Arts/Culture

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Farel Dalrymple and Ryan Alexander-Tanner

Airs at: Thu, 04/13/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Award-winning Portland comics artists Farel Dalrymple and Ryan Alexander-Tanner return to the KBOO studios with fresh stories and new projects to share.  Between stints at DC and Marvel, Farel is publishing the second volume of his celebrated series Pop Gun War for Dark ... Read more

Reducing Risk and Minimizing Harm Part Two

Airs at: Wed, 04/19/2017 at 6:30pm
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
Jerry's dead, and most of us (well, some of us) have traded our tie-dyes for suits and ties, yet shows still go on. These days, people are doing a lot more than just weed, LSD, and mushrooms -- not that any of us ever did that stuff, officer. Join us on this edition of Free... Read more

Paul Watson and Lawrence Howard discuss Ice Ghosts

Airs at: Thu, 04/13/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
On today’s show, our guest is Paul Watson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Ice Ghosts: the Epic Hunt for the Lost Franklin Expedition, in conversation with Lawrence Howard, co-founder of Portland Story Theater, and writer/performer for their Armchair Adventurers series. I... Read more

The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane

Airs at: Tue, 04/11/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
Dmae welcomes back NY Times best-selling author Lisa See who has just released her new book The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane. Lisa See spends a couple of years researching and writing her books. Since Dmae spoke with her in 2014, the author has been researching the Akha, an... Read more

The Monday Sampler

Airs at: Mon, 04/10/2017 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Our first show for April. Tune in for live music, radio drama and fun with Fortunato, Just Jess, Mad Chef PBK, and the Sampler Crew. Coming into the studio to perform will be Radio Phoenix. And, joining us by phone will be Jenny of Jenny and the Mexicats. We'll also being p... Read more

Joseph Gallivan interviews Tsilli Pines and Will Smith about Design Week Portland 2017

Airs at: Tue, 04/11/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
On Tuesday, April 11 at 11.30am Joseph Gallivan interviews Tsilli Pines and Will Smith. Pines is the Director of Design Week Portland, which runs April 21 to 29, 2017, and Smith is with the Untitled Studio collective. Pines will detail the main designer talk and events at T... Read more

Cannabis and Spirituality

Airs at: Fri, 04/14/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Beloved Community
  Stephen Gray is the author of Cannabis and Spirituality: An Explorer’s Guide to an Ancient Plant Spirit Ally. On October 1, 2015, Oregon joined Washington and Colorado as the third state to legalize recreational use of cannabis. Now that it is easy as going to one of the... Read more

In The News...

Airs at: Sat, 04/08/2017 at 9:30am - Sun, 04/16/2017 at 9:30am
Produced for:  This Is How We See It
NC bill HB2 has been repealed!  Hunter Biden is now dating his deceased brother's widow??  The danger in throwing away your boarding pass.  5 signs you are a cheapskate.  Tune in as we give our opinions on these topics and more. Read more

Sean The Bus Driver is Plugged In on 04/07/17

Airs at: Fri, 04/07/2017 at 10:00pm - Sat, 04/08/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Plugged In
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Sade Beasley Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
Sade' Beasley is a light skinned African American woman who has created art her entire life.  As an adult, her pieces exclusively show every shade and mood of black women and not coincidentally, of herself.  But her portraits aren't the only thing she creates.  Besides aimi... Read more