KBOO Community Radio episodes:

• June 08, 2026PSU Laboring for Education and Academic Freedom

  Laurie Mercier speaks with Bill Knight, Associate Professor of English at

  Portland State University and president of the PSU American Association of

  University Professors (AAUP), and Jessica Rodriguez-JenKins, who is an

  Associate Professor in the School of Social Work...

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• June 05, 2026News in Depth: Trans Housing Barriers and the Global Citizen International Digest

  On this episode of KBOO News in Depth: 

  KBOO's Hana Francis speaks with Street Roots Correspondent Anna Wilcox about

  her reporting on the difficulties trans individuals face while trying to find

  housing resources in Portland -- as more and more queer folks are moving t...

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• June 05, 2026Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

  Main stores in this episode: Israel's cease-fire violations; plutonium for

  nuclear plants?; Guatemala joins US drug boat attacks

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• June 04, 2026All the Blues in the Sky

  Sage's thirteenth birthday was supposed to be about movies and

  treats, staying up late with her best friend and watching the sunrise

  together. Instead, it was the day her best friend died. Without the person

  she had to hold her secrets and dream with, Sage is lost. ...

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• June 04, 2026News in Depth: 'Antikoni' Preview at Bag and Baggage Theater, and Oregon ArtsWatch Update on the PSU Lincoln Statue's Return

  On this episode of KBOO News in Depth: 

  KBOO's Ken Jones previews the new play 'Antikoni,' a reimagining of

  Sophocles’ play from a Native American perspective. He speaks with the

  playwright Beth Piatote and the production’s director Jeanette Harrison.

  Then, KBOO's Alt...

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• June 03, 2026Drug Policy in New York

  On this edition of Century of Lies: Drug Policy in New York.

  Host Doug McVay is joined in conversation by Toni Smith, New York State

  Director of the Drug Policy Alliance to discuss marijuana legalization, harm

  reduction, abusive police practices, and the state of drug pol...

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• June 03, 2026News in Depth: The 2026 FIFA World Cup Will Test America's Place on the International Stage

  On this edition of KBOO News in Depth: 

  In just days, the United States will host the largest sporting event in

  history. The 2026 FIFA World Cup, spread across the U.S., Mexico, and Canada,

  is expected to bring millions of international visitors, heightened security, ...

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• June 03, 2026The Global Citizen - Prof. Mel Gurtov

  "The Iran War is on Hold," an analysis of the current terms of agreement that

  remain far from implementation.

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• June 02, 2026Neurodivergence and Gaming With Jeffa Doeleman

  James and Nate welcome Jeffa Doeleman, a board member and Club Mediator for

  Club EMU. Club EMU is a non-profit social group for neurodivergent people. We

  talk about what they do and explore how gaming facilitates togetherness and

  community.

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• June 02, 2026Remembering Brian Lindstrom

  Oregon filmmaker Brian Lindstrom directed award winning documentaries such as

  Alien Boy: the Life and Death of James Chasse, Mothering Inside and other

  films that featured forgotten people who triumphed over adversity. Brian died

  on May 15th after a recent diagnosis of a...

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