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Kate Ristau on "Clockbreakers: Asterion’s Curse"

Airs at: Thu, 01/12/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for Between The Covers
  Host Bethany Grabow talks with Kate Ristau, author of the new book Clockbreakers: Asterion’s Curse. This fantasy adventure story features Charlie, a girl who must battle evil in another world to save her father with the help of her friends and a Greek god.   Clockbreak... Read more

Amy S. Foster on "The Rift: Uprising"

Airs at: Thu, 12/22/2016 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for Between The Covers
  Host Bethany Grabow talks with Amy S. Foster, author of the new book The Rift: Uprising. This science fiction thriller features Ryn, a soldier trained to guard The Rift, a gateway that allows access to her community from alternate versions of Earth. RT Book Reviews call... Read more

A Conversation With World Renowned Tattoo And Fine Artist, Zulu

Airs at: Thu, 01/26/2017 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Given that one cannot see those who are on the air, we don't particularly share our experiences of being tattooed. In fact, despite having many tattoos all over, not many people know we have them.  They are all based on very specific journeys in life (most of the art drawn ... Read more

A Man And His Trumpet: A Conversation With Farnell Newton

Airs at: Thu, 01/12/2017 at 7:00pm - 10:00pm
It is very interesting, because we have known Farnell Newton over the years, and yet he has never been on the air with us!  Bringing in 2017, we aim to rectify that. If you are a lover of music, you most likely have encountered the presence of Farnell Newton, either physic... Read more

Our Annual Year In Review (part two)

Airs at: Thu, 12/22/2016 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
As mentioned from our last communication, there have been so many people this year who have gone on to transcend beyond their physical existence on this earth. While we usually recognize this at the end of every year; the amount of people we are honoring this year has excee... Read more

Andre Middleton Interviews Jacob Njoroge Wachira Ezigbo

Airs at: Tue, 12/13/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for Art Focus
Jacob Njoroge Wachira Ezigbo enjoys watching life and expressing it through any art medium.  He experiments with all media and materials as he follows his natural process of creating the stories of life he sees happening all around him. Art is his connection to his spiritua... Read more

Queer Politics and Survival: present, past, and....?

Airs at: Tue, 12/13/2016 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Preference
Snapshots of queer struggles for dignity and safety, in America: We'll hear a series of audio pieces by Jason T. Ingram, a Portland area artist and musician who stared down religious conservatism in the harshest possible way - by attending gay conversion therapy, in the Sou... Read more

Lady Danger Does Her Thing

Vile, rough, delightful and Crass We grace the airwaves with deep cuts, missed connections, esoteric lectures, interviews, voicemails, poetry, powerviolance/hardcore and more. Check us out every 1st and 3rd and 5th Friday at Midnight (or Saturday morning depending how you ... Read more

Nisi Shawl's Everfair

Airs at: Tue, 07/16/2019 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for Stage and Studio
Dmae Roberts talked with Seattle author Nisi Shawl whose epic debut novel combines narratives from Belgium, Great Britain, the Congo  and an imaginary utopia called Everfair in a neo-Victorian novel with steampunk elements of airships. With depth lyrical prose, compelling c... Read more

Hot Topics

Airs at: Fri, 12/09/2016 at 8:15pm
Produced for This Is How We See It
Trump begins the process of picking his cabinet and has selected Ben Carson as Secretary of HUD. Who is Steve Bannon and why are people nervous that he is Trump's Sr. Advisor? Green Party Presidential candidate Jill Stein demands a vote recount in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin an... Read more