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Radio Lost & Found for 12/14/17

Airs at: Thu, 12/14/2017 at 10:00pm - Fri, 12/15/2017 at 12:00am

Produced for: Radio Lost and Found

Back on the air after a spell. I've got lots of wonderfully strange new and old music to play for you. Hope you can tune in! Read more

Monday Sampler bonus: Kevin McDonald and David Koff interview

Airs at: Mon, 12/11/2017 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Produced for: The Monday Sampler

Monday Sampler host Fortunato welcomes Kevin McDonald of The Kids in the Hall and David Koff, artistic director of Fake Radio, as they talk about their live on-stage version of "It's A Wonderful Life". The kind folks at Fake Radio, who have been performing this show annuall... Read more

The Digital Divide: Ellen Ullman on Life in Code

Airs at: Fri, 12/08/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: The Digital Divide

On today's Digital Divide, guest host Ken Jones talks with Ellen Ullman, author of the new book Life in Code: A Personal History of Technology. Ellen is both a techie and a masterful writer. After earning an English degree at Cornell in the early 70’s, she’s worked professi... Read more

KBOO News In Depth: David Koff and Kevin McDonald

Airs at: Mon, 12/04/2017 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: News In Depth

The holiday season has arrived, and it wouldn’t be Christmas without a showing of the classic film “It’s A Wonderful Life”. This year, we must have been extra good in Portland, because we’ve been gifted with a live on-stage version of the radio version of this holiday fav... Read more

Sounds Unsound late Nov 2017

Airs at: Sun, 11/26/2017 at 12:00am - 3:00am

Produced for: Sounds Unsound

Music, noise, sounds and more. Lot's of new releases will be aired. Read more

Portland Jewish Hour

Airs at: Sun, 11/19/2017 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Portland Jewish Hour

Host Liz Schwartz interviews musician, impressario and author Eric Stern about his recently published detective novel, Rose City. Read more

Interview with Jennifer Richter

Airs at: Mon, 11/27/2017 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm

Produced for: Poetry and Everything

Jennifer Richter’s two poetry collections have both been named Oregon Book Award Finalists: her second book, No Acute Distress, was chosen by Major Jackson; her first, Threshold, by Robert Pinsky. Richter has been awarded an Oregon Literary Fellowship as well as a Wallace ... Read more

The Monday Sampler

Airs at: Mon, 11/13/2017 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Produced for: The Monday Sampler

Back again for the late night radio show that comes on in the afternoon! Join Fortunato, PBK and Just Jess for Crazy Fun.. Today we are visited by two local writers Jennifer Robin, and Julia Lexar, who will tells us about a reading program they will be participating in toni... Read more

The Holy Crowley Hour, Or Two

Airs at: Mon, 10/30/2017 at 10:00pm - Tue, 10/31/2017 at 12:00am

Produced for: The Holy Crowley Hour

It's all treats and no tricks on tonight's Halloween Eve special edition of The Holy Crowley Hour, or Two. Our guest is comedic genius Philip Proctor of the Firesign Theatre, calling in from his home in Southern California. The Firesign Theatre was a big influence on many ... Read more