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Dr. Demento 2018

Airs at: Fri, 01/19/2018 at 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Join us as we welcome Dr Demento back to Portland. This short radio program will give a taste of the 3 events he'll be leading this weekend at Reed College. Friday, January 19 at 8:00pm to 9:30pm Dr. Demento: The Life and Music of Frank Zappa Vollum College Center, Lectu... Read more

January 2018 - Beginnings

Airs at: Wed, 01/24/2018 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for The Underground
Join the youth collective as we talk about beginnings, the general nature of them, how new years resolutions are mostly dumb and a waste of time and money, and to celebrate KBOO's 50th anniversary, we asked how people began volunteering at KBOO, and why they're still around... Read more

Chuck Palahniuk: Tricksters and Terrorists

Airs at: Thu, 01/18/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for Between The Covers
  Portland author Chuck Palahniuk is the most restless of literary lions, reinventing himself with each book, alternately dazzling and bedeviling his readership.  With Legacy, his latest coloring book / novella hybrid, Palahniuk dives further into visual storytelling, crea... Read more

Tom Gauld's Literary Funnies

Airs at: Thu, 01/11/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for Words and Pictures
  Tom Gauld is best known to Americans for his droll and iconic cartoons in The New Yorker and The Guardian where literature and mythology get mashed up with pop culture.  But he's also the author of such imaginative graphic novels as Goliath, Hunter and Painter, and The G... Read more

Contessa de la Luna Valentine Spectacular 2018

Produced for The Confessional
Contessa de La Luna’s 6th Annual Valentine Spectacular February 15, 2018 7:00 - 9:45 PM Live performances by Contessa de la Luna FASHION SHOW WITH REAL PRIZES $$ (free to enter!) Intrigue! Catfights! Balloon Animals! Buy tickets for Contessa de La Lunas 6th Annual Valenti... Read more

Commentary: Trump Tweets

Airs at: Fri, 01/05/2018 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for Evening News
    Donald Trump is addicted to Twitter. Hardly a day goes by when he doesn’t use the social media tool to announce policy, attack his latest foe or pat himself on the back. And the media hangs on his every Tweet. But should we? KBOO’s Ray Bodwell has these thoughts. Read more

Mr. Jones's Neighborhood

Airs at: Fri, 12/29/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
It's the 5th Friday of the month, third to last day of the year, and this season's final episode of Mr. Jones's Neighborhood, the children's show for reluctant adults. Host Ken Jones (no relation) welcomes Lawrence Howard and Lynne Duddy of Portland Story Theater. Lawrence... Read more

North Pole Class Struggle

Airs at: Mon, 12/25/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  Three leading elven labor activists from the North Pole Labor Study group offer a class analysis of the North Pole "gift economy"; via Jacobin.   Read more

Ep.12 A Big Bowl of Wassail

Airs at: Mon, 12/25/2017 at 7:45am - 8:45am
Produced for Peace, Love and Soup
Dec 2017 - This special holiday episode of Peace, Love and Soup is our gift to you!   Sit back, relax and join us as we ladle up some wassail (our soup for this month) and joyfully reminisce about the first year of our podcast!   We'll be replaying past inspirational mom... Read more

A Popcalypse on 12/20/17

Airs at: Wed, 12/20/2017 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for A Popcalypse
The Merry Effin' Xmas episode. Stretchmark - Mr. Garrison from South Park into Aimee Mann from reality. Plus birthday salutes to Phil Ochs and Professor Longhair. Read more