KBOO Radio is a community-powered station in Portland Oregon
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Bicycle news, culture and advocacy in Portland, Oregon. Broadcast monthly on KBOO FM 90.7
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KBOO Radio is a community-powered station in Portland Oregon
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As we confront the existential crisis of climate chaos there are two paths we can take. We can make dramatic changes that meaningfully reduce carbon emissions. Or we can accept the fossil fuel industry’s self-serving climate solutions—renewable diesel, hydrogen, renewable n...Por KBOO Community Radio
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In the first half of the hour Nedra speaks with French born and Santa Monica based filmmaker Caro Vilain about her playful cycling videos and activism. In the second half our guest is Russian born and Canadian aerospace engineer and IT professional Dmitry Zavalin who will speak about his book The Physics of Flying Bicycles.…
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We hear excerpts from an interview Desiree Hellegers conducted with the Portland activist, writer, artist Barbara Ford in 2017 about her history of activism as part of the Thin Green Line is People History Project, a digital archive of Pacific Northwest fossil fuel resis...Por KBOO Community Radio
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Frann Michel hosts this episode, with these segments:Big Tech and Big War: Laurie Mercier speaks to Roberto J. González, a professor of anthropology at San José State University, about how Silicon Valley is transforming the Military-Industrial Complex. Some of Gonzalez’s ...Por KBOO Community Radio
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Gil Scott-Heron, Karen Silkwood, and the 1979 No Nukes Album: For those who came of age in the 1970s and 80s, political awakening to the dangers of nuclear power came as much via pop culture as it did from watching the nightly news. The 1979 triple album No Nukes: The MU...Por KBOO Community Radio
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Laurie Mercier speaks to Roberto J. González, a professor of anthropology at San José State University, about how Silicon Valley is transforming the Military-Industrial Complex. Some of Gonzalez’s recent books include American Counterinsurgency: Human Science and the Hum...Por KBOO Community Radio
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Are you curious about bats? You've come to the right place! Amanda Lollar, Founder and President of Bat World Sanctuary, shares with "That Vegan Show" the importance, intelligence, and unique abilities of bats from her vast experience of rescuing and caring for bats. Bat Wo...Por KBOO Community Radio
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Ryan Alexander-Tanner is a comics artist and illustrator who’s led comics workshops for kids and adults, and worked with writers and non-profit organizations for projects that he calls “illustrated narratives.” He's collaborated with professor and activist Bill Ayers on...Por KBOO Community Radio
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Twenty Acres: A Seventies Childhood in the Woods with author Sarah Neidhardt and her mom Wendy McPhee
On today's episode, we welcome Sarah Neidhardt, author of the memoir Twenty Acres: A Seventies Childhood in the Woods, from The University of Arkansas Press. The book recounts Sarah’s experience growing up as part of a back-to-the land family in a small, isolated town in th...Por KBOO Community Radio
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This week on Century of Lies: The Intersection Between Services for the Unhoused and Harm Reduction Work.Homelessness is on the rise around the world. People who use drugs and who are unhoused, or at risk of being unhoused, are key user groups of harm reduction services. ...Por KBOO Community Radio
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Striking nurses and doctors at Providence St. Vincent's, Providence Portland, and Providence Seaside Hospitals talk about working conditions, worker solidarity and community connections on the picket line, on day one, two and three of the open-ended strike involving over 5,...Por KBOO Community Radio
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Our first interview is with Powerpaola, a Colombian Ecuadorian cartoonist and visual artist based in Buenos Aires. She is a member of the member of the international collective Chicks on Comics and authored the graphic book All My Bicycles. In the second half our guest is Michelle Dunbar, co-owner of Aztec Cycles, a community-oriented bike shop in …
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In the first half of the show our guest is racer, author, bike mechanic and bike shop owner David B. Perry of New York City. He is the author of Bike Cult, a wonderful celebration of bicycle history and culture. In the second half our guest is Portland artist, bike mechanic and activist Sara Stout who speaks about some of the many projects sh…
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In the first half of the show Alon talks to Dr. Suzanne Maas of Malta, Climate Campaign Coordinator of Friends of the Earth Malta. In the second half of the show Nedra speaks with Kartapreet Singh of Atlantaâ��s SOPO Bicycle cooperative, which, as its website states is  â��a non-profit, do-it-yourself bicycle repair shop that runs on volunteer …
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Alon speaks with Vera Diogo, the Bicycle Mayor of Porto, Portugal. Nedra interviews Lena Williams, the Program Director of People for Mobility Justice in LA.Por KBOO Bike Show
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Just Jess had a nice chat with Matthew Mercer, voice actor for several video games and television shows (Star Wars: Battlefront, Minecraft, Resident Evil, Thundercats, Naruto). He was at Wizard World Comic Con promoting one of his recent projects, Critical Role, where he’s ...Por KBOO Community Radio
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On the last day of Wizard World Comic Con, Just Jess wanders around and chats with folks, asking them a few questions, vox pop style! Who’s the best Doctor Who? Is Star Trek better than Star Wars? Find out where loyalties lie in this fun segment, listen here!Por KBOO Community Radio
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