On this edition of Free Culture Radio: It Takes a Village.Host Doug McVay is joined in conversation with Andrew Grover and Ethan Bulisco of Youth Villages Oregon.Av KBOO Community Radio

This week on Century of Lies: Justice for Victims of Duterte's Drug War.The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines has called for full accountability following the arrest of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. In a news conference Tuesday Ma...Av KBOO Community Radio

Playwright Diana Burbano (dianaburbano.com) talks about growing up with undiagnosed autism and how those experiences inspired her play “Sapience,” which received its professional premiere at Artists Repertory Theatre in Portland (Feb. 23-March 23, 2025; more info at arti...Av KBOO Community Radio

Nate and James Interview Beau Johnson from Playtest NW about playtesting and designing board games, who does it, and why.We also keep the contest open to win a copy of Fury of Dracula (4th Edition)! Just email winnersbias@kboo.org with the artists and song titles of the ...Av KBOO Community Radio

Adam Carpinelli interviews Fury Young with FREER Records, the first record label in the United States for prison-impacted musicians. Their mission is to build the careers of our artists so their work is widely heard, uncensored and upholding their humanity. More infor...Av KBOO Community Radio

When voters overwhelmingly passed a new city charter in 2022, optimism abounded that the new form of government would more truly represent all of Portland, not just the business elite who had been running things pretty much for over 150 years. The city was supposed to be...Av KBOO Community Radio

In their Introduction to Teaching Palestine: Lessons, Stories, Voices, the editors begin by noting the silencing they routinely encounter: "Israel and Palestine is just too complicated to teach," both liberal and conservative commentators often caution. The book unfol...Av KBOO Community Radio

Hosted by Desiree Hellegers, this episode features segments on Teaching Palestine, Food Justice, Health and Trans Fiction:Teaching Palestine: In their Introduction to Teaching Palestine: Lessons, Stories, Voices, the editors begin by noting the silencing they routine...Av KBOO Community Radio

As Vladimir Putin flexes his geopolitical muscles at the start of a second Trump term, we revisit our March 2022 conversation with British comics artist Darryl Cunningham, author of Putin’s Russia: The Rise of a Dictator.In this hour-long special, Darryl tracks the ...Av KBOO Community Radio

On today’s show, we celebrate the life of Susan DeFreitas, who passed away two weeks ago at her home in Santa Fe, at the way-too-young age of 47. Susan was a much-loved member of the Portland writing community. All of us here, who felt blessed to know her, are heartbroke...Av KBOO Community Radio