It’s been 52 years since a group of LGBTQ patrons of the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village decided that they would no longer endure harassment by the New York City Police -- thus began the Gay Rights Movement.
Join KOOP during the month of June to celebrate victories, and to continue the struggle to secure full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer persons.
Thu, 1:00 pm
Conversations with Central Texans working to get communities through the pandemic and beyond.
Thu, 11:00 am
Nothing but Independent Female singer songwriters and rock n’ rollers.
Thu, 4:30 pm
Small Cool World is a genre-agnostic music and human interest show. Found sounds, calls, and good tunes unite.
With the Juneteenth anniversary celebration coming up this weekend, In Touch Interviews speaks with Regine Malibiran, who is the Director of Innovation at Six Square, a local nonprofit organization that preserves the history and culture of Austin’s Black community. This coming weekend, Six Square is among a coalition of partners organizing Austin’s Juneteenth events this weekend (link […]
This month is KOOP Radio’s Juneteenth Celebration Event Month: Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and […]
In the early days of the pandemic, the KOOP community of volunteers and staff rallied together to continue broadcasting safely from our homes. Now, with vaccinations rolling out and infection rates easing, the station is preparing to return to live programming, slowly and with care. With all the change, I wanted to speak to our […]
What if the Hegemony of the US Dollar Essentially Allows the US to Dictate what International Law Is & Use Sanctions to Squash Dissent? Bringing Light Into Darkness guest Stan Smith – investigative journalist and publisher of the AFGJ Venezuela and ALBA Weekly News for the past seven years, whose primary focus has been on […]
Austin Public Health officials want everyone, including people who have been vaccinated, to continue wearing a mask, washing your hands, and maintaining proper distancing until more of the community has been vaccinated and we reach herd immunity.
