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Mabel Normand- Pioneer Filmaker

Airs at: Mon, 04/15/2024 at 11:00pm - Tue, 04/16/2024 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Gremlin Time
An evening of non-fiction as Fortunato reads Chapter 13, "Mabel At The Wheel", from Dana Stevens'  biography of Buster Keaton, Camera Man 2022. Tonight's chapter focuses on the career of Mabel Normand, who was already an established star and director by the time Charlie Cha... Read more

Tessa Hulls - Feeding Ghosts

Airs at: Thu, 04/11/2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Tessa Hulls' debut as an author is the sprawling graphic memoir Feeding Ghosts, a story of her own family, of survival and madness and love, seen through the lens of three generations of women and covering nearly a century of Chinese history. Tessa is an illustrator, pa... Read more

For Friday April the 19th, 2024, more TV shows on streaming and essentials

Airs at: Fri, 04/19/2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
  Mona Bowen joins us to reflect on five new TV series: • Apples Never Fall, a family drama • Ripley, the new Patricia Highsmith adaptation • Sugar, a private eye pastiche with Colin Farrell • Dinosaur, a Glasgow-set comedy • Loot, a Maya Rudolph sit-com   Read more

Daniel A. Olivas, author of Chicano Frankenstein

Airs at: Thu, 04/11/2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
On today's episode, we welcome Daniel A. Olivas, author of the new novel Chicano Frankenstein from Portland’s Forest Avenue Press. Daniel’s the author of 12 books, including the story collections How to Date a Flying Mexican and the upcoming My Chicano Heart: New and Collec... Read more

Afternoon Delight

Airs at: Mon, 04/08/2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Fortunato returns with music to help you through the afternoon. Read more

Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renee Watson

Airs at: Thu, 04/04/2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
     Using a variety of poetic forms, from haiku to free verse, Watson shares recollections of her childhood in Portland. These odes to Black women of all ages are brilliantly illustrated by celebrated fine artist Ekua Holmes .      Black Girl You Are Atlas is Watson's fir... Read more

More new reviews on Film at 11 for 04/05/24

Airs at: Fri, 04/05/2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
  • Jeff Godsil on The Magnificent Seven.    • Mona Bowen on Extraordinary and The 3-Body Problem.    •  The British Film Institute's new monograph on Point Blank.      -–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-     There is a certain kind of writer who sta... Read more

Jamie Catto: Raconteur, Musician and Filmmaker

Airs at: Mon, 03/25/2024 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  Playful Presence
​Taj and Jamie Catto talk about the creative process, working with your shadow, and trusting yourself.   More about Jamie here:  https://www.jamiecatto.com/gamechanger More about Taj and happiness coaching here: tajbaker.com Read more

Tesla City Stories Celebrates 10th Season!

Airs at: Wed, 04/03/2024 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
Back in the Golden Age of Radio, there was a short-lived network, called the Tesla Broadcasting Company (or TBC). Founded in New York in 1943, and acquired by CBS just two years later, the TBC became a mere footnote in the history of American Radio. That is until March 10t... Read more

Miriam Gershow, author of the new story collection Survival Tips

Airs at: Thu, 03/28/2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Jonesy
On today's episode, we welcome Miriam Gershow, author of the new story collection Survival Tips, from Portland’s Propeller Books. Miriam’s debut novel The Local News was a finalist for the 2009 Oregon Book Award in fiction. Her stories have appeared in The Georgia Review, G... Read more