Spoken Arts

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Ursula K. Le Guin: Conversations on Writing

Airs at: Mon, 04/23/2018 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Radiozine
Host Ken Jones talks with David Naimon, co-author of the new book Ursula K. Le Guin: Conversations on Writing, from Portland’s Tin House Books. David’s book collects his KBOO Between the Covers interviews with Ursula K. Le Guin, the Portland-based master of science fictio... Read more

The Holy Crowley Hour

Airs at: Mon, 06/25/2018 at 11:00pm - Tue, 06/26/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Holy Crowley Hour
Welcome to the first  Holy Crowley Hour of Summer 2018. While Carl Crowley and I should be wearing flip flops, shades, and a Speedo, and playing the Beach Boys all night, we'll instead be focusing on radio theater, as is our wont. And wearing a Speedo. Only a Speedo. To... Read more

Talking Earth with Dennis McBride and Mike G

Airs at: Mon, 06/18/2018 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  Talking Earth
Tonight's edition of KBOO's spoken word show features Portland's premier satirist Dennis McBride and open mike instigator Mike G. Patrick Bocarde will attempt to host the proceedings.  Dennis McBride is a Portland-based free lance writer and loiterer. His work has appear... Read more

Interview with Cindy Williams-Gutierrez

Airs at: Mon, 06/25/2018 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  Poetry and Everything
Poet-dramatist Cindy Williams-Gutierrez was awarded the 2018 Editor’s Choice Poetry Prize from Willow Books for Inlay with Nacre the Names of Forgotten Women which explores the contemporary oppression of women around the world. She received the 2017 Oregon Book Award for... Read more

Sounds Unsound late June 2018

Airs at: Sun, 06/24/2018 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Sounds Unsound
Music, noise and other sounds. New releases and more. Read more

The Monday Sampler

Airs at: Mon, 06/11/2018 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Back for June, with all the regular crazy fun interviews and music, the Sampler Crew - Fortunato, Just Jess and PBK - try and make your first day of the work week better and more crazy! Starting today and continuing throughout the first part of summer, the Sampler will f... Read more

From the "Black Book Talk" Vault: Poet Kwame Alexander

Airs at: Thu, 12/03/2020 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
We reprise Emma Jackson Ford’s May, 2018 interview with poet Kwame Alexander and his musical accompanist, guitarist Randy Preston.  The interview focusses on Rebound, the follow-up to his Newbery medal-winning middle-grade novel, The Crossover. Alexander is a poet, educ... Read more

Ubu Hour on 05/07/18

Airs at: Mon, 05/07/2018 at 11:00pm - Tue, 05/08/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
The Final Ubu Hour was two months ago, this is a rebroadcast of Alfred Jarry's Ubu Enchained, as done by the Ubu Hour people. It originally ran during the 101 Hour Dada fest in 2008, but here's a chance to hear it again..  Read more

Ubu Hour on 04/02/18

Airs at: Mon, 04/02/2018 at 11:00pm - Tue, 04/03/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
The final Ubu Hour was last month, but here's one of the radio plays that started it all, Alfred Jarry's Ubu Cocu, as done by the Ubu Hour...  This aired sometime during the 101 Hour DADA festival on KBOO in 2008, Read more

Mr. Jones's Neighborhood

Airs at: Fri, 03/30/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
It took three months, but the first episode of Mr. Jones's Neighborhood for 2018 has finally arrived. What took us so long? We're not at liberty to say, other than Bob Mueller can be a stickler for detail. In any case, we think it's worth the wait. Our guests today are tw... Read more