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15 - Kelley Baker is The Angry Filmmaker

Airs at: Fri, 02/18/2022 at 3:00am - 5:30am
Produced for:  The Ghost of Hollywood
  On this episode of The Ghost of Hollywood, Poxy and Ragan sit down with filmmaker Kelley Baker to talk about his books Road Dog and The Angry Filmmaker Survival Guides. They'll also discuss his work as a sound designer on movies such as Good Will Hunting and Finding Forr... Read more

Art Talk Bus Stop: Kalimah Abioto Rebroadcast

Airs at: Wed, 12/22/2021 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Talk Bus Stop
This month the team is on break, so we are re-airing out August interview with Kalimah Abioto.  We'll be back in January with new content. Until then, happy winter and happy new year! From Kalimah:  “My work is a journey, uncovering and expanding personal mythology, leadi... Read more

Buscando America on 12/21/21

Airs at: Tue, 12/21/2021 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
Programa Musical. Se acerca la navidad, Solsticio de Invierno y ultima campaña del año.    Read more

Art of the Nabis

Airs at: Tue, 12/21/2021 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
On Tuesday December 21, 2021, Joseph Gallivan interviews Mary Weaver Chapin [pronounced CHAY-pen], the curator of prints and drawings at the Portland Art Museum, about Private Lives and the Nabis. Chapin discusses this show of private and domestic scenes by four French pain... Read more

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

Airs at: Thu, 12/23/2021 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Jonesy
One of our favorite holiday traditions here on Jonesy is watching A Christmas Story, the 1983 movie directed by Bob Clark, who also directed Porky's (1981), another of our holiday favorites. A Christmas Story is based on the holiday memories of writer and radio monologuist... Read more

Katherine Dunn reads the Father Christmas Letters by J.R.R. Tolkien

Airs at: Mon, 12/20/2021 at 11:00pm - Tue, 12/21/2021 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Gremlin Time
Once again we present our holiday favorite as Katherine Dunn, also know as Red Ryder, presents the Father Christmas Letters written for his children by J.R.R.TolKien. There will also be some surprises. Read more

It's Christmas Time Again !

Airs at: Mon, 12/20/2021 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Fortunato has gotten that Artifical Xmas Tree, with the ten year warranty, out of the closet. He's reached up to that high shelf where those boxes of ornaments sits all year and has put together a Deck the Halls Holiday Special. Featuring Katherine Dunn reading some of the ... Read more

Buscando America on 12/14/21

Airs at: Tue, 12/14/2021 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
Programa musical.  Read more

Wider Window Poetry with Ulrick Casimir

Airs at: Mon, 01/03/2022 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  Wider Window Poetry
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Lusophone ports of Africa

Airs at: Fri, 12/10/2021 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Boogie Pachanguero
  Ola!! Some of the danciest tunes on earth are coming from Africa and it's time to catch them in the Portuguese language. A little bit of kuduro, afrobeat, kizomba, tarraxinha, and morna is gonna lead us into the night dancing, as the portuguese vocabulary mixes with th... Read more