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Matt Knutson, "Exploring our memories"

Airs at: Fri, 02/16/2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Once Upon a Time
  Matt Knutson is a graduate of the University of New Orleans Creative Writing Workshop, where he won the Joanna Leake Prize for Fiction Thesis. He's been a resident at the Sundress Academy for the Arts and his work has appeared in Cola Literary Review, Expat Press, Bat Ci... Read more

Barbara Brandon-Croft

Airs at: Thu, 02/22/2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
Barbara Brandon-Croft is the very first African-American woman whose nationally-syndicated comic strip ran in the mainstream press.  Now a new collection of her work, Where I’m Coming From, has been published. Barbara sits down with S.W. Conser to talk about the comics comm... Read more

Space Patrol verses The Super Brain

Airs at: Mon, 02/19/2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
 The Sampler returns with a thrilling episode from the classic science fiction radio series Space Patrol, The Super Brain of Balmer Castro . As we kick off the next four weeks of the KBOO's No Frills Membership Drive! Also on tap will be lots of music featuring Oliver Nelso... Read more

Mac Smiff, Cory Elia and Michael Stephenson on Policing Justice at PICA

Airs at: Thu, 02/15/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Our guests are Cory Elia, Mac Smiff, they are journalists who agitate for social change. Michael Stephenson is a fine artist. They’re all part of the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art series on Policing Justice. Read more

Sounds Unsound late Feb

Airs at: Sun, 02/25/2024 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Sounds Unsound
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Art and the Black Artist - KBOO Archives, 12/12/1977

Airs at: Tue, 02/13/2024 at 7:30pm - 8:00pm
  This episode of Black History Future Month was recorded on December 12, 1977 at KBOO Studios. Host: Rosemary Allen -- Producing support: Pascal Landa --   The topic was Art and the Black Artist. It features outstanding members of the Black Portland arts community enga... Read more

The Afro-Atlantic Origins of the Banjo

Airs at: Mon, 02/19/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Joe Clement presents a collection of traditional banjo music and documentaries shining light on the Afro-Atlantic origins of the banjo, and some of its enduring significance for American history. Rhiannon Giddens performs: Julie and Better Get Yer Lernin' Marc Dewitt ar... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for February 19, 2024

Airs at: Mon, 02/19/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  This episode is hosted by Frann Michel and includes these segments:   The Afro-Atlantic Origins of the Banjo Joe Clement presents a collection of traditional banjo music and documentaries shining light on the Afro-Atlantic origins of the banjo, and some of its enduring... Read more

For 16 Feb, 2024, a suite of reviews

Airs at: Fri, 02/16/2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
This week the Film at 11 crew talk about Ghost World (Jeff Godsil), Three Outlaw Samurai and Dragon Inn (Gremlin Time's Matthew), and reviews of I am Greta, Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds, the new documentary from Werner Herzog, and the Criterion Collection release o... Read more

Erik Reel

Airs at: Tue, 02/13/2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
On Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, at 11.30 a.m. Joseph Gallivan interviews Erik Reel about his show “Street” which runs at Laura Vincent Design & Gallery through March 2. Reel talks about abstraction, the connection between painting and music, Cy Twombly, and his paintings "Origi... Read more