Arts and Culture

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A winter solstice

Airs at: Fri, 12/22/2023 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Squirrels Know
  Many marvelous and formulaic days ahead, with so many days left behind, populating our memories with paths, treasure, moments, beings and voices; memories filled with grub, spit, screams, utter love, movement and songs; moments of doubt, agony, victories, isolation and e... Read more

For Friday, 22 December, and in keeping with the holiday spirit, we air an improved version of last's show on The Bishop's Wife"

Airs at: Fri, 12/22/2023 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
Lisa Neville of Cortland University in New York, and Matthew of KBOO’s Gremlin Time join us to discuss a great yet ambiguous Cary Grant film, The Bishop's Wife, an improved repeat from last week, and in keeping with the holiday spirit.    Read more

Playful Presence: Improv and Mindfulness

Airs at: Mon, 12/25/2023 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  Playful Presence
Taj Baker has a conversation with fellow improviser Shannon Brown about improv as a mindfulness practice.  Improv scenes as well.  Read more

Thom Bray previews “A Christmas Carol: A Victorian Reading”

Airs at: Thu, 12/21/2023 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
For many of us, the holiday season means multiple viewings of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” and there’s no shortage of films, and stage productions, to choose from. We’re especially favored here in Portland with a version that comes directly from Mr. Dickens himself,... Read more

Caroline Leavitt, author of Days of Wonder

Airs at: Thu, 12/21/2023 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Novelist Caroline Leavitt returns to Between the Covers with her latest novel, Days of Wonder, coming out in April of 2024. A twisty family saga about young love desperate to survive, the lengths parents go to protect their children, and, ultimately, what does it mean to fo... Read more

Intisar Abioto

Airs at: Tue, 12/19/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
On Tuesday Dec 19, at 11.30 a.m. Joseph Gallivan interviews curator Intisar Abioto about the show called Black Artists of Oregon, which is on now at the Portland Art Museum through March 17, 2024. Abioto https://www.intisarabioto.com/  talks about six of the artist whose 2... Read more

Holiday Special featuring Jazz, The Father Christmas Letters and More!

Airs at: Mon, 12/18/2023 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
This afternoon we present some holiday cheer with some selections from The Father Christmas Letters by J.R.R. Tolkien read by Katherine Dunn. Also DK Holm and Professor Kitty (Lisa Neville) joins Fortunato to review a favorite Christmas movie The Bishop's Wife. And lots of ... Read more

Katherine Dunn reads selections fromThe Father Christmas Letters by J.R.R. Tolkien

Airs at: Mon, 12/18/2023 at 11:00pm - Tue, 12/19/2023 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Gremlin Time
Once again we present our Christmas Special with Red Ryder, Umatilla Rose and others to give a look at Santa Claus. Featured today will be excerpts from Father Christmas Letters by J.R.R. Tolkien. Read more

Talking Tibetan food and culture with Kyikyi of Himalayan Dumplings

Airs at: Thu, 12/14/2023 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
Our guest today is Kyikyi, owner of Himalayan Dumplings, the first woman-owned Tibetan food brand in the U.S., which makes and sells Tibetan dumplings, or momos, and Tibetan hand pies. Kyikyi’s parents and grandparents fled Tibet when the Chinese invaded in 1959, and settle... Read more

Portland Arts Collective

Airs at: Tue, 12/12/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
On Tuesday Dec 12, 2023, at 11.30 a.m. Joseph Gallivan interviews Aurora Josephson at the new downtown gallery Portland Arts Collective. Josephson talks about several artists’ work in the show called Women’s Work. Many of them are mature, female artists who have been on the... Read more