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The Politics of Living - Episode 9

Airs at: Wed, 11/01/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  The Politics of Living
  November 1, 2017 Director Marq Evans sat down with Inessa Anderson to discuss the documentary about Will Vinton, entitled "Welcome To My Daydream."  Will is an award-winning Portland icon and the father of claymation, who started a creative company in his basement.  T... 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

Ubu Hour Nov 2017

Airs at: Mon, 11/06/2017 at 11:00pm - Tue, 11/07/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
Tonight on the Ubu Hour We re-air a radio peice by Grace Marian, that was orignally broadcasted January 2009, IN LOVE WITH A COMPUTER VOICE. Four years before the Spike Jonze film Her, Grace wrote this piece with a similar theme. And an Ubu Sports Spectacular, the thrillin... Read more

What Are You Listening To?

Airs at: Mon, 10/30/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  As we grow as a global society, more now than ever, you are what you eat. Crum the Villan wants to find out what you're made of. Along with producer Saint James, in Studio 2 with us today -- Gina Smith, Jonny Cool, and Beth Myrick -- and what we want to know is: "What Ar... Read more

The Underground: SCARED

Airs at: Wed, 10/25/2017 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  The Underground
We Scare. We are Scared Read more

Northwest Filmmakers' Festival

Airs at: Thu, 10/26/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Film Show
  Now in its 44th year, the Northwest Filmmakers' Festival showcases new work by artists in the Pacific Northwest, including Alaska and British Columbia.  Festival Manager Ben Popp joins us to preview this year's lineup, and he's joined by local journalist Cornelius Swart,... Read more

ADN Halloween Horror Show

Airs at: Mon, 10/30/2017 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  A Different Nature
Similar to last year's Halloween ADN, we will present more scary music and sounds from dozens of different horror movie soundtracks.  Two hours of nightmares and fright, screams and sinister tones, blood-letting and monsters raging, and haunting melodies. WARNING: This show... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick speaks with Jag Davies about how to end nearly all the damage of drug abuse. Some countries and many localities are decriminalizing in whole or in part. Hear how they did it. Larry Bowlden reviews the novel The Last Bus to Wisdom by working class author Ivan Do... Read more

Last Bus to Wisdom

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Larry Bowlden reviews Last Bus to Wisdom, a novel by working class author Ivan Doig. Click here to learn more about Ivan Doig. Click here to purchase the novel at Barnes and Noble. Read more

Concert for the Sun, Mirror of Day and Night

Airs at: Mon, 10/23/2017 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  A Different Nature
  The Concert for the Sun, Mirror for Day and Night, was a music event at the Main Temple in Tenochtitlán, Mexico City, on Thursday July 11th 1991, to celebrate the Solar Eclipse at the Templo Mayor. It was played during the eclipse itself, musicians included Armando Velasc... Read more