Spoken Arts

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The Holy Crowley Hour, Or Two

Airs at: Mon, 01/30/2017 at 10:00pm - Tue, 01/31/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Holy Crowley Hour
On tonight’s show, we explore outer space, which is looking pretty attractive right about now. Our guest is Christopher Hart, creator of the sci-fi podcast Exoplanetary. The podcast follows four members of the Wolverton family as they travel the solar system for a giant cor... Read more

Sounds Unsound late January 2017

Airs at: Sun, 01/29/2017 at 12:00am - 3:00pm
Produced for:  Sounds Unsound
New music, old music.. sounds and noise.. audio collage and experiments ..  Read more

There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé by Morgan Parker

Airs at: Thu, 03/30/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé uses political and pop-cultural references as a framework to explore 21st century black American womanhood and its complexities: performance, depression, isolation, exoticism, racism, femininity, and politics. The poems weave bet... Read more

RISE UP!

Airs at: Fri, 01/27/2017 at 12:00am - 3:00am
  RISE UP! Songs and Sounds and to help strengthen our resolve to rise up and resist . . .   Take action now! There are 21 months to mid-term elections. Let’s get cracking! What to Do This Week of Jan 22, 2017 Action Checklist for Americans of Conscience https://docs.goo... Read more

The Never-Open Desert Diner by James Anderson (pb release)

Airs at: Thu, 01/26/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host Ken Jones talks with James Anderson, author of the mystery novel The Never-Open Desert Diner. James is a native of the Pacific Northwest, born in Seattle, raised in Portland, and a graduate of Reed College. He founded Breitenbush Books, a publishing company based in P... Read more

NEW in KBOO music library January 23, 2017

CDs       Austra Future Politics Domino Alt Rock Cherry Glazerr Apocalipstick Secretly Canadian Alt Rock Cloud Nothings Life Without Sound Carpark Alt Rock Flaming Lips, The Oczy Mlody Warner Alt ... Read more

Episode 228: Gardening At Night

Airs at: Sun, 01/22/2017 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Back To The Egg
This episode was postponed due to the wonky winter wonderland. Thanks to VJ Beauchamp for subbing! No guests tonight, just you and me and a stack of selections new and old, inspired by an Oblique Strategies card: "Gardening, not architecture". Slated for airplay: Desorden ... Read more

Hot Off The Press...

Airs at: Fri, 01/13/2017 at 10:45am - Sat, 01/21/2017 at 10:45am
Produced for:  This Is How We See It
Mariah Carey butchers her NYE performance, blames Dick Clark Productions; Some states will raise their minimum wage this year; Outcry over RNC Chair comparing Pres. Elect - Trump to Jesus Christ during Christmas.  Join us as we discuss these topics and more.  Read more

Episode 14 - Those Who Act

Airs at: Tue, 01/10/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  The Staple
Voices of people taking positive action followed by an interview with activist Kathryn Stevens. Below are links to some of the organizations mentioned in the episode:  Be The Millers Emergency Houseless Resource Drive Portland's Resistance Boots on the Ground Backpacks ... Read more

VJ Substitute

Airs at: Sun, 01/08/2017 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Back To The Egg
Thanks to VJ for coming in and keeping the live music going on KBOO. There were many of us who couldn't get to the station safely due to the weather. The playlist is here - http://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=kboo&playlist=16119#here Read more