Arts/Culture

Portland Jewish Hour

Airs at: Sun, 02/25/2018 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Portland Jewish Hour

Host Liz Schwartz interviews Ladino singer/songwriter Sarah Aroeste live. Aroeste is one of the few Jewish artists working today who writes original songs in Ladino, the Judeo-Spanish dialect spoken by Jews in Spain, after they were expelled from that country in 1492. Inspi... Read more

Sean The Bus Driver on La Ruleta on 02/23/18

Airs at: Fri, 02/23/2018 at 10:00pm - Sat, 02/24/2018 at 12:00am

Produced for: La Ruleta

The 28th Cascade Festival of African Films

Airs at: Mon, 02/26/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: More Talk Radio

Cecil and Celeste welcome Tracy Francis from The Cascade Festival of African Films. The Cascade Festival of African Films shows us Africa through the eyes of Africans, rather than a vision of Africa packaged for Western viewers. The films celebrate Africa’s achievements... Read more

Ursula K. Le Guin on censorship, creativity, and pornography

Airs at: Thu, 02/22/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Radiozine

Renowned author Ursula K. Le Guin was known for more than just her books in fantasy and science fiction, she was also a critical voice of the literary world. Her insights into the publishing industry and censorship are shared here in a 1988 talk recorded at the Northwest... Read more

Political Music, Folk & Punk

Airs at: Mon, 02/19/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick and Jeff Huntz discuss the debts of punks like Jello Biafra to radical folk like Phil Ochs. You can hear the original Phil Ochs version of Love Me I'm a Liberal here, and the Jello Biafra / Mojo Nixon cover version here. Image of Phil Ochs By Kenneth Tash... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for February 19, 2018

Airs at: Mon, 02/19/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

On this especially varied hour, Bill Resnick hosts, and we hear these segments: Jan Haaken talks with psychoanalyst, professor, and author Jill Gentile about Trump Bill Resnick talks with Bob Peterson about attacks on public education Frann Michel finds solace in th... Read more

Joseph Gallivan interviews Diane Durston of the Portland Japanese Garden about Hanakago, the art of bamboo and flowers

Airs at: Tue, 02/20/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Art Focus

On Tuesday, February 20, 2018, at 11.30am Joseph Gallivan interviews Diane Durston of the Portland Japanese Garden about Hanakago, the art of bamboo and flowers. Durston talks about the artistry that goes into the baskets, and about ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arra... Read more

The Treasure Ship, a Captain Blood Story by Raphael Sabatini

Airs at: Mon, 02/19/2018 at 11:00pm - Tue, 02/20/2018 at 12:00am

Produced for: Gremlin Time

After escaping from the sugar plantation where they had been held in boundage, Peter Blood and his crew of escaped slaves need to find a ship that they can sail to England. Which leaves their only course of action to become pirates. But, not only do they acquire a fine ship... Read more

The Exodus: How It Happened and Why It Matters

Airs at: Mon, 02/19/2018 at 12:00am

Produced for: Progressive Spirit

Many of us have grown up watching The Ten Commandments on television. Each year we would watch Charlton Heston kill an Egyptian, rescue Midianite damsels, confront the Pharaoh with amazing miracles and the lead the Hebrews out of slavery in Egypt and through the Red Sea.... Read more