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Due to illness, another repeat, this time from two years ago, now for 17 November 2023

Airs at: Fri, 11/17/2023 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
In this repeat from 9 April, 2021, we look at two new Franchise movies, Godzilla vs. Kong and Zack Snyder's Justice League, while Jeff Godsil considers Being John Malkovich​, Matthew of Gremlin Time talks up Sorry to Bother You, and Marc Mohan joins us to discuss Mark Harri... Read more

Roz Chast - Expanded Audio

Airs at: Thu, 11/09/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  In this extended (and unexpurgated) conversation with cartoonist Roz Chast, we spend an extra 15 minutes with the bestselling author who inspired The New Yorker’s David Remnick to say: “She’s got a very recognizable style of squiggly lines and neurotic characters.” Roz'... Read more

James Lavadour

Airs at: Tue, 11/14/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
On Tuesday, Nov. 14, at 11.30 a.m. Joseph Gallivan interviews gallerist Jane Beebe about painter James Lavadour’s new show Planet Waves which is on now at PDX Contemporary Art through Nov. 28. Beebe talks about Lavadour’s use of color, the role of landscape in his abstract ... Read more

It;s Alive!

Airs at: Mon, 11/13/2023 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Fortunato has been going through pockets and looking under the sofa cushions to dig up enough change for bus fare, so he can come down to the studio and do a live show for this Monday afternoon. How many gaffes will he make on the air this time? Lot's of music and an interv... Read more

Cuero y Metal (DEMO); Sin; Loba

Airs at: Fri, 11/10/2023 at 10:00pm - Sat, 11/11/2023 at 12:00am
Produced for:  La Ruleta
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Eclectic Pandemic: An interview with Ahuva Batya (Constance) Scharff on her new novel "The Path to God's Promise"

Airs at: Sun, 11/26/2023 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Tune in to ECLECTIC PANDEMIC with your Host/DJ THOMAS JAMES this November for an exclusive live interview including eclectic song choices with AHUVA BATYA (CONSTANCE) SCHARFF on her new novel "THE PATH TO GOD’S PROMISE"       www.constancescharff.com       Author Bio A... Read more

We reprise of our groundbreaking episode from September 2020 this time for 10 November, 2023

Airs at: Fri, 11/10/2023 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
This week on Film at 11, in a repeat, our correspondents consider various wayward travelers, from the invading monsters reviewed by Jeff Godsil in The Fiend Without a Face, to the writer Bruce Chatwin in Werner Herzog's new documentary, Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Cha... Read more

Previewing Portland Youth Philharmonic's 100th Season Opening Concert with David Hattner and Nolan Tu

Airs at: Thu, 11/09/2023 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
It’s fall here in Portland, traditionally the beginning of the holiday season, and this year we have even one more reason to celebrate. It’s the 100th birthday of Portland Youth Philharmonic, America’s longest-running youth orchestra, and certainly the first to turn 100! D... Read more

Roz Chast

Airs at: Thu, 11/09/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  The New Yorker’s David Remnick said of bestselling author and cartoonist Roz Chast: “She’s got a very recognizable style of squiggly lines and neurotic characters.” Roz's work has appeared in The Village Voice, The National Lampoon, Scientific American, Mother Jones, an... 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