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Cinco de Mayo and Birds of Spring

Airs at: Wed, 05/05/2021 at 5:30am - 7:00am
Produced for Pastures of Plenty
I was sitting on our beautiful deck in the urban woods of Arnold Creek in the wilds of Southwest Portland enraptured by the morning chorus of birds and reveling in the incredible greenness and the beautiful blossoms on our grand old apple tree and I felt the cycle of life m... Read more

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Kush 05/04/2021 with The Incredible Kid

Airs at: Tue, 05/04/2021 at 10:00pm - Wed, 05/05/2021 at 12:00am
India continues to be ravaged by Covid while the West murderously refuses to lift vaccine patents and other intellectual property protections, preventing India from mass-producing generic versions of the current vaccinations, while thousands of Indians are dying every day. Read more

Folk Espresso on 05/03/21

Airs at: Mon, 05/03/2021 at 5:30am - 7:00am
Produced for Folk Espresso

Harpist Alexander Rider joins us to discuss Caplet: #301

Airs at: Sun, 05/02/2021 at 8:00am - 11:00am
Produced for The Third Floor
TTF Program 301 May 2, 2021 Hour One  Gretchaninov:  Weep not for me, O Mother (Phoenix Bach Choir and the Kansas City Chorale, dir. Charles Bruffy) 5:20 Kabalevsky: Brooyoun Colas Breugnon (Russian National Orchestra, dir. Mikhail Pletnev) 4:47 Palestrina:  Ad te levav... Read more

BTTE Archives: 296 Costello List

Airs at: Sun, 05/02/2021 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for Back To The Egg

May arrives on The Sampler

Airs at: Mon, 05/03/2021 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for The Monday Sampler
Lots of music for another locked downMonday afternoon. Read more

Portland Jewish Hour on 5/2/21

Airs at: Sun, 05/02/2021 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for Portland Jewish Hour
          This show was uploaded on Wednesday evening, with a happy play list.  However, had we been allowed back into the studio again for live shows, I would have broadcast a show to reflect the tragedy at Mt Meron, this morning.  With that said, there are still things to... Read more

The Blues Junction New releases from Local Artists

Airs at: Sat, 05/01/2021 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Blues Junction
Celebrate Damage Control by Curtis Salgado, Tennesse Run by Lloyd Jones, Pennies on the Dollar by Harvey Brindell, and Going Back to Paris by Paris Slim!  And some extra new cuts as well! Read more

Ce's Past Bedtime Show VI

Airs at: Fri, 04/30/2021 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for CeCe's Past Bedtime Show
In this episode, we play lots of women in punk and synth punk so get ready to crank it up and disrupt the neighborhood.  Read more

Rebroadcast: Encounters with Eric Andersen

Airs at: Fri, 04/30/2021 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Produced for The Songcircle
The long-awaited documentary about Eric, The Songpoet, is finally in wide release this week -- available to stream on-demand via PBS -- so it seems an opportune time to re-air our in-depth look at his career, complete with Songcircle-exclusive, live-at-KBOO performances. Or... Read more