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Old and new this week on Film at 11 for Friday, 10 February, 2023

Airs at: Fri, 02/10/2023 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
This week, Jeff Godsil revisits Oscar winner American Beauty,  and Matthew of KBOO's Gremlin Time takes a fresh look at House of Frankenstein, which pairs Boris Karloff with Lon Chaney Jr., John Carradine, Lionel Atwill, and other horror stars of the time, but first, a whir... Read more

Weaving Data

Airs at: Tue, 02/07/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
On Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at 11.30am Joseph Gallivan interviews artists Shelley Socolofsky and Vo Vo about their work in the group show Weaving Data, which is on now through April 29 at Portland State University. Vo Vo, who is an anarchist, talks about their tapestry de... Read more

Caroline Leavitt, author of With or Without You

Airs at: Thu, 02/16/2023 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between the Covers
Novelist Caroline Leavitt joins us to talk about publishing, believing in your writing, her latest novel With or Without You,  as well as her upcoming book. Caroline is the New York Times bestselling author or Pictures of You and nine other novels. Her writing has appeared ... Read more

Playful Presence

Every 4th Monday of the month, from 10:00 PM to 11:00 PM Playful Presence is a show about creativity, mindfulness, and play. Through  conversations with creatives, we learn about the thinking and feeling that goes into the creative process. We also hear some improvised scen... Read more

Due to continuing technical difficulties, Film at 11 for Friday, February 3, 2023 re-airs an episode from mid June 2021 featuring a review of the Japanese epic The Human Condition

Airs at: Fri, 02/03/2023 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
In this repeat from June 18, 2021 we cover three recent releases, while  Britta Gordon discusses Abbas Kiarostami’s early Koker trilogy (Where is the Friend’s House, 1987; And Life Goes On, 1992; Through the Olive Trees, 1994), while Jeff Godsil reports on Georges Franju's ... Read more

Valentines' Day Madness Returns

Airs at: Mon, 02/13/2023 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Fortunato and Program Director Azia Hawthorne planned to co-host another crazy Valentines' Day Special of Romantic song Requests and on air Valentines sent in to the station. But, all sorts of problems have come up, including the air room being repaired. So, we'll play last... Read more

An Encore Performance

Airs at: Mon, 02/06/2023 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Due to technical problems we'll have to present a repeat Sampler. Today's presentation comes from March 16th of 2020. Will be back next week.                     Read more

Miguel Ángel Pérez Becerra: Hilozoizmo, Oxomaxoma 1979-80

Airs at: Fri, 01/27/2023 at 10:00pm - Sat, 01/28/2023 at 12:00am
Produced for:  La Ruleta
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Aaron Durán's Season of the Bruja

Airs at: Thu, 01/26/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Aaron Durán is a comics writer, novelist, and creator of the long-running Portland podcast Geek in the City.  For his debut graphic novel about a young indigenous sorceress, he teamed up with Spain-based artist Sara Soler and letterer Jaime Martinez.  Season of the Bruja... Read more

Art Talk Bus Stop with Beckey Kaye Chapman

Airs at: Wed, 01/25/2023 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Talk Bus Stop
Our Jan 2023 guest is sculptor Rebecca Kaye Chapman, interviewed by the students at McDaniel High School.    BECKEY KAYE CHAPMAN BIO I was born in Los Angeles in 1976 and reared under the love of a hard-working single mom and older sister. In my later teens, I was bit by... Read more