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Tom Neely and Keenan Marshall Keller

Airs at: Thu, 04/14/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
Tom Neely and Keenan Marshall Keller are superstars in the world of indie comics, separately responsible for such surreal horror, sci-fi, and punk-centric zines as Henry and Glenn Forever and Ever, Galactic Breakdown, The Wolf, and The Blot.  They've now teamed up to write ... Read more

The Monday Sampler

Airs at: Mon, 05/09/2016 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
More Monday fun with Fortunato, Just Jess and the Sampler Crew. Music, talk and fun. Calling into the air room will be singer/songwriter Sandra Dolores, who will be perform in town later this week! And performing live in the studio will be Portland's own Logger's Daughter. Read more

The Monday Sampler

Airs at: Mon, 04/18/2016 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
The Sampler returns. Tune in for live music and some talk with Fortunato, Just Jess and the Sampler Crew, Today we welcome to the studio David Jacobs-Strain and possibly some friends, who will be performing at the Alberta rose Theater this  Weds. night. Joining Fortunato in... Read more

Oil and Marble by Stephanie Storey

Airs at: Thu, 04/07/2016 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between the Covers
Host Ken Jones talks with Stephanie Storey, author of the new book Oil and Marble: A Novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo. The novel depicts the fierce rivalry between these two great artists as they struggle to complete their masterworks -- the Mona Lisa and the David -- ami... Read more

Late in the Day: Poems 2010-2014 by Ursula K. Le Guin

Airs at: Thu, 04/21/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between the Covers
Late in the Day, Ursula K. Le Guin’s new collection of poems (2010–2014) seeks meaning in an ever-connected world. In part evocative of Neruda’s Odes to Common Things and Mary Oliver’s poetic guides to the natural world, Le Guin’s latest give voice to objects that may not s... Read more

Just Jess' interview with Matthew Mercer

Airs at: Tue, 03/01/2016 at 12:00am
Just Jess had a nice chat with Matthew Mercer, voice actor for several video games and television shows (Star Wars: Battlefront, Minecraft, Resident Evil, Thundercats, Naruto). He was at Wizard World Comic Con promoting one of his recent projects, Critical Role, where he’s ... Read more

"What is Love?" (Vox Pop)

Airs at: Fri, 02/12/2016 at 12:00am
A Vox pop (Voice of the People) where we asked dozens of people the question: "What is Love?"     *Hit play below for all of them edited togeter or in sections here: https://soundcloud.com/diablo-35/sets/what-is-love-vox-pop or listen to the complete "Love" show here: ht... Read more

Hello, Larry

Airs at: Mon, 01/04/2016 at 11:00pm - Tue, 01/05/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Audio Comix
The sitcom Hello, Larry, which ran two forgettable seasons on NBC starting in 1979, featured McLean Stevenson as a radio talk show host and single dad raising two teenage daughters in Portland, Oregon. The show was voted one of the worst of all time by TV Guide. Number 12 t... Read more

Migrations End of the Year Special

Airs at: Tue, 12/29/2015 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
For the last show of 2015, Dmae brings back profiles of West African guitarist and singer Parfait Bassale, Bhutanese poet Dilip Sunar with interpreter Suprina Koirala and the Tongan Sewing Circle led by  Kato Kakala Kavapalu and Kolini Fusitua. All were featured in Dmae's s... Read more

Interview: Fallen Fruit Artists David Allen Burns and Austin Young

Airs at: Wed, 11/25/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Underground
KBOO Community Radio and Caldera participants Jaguar, Flutter, and Beans interviewed Fallen Fruit artists David Allen Burns and Austin Young about their exhibit at the Portland Art Museum   By the 1850s, the rutted Oregon Trail ferried large numbers of settlers into the he... Read more