reyna Lopez from PCUN on Upcoming Day Without An Immigrant Strike, and Oregon Could Split From Some Federal Tax Breaks

Airs at: Wed, 02/11/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
  On this edition of KBOO News in Depth:  KBOO's Ivonne Rivero speaks with PCUN Executive Director Reyna Lopez, Oregon's farmworkers union, about the third 'Day Without An Immigrant' strike on February 16th, and the union's priorities in Oregon's short legislative sess... Read more

Psilocybin in Washington State

Airs at: Wed, 02/11/2026 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
On this edition of Century: Psilocybin in Washington State. A bill under consideration by the Washington state legislature would allow licensed clinicians in that state to administer psilocybin products to qualifying patients. Senate Bill 5921, Concerning Psilocybin, was ... Read more

Double Groove - Stronger Than Dirt

Airs at: Fri, 02/13/2026 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Double Groove
It's time to celebrate the month of ♡ Love ♡ by showing love and respect to the blues icon, the knuckle coupler between blues and rock n' roll Willie Mae Thornton a.k.a. Big Mama Thornton.  Read more

For a Tax Strike to Shut Down ICE

Airs at: Mon, 02/09/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  With the federal government being steadily transformed into a pain, death, and detention delivery machine, the taxes we pay are quite literally imperiling us. With Tax Day still a good three months away, Desiree Hellegers explores the case for the strategic power, mor... Read more

Campus Police in the ICE Age

Airs at: Mon, 02/09/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Kate, President of Students for Justice in Palestine at Washington State University Vancouver, discusses campus safety. In remarks from a recent campus event, she explains why abolishing ICE should also entail abolishing the police, and how real public safety means co... Read more

Everybody Reads 2026

Airs at: Thu, 02/05/2026 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
Everybody Reads 2026 celebrates Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s  book, Lovely One.  In addition to distributing 8,000 free copies of Lovely One through libraries and high schools, the library also offers a series of events related to the  program.  All are free to the pu... Read more

News In Depth: On the Ground in Minneapolis and Street Roots Article "Oregon’s medical interpreters say middlemen pocket public dollars for their high-stakes work"

Airs at: Wed, 02/04/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
  On this edition of KBOO News in Depth:  KBOO reporter Rain Crowew is on the ground in Minneapolis. In her latest dispatch, she attends a caucus for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, and talks to birth workers and organizers around town.  Then, KBOO's Hana Francis spe... Read more

Stimulant Treatment and Kratom

Airs at: Wed, 02/04/2026 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
On this edition of Century: Stimulant Treatment and Kratom. There are efforts underway in various states to regulate kratom. On this week’s show we take a look at efforts in Washington state and Missouri, specifically the Washington bill HB2291, Establishing the kratom co... Read more

News In Depth: On the Ground in Minneapolis and Street Roots Article "Tear gas deployed by federal agents could cause significant health problems for Portlanders"

Airs at: Mon, 02/02/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
  On this edition of KBOO News in Depth:  The ICE occupation of Minneapolis hasn't waned, even though Trump officials have said they might pull back ICE officers sometime soon. KBOO reporter RC was on the ground in Minneapolis this weekend.  Then, KBOO's Hana Francis sp... Read more