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Excerpts from The Comedians, a history of American Comedy, By Kliph Nesteroff, Part 3

Airs at: Mon, 06/17/2019 at 11:00pm - Tue, 06/18/2019 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Gremlin Time
In the late 1950's the show business establishment hated the two hottest comics of the day, Lenny Bruce and Mort Sahl. And did all it could to derail their careers. It was not until comedian Redd Foxx began to appear on a series of "party records" that anyone thought that t... Read more

Orange World and Other Stories by Karen Russell

Airs at: Thu, 06/13/2019 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host Ken Jones talks with Karen Russell, author of the new book Orange World and Other Stories. Orange World is Karen’s fifth book, following the novel Swamplandia!, the novella Sleep Donation, and two collections of short fiction – St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolv... Read more

Signal Fire

Airs at: Mon, 06/17/2019 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
The environmental movement needs art. And that's where Signal Fire comes. Signal Fire is an environmental justice and arts nonprofit based in Portland, OR. They connect artists and activists with our remaining wild places to build dynamic and responsive networks of land ste... Read more

Film at 11

Airs at: Fri, 06/14/2019 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
This week the Film at 11  welcomes Just Jess, of the Monday Sampler to discuss some recent Netflix movies including Unicorn Store, and Rim of the World.   Corrections: The film Mumbai Hotel takes place in the far East.  Rafiki, mentioned a few weeks ago, takes place in Ke... Read more

Bill Griffith: Are We Having Fun Yet?

Airs at: Thu, 06/13/2019 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Bill Griffith's remarkable 50-year career as an artist runs the gamut from alternative comics to graphic novels to such pop-culture oddities as Wacky Packages trading cards. Best known as the creator of the satirical daily newspaper comic Zippy the Pinhead, Griffith has... Read more

Buscando America on 06/11/19

Airs at: Tue, 06/11/2019 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
En cabina con el Colectivo Altepee discutiendo varios temas que van desde su trabajo musical de cuerdas, su trabajo en los medios comunitarios, el papel de la mujer en colectivo y la defensa por el territorio. En Krónikas de Viaje Karen Torrente y el relato de lo que aconte... Read more

Trans Pride March 2019!

Airs at: Tue, 06/11/2019 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Preference
We'll be joined on Preference by organizers with Greater Portland Trans Unity, who are hosting the Trans Pride March this Saturday, beginning at 2 pm.   As we do, the music on today's show is Spacer, by Sheila & B Devotion.  Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for June 10th 2019

Airs at: Mon, 06/10/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Denise Morris Hosts this episode of the Old Mole Bill Resnick talks with teacher Rachel Hanes about pedagogy. Part One of of their discussion of public education is here.  Denise Morris talks with Mark Brenner about the recent vote to cut PERS benefits. Mark's earlie... Read more

OUTwright of Color

Airs at: Tue, 06/11/2019 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
  Dmae features two LGBTQIA+ productions at the annual OUTWright Festival produced by Fuse Theatre Ensemble. We talk with James Dixon, director of Bootycandy which receives its full production June 13-30 and Jennifer Lanier, co-artistic director of Ops Fest  (Original Prac... Read more

Joseph Gallivan interviews Jessie Spiess Werner about the Pacific Northwest College of Art’s 2019 MFA show

Airs at: Tue, 06/18/2019 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
On Tuesday June 11, 2019 at 11:30 am Joseph Gallivan interviews Jessie Spiess Werner [PRONOUNCED: SPEECE WURNER] about the Pacific Northwest College of Art’s 2019 MFA show. Spiess Werner takes us on a whirlwind tour of Joseph Galivan’s choice of half of the 26 artists’ work... Read more