Program Directory
| Program | Short Description | All terms | Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Deeper Look | Looking inside the key political and social challenges of today's world. | Linda Olson-Ost... | |
| A Different Nature | Sustained Explorations of New, Experimental Music and Sonic Art | ||
| a different nature | a program of experimental music, avant-garde and sound art | ||
| A Jazz World | Jazz with a taste of international influences. Modern accoustic jazz. | Jazz | David Lifton |
| Africa-O-Ye! | African music | ||
| Africa-O-Ye! | rare 45s from Benin, West Africa | Goldenwilson | |
| Air Cascadia | Local News | Cris Andreae | |
| All Black Everything | post punk trip hop experimental | Naught the DJ | |
| Alternative Radio | A weekly one-hour progressive radio show featuring lectures & interviews with progressive thinkers. | ||
| An Evening of Afrotainment | Music of the African diaspora by Black Artists...Worldwide | Afro-Caribbean | Blues | Eclectic | Electronic | Folk | Jazz | Latino/a | Punk | Rap - Hip Hop | Reggae - Caribbean | Rock and Roll | Soul | Spiritual | Spoken Arts | World - Ethnic | Celeste Carey |
| APA Compass | A forum for dialogue, exploration, and dissemination of issues pertinent to APA communities | Culture/Arts | Education | Environment | Human rights | Immigration | Media | Politics | Queer | Racism | Womens issues | |
| Armando Puentes | Playing the best in Tejano/Conjunto music and public affairs pertaining to the Latino community. | Latino/a | Armando |
| Art Focus | Interviews artists, curators, critics and other art people. | ||
| Artists Rising | Features the music of local and non-local underground artists | Kyler Ramsey | |
| Astral Traveling | Rare Grooves, Outernational Soundscapes past or present. Interviews and occasional Live DJ Sets. | DJ Sesqui | |
| Audio Comix | Comedy without the pictures. | Ken Jones | |
| Autonomy Hour | Eclectic/Global | Eclectic | Kathy F |
| Back To The Egg | New Wave hits of The Aughties | Eclectic | Crackity Jones |
| Between the Covers | Features interviews with locally and nationally known authors of both fiction and non-fiction. | ||
| Between Us | General Interest. Science, politics, literature, popular culture, comedy, arts & music, etc. | IndependentProducer | |
| Black Book Talk | Monthly program featuring interviews and discussions of works by African American authors | Patricia Welch | |
| Blue Rhythm | Blues | Joan Semprebon | |
| Blue Rhythm | Urban, country, women and local blues... | Joan Semprebon | |
| Blues and More | Blues from an Afro-Centric perspective. | Blues | Shaheed |
| Blues Junction | Urban and some country blues and then some. | Blues | Tom Wendt |
| Blues Showcase | The Blues - Low Down and Dirty | DJ Charlie | |
| BOO Wire | What's the Haps at KBOO? We'll tell you in this podcast. | ||
| Bread And Butter | Interviews and stories about housing and employment in the Portland area | Sam Bouman | |
| Bread and Roses | A collective of women offering quality feminist public affairs programming | ||
| Bring Back Reality w/ Keith Bloom & Scotty Sounds! | A late night morning show stuffed w/ antics, food talk, interviews and a wide spectrum of music. | ||
| Buscando America | Hispanic public affairs and music / Temas de actualidad y música hispana | Carmen Martin-Stiles | |
| Cascadia Coffeehouse | New and vintage folk, roots, and Americana music | Dan Shramek | |
| Century Of Lies | a program focusing on the War on Drugs | Doug McVay | |
| Changeable Bulbs | Eclectedelic Funky Music & Collage | ChangeableBulbs | |
| City of Women | Music voiced by those who identify as women with sonic, atomic sounds from cities everywhere. | Kristin Y | |
| Counterspin | Critical examination of the major stories every week | Media | |
| Dawnbreaker's Breakdown | Folk | Folk | |
| Democracy in Motion | Interviews with local, state and federal elected officials about their work | Lisa Loving | |
| Democracy Now! | News magazine hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez | ||
| Desolo Luna Vox Theatrum | Variety Show of live and pre-recorded performances of dada, surrealism, & their diverse descendents | Arts and Culture | Eclectic | Electronic | Radio Theatre | Spoken Arts | |
| Disability Awareness | Invisible Disabilities ADHD | Grace Eagle Reed | |
| Disability Awareness | Covering disabilities of individuals, community issues with social justice focus and book reviews | Grace Eagle Reed | |
| Disability Awareness | A monthly show about issues affecting people with disabilities and their communities. | Grace Eagle Reed | |
| Ditch Digger | Desperate RPMs For Desperate People | Marcel | |
| Domingos para Recordar | Latin | Immigration | Labor | Latino/a | Politics | War & Peace | Ramon A Jacob |
| Dr. Zomb's Stereo Obscura | Offbeat Sounds for talented listeners | Dr. Zomb | |
| Drinking from Puddles | Music | Brandon Lieberman | |
| Ear to the Streets of Portland | Conversations around organizing in the Black/African community in Portland and surrounding areas | wrights | |
| Early Morning Gumbo | A spicy mix of folk and acoustic music | Folk | Diane Karl |
| Ejammz Hits Show | eclectic music with guest DJ'S and good times on the air come and listen and tell a friend !! | ejammzhits | |
| En La Luna | En La Luna will be answering a relevant news and provide analysis | Luna Flores | |
| Evening News | Non-corporate, volunteer-powered, local, national, and international news | pmnews | |
| Experience Points | Host Ren Green asks people how they learned what they learned and know what they know. | Culture/Arts | |
| FA Radio | Contemporary music (in Spanish). | ||
| Fight the Empire | Connecting history with the latest world events | Economic imperialism | Politics | War & Peace | Per Fagereng |
| Flashpoints | INVESTIGATIVE News Radio with host Dennis Bernstein | Civil Liberties | Economic imperialism | Elections | Environment | Human rights | Hurricane Katrina | Immigration | Indigenous issues | Labor | Legislation | Media | Police abuse | Politics | Prison issues | Protest and action | Racism | War & Peace | |
| Folk Espresso | Early morning folk music to get your week started. A different host each week. | Folk | |
| Food Show | Do you eat? Then you'll love the KBOO Food Show. | chris.seigel | |
| Free Speech Radio News | National and International News | ||
| Freeks n' Deeks | DJs Thurston Hungar and Slamantha Foxx stop, collaborate, and invite you to listen. | sampdx | |
| Grateful Dead & Friends | Good 'ol Grateful Dead | ||
| Gremlin Time | Radio Theater | Culture/Arts | Radio Theatre | Matthew Clark |
| guess who's coming to radio??!! | Radio as a liberatory tool... | Jamilah Bourdon | |
| Hard Knock Radio | Daily Hip Hop Talk Show | Culture/Arts | Politics | |
| Healthwatch | Health | ||
| Heavy Metal Vomit Party | JUST RIFFS | ||
| Higher Reasoning Reggae Time | Contemporary Roots Reggae from International sources | Ras Danny | |
| Holland Hour | World | World - Ethnic | charlesd |
| Hypnophobia | Hypnophobia | BreAna Loranger | |
| International Women's Day 2016 | a 24 hour celebration of women through music, cultural and public affairs programming | Erin Yanke | |
| Intersections Radio | Aiming to connect communities through unique and unexpected stories | Sarika | |
| Interview with the producers of Tyke Elephant Outlaw | A conversation with the producers of the tragic story of an elephant who ran away from the circus. | scottwork | |
| Islamic Point of View | Spiritual | Spiritual | Omar Shabacz |
| It Takes A Village | It Takes A Village | Civil Liberties | Culture/Arts | Education | Elections | Human rights | Hurricane Katrina | Politics | Racism | War & Peace | Shaheed |
| Ital Vibes | Reggae/Dancehall (Live & Direct Mixing) | Reggae - Caribbean | DJ Ital Vibes |
| Italian Hour | Italian music primarily from the 50s, 60s and 70s with occasional modern tunes. | World - Ethnic | |
| Jazz in the Afternoon | Mainstream Jazz from the historic to the present | Jazz | |
| Jazz Lives! | Jazz America's classical music served up with love. | Jazz | Nick Gefroh |
| Jùjú June: Yoruba music of Nigeria | Jùjú, Sakara, Apala and more Yoruba music | Goldenwilson | |
| Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Kush | Electronic urban folk from the global diaspora. An auditory map of the world w/ South Asia at center | ||
| KBOO at Wizard World Comic Con! | Interviews, commentary and vox pop from Wizard World Comic Con 2016! | ||
| KBOO Board Candidate Forum | On-air forums with the candidates for KBOO's Board of Directors | Lisa | |
| KBOO Sunday News | A review of the week's top stories. | IndependentProducer | |
| Keep Alive The Dream | A Live Broadcast of the Tribute to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | Civil Liberties | Education | Human rights | Racism | |
| La Ruleta | Underground, alternative, non commercial, mainly Mexican, Latin American, Hispanic music. | Alejandro Ceballos | |
| La Voz de la Comunidad | Todo lo que concierne a la comunidad latina | Latino/a | |
| Labor Radio | Of the working class, by the working class and for the working class | ||
| Labor Radio Coalition of Black Trade Unionists | Discussion with Keith Edwards, National President Electrical Workers Minority Caucus | ||
| Lark In The Morning | Folk Music | Folk | Kurt Liebezeit |
| LGBTQArt November 3, 2015 6pm | Interview with Stacey Villalobos from Pochas Radicales | ||
| LGBTQArts | Art and music show featuring LGBTQ community | abrittner | |
| Liberation Radio | Interviews, commentary and analysis of political developments and struggles affecting workers | ||
| Life During Wartime | DIY Punk and Hardcore, live bands, and shows listing for the Portland area | ||
| Locus Focus | Weekly interview show about our place on the planet. | Environment | Barbara Bernstein |
| Lounge World | Nu-Jazz; Broken-World; Down-Tempo; Pro-Peace Dance Music Party | Eclectic | Electronic | Jazz | Soul | World - Ethnic | Joe Woods |
| Madness Radio | Voices and Visions from Outside Mental Health | Disability rights | Health | Will Hall |
| Mediterraneans: Music of the Middle East North Africa and Beyond | Music of all genres of the Arab World, Turkey, Iran, Israel, & their European & New World diasporas | JoelB | |
| Mo is Shy, a KBOO docudrama of the Portland Christmas tree trial | Mo is Shy, a KBOO docudrama of the Portland Christmas tree trial based on Joe Meyer's trial notes. | pmnews | |
| More Reggae! | More Reggae! | Ras Danny | |
| More Talk Radio | Call-in Talk Radio | ||
| Movin' On | Folk, political, and womens music--traditional & contemporary | Folk | |
| Mujeres Bravas | Latina Music | Latino/a | |
| Music from the True Vine | Bluegrass and Old Time Music | ||
| Music Without Borders | Music Without Borders | Eclectic | SOULR I |
| Nekropolis | Expanding Your Musical Geography | Eclectic | Love Jonze |
| New Visions for Peace | Conversations with wisdom teachers and practitioners for living in peace | Environment | Faith & spirituality | Health | Womens issues | Sutree |
| News from the BOO | An inside look at the goings-on at KBOO | ||
| News In Depth | A deeper look behind the day's top stories | ||
| Occupy Portland Radio | Occupy Portland Radio | Alternative economics | Civil Liberties | Economic imperialism | Education | Folk | Food | Housing/Homelessness | Human rights | Live Performance | Local Issues | Police abuse | Politics | Protest and action | Radio Theatre | Rap - Hip Hop | Rock and Roll | War & Peace | Womens issues | Youth issues | jimmyt |
| Old Mole Variety Hour | A program of social and political commentary from a socialist-feminist point of view. | ||
| One Hundred Tacks | One Hundred Tacks | 100tacks | |
| One Land Many Voices | Exploring political, social and cultural issues affecting Palestine/Israel. | ||
| One Two, One Two | Hip Hop from all corners and blocks.... | ||
| Oregon Community Media | Oregon Community Media is a collaborative effort of over 20 community radio stations in Oregon | Erin Yanke | |
| Out Loud | Queer News & Culture Radio Show | ||
| Pacific Underground | Asians and Pacific Islanders (APIs) in Oregon taking the mic into our own hands | ||
| Pandæmonium | Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heav'n. | quincyhoist | |
| Part 2 of Start-Up City: Coders Wanted: New Opportunities in the Tech Industry | A look at the talent shortage in the tech industry and new opportunities for who can learn coding. | Suzanne LaGrande | |
| Pastures of Plenty | Traditional and Contemporary folk music | Folk | |
| Pathways | Conversations with leaders in personal and cultural transformation. | Paul OBrien | |
| Persian Hour" Art and Music Show | Persian Art and Music | World - Ethnic | |
| Pickle Feather Express | Freeform | Eclectic | |
| Plugged In | Electronic music across the spectrum with recent releases, local artists, and guest DJs. | Tronic | |
| Poetic License | An hour journey into the spoken word with artist, author, educator and performer Turiya Autry. | Turiya | |
| Political Perspectives | News and views on current politics. | Kathleen Stephenson | |
| Portland General Eclectic | Eclectic music programming | Rich Flaminio | |
| Portland Jewish Hour | Jewish Music and Culture | ||
| Positively Revolting | A variety of topics from an eco-feminist, and anarcha-feminist perspective | ||
| Preference | LGBTQA public affairs | Alan Silver | |
| Presswatch | News You're Not Supposed to Know | Alternative economics | Civil Liberties | Economic imperialism | Environment | Housing/Homelessness | Human rights | Immigration | Labor | Legislation | Media | Police abuse | Politics | Protest and action | Queer | Racism | Transportation | War & Peace | Womens issues | theresa58x |
| Prison Pipeline | Connecting with the Community Inside | ||
| Probable Cause podcast | Podcast on local and national politics by Patrick | ||
| Progressive Spirit | Exploring the intersection of religion, social justice, and public life. | John Shuck | |
| Puppet Radio Theatre | Puppet Radio Theatre program | twilightkallisti | |
| QTPOC Talk | Program on Portland’s Queer and Trans Communities of Color | Darion Jones | |
| Radio Lost and Found | Radio Lost and Found | Eclectic | Rich |
| Radio under the Influence | Questionable Content | Eclectic | A.V. Squad |
| Radiozine | A variety of intriguing Public Affairs programming | Kathleen Stephenson | |
| Radiozine | A conversation with Rich Silverman and Mya Chamberlain about Senior Affordable Housing. | Dan Johnson | |
| Recovery Zone | Healing Our World | Stephanie Potter | |
| Red Eye Sunrise | Night Music | guilterre | |
| Rhythm Jam | Jazz & Blues in the vintage style | SwingDJ | |
| Rhythm Jam | Music which is inherently connected to the roots of Blues and early Jazz | SwingDJ | |
| Right 2 Survive | Confronting the housing crisis and organizing housing activists to address systemic inequalities | Housing/Homelessness | |
| Rise when the Rooster Crows | Traditional american music | Folk | |
| Roots of Rock & Roll | Vintage Recordings from the Birth Of Rock N' Roll. | ||
| Rose City Native Radio | Rose City Native Radio | Jackie M | |
| Shirley Surtan's Lively Experiment | An Eclectic selection from the KBOO library | Kate Welch | |
| Shocks of Sheba | The best in Reggae music | Reggae - Caribbean | |
| Smart ALEC Oregon | KBOO investigates the influence of ALEC in Oregon | ||
| Somethin' Or Other | A free-form mix of rock, blues, folk, jazz, reggae and anything else that sounds good | Rock Bergeron | |
| Sounds of Awareness | Issues affecting people with disabilities | Paul Van Dyck | |
| Sounds Unsound | Experimental, avant-rock, free jazz/rock/folk, psychedelic, noise, cutups, drone, electronic... | Culture/Arts | Eclectic | Rolf Semprebon |
| Space Bunny Radio | A Show for the Mentally Interesting | ||
| Special Programming: Music | A variety of music specials aired throughout the year. | ||
| Special Programming: Other | A variety of non-music, non-public affairs specials aired throughout the year. | ||
| Special Programming: Public Affairs | Specials that feature incisive interviews and speeches. | ||
| Stage and Studio | A weekly live show featuring best of performing, literary and media arts in Portland and beyond. | Arts and Culture | Dmae Roberts |
| Start-Up City | How the new tech boom is changing Portland | Suzanne LaGrande | |
| Steam Radio Syndicate | Sounds and stories from the deck of the UV746 Tugboat on the Willamette River. | ||
| Sub-Human Intellect Theater | Sub-Human Intellect Theater | nomad | |
| Sudden Radio Project | Sudden Radio Project tonight presents Please/Disturb, a radio play by Sharon Porter McAllister | Culture/Arts | Radio Theatre | |
| Swing 'n' Country | Country Swing | ||
| Talk Radio | Talk Radio | ||
| Talking Earth | Poetry, spoken arts, prose | Culture/Arts | Spoken Arts | Barbara LaMorticella |
| Talking Earth | Talking Earth with Bard Deluxe Winners | Barbara LaMorticella | |
| Talking Earth with Derrick C. Brown | Write Bloody publisher and poet Derrick C. Brown reads from his latest book, "Our Poison Horse" | Barbara LaMorticella | |
| The Abe and Joe Talk Radio Show | Call-in Talk Radio | Alternative economics | Civil Liberties | Culture/Arts | Economic imperialism | Education | Elections | Environment | Faith & spirituality | Food | Health | Housing/Homelessness | Human rights | Immigration | Labor | Legislation | Local Issues | Media | Peace | Police abuse | Politics | Prison issues | Protest and action | Queer | Racism | Science | Senior citizens' rights | Technology | Transportation | War & Peace | Womens issues | Youth issues | |
| The Asterism Rest Area | late night eclectic and live music | Jon Wohlfert | |
| The Asterism Rest Area | Mixtapes, Mistakes & other stops along the celestial highway. | Jon Wohlfert | |
| The Bat Cave | "I'll drink up all the Hennessy you got on your shelf, so just let me introduce myself..." | Bat Girl | |
| The Bike Show | We bring you news and views of cycling in Portland and beyond. | ||
| The Confessional | Talk Radio with La Contessa de la Luna. Guilt Shame Fear Forgiveness Minor Felonies 503-231-8187 | Contessa de la Luna | |
| The Dawn Patrol Variety Hour(s) | Eclectic mix highlighting local music acts and banter on all things Portland. | dawnpatrol | |
| The Digital Divide | Analyzing how to use science, medicine & technology to benefit society and keep it from harming us. | Media | Rabia Yeaman |
| The Dirtbag | Gardening | Education | Environment | Glen Andresen |
| The Film Show | The Film Show features news and interviews about the independent film scene in Portland | Culture/Arts | |
| The Firesign Theatre Radio Hour | The Firesign Theatre Radio Hour | Rich | |
| The Flow | Metaphysics, music, healing sounds, interviews & mental management strategies to empower you. | dj M.o.M. | |
| The Gospel and More Program | We Play the best in Gospel, Gospel Jazz, and Contemporary Spiritual | Spiritual | JJ Johnson |
| The Holy Crowley Hour, Or Two | Under the influence... as they say. | Ken Jones | |
| The Lecture Room | Recorded lectures in and around Portland | mel reslor | |
| The Melting Pot | The Melting Pot fuses elements of Electronica with instruments and vocals from various cultures. | Dr. J | |
| The Monday Sampler | The Music Show that stops to talk, and it's a Talk Show take takes time to play music. | ||
| The Motif: Re-Imagine a Jazz Sensibility | The Motif: Re-Imagine a Jazz Sensibility | Yugen | |
| The Movement | Hip Hop Form Funktion Fusion | Arts and Culture | Eclectic | Electronic | Jazz | Rap - Hip Hop | Soul | Spiritual | Spoken Arts | King Tim33.3 |
| The Noontime Jamboree | Cowboy Country Hillbilly Western Swing and Old Jazz | Country | Jazz | |
| The Outside World | The Outside World | daniel | |
| The River Signal | Three travelers float down the Last American Highway, the Mississippi River | Erin Yanke | |
| The Sacred Circle "TEMENOS" | Alternating Thursdays @Midnight showcasing a wide variety of musical Genres, often focusing on theme | Diablo | |
| The Singer Songwriter edition of the Monday Sampler with host Ed Mellnik | Mare Wakefield interview and music; Crackity Jones picks for the month | Ed Mellnik | |
| The Songcircle | Eclectic | Jeff Rosenberg | |
| The Soundbox | We love music and turntables. | ||
| The Speciesism Podcast | Exploring speciesism in relation to war, classism, sexism, racism, and more. | Magenta Rex | |
| The Spirit of the Forest | Audio drama, dark comedy & experimental documentaries created by Corvallis producer Dan Crall | The Spirit of t... | |
| The Underground | A wide range of issues affecting American youth including school, activism, and local events | KBOO Youth Coll... | |
| The Union of Time Thieves | The Union of Time Thieves was formed to reclaim the world we all live in. | Becky Meiers | |
| The World of Jazz | Celebrating the Art of Jazz | Rita Rega | |
| Them Young Hooligans | Them Young Hooligans | Eclectic | Tony Frio |
| Tiki Cha Cha Club | Lounge and Exotica | Eclectic | Joe Woods |
| Tonalli | A Latina/o radio talk [spanish] show covering local, regional and international news. | ||
| Transpositive PDX | Transpositive PDX explores the vibrant activism in Portland reflecting the Transgender communities | emma lugo | |
| Treasures From The KBOO Archives | Treasures From The KBOO Public Affairs Archives are audio gems | Lisa | |
| Tune In, Turn On and Remember | 45 Years of KBOO Memories | ||
| Ubu Hour | Experimental radio theater with dada/surreal elements | Radio Theatre | Rolf Semprebon |
| Unsung Heros of Jazz | Recordings from mid 40s to mid 60s of artists who never got the recognition they deserved. | fisinc | |
| Upside Downtrodden | Informative and entertaining talk about the issues that matter. | Upside Downtrodden | |
| Veteran's Voice Radio Show | With Northwest Veterans for Peace | Marvin R. Simmons | |
| Vinyl Pajama Party | Late night variety | Eclectic | Brian |
| Voices for the Animals | Voices for the Animals | ||
| Voices from the Edge | Progressive talk radio from a grassroots perspective | Alternative economics | Civil Liberties | Disability rights | Economic imperialism | Education | Elections | Environment | Health | Housing/Homelessness | Human rights | Immigration | Indigenous issues | Labor | Legislation | Media | Police abuse | Politics | Prison issues | Protest and action | Racism | Senior citizens' rights | War & Peace | Womens issues | Youth issues | Jo Ann Hardesty |
| Wacky Cafe | An obscure music and food themed show! | kabloom | |
| Waterfront BluesFest 2014 | Live Broadcast of Oregon Food Bank benefit concert | ||
| WED | Portland Celebrates World Environment Day! | Environment | Local Issues | jimmyt |
| Wednesday Talk Radio | News & commentary on local, national and international issues - we invite your calls at 503-231-8187 | Paul Roland | |
| Wisdom of the Elders | Native American elders | Culture/Arts | Indigenous issues | |
| Words and Pictures | Conversations with pioneering animators and comics artists | Arts and Culture | Culture/Arts | |
| World Beat Connection | Your connection to the best of Afro-Caribbean sounds. | Afro-Caribbean | Reggae - Caribbean | DJ Charlie |
| Writers on Craft | Suzanne LaGrande talks with writers about the craft of writing and the creative process. | Culture/Arts | Education | Faith & spirituality | Spoken Arts | Suzanne LaGrande |
| Youth Randomonium | Music for and by Youth! | Youth issues | KBOO Youth Coll... |
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