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Murder & Mayhem in Portland Oregon by J.D. Chandler

Airs at: Mon, 11/20/2023 at 11:00pm - Tue, 11/21/2023 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Gremlin Time
Tonight we will read some excerpts from Murder And Mayhem In Portland Oregon, written by local historian J. D. Chamdler. An armed robbery of a downtown pawnshop in the 1870's leads to a murder and results in the largest attended hanging in Oregon history. A dead body found ... Read more

The Last Hour: The Last Electronic/Metal Mash

Airs at: Sat, 11/18/2023 at 10:00pm - Sun, 11/19/2023 at 12:00am
Tune in to 90.7fm live this Saturday evening or stream The Last Hour live at www.kboo.fm at 10pm! This late evening DJ Thomas James spins electronic, dark ambient, jungle, IDM, drill and bass, thrash, speed metal, math, grind core etc for two hours. Call 503-231-8187 durin... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for November 13, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 11/13/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Crypto and Fraud: After the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX last November, federal prosecutors charged the company's founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, with fraud and what ... Read more

The Man who Marches to War

Airs at: Mon, 11/13/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Book Mole Patricia Kullberg reviews the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, March, by Geraldine Brooks. In a searing Civil War story of a man of conviction who marches off to war, Brooks explores in horrific and haunting detail the consequences of acting, or failing to act on one... Read more

Soul Jar: Thirty-one Fantastical Tales by Disabled Authors

Airs at: Thu, 11/09/2023 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
On today's episode, we celebrate the launch of the new anthology Soul Jar: Thirty-One Fantastical Tales by Disabled Authors, from Forest Avenue Press. Our guests are the collection’s editor, Annie Carl, and two of those 31 contributors – Ellis Bray and Simon Quinn. The 31 ... Read more

Stormy Day Spampler Featuring Ida Lapino and Ronald Coleman in Daphne Du Maurie's Rebecca

Airs at: Mon, 11/06/2023 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
For a rainy portland afternoon let's settle in a warm drink, a classic radio mystery drama and some music.  Featured today will be a reairing of the Lux Radio Theater's adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock's 1940 film production of the best selling novel by Daphne du Maurier "Reb... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for November 6, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 11/06/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Norm Diamond hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Water Wars: Water wastage, access to water, and water packaging are key issues in world-wide struggles around equity and climate change. Laurie Mercier interviews Daniel Jaffee, prof... Read more

The Great Offshore Grounds

Airs at: Mon, 11/06/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Local author Vanessa Veselka has written a wonderful novel, The Great Offshore Grounds, full of insights into class and gender, and beautifully written. Patricia Kullberg presents excerpts from the novel as Norm Diamond reviews it. Read more

Chat GPT for Writers: An interview with E. S. O. Martin

Airs at: Thu, 11/16/2023 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  The Imaginary Possible
  In this episode of "The Imaginary Possible," host Suzanne LaGrande looks at how Chat GPT works, the pros and the cons of information personalization. She then speaks with Emanuella Martin (E.S.O. Martin), a writer with extensive experience as a journalist, editor, and pu... Read more

Special Halloween Sampler

Airs at: Mon, 10/30/2023 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Music to help you get set for Trick or Treaters. Also today, a rebroadcast of one of our favorite scary radio dramas, The House In CyprusCanyon. Robert Taylor and Cathy Lewis star as a young couple whoive bought a new house. First there's the locked closet that has no key. ... Read more