Global Affairs

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Nakba Day

Airs at: Wed, 05/15/2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
  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 October 27, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 10/27/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  DSA PDX BDS: Laurie Mercier speaks with Olivia Katbi, co-chair of the Portland Democratic Socialists of America, about the recent  action by six Portland city councilors to launch a nationwide pledge of city councilors to investigate whether within city limits there i... Read more

The Shape of Things to Come

Airs at: Wed, 10/22/2025 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
On this edition of Century: The Shape of Things to Come. Host Doug McVay is joined in conversation by Sanho Tree, Director of the Drug Policy Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, to discuss Venezuelan oil, Colombian diplomacy, Trump's god complex, and the US's ne... Read more

The Global Citizen - Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Tue, 10/21/2025 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
In this episode, a Plan for Halting the Ukraine War  Read more

Safer Drug Laws

Airs at: Wed, 10/15/2025 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
On this edition of Century of Lies: Safer Drug Laws. The New Zealand Drug Foundation recently launched a major new report entitled Safer drug laws for Aotearoa New Zealand: Evidence to inform regulatory change. The report’s release coincides with the fiftieth anniversary ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for October 20, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 10/20/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Image by Ken Huey Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Targeting Doctors in Gaza: Breaking the Silence: Patricia Kullberg speaks with Dr. Travis Meleen, Portland anesthesiologist and two time medical volunteer ... Read more

Ceasefire in Gaza

Airs at: Mon, 10/20/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
With the ceasefire agreement in the Trump 20-point plan underway and Hamas's return of hostages and the release of close to 2000 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons, displays of joy and tenuous hope abound. For the Palestinian people in Gaza and the West Bank, however, ... Read more

Targeting Doctors in Gaza: Breaking the Silence

Airs at: Mon, 10/20/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Image by Ken Huey Patricia Kullberg speaks with Dr. Travis Meleen, Portland anesthesiologist and two time medical volunteer in Gaza. They discuss what a genocidal war looks like on the ground, the charge against Israel of medicide in Gaza, which includes wholesale an... Read more

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Our Well Read Red, Patricia Kullberg, reads passages from the National Book Award nominated book, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, by local author Omar El Akkad. The book is about Palestine and two years of genocidal war in Gaza. But what El Akkad is... Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 10/09/2025 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Main items are Trump's corruption machine, the Hamas deal with Israel, and Netanyahu's takeover of the West Bank Read more