Elders

Lighthouse Lessons and Phokus Phaktor collide Universes

Airs at: Fri, 09/15/2017 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Lighthouse Sessions
Special guests [E]mpress, Jonny Cool, KO, Whysir Raps, and Thunderkid, as well as DJ Timothy Bee along with other members of our vibrant community gather to to participate in discussion, art appreciation, colloaboration, and stength-building. Topics include human rights, fa... Read more

Call For Entries - written work for Ep.10 Day of Dead

Produced for:  Peace, Love and Soup
Hello Peace, Love & Soup listeners!   A Call for Entries: As we prepare for our 10th episode, we have decided to feature stories written and read by you —our friends and authors of all ages and backgrounds— to air on October 19th, during our special Day of the Dead episod... Read more

R.I.P. Dick Gregory

Airs at: Wed, 08/23/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  From Pacifica Radio Archives, recordings of Dick Gregory, honoring the life of the comedian and civil rights activist who broke barriers in the 1960s and became one of the first African-Americans to perform at white clubs.  Gregory used satire and cool humor as a force ... Read more

Our 10th (and final!) annual Michael Jackson tribute show!!!

Airs at: Thu, 08/24/2017 at 8:00pm - Fri, 08/25/2017 at 12:00am
It has been a long journey honoring the teacher.  We remember the time (pun intended) we first had the idea to honor Michael in an episode dedicated to him, and it was thought of as a silly idea.  As we tend to focus on jazz (in particular) and less popular artists on our s... Read more

Trump Suggests Police Can Be More Rough on Suspects

Airs at: Tue, 08/01/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
On Saturday, Portland police released a statement stating "our officers are expected to treat everyone with respect even if they are a suspect."  This comes in response to President Trump's suggestions to New York police on Friday that they do not have to remain respectful ... Read more

The Politics of Living - Episode 6

Airs at: Wed, 08/02/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  The Politics of Living
    August 2, 2017  "Life should be an adventure": Comic Sharon Lacey shares her journey of reimagining her work - from media to teaching to comedy.   Sharon discusses her fear of Alzheimer's, her personal challenge not to waste a single moment, and her brand of motiva... Read more

KALAMA METHANOL REFINERY UPDATE

Airs at: Mon, 07/31/2017 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
As the fossil fuel industry targets the Pacific NW for massive fossil fuel development, communities across the region have drawn a thin green line of resistance. Most of these proposals are being vehemently opposed, but on either side of the Lower Columbia River, the larges... Read more

Cornel West: The Radical Democratic Tradition

Airs at: Tue, 07/11/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  Recorded in Portland, OR on October 27, 1995. Throughout history there have been individuals who have challenged conventional wisdom and have stretched societal limits. Collectively they constitute the radical democratic tradition. A sterling example of this lineage is ... Read more

The Historic Black Williams Project

Airs at: Tue, 06/27/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
  KBOO's Eric Bartels speaks to Kayin Talton Davis...the project manager of The Black Williams Project. N Williams/Albina was Portland’s largest African American community. The goal of the Black Williams Project is to highlight this history, through a multimedia public ar... Read more

Arvie Smith speaks to Eric Bartels

Airs at: Tue, 06/13/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
  Eric Bartels interviews painter and educator Arvie Smith about education and the arts.  Arvie Smith transforms the history of oppressed and stereotyped segments of the American experience into lyrical two-dimensional master works. His paintings are commonly of psycholog... Read more