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Constellations, UNIVERSES and Lauren Modica

Airs at: Tue, 05/16/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for Stage and Studio
  Dmae presents a one-hour membership drive show. First up, she  talks with Silas Weir Mitchell (of GRIMM) in Constellations at Portland Center Stage at the Armory. Then she travels to Ashland to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival to talk with UNIVERSES in their original prod... Read more

Interview with Tiel Aisha Ansari

Airs at: Mon, 05/22/2017 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for Poetry and Everything
Tiel Aisha Ansari is a data analyst ... and Sufi. Her work has been featured by Fault Lines Poetry, Windfall, KBOO and Prairie Home Companion among others. Her books include Knocking from Inside and High-Voltage Lines. She is currently president of the Oregon Poetry Associa... Read more

The Fuzztone

Every other Thursday night (Friday morning) from 12:00 AM to 3:00 AM. Godiva Lee plays a hodge podge of rock and roll, punk, and metal for all the late night listeners Read more

La Ruleta

Airs at: Fri, 05/12/2017 at 10:00pm - Sat, 05/13/2017 at 12:00am

Mercy, Mercy Me: Reflections on Marvin Gaye

Airs at: Thu, 05/11/2017 at 7:00pm - 10:00pm
“War is not the answer, because only love can conquer hate.” —Marvin Gaye As promised, we will be giving you some Marvin Gaye for our Spring Membership Drive!  With everything happening in this world right now, we at 'guess who's coming to radio??!!' wanted to send some (m... Read more

Hot Topics

Airs at: Mon, 05/08/2017 at 12:00pm - Sun, 05/14/2017 at 12:00pm
Produced for This Is How We See It
Tune in to this episode as we interview Joy Currey, President of The Corral Riding Academy and how she uses horses to teach trouble girls how to change their lives .  Is it ever "ok" to date your friend's "ex".  Black employee's sue Fox for racial discrimination.  Jesse Wil... Read more

Vanport Mosaic + OUTwright

Airs at: Tue, 05/09/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for Stage and Studio
  Dmae features two very different festivals. First up we feature Damaris Webb and Laura Lo Forti​  co-directors of Vanport Mosaic that happens May 26-29 throughout Portland. The 2017 festival of events that highlights important history of Vanport communities and beyond. T... Read more

The Fantastic Mister Gustafson

Airs at: Thu, 05/11/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for Words and Pictures
  Portland native Mark Gustafson may be best known as the Animation Director for the Wes Anderson film The Fantastic Mister Fox.  Mark got his start sweeping floors at the famous Will Vinton Studios (now House Special) before going on to win awards for his stop-motion work... Read more

Hourglass by Dani Shapiro

Airs at: Thu, 06/08/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for Between The Covers
  What are the forces that shape our most elemental bonds? How do we make lifelong commitments in the face of identities that are continuously shifting, and commit ourselves for all time when the self is so often in flux? What happens to love in the face of the unexpected,... Read more

Borne by Jeff Vandermeer

Airs at: Thu, 05/25/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for Between The Covers
Named one of the most anticipated books of 2017 by The New York Times, The Huffington Post, Book Riot, Chicago Reader, The Week, and Publishers Weekly. "Supremely literary, distinctly unusual . . . VanderMeer’s deep talent for worldbuilding takes him into realms more remini... Read more