Arts/Culture

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Interview with Shirley Minor, Daughter of Vanport Survivor

Airs at: Mon, 05/29/2017 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Today was the last day of the Vanport Mosaic Festival, celebrating the history and impact of Vanport, once Oregon's second largest city before it was destroyed by a flood and neglect in 1948. It was located in the area that is now Delta Park. Shirley Minor's father was pres... Read more

Vox Pop: Hollywood Transit Center

Airs at: Mon, 05/29/2017 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Three days after a vicious hate crime on a MAX train--in which two girls were targeted for the color of their skin and perceived religion, and three men who intervened were stabbed, killing two--Portlanders continue to stop by the Hollywood Transit Center to process what ha... Read more

30 Years of ACT UP; and Art by Tarts: a sex worker art show.

Airs at: Tue, 05/30/2017 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Preference
Solidarity: global and local; past and present. How do we organize to confront a crisis? We'll be talking with folks who have answered the call for community-and-activism on issues of sexuality, safety, health, and well-being.    In the first half of the hour, we'll be ta... Read more

Breaking News...

Airs at: Sun, 05/28/2017 at 5:45pm - Sun, 06/04/2017 at 5:45pm
Produced for:  This Is How We See It
Peter Thomas and Matt Jordan from Atlanta Housewives come to blows at a Charlotte Radio Station.  Shemar Moore has new show on CBS this Fall.  Matthew Knowles gives interview about his relationship with daughter Beyonce.  Steve Harvey's letter to his staff and the controver... Read more

The Holy Crowley Hour, Or Two

Airs at: Mon, 05/29/2017 at 10:00pm - Tue, 05/30/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Holy Crowley Hour
On tonight’s special Memorial Day show, we focus on two favorite things of our men and women in uniform, any uniform -- Sex and Cannabis. To help get things started, we invited Portland-based sex educator, storyteller, producer, and podcaster Amory Jane to talk about cannab... Read more

Good With People + Relations Preview

Airs at: Tue, 05/30/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
  Dmae welcomes Devon Allen, co-artistic director of Our Shoes Are Red/The Performance Lab. She and co-producer Matt DiBiasio are performing a two-person play. In David Harrower's Good With People a woman encounters the man who bullied her son 14 years earlier when they we... Read more

Ep. 5 Mother's Soup

Produced for:  Peace, Love and Soup
  Chicken Noodle Soup "The Mother of All Soups!" 12 C chicken stock boxed broth or homemade stock (prep below) 2 sprigs of parsley, sage, rosemary (herb bouquet) 3 C chicken, shredded  (meat from approximately 1 roasted chicken) 3  C turnips, cubed small  (save tops for ... Read more

Vieux Farka Toure from the KBOO studio!

Airs at: Mon, 05/29/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Intersections Radio
  Vieux Farka Toure visits the KBOO studio! He talks about how music chose him (rather than him choosing music) and that his music is his service to his country (he comes from a family of soldiers, traditionally. Except his extraordinarily gifted father, Ali Farka Toure, w... Read more

La Ruleta

Airs at: Fri, 05/26/2017 at 10:00pm - Sat, 05/27/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for:  La Ruleta
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Ep.5 Mother's Soup

Airs at: Thu, 05/25/2017 at 12:45pm - 1:45pm
Produced for:  Peace, Love and Soup
  May 2017 - On this super moon we are serving up a souper extended episode, featuring the stories of super mothers of all kinds, including:   Alex Behr, a Portland mother & writer who adopted her son, Eli, from China.   http://alexbehr.com and @Alex_Behr on twitter   R... Read more