Arts and Culture

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Rolando Chía: Batelages. La Fauna Nociva (The Noxious Fauna).

Airs at: Mon, 01/01/2024 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  A Different Nature
Recordings by Rolando Chía from 1989 playing a Sound Sculpture at the University Museum of Arts and Sciences, and La Fauna Nociva (The Noxious Fauna), recordings from 1985 to 2004. Read more

The Monday Sampler New Year's Show

Airs at: Mon, 01/01/2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Went into the studio to start off the new year and as always had some tech problems but was able to put together a swingin show. With the likes of Coleman Hawkins, Anita O'Day, Duke Ellington, tiny Grimes, sidney Bechet, Grant Green, May Lou Williams, and even some Dean Mar... Read more

We return to the world of James Bond for Friday, 5 January, on Film at 11

Airs at: Fri, 01/05/2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
This week we are joined by Matthew of KBOO's Gremlin Time for a full episode to discuss the second James Bond film, From Russia With Love, on the occasion of the British Film Institiute's recent monograph on the film, published on October 6, 2022 Read more

Shaley Howard, author of Excuse Me, Sir! Memoir of A Butch

Airs at: Thu, 01/18/2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Portlander Shaley Howard joins us on Between the Covers to talk about her new memoir Excuse Me, Sir! Memoir of A Butch. Shaley illustrates firsthand how growing up in a homophobic world led to a life lived in a closet of fear and shame. She endured the consequences of livin... Read more

Black Artists of Oregon - rerun

Airs at: Tue, 01/02/2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
WARNING: RERUN EPISODE On Tuesday Jan. 02, 2024, at 11.30 a.m. Joseph Gallivan interviews curator Intisar Abioto about the show called Black Artists of Oregon, which is on now at the Portland Art Museum through March 17, 2024. Abioto https://www.intisarabioto.com/  talks a... Read more

For Friday, Dec., 29, we are airing our special episode on Tarkovsky's Ivan's Childhood, given the nature of the times

Airs at: Fri, 12/29/2023 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
Lisa and Matthew join is in this reprise of our show dedicated to Tarkovsky's Ivan's Childhood.  Read more

Willamette Radio Workshop presents "A Radio Christmas Carol"

Airs at: Thu, 12/28/2023 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Jonesy
It’s Thursday, December 28th, in that holiday bardo between Christmas and New Year’s Eve, a period of looking back on the past year and looking forward to the new one. A perfect time for our own holiday tradition here on Jonesy, re-airing Willamette Radio Workshop’s A Radio... Read more

Music and Tales of Christmases Long Long Ago.

Airs at: Mon, 12/25/2023 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
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Brightly Gift Wrapped Christmas Stories and Holiday Music

Airs at: Mon, 12/25/2023 at 2:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Lots of music and stories to help you clean up all the paper and empty boxes left under the tree on Christmas. With Holiday Music featuring Ramsey Lewis, Joni Mitchell, Kurt Elling, Blossum Dearie and  Ray Charles, among others. Also Stan Freberg and the Mackenzie Brothers.... Read more

Rick Bartow drawings and prints

Airs at: Tue, 12/26/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
On Tuesday Dec. 26, 2023, at 11.30 a.m. Joseph Gallivan interviews  gallery owner Charles Froelick  about “What the Crow Knows” a show of Rick Bartow prints and drawings which is on now though January 27, 2024. Froelick talks about Bartow’s concept of the trickster crow, hi... Read more