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Film at 11 hails all the President's men today, for 7 April, 2023

Airs at: Fri, 04/07/2023 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Produced for: Film at 11

This week, Jeff Godsil revisits Roman Polanski's The Tenant, from 1976, and Matthew of KBOO's bedtime story program Gremlin Time looks at My Young Auntie (1980), a comedy martial arts film which was the first starring role for who some consider "the Greatest Woman Martial A... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for April 3, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 04/03/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Jon Nelson hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Attack on Educators: Bill Resnick talks to Jesse Hagopian, the second part of an interview examining the right wing effort across the country, led by Florida, to sanitize school curric... Read more

In Memoriam Darcelle XV

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

On March 23rd, Portland's beloved Darcelle XV, the world's oldest working drag performer, died at 92 years of age. Darcelle was an activist, author, playwright, actor, costume designer, and owner and headliner of the Darcelle XV Showplace. Jan Haaken pays tribute to Darcel... Read more

John Cage: Indeterminacy (1957/58); Music for Piano (1952/56), Empty Words (1973/74)

Airs at: Mon, 03/27/2023 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm

Produced for: A Different Nature

Airs at: Fri, 04/28/2023 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Produced for: Film at 11

This week, Jeff Godsil revisits xxxxx's xxxxx, from xxx, and Matthew of KBOO's bedtime story program Gremlin Time looks at Xxxxx, while in the book nook, we scrutinize a new study of the films of Paul Thomas Anderson, part of the Directors' Cuts series from Wallflower Press... Read more

Film at 11 goes deep with movies for Friday April 21, 2023

Airs at: Fri, 04/21/2023 at 10:30am - 11:30am

Produced for: Film at 11

This week, Jeff Godsil revisits xxxxxx's Xxxxx, from 1976, and Matthew of KBOO's bedtime story program Gremlin Time looks at Xxxxx, while in the book nook, we scrutinize the new BFI Film Classic on Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation. Does it answer the questiion of what Bi... Read more

Film at 11 gets a little suave for Friday, 14 April, 2023

Airs at: Fri, 04/14/2023 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Produced for: Film at 11

This week, Jeff Godsil revisits Josepg H. Lewis's Gun Crazy, from 1950, and Matthew of KBOO's bedtime story program Gremlin Time looks at Xxxxx, while in the book nook, we scrutinize two new books on the acting technique of top star Cary Grant, while we revisit Britta Gord... Read more

I Love A Mystery Returns

Airs at: Mon, 03/27/2023 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Produced for: The Monday Sampler

As Spring starts to take root, The Sampler brings back more of the adventures of Jack, Doc and Reggie. In today's episode our three adventures find themselves waking up in jail in the small town of Roxy City. A small town on the coast which used to be famous as a centrer fo... Read more

Art Talk Bus Stop with Samantha Wall

Airs at: Wed, 03/22/2023 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Art Talk Bus Stop

Samantha Wall, originally from Seoul, South Korea, is an artist working in Portland, Oregon. Wall immigrated to the United States as a child and comes from a multiracial background. Operating from within this framework, her drawings embody the experience of navigating trans... Read more

Animator Nancy Beiman - Part One

Airs at: Thu, 03/23/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Words and Pictures

Nancy Beiman is an author, artist, director, teacher, and writer who in 1979 became the first female graduate from the California Institute for the Arts' Character Animation program, and has been helping open doors for women artists ever since. As a young animator in th... Read more