Spoken Arts

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"Labor," Megan Alpert

Airs at: Mon, 09/28/2020 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  The Occasion
The theme for September is "Labor," and the featured guest is Megan Alpert. Megan Alpert grew up in the suburbs of New York City and has since lived in St. Paul, Seattle, Boston, Washington, DC, and Quito, Ecuador. She is the recipient of an Orlando Poetry Prize from A Room... Read more

David Reubenstein Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
David Reubenstein is a philanthropist, interviewer, entrepreneur and author of his newest book, How to Lead.  He talks with Don Merrill about the dichotomy between the ideal situations of leadership vs the realities of the messiness of leadership in the age of privilege, co... Read more

Buscando America on 09/01/20

Airs at: Tue, 09/01/2020 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
  Escucha una actualización del movimiento en contra de la brutalidad policial en Portland a 95 días de movilizaciones diarias. Hombre es asesinado a tiros en Portland durante violentos enfrentamientos entre partidarios de Trump y BLM. En esta emisión hablamos con el colu... Read more

Radio Lost & Found for 08/27/20

Airs at: Thu, 08/27/2020 at 10:00pm - Fri, 08/28/2020 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radio Lost and Found
Another live episode of Radio Lost & Found coming straight out of my home studio and into your trembling ear-bulbs. Read more

Barbara Fontaine Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
Barbara Fontaine is a democrat running for Oregon's House District 55 seat.  She talked with Don Merrill about why the environment is a primary concern, how gun legislation has not moved off her plate of agenda items and the effect African Americans and other marginalized c... Read more

Radio Lost & Found for 8/13/20

Airs at: Thu, 08/13/2020 at 10:00pm - Fri, 08/14/2020 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radio Lost and Found
Another live episode of Radio Lost & Found from my home studio to KBOO studios and into your SKULL! Tune in, if you dare! Read more

"Reunion," Emily Kendal Frey

Airs at: Mon, 08/24/2020 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  The Occasion
The theme for August is "Reunion," and the featured guest is Emily Kendal Frey. She is the author of several chapbooks and chapbook collaborations, including THE GRIEF PERFORMANCE and SORROW ARROW (which won the Oregon Book Award). She is a practicing psychotherapist and li... Read more

Portland Jewish Hour

Airs at: Sun, 08/02/2020 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Portland Jewish Hour
Stories by Sholem Aleichem and others performed by the Jewish Theatre Collaborative. Read more

New releases of new music

Airs at: Mon, 07/27/2020 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  A Different Nature
Another round-up of experimental and avant garde music that was released in the last several months.  Read more

Hugh Palcic Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
Hugh Palcic is a democrat running for the Senate district 28.  He talks with Don Merrill about how he thinks the non affiliated voters will be important to help him win what has historically been a Republican seat,  why he says the five counties his district covers are "adr... Read more