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The Underground: THE FAUX SHOW

Airs at: Wed, 03/22/2017 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  The Underground
Faux, fakers, posers, and more Read more

KBOO News Feature: Tribute to Chuck Berry... and those artists still with us

Airs at: Mon, 03/20/2017 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Chuck Berry, who many consider the father of rock and roll, died Saturday, at the age of 90, at his home near St. Louis. In this KBOO News segment, Zeloszelos Marchandt celebrates Berry's life as a great artist, and takes note of the ones who are still with us.   Read more

Interview with Susan Moore

Airs at: Mon, 03/27/2017 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  Poetry and Everything
Susan Moore is the author of two chapbooks from Dancing Girl Press:  She Preferred to Read the Knives and How to Live Forever. Her work has appeared in Filter, New York Quarterly, Quick Fiction and elsewhere. Susan edited the online poetry magazine Caffeine Destiny for 13 y... Read more

Gremlin Time

Airs at: Mon, 03/20/2017 at 11:00pm - Tue, 03/21/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Gremlin Time
For tonight, a re broadcast of our presentation of excerpts from the book "Dean and Me; A Love Story" by Jerry Lewis. Reminisences of the days of the super night clubs and the greatest comedy team in showbussines, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. Read by Fortunato. Read more

News You Can Use

Airs at: Sun, 03/19/2017 at 2:15pm - Sun, 03/26/2017 at 2:15pm
Produced for:  This Is How We See It
Trump accuses Obama of wiretapping his phones at Trump Towers!  Ben Carson says that African slaves were immigrants?  The Pope may be open to having married men as priests in the Catholic church.  Listen in as we cover these topics and more. Read more

Andre Middleton interviews Melanie Stevens discuss art as the messenger.

Airs at: Tue, 03/21/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
Melanie Stevens is an artist and writer and is the creator of the webcomic and graphic novel, ‘Black Picket Fences.' She is one of the co-founders and editors of Miss Anthology, as well as the co-curator of Nat Turner Project, a mobile gallery space that allows artists of ... Read more

Tomás & the Library Lady

Airs at: Tue, 03/21/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
  Dmae talks with artistic director Stan Foote of Oregon Children's Theatre. He'll be joined by director Rebecca Martinez and actor Marcelino Hernandez from Tomás & the Library Lady. The show runs April 1st through 29th at the Winningstad Theatre. We'll hear about the play... Read more

Sean The Bus Driver hosts ALEXA WILEY on Plugged In 03/17/17

Airs at: Fri, 03/17/2017 at 10:00pm - Sat, 03/18/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Plugged In
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Treasures from the KBOO Archives, 1977: Art and the Black Artist

  This December 12, 1977 episode of Black History (below) was KBOO Host Rosemary Allen's sixth and final show in her series on the program Black History, with producing support by Pascal Landa. The topic was Art and the Black Artist. It features outstanding members of the ... Read more

*Bonus Content*: More Geek Talk from Wizard World!

Airs at: Tue, 03/14/2017 at 3:30pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  A Radio Geekly
Happy Pi Day!! What better way to celebrate this nerdy holiday than grabbing a slice of your favorite sweet treat, and listening to some more chat from the ARG collective about Wizard World. Hear more audio directly from the convention floor, as well as a roundtable discuss... Read more