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  In this episode we consider the distinction between Values, Beliefs, and Attitudes as Diggers understand them. We also look at the riddle of life through the lens of The Passover Rite, and apotropaic ritual more generally with a lot of good music from Clara Ward, Toshiyu... Read more

Hardcore Variety Hour is a pop-up punk show on KBOO.  Matt C. and Shauna Faye welcome Andy Place again for part II of the Chatterbox vibe. Maybe we will see Compton joining us in-studio for increased shenanigans. Read more

  Following my months-long absence, it seems fitting to revisit my 'Long Time Gone' special, sharing some of the most thrilling moments across thousands of live Grateful Dead shows. For the unfamiliar, in this special, I'm featuring the songs performed live in concert by ... Read more

Swing’n’Country for April 20th (KBOO 90.7 FM 6-9am) is framed by two sets of topical music. The program opens with a set of songs about the Mexico - US border,  from Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson, Steve Earle, The Grateful Dead, The Texicana Mamas, and Tucson troubadour And... Read more

  Matty spent a tumultuous youth in the all-ages clubs of Portland's seedy downtown, where he learned to play guitar and perform. The DIY culture of this environment instilled skepticism for the mainstream. This attitude was affirmed by the growing Anti-folk movement in N... Read more

  Mona Bowen joins us to reflect on five new TV series: • Apples Never Fall, a family drama • Ripley, the new Patricia Highsmith adaptation • Sugar, a private eye pastiche with Colin Farrell • Dinosaur, a Glasgow-set comedy • Loot, a Maya Rudolph sit-com   Read more

  Interview with Jerry Lembcke, author of Dissenting POWs.    _____   Host: Marvin Simmons.       Read more

Tonight's main topics: Dictatorship and Drug Trafficking in Latin America; An "Historic" Upgrade in US-Japan Relations (and China's Response); Environmental Justice rulings in Europe. Read more