Arts and Culture

Caroline Leavitt, author of With or Without You

Airs at: Thu, 02/16/2023 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between the Covers
Novelist Caroline Leavitt joins us to talk about publishing, believing in your writing, her latest novel With or Without You,  as well as her upcoming book. Caroline is the New York Times bestselling author or Pictures of You and nine other novels. Her writing has appeared ... Read more

Playful Presence

Every 2nd Monday of the month, from 11:00 PM to 12:00 AM Playful Presence is a show about improv, mindfulness, creativity, and play. We hear some improv scenes ranging from comedy, to drama, to lyrical, and get a glimpse into the thinking behind the improv as the players di... Read more

Due to continuing technical difficulties, Film at 11 for Friday, February 3, 2023 re-airs an episode from mid June 2021 featuring a review of the Japanese epic The Human Condition

Airs at: Fri, 02/03/2023 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
In this repeat from June 18, 2021 we cover three recent releases, while  Britta Gordon discusses Abbas Kiarostami’s early Koker trilogy (Where is the Friend’s House, 1987; And Life Goes On, 1992; Through the Olive Trees, 1994), while Jeff Godsil reports on Georges Franju's ... Read more

Valentines' Day Special

Airs at: Mon, 02/13/2023 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Once again Fortunato and co-host Azia will return with another Valentines' Day Special. We'll be taking romantic song requests and will read on air valentines sent in to Read more

An Encore Performance

Airs at: Mon, 02/06/2023 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Due to technical problems we'll have to present a repeat Sampler. Today's presentation comes from March 16th of 2020. Will be back next week.                     Read more

Miguel Ángel Pérez Becerra: Hilozoizmo, Oxomaxoma 1979-80

Airs at: Fri, 01/27/2023 at 10:00pm - Sat, 01/28/2023 at 12:00am
Produced for:  La Ruleta
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Aaron Durán's Season of the Bruja

Airs at: Thu, 01/26/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Aaron Durán is a comics writer, novelist, and creator of the long-running Portland podcast Geek in the City.  For his debut graphic novel about a young indigenous sorceress, he teamed up with Spain-based artist Sara Soler and letterer Jaime Martinez.  Season of the Bruja... Read more

Art Talk Bus Stop with Beckey Kaye Chapman

Airs at: Wed, 01/25/2023 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Talk Bus Stop
Our Jan 2023 guest is sculptor Rebecca Kaye Chapman, interviewed by the students at McDaniel High School.    BECKEY KAYE CHAPMAN BIO I was born in Los Angeles in 1976 and reared under the love of a hard-working single mom and older sister. In my later teens, I was bit by... Read more

John Neff: a celebration of life (1951-2022)

Airs at: Thu, 01/26/2023 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
On today’s show, we’re celebrating the life of John Neff, who passed away in Portland last month, at the too young age of 71. John was a musician, producer, composer, radio deejay, and audio engineer, who worked with an all-star roster of artists --  Motown stars like Curti... Read more

Mary Chapin on Botticelli

Airs at: Tue, 01/24/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
On Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at 11.30am Joseph Gallivan interviews Mary Chapin [pronounced CHAY-pin with “ch” as in “chop”] about the painting “The Madonna of the Magnificat” by Sandro Botticelli. The 15th century masterpiece is on show now at the Portland Art Museum until... Read more