Arts and Culture

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Jena Friedman, author of Not Funny: Essays on Life, Comedy, Culture, Etcetera

Airs at: Thu, 05/11/2023 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Join us as we welcome Jena Friedman, comedian, writer, director, and author of the new book Not Funny: Essays on Life, Comedy, Culture, Etcetera from Atria Books.  In the words of Emmy Award-winning comedian, actor, and author Samantha Bee, "Jena Friedman is brilliant at m... Read more

Robin Friend

Airs at: Tue, 05/09/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
On Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at 11.30am Joseph Gallivan interviews photographer Robin Friend about his show “Bastard Countryside”, which is on now at Blue Sky Gallery through May 27.  Friend talks about hunting disused and overgrown industrial and military sites in his homeland... Read more

Playful Presence Episode 6: You Rehearse Improv?!?

Airs at: Mon, 05/08/2023 at 11:00pm - Tue, 05/09/2023 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Playful Presence
Interview with Bobbi Block, an improviser, theatre director, applied improv practitioner, and actor.  Plus improvised scenes and poetry. Read more

Back by popular demand, our special episode on Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt, for Film at 11 on Friday, May 5, 2023

Airs at: Fri, 05/05/2023 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
Due to overwhelming response, we are reprising our special episode on Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt,  Read more

SYMPHONY OF SECRETS by Brendan Slocum

Airs at: Thu, 05/04/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
Bern has been called to authenticate the long-lost musical masterpiece of Frederic Delaney, lauded by some as the most prolific composer since Beethoven.  Bern believes he knows everything about Delaney-- the man and his music.  But, he soon learns otherwise:  That the geni... Read more

Film at 11 goes all Medieval this week, for Friday 26 May, 2023

Airs at: Fri, 05/26/2023 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
This week, Jeff Godsil takes a fresh look at Midnight Cowboy, while Britta Gordon revists Paris Calligrammes, and Matthrew of KBOO's Gremlin Time takes on the recent WWII thriller Sisu.  Read more

Film at 11 contemplates some chilly scenes of winter, this week, for 19 May, 2023

Airs at: Fri, 05/19/2023 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
This week, Jeff Godsil re-visits the film soleil After Dark, My Sweet, while Matthew of KBOO's Gremlin Time looks again at Luther,a film based on the TV series,  and we also assess the recent Criterion release of Chilly Scenes of Winter.      ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––... Read more

In Depth previews the upcoming Because I Will Not Despair and Beethoven's Ninth concerts

Airs at: Tue, 05/02/2023 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
We’ll be previewing two very special concerts on today’s News In Depth. The first features the World Premiere of Jessica Meyer’s Because I Will Not Despair and the West Coast Premiere of Kareem Roustom’s Hurry to the Light, performed by In Mulieribus, Portland’s acclaimed f... Read more

May Showers Brings The Monday Sampler

Airs at: Mon, 05/01/2023 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
More music for a spring day in Portland. Fortunato returns inspite of losing his voice, with music and another episode of Nightbeat,starring Frank Lovejoy. Today's story opens with reporter Randy Stone getting his wallet stolen at gunpoint. This leads him on a search throug... Read more

Animator Nancy Beiman - Part Two

Airs at: Thu, 04/27/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Nancy Beiman is an author, artist, director, teacher, and writer who in 1979 became the first female graduate from the California Institute for the Arts' Character Animation program, and has been helping open doors for women artists ever since. As a young animator in th... Read more