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The Legend of the Chocolate River

Airs at: Thu, 12/06/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
  An interview with Coco LaBon, author of The Legend of the Chocolate River.    This story recounnts the adventures of Manda, a baby elephant, and his best friend, Mr. Crowley, a wise, old frog, as search for the legendary Chocolate River.  Manda announces that he wants to... Read more

Episode 73. It Takes A Village To Cope ft. ALANNA

Airs at: Tue, 12/04/2018 at 12:00am - Tue, 12/18/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Village Vibes Podcast
This week we have a new home, a special co-host @rastaroo, and a fantastic guest @alannaarchie and we dive into important and vital conversation! #ittakesavillage Read more

A Radio Geekly: Episode 28 - ARG Holiday Hijinks!

Airs at: Fri, 12/07/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  A Radio Geekly
The year may be coming to a close, but the ARG collective is still busy bringing you info on all things geek! Collective member OpenMike gives an homage to comic book writer, editor and publisher, Stan Lee, who passed away last month. Jess chats with Anna Snyder, founder of... Read more

Honoring Chinatown

Airs at: Tue, 12/04/2018 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
  Dmae features two nationally recognized theatre artists, director Desdemona Chiang and scenic designer Carey Wong. Both are currently collaborating together on KING OF THE YEES by Lauren Yee at the Portland Chinatown Museum. The play tells Yee's family story in San Franc... Read more

Mr. Jones's Neighborhood

Airs at: Fri, 11/30/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
As we’ve said many times, radio is Mr. Jones’s favorite medium. And it’s called a medium because, to paraphrase Ernie Kovacs, it’s neither rare nor well-done. Ernie was actually talking about the early days of television. But he could have easily been describing this show. ... Read more

The Underground: BACKSTORIES

Airs at: Wed, 11/28/2018 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  The Underground
The story BEHIND the story Elizabeth - how to writ a good back story for your characters Luna - Chelsea Piece Olivia interviewed her Dad, Brian Michael Bendis, an award winning comic book writer Nyrten did the monthly PUNishment Colin - planned obsolecence "juggling" b... Read more

Music Makes the Movement: Craig Irby Jr and Michalangela

Airs at: Thu, 11/29/2018 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
John Slaughter hosts this special focusing on the Sunday Dec 2nd event featuring live performances by Michalangela and Craig Irby Jr Interviews with Neo Soul and the Black United Fund Neo-Soul Sunday Presents KBOO and Black United Fund Present Music Makes The Movement 8:... Read more

Appropriation or Cultivation: White Artists w/Black Souls, and African American Melodies

Airs at: Sat, 12/01/2018 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
A slow burning controversy is reignited with a generational, conflated debate: White musician morphs, masquerade, or transgressions into Black music forms. From pop dual The Righteous Brothers and their 'blue eyed soul', to Jeff Lorber's jazz fusion, and Bruno Mars and Just... Read more

The Myth of the Hero: A Conversation with Bernie Taylor

Airs at: Wed, 11/21/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
  The myth of the hero is as contemporary as Hollywood films and as ancient as 40,000 year-old cave paintings. Bernie Taylor, naturalist and author discusses this myth and how it shapes religion and science. Bernie Taylor is a naturalist, thought leader and author whose re... Read more

Buscando America on 11/27/18

Airs at: Tue, 11/27/2018 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
  Carmelo Ramos miembro de Guardianes de la tierra México habla sobre los  migrantes que se encuentran en Tijuana y sobre lo que le tocó ver de la caravana en su paso por CDMX.  Javier Sierra habla sobre la situación en la frontera,  los incendios forestales en California ... Read more