Arts and Culture

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The Holy Crowley Hour, Or Two

Airs at: Mon, 05/29/2017 at 10:00pm - Tue, 05/30/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Holy Crowley Hour
On tonight’s special Memorial Day show, we focus on two favorite things of our men and women in uniform, any uniform -- Sex and Cannabis. To help get things started, we invited Portland-based sex educator, storyteller, producer, and podcaster Amory Jane to talk about cannab... Read more

Good With People + Relations Preview

Airs at: Tue, 05/30/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
  Dmae welcomes Devon Allen, co-artistic director of Our Shoes Are Red/The Performance Lab. She and co-producer Matt DiBiasio are performing a two-person play. In David Harrower's Good With People a woman encounters the man who bullied her son 14 years earlier when they we... Read more

Portland Jewish Hour

Airs at: Sun, 05/28/2017 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Portland Jewish Hour
It's another edition of Danish Radio on the Portland Jewish Hour tomorrow. Host Liz Schwartz plays Jewish music from all over the world; you never know what you might hear, so tune in! Read more

Ep. 5 Mother's Soup

Produced for:  Peace, Love and Soup
  Chicken Noodle Soup "The Mother of All Soups!" 12 C chicken stock boxed broth or homemade stock (prep below) 2 sprigs of parsley, sage, rosemary (herb bouquet) 3 C chicken, shredded  (meat from approximately 1 roasted chicken) 3  C turnips, cubed small  (save tops for ... Read more

Ep.5 Mother's Soup

Airs at: Thu, 05/25/2017 at 12:45pm - 1:45pm
Produced for:  Peace, Love and Soup
  May 2017 - On this super moon we are serving up a souper extended episode, featuring the stories of super mothers of all kinds, including:   Alex Behr, a Portland mother & writer who adopted her son, Eli, from China.   http://alexbehr.com and @Alex_Behr on twitter   R... Read more

In A New York State Of Mind...

Airs at: Thu, 05/25/2017 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
We mentioned last time that we were moving back to NYC (the place we grew up); and yes, though we have lived on the West Coast for a very long time, we are reminded by others from time to time that the New York-ness never left...  with that, we felt inspired to play some mu... Read more

Portland History on Film

Airs at: Thu, 05/25/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Film Show
  The Vanport Mosaic Festival is honoring the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the City of Vanport with historic exhibits, theater, and documentaries.  Jenn Chavez talks with Laura Lo Forti about the film project Lost City, Living Memories: Vanport Through the Voic... Read more

Hot Topics

Airs at: Sun, 05/21/2017 at 8:00pm - Sun, 05/28/2017 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  This Is How We See It
Trumps executive order allowing churches to endorse political candidates, good or bad?  Toni Braxton says if you're not prepared to leave your cheating husband, then don't confront him about the other woman!  Lil Wayne's daughter is attacked at Clark Atlanta University.  Tu... Read more

Reggie Lee in MAN OF LA MANCHA

Airs at: Tue, 05/23/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
  Dmae welcomes actor Reggie Lee who played the role of Sergeant Wu on the NBC TV series Grimm. Did you know his career has spanned stage and screen for over 25 years? This June, he returns to the stage as Sancho Panza—the trusted squire and sidekick of Don Quixote—in Man ... Read more

Getting Cheesey!

Airs at: Wed, 05/24/2017 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  The Underground
Join the KBOO Youth Collective as they explore the world of cheese and cheesiness. Lots of talk about cheese, including an interview with a cheesemonger, and vegan alternatives. Plus,. the cheesiness over the air as the youth sing cheesy songs karioke style. It will be the... Read more