Between Us

Irma McClaurin is a member of the black intelligensia in the world of academics, literature, philanthropy and anthropology.  She gave the keynote address at an event hosted by the Skanner Foundation in honor of Martin Luther King's Birthday.  KBOO's Don Merrill met her in t... Read more

Caroline Miller is an Oregon author who has worked in city and county government, as well as with union workers, students and now, with readers.  She is a playwright and a goth fan with a LOT more on her mind than black lipstick, like love and the unified field theory.  Don... Read more

Russell Hitchcock (R) and Graham Russell compose the 80s megagroup "Air Supply."  The duo were recently here for a concert.  KBOO's Don Merrill spoke with Mr. Hitchcock about the music, playing in the rain and what annoys him most about interviews. Read more

Singer and songwriter Dar Williams has been making music for more than 20 years. She has just released her latest CD called "In the Time of Gods." Don Merrill had the pleasure of talking with Dar about her messages to young girls, her wish to tie bonds of love around the wo... Read more

Sara Horowitz is the President of the Freelancer's Union and author of the book, "The Freelancer's Bible." In this interview with Don Merrill, she talks about why freelancing is now, more than ever, a viable alternative to "traditional" ways of working, and how by freelanci... Read more

Andrew Solomon has just written a book called "Far from the Tree."  In it, he looks at how a handful of ancient conditions that are part of the human condition affect children and the parents who love them.  Don Merrill talks with Andrew Solomon about why he did the book, w... Read more

Uwe Banton is a German reggae artist with strong Jamaican musical roots. His latest CD release, "Mental Wars" looks at his love for family, his compassion for baby-mothers and his knowledge of the importance of being "armoured." Don Merrill talks with Uwe Banton in this int... Read more

David Lin is a Chinese American businessman in Corvallis, OR. In 2012, he commissioned a mural on the side of his business that highlighted Chinese abuses in Tibet. That act prompted threats on his life by Chinese agents, coercion by Chinese authorities and diplomatic discu... Read more

New York Times writer Jon Schwartz and his wife Jean suspected that their son Joe might be a little different from other toddlers.  By the time his wife was hiding his sister's Barbies so Joe wouldn't take them to school, they knew their son was probably gay.  Thus began th... Read more

Paul Bracken is an academic at Yale University with a warning; nukes are back. In his book, "The Second Nuclear Age," Bracken says profileration, political instability overseas, an outdated American arms control policy and improved technology is making the possibility of a ... Read more