Police

ACLU: ICE Lawsuits & Legislation

Airs at: Mon, 03/02/2026 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Host Karen James speaks with Sandy Chung, Executive Director of ACLU Oregon, who recently won an emergency order in their “Portland Chicken” v. Trump lawsuit to stop the Dept. of Homeland Security officers from retaliating against Portland ICE facility protesters. Sandy ... Read more

A Dictator is Brought to Justice

Airs at: Wed, 02/25/2026 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
On this edition of Century: A Dictator is Brought to Justice. The former dictator the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, is finally facing trial for his crimes at The International Criminal Court at The Hague. Hearings began February 23. This week on Century we’ll hear part of... Read more

News In Depth: Charity Tolliver on Family Policing System

Airs at: Mon, 02/16/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
  On this edition of KBOO News in Depth:  Progressive activists working to help families stay together have tried to come up with alternatives to what they call family policing. Charity Tolliver is the director of the Black Organizing Project and a co-author of "How to ... Read more

Unmasking ICE

Airs at: Mon, 02/16/2026 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On this edition of Prison Pipeline: Unmasking ICE. The United States is under siege by gangs of heavily armed goons, identities concealed by masks, assaulting and killing innocent people with impunity. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, America’s Gestapo, whatever ... 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

PDX Progressive Talk Radio - 2026

Airs at: Wed, 02/04/2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Security Isn’t a Feeling. It’s a Policy. Notes from a broadcast on layoffs, enforcement, and what Portland owes its people There’s a word we hear a lot lately: security. It gets tossed around like a warm blanket — something leaders promise when things feel shaky. But wh... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for February 9, 2026

Airs at: Mon, 02/09/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Hosted by Frann Michel, this episode includes these segments: African-Americans and the Bomb:   When Dr. Vincent Intondi became interested in the African-American response to atomic weapons, he was told over and over again by various scholars that the Black community h... Read more

Resisting ICE

Airs at: Mon, 02/02/2026 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
The national spotlight has been on Minneapolis as ICE and border patrol escalate efforts to detain and deport immigrant community members. We mourn the loss of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, murdered by these federal cowards in masks with guns. In Oregon, the work continues... Read more

Police Oversight in Portland is Quietly Falling Apart Amid Transition to New Accountability System

Airs at: Wed, 01/28/2026 at 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  Updated on 2/5/26 at 2:00 p.m. to include CBPA meeting information. Portland’s police oversight system is quietly falling apart, and it could be years until the voter-approved Community Board for Police Accountability actually takes the reins.  KBOO's Sam Bouman repor... Read more

Media and art we like

Airs at: Fri, 01/30/2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Produced for:  Radiozine
First, Clark talks about different styles of dances. Then, Kiyan describes his favorite and least favorite characters in Superman. Finally, Em discusses why the TV show Stranger Things is meaningful to her.  Read more