Spoken Arts

Opportunities: Poetry Workshops; Critique Groups; Calls for Submissions; Contests; Fellowships etc

In Klamath Falls Saturday July 28:   Free Literary Elements in Songwriting Workshop Klamath County Library, 126 S. Third St. Klamath Falls, OR Performance by Laura Gibson and workshop students at 4:30p.m. Free and open to the public. Portland singer and song writer Laura Gib... Read more

KBOO News In Depth: Jerry Chrisman, John Campbell, Karyn O'Bryant

Airs at: Mon, 06/17/2019 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
Back in the Golden Age of Radio, even before KBOO, in fact, even before Ira Glass, there was a short-lived, though influential network, called the Tesla Broadcasting Company. They did things differently than the big networks at the time – the Columbia Broadcasting Systems a... Read more

Excerpts from The Comedians, a history of American Comedy, By Kliph Nesteroff, Part 3

Airs at: Mon, 06/17/2019 at 11:00pm - Tue, 06/18/2019 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Gremlin Time
In the late 1950's the show business establishment hated the two hottest comics of the day, Lenny Bruce and Mort Sahl. And did all it could to derail their careers. It was not until comedian Redd Foxx began to appear on a series of "party records" that anyone thought that t... Read more

Radio Lost & Found for 06/13/19

Airs at: Thu, 06/13/2019 at 10:00pm - Fri, 06/14/2019 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radio Lost and Found
It's about allergy medication and slugs. Here’s the show. Allergies have been kicking my ass, so didn’t talk a lot, being somewhat zoned out on generic over-the-counter antihistamines. Played some British New Wave/Post Punk for the first forty minutes or so and did a lot o... Read more

Orange World and Other Stories by Karen Russell

Airs at: Thu, 06/13/2019 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between the Covers
Host Ken Jones talks with Karen Russell, author of the new book Orange World and Other Stories. Orange World is Karen’s fifth book, following the novel Swamplandia!, the novella Sleep Donation, and two collections of short fiction – St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolv... Read more

Sounds Unsound late June 2019

Airs at: Sun, 06/23/2019 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Sounds Unsound
Late night radio, shifting sounds, underground noises.. Read more

Sounds Unsound early June 2019

Airs at: Sun, 06/09/2019 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Sounds Unsound
Mutant pop, avant rock, experimental noise and more. Mostly new releases Read more

Street Roots Poetry Showcase Episode 03

Airs at: Wed, 06/05/2019 at 10:00am - 11:00am
In this episode, Jaison interviews Kaia Sand, poet, artist and Executive Director of Street Roots. Read more

Sai Baba and the Third Level of Happiness

Airs at: Wed, 06/05/2019 at 4:15pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Quantum Radio
Join Annie and I as we go in an out of the third level of happiness.  Or as I like to call it the Quantum Field.  "Hosts are not responsible for what they say"     Read more

KBOO News In Depth: David Koff and John Pirruccello

Airs at: Mon, 06/03/2019 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
For tonight’s News In Depth segment, we welcome back one of our favorite guests -- David Koff, Artistic Director of Portland’s Fake Radio. Portland is home to a thriving radio theater community, and Fake Radio is one of the very best! The troupe will be celebrating the 70th... Read more