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Virtual Portland International Film Festival

Airs at: Thu, 03/11/2021 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for Words and Pictures
  The Portland International Film Festival is normally a highlight of the rainy season's arts calendar.  Thanks to the pandemic lockdown, all of this year's events are presented either online or at the Cinema Unbound Drive-In. Three local filmmakers join us to talk about t... Read more

Notes on Piff, and perhaps a bit too much horror in Film at 11 for Friday, 12 March, 2021

Airs at: Fri, 03/12/2021 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for Film at 11
Marc Mohan joins us to discuss the 44th annual Portland International Film Festival, while  Jeff Godsil reflects on Hannibal, leading up to a chat about Matthew's reading of the new BFI book on The Big Sleep, by David Thomson. For more information about the Festival, tune ... Read more

Renee Watson discusses "Love is a Revolution"

Airs at: Thu, 03/04/2021 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for Black Book Talk
When Nala Robertson reluctantly agrees to attend an open mic night for her cousin-sister-friend Imani's birthday, she finds herself falling in instant love with Tye Brown, the MC. He's perfect, except . . . Tye is an activist and is spending the summer putting on events for... Read more

A Plethora of Pictures Hit Portland this week, noted by Film at 11, Friday 5 March 2021

Airs at: Fri, 03/05/2021 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for Film at 11
The Cascade African Film Festival and the Portland International Film Festival overlap this month, and we also consider three new movies, The Mauritanian, Let Him Go, and I Care a Lot, while Jeff Godsil ponders On Dangerous Ground and Robert Ryan, Britta Gordon on Victor Er... Read more

Conversation with Elder Nancy Red Star, Red Lake Nation

Produced for Squirrels Know
On this episode I bring you a exclusive interview with elder Nancy Red Star, citizen of the Red Lake Nation, Minnesota, and currently residing in the Pueblo area of Taos, New Mexico. Renowned author, researcher and filmmaker on the subject of star people and star nations, i... Read more

Conversation with Elder Uqualla, Havasupai Nation

Produced for Squirrels Know
On this episode, I bring you an exclusive interview with elder Uqualla, a true expert on the topics we discuss on Squirrels Know. --- We will be talking about awesome and all-encompassing subjects, such as the magnificent cosmic transition we're going through on the planet,... Read more

Celestial Cosmic Integration

Airs at: Fri, 02/26/2021 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for Squirrels Know
Oh hi. I am very happy to see you there "-) Welcome to Squirrels Know, where the GenZ/Rainbow/Hybrid/Beast super consciousness takes shape and form in a way that makes sense for everybody. What did I just say? Please, do me a favor and stop reading now and take a breath in... Read more

Mr. Jones's Neighborhood - Joshua Samuel Brown

Airs at: Fri, 02/26/2021 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
On last month’s show, we celebrated our local independent publishers and the authors whose work they publish with Dan Armstrong, of Eugene’s Mud City Press; Kathleen McFall and Clark Hays, of Portland’s Pumpjack Press; and Bobby Eversmann, Editor-in-Chief at Deep Overstock,... Read more

Virtual African Film Festival

Airs at: Thu, 02/25/2021 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for Words and Pictures
  For the past 30 years, the Cascade Festival of African Films has brought African films and African filmmakers to Portland, with screenings and events at Portland Community College, the Kennedy School, and the Hollywood Theatre.  But with the Covid-19 shutdown, the festiv... Read more

Life During Wartime: History on the Airwaves

Airs at: Wed, 03/17/2021 at 10:00pm - Thu, 03/18/2021 at 5:30am
  Join the current Life During Wartime hosts,  Erin Yanke, Matt C. and The Wolfman as we celebrate 26 years on the air! We'll visit with former DJs Fred the Barber, Cissie, Matty, Colin, Ian, and Kate, who did the live sound for over 10 years!  We'll reminisce about the g... Read more