Spoken Arts

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Interview with Peter Hamer

Airs at: Mon, 01/22/2018 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  Poetry and Everything
Peter Hamer lives in Estacada, Oregon with his wife, two cats and an elderly Labrador Retriever. He sits on the Estacada Arts Commission, is the Music Coordinator for the Estacada Summer Celebration annual art and music festival, and serves on the board of the Performing Ar... Read more

Unruly Jade by Terence Faherty

Airs at: Mon, 01/15/2018 at 11:00pm - Tue, 01/16/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Gremlin Time
Tonight, Rude Jade by Terence Faherty. A private eye adventure set in famous nightspots of Hollywood in 1946. Scott Elliott is hired to babysit a hard drinking writer/humorist as he tours his favorite nightclubs. At first it appears easy enough until Scott happens to over h... Read more

Sounds Unsound late January 2018

Airs at: Sun, 01/28/2018 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Sounds Unsound
The usual mix of music, sounds and noise. Read more

David Bowie Tribute

Airs at: Fri, 01/12/2018 at 12:00am - 3:00am
    Celebrating the life & music of David Bowie all night long!   Facebook Event https://www.facebook.com/events/318125248679468/ Read more

Mr. Jones's Neighborhood

Airs at: Fri, 12/29/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
It's the 5th Friday of the month, third to last day of the year, and this season's final episode of Mr. Jones's Neighborhood, the children's show for reluctant adults. Host Ken Jones (no relation) welcomes Lawrence Howard and Lynne Duddy of Portland Story Theater. Lawrence... Read more

The Monday Sampler

Airs at: Mon, 12/25/2017 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
It's Christmas, and the station may be closed, but we're here doing the Sampler! So clear away the used wrapping papers, pour some more egg nog and tune in as Just Jess and Fortunato serve up some some holiday fun with special music, stories and guests. Once again, we'll be... Read more

Radio Lost & Found for 12/14/17

Airs at: Thu, 12/14/2017 at 10:00pm - Fri, 12/15/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radio Lost and Found
Back on the air after a spell. I've got lots of wonderfully strange new and old music to play for you. Hope you can tune in! Read more

Monday Sampler bonus: Kevin McDonald and David Koff interview

Airs at: Mon, 12/11/2017 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Monday Sampler host Fortunato welcomes Kevin McDonald of The Kids in the Hall and David Koff, artistic director of Fake Radio, as they talk about their live on-stage version of "It's A Wonderful Life". The kind folks at Fake Radio, who have been performing this show annuall... Read more

The Digital Divide: Ellen Ullman on Life in Code

Airs at: Fri, 12/08/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Digital Divide
On today's Digital Divide, guest host Ken Jones talks with Ellen Ullman, author of the new book Life in Code: A Personal History of Technology. Ellen is both a techie and a masterful writer. After earning an English degree at Cornell in the early 70’s, she’s worked professi... Read more

KBOO News In Depth: David Koff and Kevin McDonald

Airs at: Mon, 12/04/2017 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
The holiday season has arrived, and it wouldn’t be Christmas without a showing of the classic film “It’s A Wonderful Life”.  This year, we must have been extra good in Portland, because we’ve been gifted with a live on-stage version of the radio version of this holiday fav... Read more