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A reprise of our WHITE ZOMBIE episode for Friday, 3 November, 2023

Airs at: Fri, 11/03/2023 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
This week we reprise our popular  deeper dive into the 1932 horror film, White Zombie, which Matthew reviewed earlier. Read more

Oil For Kisses 33 - Spreadin' The Hardcore Reality: NYHC and related urban filth

Airs at: Sat, 11/04/2023 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Oil For Kisses
A history of NYHC in it's many different facets (OG, tuff stuff, anarcho, post HC, screamy stuff, newfangled loft punx, artcore) from 1981 to the present, as well as a handful of thrash and death metal bands embodying the spirit of gritty NYC brutality. Read more

Understanding How AI works: An Interview with Leila Kaneda

This Thursday at 9am don't miss episode #2 of The Imaginary Possible. host Suzanne LaGrande speaks with Machine Learning Engineer Leila Kaneda. Among other things Suzanne and Leila discuss: What Machine Learning Is Some common misconceptions people have about AI Data Bi... Read more

Buscando America on 10/31/23

Airs at: Tue, 10/31/2023 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
Mictlán Rebelde Read more

The Afrominimalist's Guide to Living With Less

Airs at: Thu, 11/02/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
     When Platt set out on her journey to live with less, she never intended to become "The Afrominimalist". She just wanted to tame the chaos in her closet! But after struggling with the austerity and whiteness of mainstream minimalism, Christine realized why minimalism of... Read more

Copywriting and the Drift: An Interview with Gregory McCormick

Airs at: Thu, 01/04/2024 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  The Imaginary Possible
In this episode of The Imaginary Possible host Suzanne LaGrande speaks with Gregory McCormick, founder of a one man marketing agency, Brand Built. Topics discussed include: Greg’s initial interest in AI as a way to help with marketing and copywriting. Why he doesn’t use... Read more

Splashes of Consciousness: An Interview with Vanessa Nowtizky and Bing

Airs at: Thu, 12/28/2023 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  The Imaginary Possible
What is consciousness? Artificial intelligence, as we understand it currently, is a machine with access to vast amounts of data. It can be programmed to make decisions and also solve problems independently, and using natural language process, it can communicate via human l... Read more

Chat GPT for Writers: An interview with E. S. O. Martin

Airs at: Thu, 11/16/2023 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  The Imaginary Possible
  In this episode of "The Imaginary Possible," host Suzanne LaGrande looks at how Chat GPT works, the pros and the cons of information personalization. She then speaks with Emanuella Martin (E.S.O. Martin), a writer with extensive experience as a journalist, editor, and pu... Read more

Special Halloween Sampler

Airs at: Mon, 10/30/2023 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Music to help you get set for Trick or Treaters. Also today, a rebroadcast of one of our favorite scary radio dramas, The House In CyprusCanyon. Robert Taylor and Cathy Lewis star as a young couple whoive bought a new house. First there's the locked closet that has no key. ... Read more

Philip Krohn High Water

Airs at: Tue, 10/31/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
photo credit, courtesy of AUXART   On Tuesday, Oct. 31, at 11.30 a.m. Joseph Gallivan interviews artist Philip Krohn about the installation called High Water which is in Building 5, 2516 NW 29th Ave, Portland, on weekends through November 12. High Water is made from salva... Read more