Spoken Arts

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PlayWrite: Social Transformation Through Drama

Airs at: Wed, 01/16/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  The RadioActivist
Lisa Loving and Suzanne LaGrande interview Bruce Livingston, Executive Director of PlayWrite, Coach/actor Victor Mack and playwright Jaclyn, from Mt. Scott LC High School.  PlayWrite brings professional coaches and actors together with youth to write and direct their own ch... Read more

Sounds Unsound late January 2019

Airs at: Sun, 01/27/2019 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Sounds Unsound
Creative music. Read more

Sounds Unsound early January 2019

Airs at: Sun, 01/13/2019 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Sounds Unsound
Music, sound, noise. Lot's of newer stuff.  Read more

Radio Lost & Found for 01/10/19

Airs at: Thu, 01/10/2019 at 10:00pm - Fri, 01/11/2019 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radio Lost and Found
Radio Lost & Found is back on the air! Read more

Sean The Bus Driver Plays Music Submissions with David Kyle from Freeform Portland.

Airs at: Fri, 01/04/2019 at 10:00pm - Sat, 01/05/2019 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Plugged In
Sean Steward plays records and cds that the fine folks of Portland Oregon and beyond have sent him. DJ David Kyle from Freeform Portland will be joining us. Stay tuned. Read more

Hannah Versus the Tree by Leland de la Durantaye

Airs at: Thu, 01/03/2019 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host Ken Jones talks with Leland de la Durantaye, author of the new novel Hannah Versus the Tree from McSweeney’s Press. Leland is a critic, translator, and professor of comparative literature at the Claremont Colleges. His journalism and criticism have appeared in The New ... Read more

The Holy Crowley Hour

Airs at: Mon, 12/24/2018 at 11:00pm - Tue, 12/25/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Holy Crowley Hour
On this special Christmas Eve edition of The Holy Crowley Hour, which, by the way, was Charles Dickens' favorite radio show, we spread holiday cheer with guest Cindy McGean of the Willamette Radio Workshop.  Cindy is a Portland-based writer and teacher, with a background in... Read more

KBOO News In Depth: Matt Haynes

Airs at: Mon, 12/17/2018 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
Our In Depth guest today is Matt Haynes, artistic director of The Pulp Stage, a Portland-based theater company specializing in live storytelling for fans of sci-fi, fantasy, and suspense.  Matt and Pulp Stage have pioneered the concept of karaoke storytelling, which Matt d... Read more

Talking Earth with Kristin Berger, Amy Temple Harper, Pecos B Jett and Chris Tobey

Airs at: Mon, 12/17/2018 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  Talking Earth
Kristin Berger, Amy Temple Harper Pecos B Jett and Chrys Tobey read their poetry and the work of artists who influenced them . Tune in at 10pm Portland time at 90.7 fm or listen online at kboo.fm  Read more

Cathy Whims, DK Holm, Katherine Dunn and Father Christmas

Airs at: Mon, 12/17/2018 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
A big holiday show on the Sampler as regular guests DK Holm, and Julia Laxer drop in on Fortunato and Just Jess. Also coming in, will be Cathy Whims of the restaurants Nostrana and Enoteca Nostrana, to give us some background on the Portland food scene and some ideas for ho... Read more