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American Sutra author Duncan Ryuken Williams (full interview)

Airs at: Fri, 02/22/2019 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Pacific Underground

Last week, we featured a special, shorter version of an interview with Duncan Ryuken Williams, author of American Sutra: A Story of Faith and Freedom in the Second World War in anticipation of his reading at Powell's. This week, we bring you the full version of the inter... Read more

American Sutra

Airs at: Fri, 02/15/2019 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Pacific Underground

Pacific Underground interviews Duncan Ryuken Williams, author of American Sutra: A Story of Faith and Freedom in the Second World War. Williams will be in town for a reading of his book Friday, February 15 @ 7pm at Powell's Cedar Hills Crossing. "This groundbreaking histo... Read more

Ep. 79 It Takes A Village To Raise A Chanti ft. Chanti Darling

Airs at: Tue, 02/05/2019 at 12:00am - Thu, 02/28/2019 at 12:00pm

Produced for: Village Vibes Podcast

VVP is back and with a VERY SPECIAL guest that will have you seeing ~st*rs~ @chantidarling comes thru to the studio to discuss the pdx music scene and his own career path which led to the boptastic RNB, Vol 1. If you’re living under a rock and haven’t already, buy the albu... Read more

Talking Earth with Reema Zaman

Airs at: Mon, 02/11/2019 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm

Produced for: Talking Earth

Tonight's episode of Talking Earth features writer and actress Reema Zaman. She will read from her new memoir, I Am Yours, and discuss many of the issues brought up by her life story: the silencing of women, particularly women of color, and how they can heal. Patrick Boca... Read more

1919 General Strike in Seattle

Airs at: Mon, 02/04/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Norm Diamond revisits the 1919 Seattle General Strike with guest Rob Rosenthal, composer of the mid-1980s rock opera Seattle 1919. For many years Rob Rosenthal taught a course at Wesleyan University in Connecticut on Music and Social Movements. He will be in the Pacific Nor... Read more

Minh Tran Returns

Airs at: Tue, 02/05/2019 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Stage and Studio

Dmae features dancer and choreographer Minh Tran who returns to the stage after an eight-year absence from the stage. He's about to debut his most personal work to date about the recent loss of his parents and the renewal of the human spirit. Anicca/Impermanence on Febru... Read more

Yukiyo Kawano's threads of witness

Airs at: Fri, 02/01/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Pacific Underground, Pacific Underground

What does it mean to make sense of the most horrific use of weapons of mass destruction on a civilian population, and how that effects us as human beings, much less if that specifically impacts our family tree? For Yukiyo Kawano, this means letting ancestors interfere w... Read more

Poet Emily Jungmin Yoon

Airs at: Fri, 01/25/2019 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Pacific Underground

Emily Jungmin Yoon is a Korean Canadian poet who wrestles with history. Producers Jake and Sara join Emily to talk about her debut full-length poetry collection, A Cruelty Special to Our Species which explores the history of Korean “comfort women” during World War II. Throu... Read more

Ep 78. It Takes A Village To Organize A TED Talk ft.TEDxPortlandStateUniversity

Airs at: Tue, 01/22/2019 at 12:00am - Thu, 01/31/2019 at 12:00am

Produced for: Village Vibes Podcast

ICYMI— our very own Bae of Life Brittain will be delivering the talks to end all Tedx Talks! So this week, we had Sasheen, Abi, and Ethan from Portland State come thru the studio to tell us more about the event and #movingforward. Listen for laughs and to hear more informat... Read more