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Jerry Chrisman and Brendan Jones of Tesla City Stories

Airs at: Thu, 09/08/2022 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
I don’t know how we missed it, but last month, August 20th to be exact, was National Radio Day, a day to celebrate radio and recognize the importance of our medium. So, a bit belatedly, we’ll be making up for that today. Our guests are Jerry Chrisman and Brendan Jones (no r... Read more

Kevin Sampsell, author of I Made An Accident

Airs at: Thu, 08/25/2022 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
On today's episode, we welcome Kevin Sampsell, author of I Made An Accident, a new collection of collage and poetry from Clash Books. Kevin’s books include the memoir A Common Pornography and the novel This Is Between Us. He edited the anthologies Portland Noir and The Inso... Read more

Vic "The Trader" Bergeron

Airs at: Tue, 08/16/2022 at 3:00am - 5:30am
Produced for:  Vinyl Pajama Party
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Adam Levin, author of Bubblegum

Airs at: Thu, 08/11/2022 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
It’s summer and Jonesy himself is no where to be found. Off climbing mountains in Tibet, or, more likely, flushing top-secret documents down the toilet. So we’ll be re-airing an interview I did for Between the Covers, back in May 2020, the early days of the pandemic, with a... Read more

Mid Summer Delight

Airs at: Mon, 08/08/2022 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Summer has sat down next to us and has ordered drinks all around. Fortunato host a slection of music to highlight a lovely afternoon. Featured on today's show are Dave Brubeck, Sonny Stitt, Dainah Washington, Sarah Nimitz, Kenny Barron and many more. Also some classic Bob &... Read more

Lidia Yuknavitch, author of Thrust

Airs at: Thu, 07/28/2022 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
On today's episode, we welcome Lidia Yuknavitch, author of the new novel Thrust from Riverhead Books. Lidia’s the nationally bestselling author of the novels The Book of Joan, The Small Backs of Children, and Dora: A Headcase, the memoir The Chronology of Water, and the non... Read more

Michael Kupperman, author of All the Answers: A Graphic Memoir

Airs at: Thu, 07/14/2022 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
It's summer here on Jonesy and that means a summer rerun or two. On today's show, we set the Wayback Machine for June 2019 and my interview with Michael Kupperman, author of All the Answers: A Graphic Memoir from Simon & Schuster’s Gallery 13. And, in the interview, we go b... Read more

Independent Stop-Motion Animators

Airs at: Thu, 07/14/2022 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Portland is an international hub for stop-motion animation, and Jerold Howard and Suzanne Moulton are two of the most innovative artists in the field. Suzanne is a filmmaker, artist, and educator.  She’s worked with Tim Burton on Frankenweenie and Henry Selick on Corali... Read more

Round-table: Hosts' Summer Favorites

Airs at: Thu, 07/07/2022 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
History, humor, romance:  These and other genres make the recommended list.  Sit back, relax, sip whatever you like and ENJOY............1           Read more

Waterfront Blues Festival preview with Ty Curtis and Rich Lawrence

Airs at: Thu, 06/23/2022 at 11:00am - 11:30am
On today's episode, we celebrate the return of the Waterfront Blues Festival. It’s a Portland tradition, going back 35 years, but, due to the pandemic, there was a change in plans during the past two years. In 2020, KBOO partnered with WBF to present a virtual festival. We ... Read more