Locus Focus

About Locus Focus

KBOO Radio is a community-powered station in Portland Oregon

Publisher

KBOO Radio

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Jan 2024

Latest episode

19 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

112 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Oct 2026

   The Deceptive "Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act"

   Our bedrock environmental laws are under attack. These include the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Clean Water Act (CWA), National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), and the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In order to protect our waterways, endangered species, and...

2. 

   12 Oct 2026

   An AI Primer

   Lately coverage of Artificial Intelligence has dominated much of the news and probably much of our thoughts. But as we face the unknown future that AI might bring on, we also need to learn more about what AI really is. We're going to give that a try next Monday on Locus ...

3. 

   5 Oct 2026

   Tanking The Tanks continues

   The Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub, a massive array of aging tanks filled with toxic flammable liquid fuels along the north reach of the Willamette River, is an existential threat to the region. For when the inevitable Cascade Subduction Zone earthquake strikes, thes...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

393,516

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

3.8 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 25 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

3

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

31

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