Spoken Arts

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Cannibal

Airs at: Thu, 09/14/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
  "Safiya Sinclair, a 2016 Whiting Writers’ Award–winner, crafts her stunning debut collection around the beauty and brutality of the word cannibal, whose origins derive from Christopher Columbus’s belief that the Carib people he encountered consumed human flesh. Attacking... Read more

Our 10th (and final!) annual Michael Jackson tribute show!!!

Airs at: Thu, 08/24/2017 at 8:00pm - Fri, 08/25/2017 at 12:00am
It has been a long journey honoring the teacher.  We remember the time (pun intended) we first had the idea to honor Michael in an episode dedicated to him, and it was thought of as a silly idea.  As we tend to focus on jazz (in particular) and less popular artists on our s... Read more

Sounds Unsound early August 2017

Airs at: Sun, 08/13/2017 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Sounds Unsound
Music and noise, new releases and old and obscure.  Read more

Interview with Dan Raphael

Airs at: Mon, 08/28/2017 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  Poetry and Everything
For over three decades Dan Raphael’s been active in the Northwest as poet, performer, editor and reading host.  His 19th book of poetry, Everyone in This Movie Gets Paid, came out in June last year; between June and December, Dan gave 17 readings.  His work has appeared in ... Read more

The Holy Crowley Hour, Or Two

Airs at: Mon, 07/31/2017 at 10:00pm - Tue, 08/01/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Holy Crowley Hour
August is going to be a very hot month here in Portland! On tonight's show we do absolutely nothing to cool things down. Our guest is Madison Young -- director, writer, artist, feminist pornographer, and sex educator. August is the month of Madison here in Portland. She's ... Read more

Isinglass Egg

Airs at: Tue, 08/01/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
James Dixon talks with Executive Director and co-founder John Zajac and Program Director Ahna Dunne-Wilde with Isinglass. Isinglass is a Portland non-profit organization founded in 2012 to develop, pilot and implement programs that promote a healthy arts industry, community... Read more

Radio Lost and Found for 07/13/17

Airs at: Thu, 07/13/2017 at 10:00pm - Fri, 07/14/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radio Lost and Found
Radio Lost and Found returns this week with another episode of longish mixes of old and new strange music. Read more

Sounds Unsound early July

Airs at: Sun, 07/09/2017 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Sounds Unsound
slightly off-center music and noise.. new releases and other stuff...   Tonight we also play a set of material by recently departed Pierre Henry, one of the pioneers of music concrete/electronic music. Read more

Announcements from the Planetarium by Judith Arcana

Airs at: Thu, 07/06/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host Ken Jones talks with Judith Arcana, author of the new book of poems Announcements from the Planetarium, published by Oregon’s own Flowstone Press. Judith writes poems, stories, essays, and books. Her work includes a biography of Grace Paley – titled Grace Paley’s Life... Read more

I don't need it, I don't want it, and you cheated me out of it

Airs at: Mon, 07/03/2017 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  Poetic License
  Spoken word. Music.  Playlist: Jayne Cortez: Find Your Own Voice Frank O'Hara: Having a Coke With You Laurie Anderson: The Beginning of Memory 2 John Giorno: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished Anne Sexton: Music Swims Back to Me David Henderson: Ruckus Poem (part 1) - mu... Read more