Arts/Culture

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One More Time, on heartbreak and unrequited love

Airs at: Thu, 07/27/2017 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Sometimes through the sadness, we find beauty...  But in the sadness we may also find clarity.  We wanted to focus on heartbreak and unrequited love not only in terms of our personal relationships (i.e. 'romance'), but also the relationship had with the U.S. (in particular)... Read more

The Underground: HEROS

Airs at: Wed, 07/26/2017 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  The Underground
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Drive-In & Bike-In Movies

Airs at: Thu, 07/27/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Film Show
  In this encore episode, The Film Show takes you on a tour of classic drive-in theaters.  Tune in and find out where to bring your roadster, your bike, or even your two legs to a screening under the stars. We start by visiting Brian Francis at the 99W Drive-In in Newberg... Read more

Uncountry: A Mythology

Airs at: Thu, 08/17/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
  "As a descendent of Chantal Akerman and Unica Zürn—among others—Yanara Friedland reimagines the origin myth. Friedland’s permeable pages allow the reader entryway into a “mirror [that] becomes an open door,” a door through which we hear the echo of Ana Mendieta telling u... Read more

Lighthouse Sessions

Every Other Friday from 12-3am   Lighthouse Lessons is the media-production arm of Lighthouse Art Collective, a community which exists to empower creators and neighbors to engage with each other and the greater civic arena in order to facilitate growth, equality, abundanc... Read more

DI Squared: Episode 7, Maker of Books

Airs at: Tue, 07/25/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
We Interviewed Michelle Sanders, whose company turns old books into journals and garlands.  She sells them to retail outlets, including bookstoresl around the US.  We also interviewed Laura Locker, Small Business Program Manager for Mercy Corps Northwest.  This non-profits ... Read more

Bread and Roses

Airs at: Fri, 07/28/2017 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
Founder of the Disability Visibility Project and storytelling fellow from Making Contact, Alice Wong, and I chat not just about bringing the figurative voices of disability into radio and podcasting more, but actual disabled voices. Voices where you can hear that the person... Read more

The Albina Mural Project: Henry Frison

Airs at: Tue, 07/25/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
  Eric Bartels speaks to Portland artist Henry Frison. On February 10th 1978 the first of several murals depicting the history of the African American community was dedicated to the city of Portland by a group of artists from the Albina neighborhood.  Henry Frison was one ... Read more

Pierre Henry

Airs at: Mon, 07/24/2017 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  A Different Nature
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Raising Emotionally Healthy Children

Airs at: Sun, 07/23/2017 at 6:15pm - Sun, 07/30/2017 at 6:15pm
Produced for:  This Is How We See It
Dr. Nekeisha Hammond talks about raising emotionally healthy children and how to recognize mental illness in children and young adults.  We also discuss Maia Campbell's latest gas station melt down and continuing saga between Rob Kardashian and Blaq Chyna. Read more