Fiction

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Night In the City Has Its Own Groove

Airs at: Mon, 03/10/2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Lot's of solid rythums this afternoon as well as a story from the darkest part of the human mind. This afternoon's radio drama comes from the early 1950's. Frank Lovejoy stars as Randy Stone, a reporter who covers the Night Beat. Today's story centers around a series of fir... Read more

In memory of Susan DeFreitas

Airs at: Thu, 03/13/2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Jonesy
On today’s show, we celebrate the life of Susan DeFreitas, who passed away two weeks ago at her home in Santa Fe, at the way-too-young age of 47. Susan was a much-loved member of the Portland writing community. All of us here, who felt blessed to know her, are heartbroken. ... Read more

Karen Russell, author of The Antidote

Airs at: Thu, 02/27/2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
On today's episode, we welcome Karen Russell, author of the new novel The Antidote from Knopf. The Antidote is Karen’s sixth book of fiction, following the story collections Orange World, St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves, and Vampires in the Lemon Grove, the novel... Read more

Hard Boiled Radio Drama

Airs at: Mon, 02/24/2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Featured on today's show will be a radio drama starring Jack Webb and Raymond Burr from 1949. Pat has his shirts mixed up at the laundry and it leads to murder. Also lots of music. Featuring Louie Jordan, Sergio Mendes, Ray Bryant, Dave Brubeck, Yusef latif, The New Iberian... Read more

What's Cuckoo?

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Frann Michel considers some ideas of the new head of HHS, and recommends the horror novels Manhunt (2022) and Cuckoo (2024) by trans writer Gretchen Felker-Martin.    Fair use image: cover of Gretchen Felker-Martin's novel Cuckoo. Image of a bird's nest seen from above... Read more

Strangers On A Train

Airs at: Mon, 02/17/2025 at 11:00pm - Tue, 02/18/2025 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Gremlin Time
Tonight, The Lux Radio Theater's production of Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers On A Train (1951).  Adapted from the novel by Patrica Highsmith. Ray Milland stars as tennis star Guy Haines, who meets Bruno Anthony, played by Frank Lovejoy, while on a train ride. Though guy thin... Read more

New Firesign Theatre book with author Jeremy Braddock and Firesign David Ossman

Airs at: Thu, 02/13/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Jonesy
On today's episode, we welcome Jeremy Braddock, author of the new book Firesign: The Electromagnetic History of Everything as Told on Nine Comedy Albums (University of California Press). Jeremy is a literary scholar and cultural historian specializing in the history of mode... Read more

Once Upon a Time - Dede Montgomery

Airs at: Fri, 02/28/2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  Once Upon a Time
Dede Montgomery is a 6th generation Oregonian, published author and Certified Industrial Hygienist and Safety and Health Professional. Dede Montgomery explores the jumbled paths of forgiveness,  grief,  gratitude and human connection in all of her writing. She has published... Read more

Dog Lovers Adventure Theater

Airs at: Mon, 02/10/2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
For this Feburary we'll feature radio dramas each Monday afternoon. First, an episode of the popular series which first appeared on radio in 1938 as Challenge of The Yukon. Still running by 1950 when it moved to television as Sargeant Prestion of the Northwest Mounted Polic... Read more

Special Interests

Produced for:  The Underground
The Youth Collective gets personal by diving deep into all the things that interest them. From twentieth century history to alternative fashion, this episode's got something for everyone! Read more