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A Radio Geekly: Episode 16 - Storytelling Karaoke

Airs at: Fri, 12/01/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  A Radio Geekly
It's karaoke time! We're talking to Matt Haynes about 'Storytelling Karaoke' and the ARG collective will be doing a live exerpt on air! More info about storytelling karaoke: http://thepulpstage.weebly.com/ Read more

The Education of a Young Poet

Airs at: Thu, 12/21/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
  “What a memorable, companionable, and singular book. I can’t think of another contemporary memoir that has this mix of political and literary intelligence, all embedded in a personal story that is told with great candor, historical consciousness, and wit. How I wish it h... Read more

Late in the Day: Poems 2010-2014 by Ursula K. Le Guin

Airs at: Thu, 11/30/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
  Late in the Day, Ursula K. Le Guin’s collection of poems (2010–2014) seeks meaning in an ever-connected world. In part evocative of Neruda’s Odes to Common Things and Mary Oliver’s poetic guides to the natural world, Le Guin’s latest give voice to objects that may not sp... Read more

The Man From the Place of Clay: Ric Leonetti

Airs at: Thu, 12/07/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
  If you heard the voice of God, would you answer? Cormick Proffitt has it all—a prestigious position as head of psychiatric medicine, an uptown office, a sleek Mercedes Benz. But when a patient miraculously survives a fatal accident, and asks for Cormick by name, his perf... Read more

Women of Color Navigating Motherhood: Celeste Ng & Shanthi Sekaran

Airs at: Wed, 11/29/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
  Sarika Mehta talks to two powerful writers about the intersections of parenting, gender and race.  Both Celeste Ng and Shanthi Sekaran write about the weight and potential of motherhood. Celeste Ng was a recipient of a Pushcart Prize in 2012 for her story Girls, At Pla... Read more

Contact Zones: Samuel Eisen-Meyers

Airs at: Tue, 11/28/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
  Samuel Eisen-Meyers is a oil painter, songwriter and performer born and raised in Portland, OR. His upcoming show, “Contact Zones” presents two new series of large and small scale paintings. Paragon Gallery Opening Artists reception Wednesday, Nov 22, 4-7pm Special Event... Read more

Fantastic Negrito and The Last Days of Oakland

Airs at: Mon, 11/27/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Radiozine
  In the last three years, Fantastic Negrito, an Oakland-based black roots revivalist has gone from busking at bus stops to winning a Grammy and touring internationally. Hes done this by creating a unique sound -- melodic hooks, primal blues-rock chords, clever lyricism, a... Read more

The Pentagon, Hollywood, Climate Change, and An Appeal for Democracy

Airs at: Mon, 11/27/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
  Professor of Philosophy at Columbia, Phillip Kitcher, talks with host John Shuck about how if human beings hope to survive the looming climate catastrophes, we will need to talk it out, one to one, in families, neighborhoods, and social gatherings. The power of grassroot... Read more

Shaping a Future: Life After Prison - Part 1

Airs at: Mon, 11/27/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On Sunday, October 29th 2017 nine individuals told their stories in a performance titled: Shaping a Future: Life After Prison. The performance was a culmination of  writing workshops sponsored by the Regional Arts and Culture Council. The project conceived of and organized ... Read more

PCS + PSP

Airs at: Tue, 11/28/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
  Join Dmae for this membership drive edition.  We'll feature Portland Center Stage's two holidays shows with director Brandon Wooley of A Christmas Memory and Winter Song and actor Lauren Modica of Twist Your Dickens.  Then we'll hear from Michael Mendelson, artistic dire... Read more