Arts/Culture

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Parties and sinking ships on Film at 11 for Friday, 10 May, 2024

Airs at: Fri, 05/10/2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
Jeff Godsil discusses the romance from History is Made at Night. Then W. C. Fields in It's a Gift.  We look at the latest BFI Screen Classics book on Visconti's The Leopard.     __________________________________________________________         Back in the 1920s, the... Read more

more film at 11 treats for 17 May, 2024

Airs at: Fri, 05/17/2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
We revisit one of the early, good James Bond films via the recent BFI monograph on From Russia With Love.   Read more

Duncan Hwang and Jamal Dar on a Greener 82nd Avenue

Airs at: Thu, 05/02/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00pm
 Our guests today are Metro Councilor Duncan Hwang and Jamal Dar, founder and Executive Director of the African Youth and Community Organization.  They are working on the 82nd Ave vision for a resilient green eco district. Read more

Inside Voices United

Airs at: Mon, 05/06/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Please join us on Monday, May 6th at 6:30 pm for Prison Pipeline on KBOO Community Radio as we talk with Greg Smith, an educator, musician, and creator of Inside Voices United whose goal is to visit prisons and help prisoners through songwriting workshops and recording musi... Read more

Let's Talk! First Friday Live Broadcast

Airs at: Fri, 05/03/2024 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  Let's Talk!
Let's Talk is a digital space for students at PCC experiencing disabilities to share their perspectives, ideas, and worldviews in an inclusive and accessible environment. The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily refle... Read more

Jessica E. Johnson

Airs at: Fri, 05/03/2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Once Upon a Time
    --------   LIVE ➜Phone Lines Open, 503.231.8032 ➜Listeners encouraged to participate   Jessica E. Johnson (she/they) is the author of the book-length poem Metabolics (Acre Poetry Series), the chapbook In Absolutes We Seek Each Other (New Michigan Press), and the mem... Read more

Previewing Portland Youth Philharmonic's "New Beginnings" concert with David Hattner and Macy Gong

Airs at: Wed, 05/01/2024 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
When we think of Portland’s venerable institutions, Powell’s Books, the Crystal Ballroom, Voodoo Donuts, there’s one that stands out as the grand-daddy of them all – Portland Youth Philharmonic. Now in its 100th year, PYP is America’s longest-running youth orchestra. PYP w... Read more

DANBERT NOBACON LIVE

Airs at: Fri, 05/17/2024 at 10:00pm - Sat, 05/18/2024 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Life During Wartime
  Freak music legend, author, and activist Danbert Nobacon visits Life During Wartime to discuss his latest work with Poxy Lynard following an on-air live performance!       Read more

The Burned Piano

Airs at: Tue, 04/30/2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
On Tuesday, Jan. April 29, 2024, at 11.30 a.m. Joseph Gallivan interviews artist Bonnie Melzer and musician Jennifer Wright about The Burned Piano, which is on show at the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education.  They talk about the antisemitic firebomb th... Read more

Aztlán, Helicon, Blaster (Demo)

Airs at: Fri, 04/26/2024 at 10:00pm - Sat, 04/27/2024 at 12:00am
Produced for:  La Ruleta
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