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Contemplation, Yet No Mitigation of Fascination. Elation.

Airs at: Fri, 12/23/2022 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for Squirrels Know
  Join Ender Black on another night of temperate, sonic collations. An amalgamation of causation and an aeration of dilation.  Feeling the depth and incomprehensible size of cosmic presence, and the purity and incontrovertible perfection of animal beingness. While at the ... Read more

Willamette Radio Workshop presents "A Radio Christmas Carol"

Airs at: Thu, 12/22/2022 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for Jonesy
It’s Thursday, December 22nd, just two eves away from Christmas Eve, and we’ve been in somewhat of a quandary as to how to celebrate on today’s show. I think the classic story for this time of year is Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, first published on December 19th 1843... Read more

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

Airs at: Mon, 12/19/2022 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for The Monday Sampler
Our Holiday Special, featuring some seasonal music and some Christmas stories. David Chelsea will read Dancing Dan's Christmas by Damon Runyon. And Katherine Dunn will read a couple of The Father Christmas Letters by J.R.R. Tolkien. Also featured with be Yogi Yorgison, Dian... Read more

The Father Christmas Letters by J. R. R. Tolkien

Airs at: Mon, 12/19/2022 at 11:00pm - Tue, 12/20/2022 at 12:00am
Produced for Gremlin Time
Once again we present Katherine Dunn reading excerpts from The Father Christmas Letters by J.R.R. Tolkien. From the mid 1920s to the start of World War 2 Proffessor Tolkien would write letters as Santa Claus for his children would find on Christmas morning. Over the years t... Read more

Waterstone Gallery at 30

Airs at: Tue, 12/13/2022 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for Art Focus
At 11.30a.m. On Tuesday, December 13, 2022, Joseph Gallivan interviews artist Dave Haslett [PRONOUNCED HAZE-let] about the 30th anniversary group show at Waterstone Gallery. Haslett discusses some of his fellow artist-members’ pieces in the show, the history of Waterstone, ... Read more

Dogon, Formas, SHRA261

Airs at: Mon, 12/12/2022 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for A Different Nature

John Vercher, author of After the Lights Go Out

Airs at: Thu, 12/15/2022 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for Between the Covers
On today's BTC, we talk with John Vercher, author of the novel After the Lights Go Out from Soho Press. The book tells the tragic and suspenseful story of an MMA fighter trying to stay on the circuit, as the brain damage he's suffered takes its toll. John is a contributing... Read more

Chris Abani, author of Smoking the Bible (part 2 of 2)

Airs at: Thu, 12/29/2022 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for Between the Covers
Listen in to the second of our two-part interview with poet, essayist, novelist, Igbo priest, and humanitarian Chris Abani. We'll be talking about Chris's latest collection of poems Smoking The Bible, an elegy to his dear brother and an exploration of love, loss, exile, and... Read more

William Powell & Myrna Loy return in After The Thin Man

Airs at: Mon, 12/12/2022 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for The Monday Sampler
Besides lots of music on today's show, William Powell and Myrna Loy return as Nick and Nora Charles.  Following last week's mystery set in New York at Christmas, the Charles have returned to San Francisco in time for New Years. But, before they can relax after their cross c... Read more

Entrevista al Dr. Fanatik por Pepe Argil y Brisa Vázquez

Airs at: Fri, 12/09/2022 at 10:00pm - Sat, 12/10/2022 at 12:00am
Produced for La Ruleta