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SYMPHONY OF SECRETS by Brendan Slocum

Airs at: Thu, 05/04/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
Bern has been called to authenticate the long-lost musical masterpiece of Frederic Delaney, lauded by some as the most prolific composer since Beethoven.  Bern believes he knows everything about Delaney-- the man and his music.  But, he soon learns otherwise:  That the geni... Read more

May Showers Brings The Monday Sampler

Airs at: Mon, 05/01/2023 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
More music for a spring day in Portland. Fortunato returns inspite of losing his voice, with music and another episode of Nightbeat,starring Frank Lovejoy. Today's story opens with reporter Randy Stone getting his wallet stolen at gunpoint. This leads him on a search throug... Read more

Willy Vlautin

Airs at: Sat, 04/29/2023 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Swing 'n' Country
  Please tune in to KBOO.fm this Saturday for a special episode with singer, songwriter, musician, author, and professor (although he denies it) Willy Vlautin. Willy is the founder of Richmond Fontaine. His current ensemble, The Delines, have been described as "a southern ... Read more

Kesha Ajọsẹ-Fisher, author of No God Like the Mother

Airs at: Thu, 04/27/2023 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
We're back in the KBOO studios after three long years doing the show remotely via Zoom. And I'm so happy our first guest is Kesha Ajọsẹ-Fisher, author of the story collection No God Like the Mother, from Portland’s Forest Avenue Press. Kesha was born in Chicago, raised in ... Read more

25 - Ghosted with Tate Donovan

Airs at: Fri, 04/28/2023 at 3:00am - 5:30am
Produced for:  The Ghost of Hollywood
  Tate Donovan joins Poxy & Ragan to revisit his early career, discuss his approach to directing, his Emmy win for 30 for 30 Shorts, and his recent work in movies such as Manchester by the Sea,  Argo and AppleTV's very own, Ghosted.         Read more

Leora Skolkin-Smith, author of Stealing Faith

Airs at: Thu, 04/20/2023 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Leora Skolkin-Smith joins us to talk about her new novel Stealing Faith, the tale of a young woman struggling to survive her mind and the world-famous writer who helped her find the voice that saved her life. Caroline Leavitt says of Stealing Faith: "Skolkin has created an ... Read more

Captain Nemo and the God Monster

Airs at: Mon, 04/17/2023 at 11:00pm - Tue, 04/18/2023 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Gremlin Time
Tonight, a Steampunk Adventure featuring the creations of Jules Verne and H.P. Lovecraft in Twent Thousand Years Under The Sea by Kevin J. Anderson. After surviving a deadly attack from a giant squid Captain Nemo and the crew of the armoured submarine boat The Nautilus find... Read more

Demon Copperhead

Airs at: Mon, 04/03/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
In his review of Barbara Kingsolver’s 2022 novel, Demon Copperhead, Book Mole Larry Bowlden notes that Kingsolver displays her genius once again. You need not reread Charles Dickens’s David Copperfield to understand how Kingsolver adapts that tale to modern times, writing m... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for April 3, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 04/03/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Jon Nelson hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Attack on Educators: Bill Resnick talks to Jesse Hagopian, the second part of an interview examining the right wing effort across the country, led by Florida, to sanitize school curric... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 27, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 03/27/2023 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: Dreaming An-Other World: We haven’t heard much about the EZLN of southern Mexico recently, but they’ve been active. In this episode of Another World Is Possible, Norm Diamond updates... Read more