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Building a Movement Inside & Outside: Reflections on September 9th

Airs at: Mon, 09/19/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli will interview national, local and regional organizers from groups like Black Lives Matters, Anarchist Black Cross and the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee about organizing for the September 9, 2016 call for a national prisoner strike. Organizers wi... Read more

WITNESS TO THE REVOLUTION: Radicals, Resisters, Vets, Hippies, and the Year American Lost Its Mind and Found Its Soul

Airs at: Wed, 09/14/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  Host Kathleen Stephenson speaks with Clara Bingham about her book WITNESS TO THE REVOLUTION: Radicals, Resisters, Vets, Hippies, and the Year American Lost Its Mind and Found Its Soul, a riveting oral history of American society in the turbulent years of 1969-1970 as tol... Read more

Who Owns/Controls the African Body?

Airs at: Thu, 09/08/2016 at 7:00pm - 10:00pm
As long as there have been humans, there has been struggle; however, 2016 has been a year of immense loss, and a new generation of ideological polarization.  Clearly this is purposeful (since those who create the narrative profit off of this polarization).  There are those ... Read more

Gremlin Time

Airs at: Mon, 09/05/2016 at 11:00pm - Tue, 09/06/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Audio Comix
Froggy the Gremlin was a much beloved character on the 1950’s TV show Andy’s Gang. But during the dark days of the Cold War, he was accused of being a Communist, and subpoenaed by the House Un-American Activities Committee. On tonight’s Ubu Hour, we present a radio document... Read more

The World is Churning Still

Airs at: Fri, 09/09/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
 We are so pleased to have with us again renowned author, storyteller, scholar of mthyology and psychology , Michael Meade combines relevant and spellbinding story telling with street-savvy perspectives and a deep knowleedge of cross cultural tales and rituals. He has two n... Read more

Jenna Yokoyama, Pacific Underground

Airs at: Sat, 08/27/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
Jenna Yokoyama is a Japanese American. She co-hosts the show Pacific Underground (Facebook, Twitter) on KBOO in Portland, Oregon.   It is heard on the FOURTH Friday of every month at 11:00 a.m.   It is also on podcast via Soundcloudand iTunes.    According to its website, ... Read more

Alan Wieder on "Studs Terkel: Politics, Culture, but Mostly Conversation"

Airs at: Wed, 08/24/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  Host Gene Bradley speaks with Alan Wieder about his new book, Studs Terkel: Politics, Culture, but Mostly Conversation.  Studs Terkel was an American icon and a leftist who valued human beings over political dogma.  In scores of books and thousands of radio and televisio... Read more

TONIGHT at MIDNIGHT on The Outside World -after hours LIVE session

Airs at: Sat, 08/20/2016 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  The Outside World
The Inbetweens, Mike Gamble's long-time NYC musical comrades and co-conspirators are in town for a special appearance tomorrow at THE MONTAVILLA JAZZ FESTIVAL, so this after hours set is even MORE special, as it's a secret (shhh!) Gotta drop in yerself on the radio and see ... Read more

Free Culture Radio for August 17, 2016

Airs at: Wed, 08/17/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
Welcome to Portland's Free Culture Radio on KBOO 90.7FM! In this first episode, we provide an overview of the concept behind the program and the niche it fills, and provide an overview on drugs and societal development. Guests are Ngaio Bealum, a comedian, social justice a... Read more

Free Culture Radio

Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
  Drugs in society and society on drugs Third Wednesday of each month from 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm Free Culture Radio is an examination of drugs, drug cultures, and the ineluctable, indelible, and indispensable influence of drugs on society. Free Culture Radio neither promot... Read more