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Film at 11

Airs at: Fri, 06/21/2019 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
Following the weekly survey of new openings, Film at 11 takes a close up look at the new Jim Jarmusch film The Dead Don't Die, and Rocketman, with co-host Mona Bowen.    Show Notes: ​Here are the links to The Final Girl and The Faculty of Horror.   Here’s the link to the... Read more

Film at 11

Airs at: Fri, 05/31/2019 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
After the usual roundup of local fare, Film at 11 takes a deep dive into Avengers: Endgame with special guests Fortunato and Just Jes, of KBOO's Monday Sampler.  Read more

Amanda Clem interviews artist Amy Bay

Airs at: Tue, 05/28/2019 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
... On Tuesday May 28 at 11.30 a.m. Amanda Clem interviews artist Amy Bay about her month-long artist residency with c:3 initiative and Pulp & Deckle,, and also about her semi-regular program ART HOUR which aims to encourage and empower "regular people"  with the tools to ... Read more

Exploring Hidden Histories and the Legacy of Othering: The Vanport Mosaic Festival

Airs at: Wed, 05/29/2019 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
From May 21 to June 5, 2019, the Vanport Mosaic Festival gives Portland area residents the opportunity to explore and confront our local past and recent history of “othering” and its tragic consequences. Through exhibits, documentary screenings, tours, theater, and dialogu... Read more

The Lowland: a Novel

Airs at: Mon, 05/27/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Book Mole Larry Bowldon reviews Pulitzer Prize-winner author Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel The Lowland, which explores the immigrant experience in the U.S. Read more

Film at 11

Airs at: Fri, 06/07/2019 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
Aside from the usual round up of current releases the bulk of the show will be given over to a discussion of the forthcoming June 14 event at the Hollywood Theater celebrating black filmmakers in Portland. Sponsored by Open Signal, the screening event features the work of s... Read more

Tobacco and the LGBTQ community; and the OutWright Theater Festival.

Airs at: Tue, 05/28/2019 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Preference
Rates of smoking have decreased across the US, but tobacco is still around us, everywhere. The Q Center's new policy on tobacco use at its facility brings us to today's discussion of tobacco use in the community: who uses it, and why? What are the local public health polici... Read more

The Holy Crowley Hour on 5/27/19

Airs at: Mon, 05/27/2019 at 11:00pm - Tue, 05/28/2019 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Holy Crowley Hour
Welcome to the special Memorial Day edition of The Holy Crowley Hour, the radio show for war criminals who have not been pardoned by the president. Not yet anyway. Our guest tonight has one of the best sci-fi podcasts in the known universe. Sarah Rhea Werner is the creator... Read more

Mujeres: Tania Libertad, Betsy Pecanins, Amparo Ochoa. La Fresa Ácida

Airs at: Sun, 05/26/2019 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Mujeres Bravas
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GAMBATTE at Vanport Mosaic

Airs at: Tue, 05/28/2019 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
  Dmae talks with activist, choreographer and dancer Chisao Hata who debuts a performance piece called GAMBATTE: An American Legacy at the Vanport Mosaic Festival which currently has events throughout Portland and runs through June 5th. GAMBATTE, a Japanese phrase that rou... Read more