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Writing the Interior Life

Airs at: Mon, 12/19/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Sue Miller is a novelist of the interior life, especially of relationships and what drives them. Novels of ideas and feelings rather than of dramatic events. Often harshly self-judging, there is such emotional honesty in her novels that they sizzle and burn. In this tribute... Read more

Stolen Children

Airs at: Mon, 12/19/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Congress passed the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) in 1978 following over 100 years of federal policies that separated Native children from their families and frequently placed them in non-Native homes.  A pending decision before the US Supreme Court centers on the legalit... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for December 19, 2022

Airs at: Mon, 12/19/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  It's KBOO's end-of-year pledge drive and the first person who pledges $250 to KBOO during our show on Monday, December 19, will receive the gift of a reversible felted and beaded purple shawl, handmade from a mix of merino wool and silk by Fiber Mole Desiree Hellegers. T... Read more

Chris Abani, author of Smoking the Bible (part 2 of 2)

Airs at: Thu, 12/29/2022 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Listen in to the second of our two-part interview with poet, essayist, novelist, Igbo priest, and humanitarian Chris Abani. We'll be talking about Chris's latest collection of poems Smoking The Bible, an elegy to his dear brother and an exploration of love, loss, exile, and... Read more

Holiday stories from Portland Story Theater's Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard

Airs at: Thu, 12/08/2022 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
In the spirit of the holiday season, we're re-airing one of our favorite Jonesy episodes, which originally ran on December 23, 2021, the Eve of Christmas Eve. Our guests are master storytellers Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard.  Lynne and Lawrence are the founders of Portla... Read more

The Path to Inner Peace

Airs at: Sun, 12/11/2022 at 8:30am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Pathways
Have you ever wondered about how the concept of karma operates? Subhash Jain is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at The University of Iowa. He was born in India into a family that practiced Jainism, and he continued to do so after ... Read more

Walk in Light

Airs at: Sun, 11/27/2022 at 8:30am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Pathways
Sandra Ingerman is an award winning author of twelve books, including Soul Retrieval, Medicine for the Earth,  The Book of Ceremony and the book explored on Pathways, Walking in Light: The Everyday Empowerment of a Shamanic Life.  Sandra is the presenter of eight audio pro... Read more

Chris Abani, author of Smoking the Bible (part 1 of 2)

Airs at: Thu, 11/17/2022 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
From poet, essayist, novelist, Igbo priest and humanitarian Chris Abani, comes his latest collection of poems Smoking The Bible, an elegy to his dear brother and an exploration of love, loss, exile and rebirth. Part 1 of 2. Read more

Mother of Color

Airs at: Thu, 10/27/2022 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Dawn Jones Redstone is a filmmaker who believes in mentoring creative people from underrepresented communities.  Her short films, including Sista in the Brotherhood and We Have Our Ways, have tackled pressing social issues while offering opportunities for women of color ... Read more

Mary Helen Stefaniak, author of The World of Pondside and The Six-Minute Memoir

Airs at: Thu, 10/20/2022 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Halloween is just around the corner, so we have a double treat for you on today's episode. Mary Helen Stefaniak is here to talk about her two new books: The World of Pondside, a rollicking, cyber mystery set in a retirement home, and The Six-Minute Memoir: Fifty-Five Short ... Read more