Talking Earth

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Airs at: Mon, 03/09/2026 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm

Airs at: Mon, 02/16/2026 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm

Airs at: Mon, 06/08/2026 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm

Hosted by:

Barbara LaMorticella, Dan Raphael, Benjamin Fisher

Produced by:

KBOO

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For over 40 years Talking Earth has provided the most interesting poets and writers in Portland and elsewhere, reading and talking about their work. Founded by Walt Curtis and Barbara LaMorticella, the show is now hosted by Benjamin Fisher and dan raphael.

Tonight's featured readers are Emmett Wheatfall, Eric Fair-Layman and Diego Giovanni.

Topic tags:

Poetry

Streams:

KBOO Stream 1

Program status:

Current

Talking Earth with John Sibley Williams

Airs at: Mon, 06/12/2017 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm

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Tonight KBOO's spoken word show Talking Earth will feature local poet John Sibley Williams. He is the editor of two Northwest poetry anthologies and the author of nine collections, including Controlled Hallucinations (2013) and Disinheritance (2016). A five-time Pushcart... Read more

Talking Earth with Ian Caton

Airs at: Mon, 05/15/2017 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm

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The May 15th, 2017, edition of Talking Earth will feature local poet Ian Caton reading from his recent book, A Crate of Records. Portland's longest running spoken word radio show, Talking Earth airs on the second and third Mondays of each month from 10 to 11 pm. Ian Fre... Read more

Talking Earth on 05/08/17

Airs at: Mon, 05/08/2017 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm

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Talking Earth on 04/17/17

Airs at: Mon, 04/17/2017 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm

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Talking Earth: Leah Noble Davidson, 3/20/17

Airs at: Mon, 03/20/2017 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm

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Tonight's edition of Talking Earth will feature Portland poet Leah Noble Davidson. Her work addresses how we understand our world through the frame of language: first with Poetic Scientifica (University of Hell Press, 2013), a one-poem book with a 120 page glossary, and ... Read more