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Mostly Live

Airs at: Mon, 07/29/2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
A nice overcast summer day and Fortunato makes a rare trip into town, and over to the KBOO Studios for a live appearance on today's Sampler. Read more

Supernatural Beavers (acoustic set) Live on Blues Junction 07.27.24

Airs at: Sat, 07/27/2024 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Blues Junction
  The Supernatural Beavers are a rollin' rock band from Portland, Oregon. They were formed in 2018 by Jake O'Halloran (guitar, vocals) and Zack Hyneman (guitar, vocals) after meeting at a local open mic. The group's rhythm section, however, hasn't remained as constant.   ... Read more

Supernatural Beavers (acoustic set) on Blues Junction 07.27.24

Airs at: Sat, 07/27/2024 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Blues Junction
The Supernatural Beavers are a rollin' rock band from Portland, Oregon. They were formed in 2018 by Jake O'Halloran (guitar, vocals) and Zack Hyneman (guitar, vocals) after meeting at a local open mic. The group's rhythm section, however, hasn't remained as constant.   Si... Read more

Ernán Rocha: Sueños: Paco Gruexxo: Una Sinfonía de Tlatelolco; Abril

Airs at: Fri, 07/26/2024 at 10:00pm - Sat, 07/27/2024 at 12:00am
Produced for:  La Ruleta
Three fantastic albums: Ernán Rocha: Sueños; who played with El Amor (played in the Avandaro Festival) and on one of the greatest and most valuable Mexican Rock Albums: Ernan Roch y Las Voces Frescas. Sueños is from the 1980's and is produced by Bebu Silvetti. Paco Gruexxo'... Read more

Filmmaker Sandra Luckow on her Cai Emmons documentary "Vanishing: A Love Story"

Airs at: Thu, 07/25/2024 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
I had the great pleasure of interviewing writer Cai Emmons five times for KBOO before she ended her life in January 2023 through Oregon’s Death With Dignity program. Cai was diagnosed with bulbar onset ALS in early 2021, at the age of 70. It’s a debilitating disease, which... Read more

The Yoga of Ancient Space

Airs at: Fri, 07/26/2024 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Squirrels Know
  Join Ender Black on another cosmogonic, histrionic, supersonic and highly tonic episode of Squirrels Know!  We take a moment to breathe in and breathe out; we recognize our childhood behaviors we now want to let go of, and we embrace a process of adulthood within an ever... Read more

Who Goes There? with Lady Voltaire on 07/25/24

Airs at: Thu, 07/25/2024 at 3:00am - 5:30am
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Women in Animation

Airs at: Thu, 07/25/2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Women in Animation is a global organization which has made great strides in the film industry.  Portland chapter leaders Sara Logan Hofstein and Christina Palomino are helping host a panel discussion at this year’s Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation and Technology. Read more

Art Talk Bus Stop with Takahiro Yamamoto

Airs at: Wed, 07/24/2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Talk Bus Stop
This month the students are on summer break and we're airing a great episode from a previous era of the show. Takahiro Yamamoto is a multi-talented artist and performer working in a variety of forms. He is based in Portland, OR.  https://www.takahiroyamamoto.com/   Read more

12th Annual Jim Pepper Native Arts Festival, Quilt's Coffeehouse, and a Tribute to John Trudell

Airs at: Wed, 07/24/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
  The 12th Annual Jim Pepper Native Arts Festival will be this Saturday, July 27 at the Columbia Park Annex from 12 to 5 p.m. Later that evening will be a Tribute to John Trudell at the Alberta Abbey, featuring Quiltman, long-time singer with Trudell, and Mark Shark, guita... Read more