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Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 04/11/2024 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for Evening News
On today's episode: starvation in Gaza; vulnerability of aid workers in Gaza; Democrats on arms aid to Israel; Mexico's president deals with the US and Ecuador; and more. Read more

Tessa Hulls - Feeding Ghosts - Expanded Audio

Airs at: Thu, 04/11/2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for Words and Pictures
  In this extended conversation with Feeding Ghosts author Tessa Hulls, we spend an extra 20 minutes digging into the story of her family's struggles and of a graphic memoir nine years in the making. Feeding Ghosts is a sprawling saga of survival and madness and love, seen... Read more

Tessa Hulls - Feeding Ghosts

Airs at: Thu, 04/11/2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for Words and Pictures
  Tessa Hulls' debut as an author is the sprawling graphic memoir Feeding Ghosts, a story of her own family, of survival and madness and love, seen through the lens of three generations of women and covering nearly a century of Chinese history. Tessa is an illustrator, pa... Read more

Daniel A. Olivas, author of Chicano Frankenstein

Airs at: Thu, 04/11/2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Produced for Jonesy
On today's episode, we welcome Daniel A. Olivas, author of the new novel Chicano Frankenstein from Portland’s Forest Avenue Press. Daniel’s the author of 12 books, including the story collections How to Date a Flying Mexican and the upcoming My Chicano Heart: New and Collec... Read more

Chapter CCLXII

Airs at: Thu, 04/11/2024 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for Pandæmonium

MIND PALACE LIVE

Airs at: Wed, 04/10/2024 at 10:00pm - Thu, 04/11/2024 at 12:00am
Produced for Life During Wartime
  Mind Palace perform live and sit down with Poxy for an interview while Janie B. and Simon hold down the house.     Read more

Urban League PDX to host candidate forums ahead of May 21st Primary

Airs at: Wed, 04/10/2024 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for News In Depth, Evening News
  On this edition of KBOO News in Depth, we speak with the Urban League of Portland Director of Advocacy and Public Policy, Jennifer Parish Taylor, about the organization's upcoming candidate forums ahead of the May 21st primary.  2024 Primary Election Virtual Candidate F... Read more

Street Roots Spring Anthology revists reporting from last six months

Airs at: Wed, 04/10/2024 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for Evening News, News In Depth
  On Mic: Kanani Cortez, Street Roots Digital Producer We speak with Kanani about the Spring Anthology Volume 1, and look back at some of Street Roots' reporting from the past 6 months.  More information at streetroots.org Read more

Charlie’s Still Riding the Boston Subway!

Airs at: Wed, 04/10/2024 at 5:30am - 7:00am
Produced for Pastures of Plenty
This week’s Pastures of Plenty broadcasts a wide variety of entertaining folk music, from Eliza Gilkyson, Hobo Jim, The Secret Sisters and Guy Clark, to name a few of the musicians we’ve called upon.   We’re going to be featuring a popular folk music group from the 1960’s, ... Read more

#CND67 Part Four: The Side Events

Airs at: Wed, 04/10/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: #CND67 Part Four: The Side Events. On this edition of Century of Lies, Part Four of our coverage of the Sixty-Seventh Session of the UN’s Commission on Narcotic Drugs. This week we hear highlights from some of the many side events that were hel... Read more