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Mr. Jones's Neighborhood 5/22/20

Airs at: Fri, 05/22/2020 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
On today's show, we welcome Ty Curtis, Oregon born-and-bred singer/songwriter/guitarist, to the neighborhood, coming to us all the way from his home in Austin, Texas. This is Ty's fourth guest appearance on the show, usually to preview the annual Portland Waterfront Blues F... Read more

Sean Scorvo Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
Sean Scorvo is a democrat running for the Oregon House District 23rd seat.  He talked with Don Merrill about how he finds the treatment of hispanic Americans reprehensible considering all they do for the American economy, why Gerrymandering is a sin democrats share with rep... Read more

Mark Gamba Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
Mark Gamba is a democrat who is running for the US House seat in the 5th District.  He talked with Don Merrill about why environmental responsibility is the key to bringing America back from its economic brink, how covid-19 is an excellent place to "reset" our culture, and ... Read more

Talking Earth featuring Nancy Dear

Airs at: Mon, 05/18/2020 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  Talking Earth
Hello, dear listeners , on Monday, May 18th, we have a performance by Portland’s majestic bubblegum unicorn of poetry, Nancy Dear!  Accompanied by her mighty purse dog, Bru , Nancy reads several of her poems ; the magic of Nancy’s poetry is that when she reads poems about h... Read more

Radio Lost & Found for 5/14/20

Airs at: Thu, 05/14/2020 at 10:00pm - Fri, 05/15/2020 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radio Lost and Found
Tune in to find out! Possibly KBOO's first live remote from a programmer/DJ's home or maybe just another show that I am recording right after typing this. Will the past be tense, or will I be tensely streaming from Hॐ Studios, high atop Larch Mountian in Washington state? ... Read more

Buscando America on 05/12/20

Airs at: Tue, 05/12/2020 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
  En esta emisión Griselda Sánchez presenta Líridas: Fonografía de un momento fugaz, una lluvia de meteoros realizado en la Sierra Norte de Oaxaca.  En este programa escucharás la sesión No. 11 de Voces que Luxan, con el informe de Agua y Vida, organización ecofeminista e... Read more

Richard Francis Hosts This Week's ADN

Airs at: Mon, 05/11/2020 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  A Different Nature
Richard returns to host this Covid times episode of A Different Nature, courtesy of Ferric recording tape. Tonight's episode features two cassette airchecks from Richard's tenure on the show from the early 80s. First up: An unmarked C-60 tape with an episode of ADN from 198... Read more

Alfa Gunga Din, Zaratustra de Alejandro Jodorowsky y Los Divinos Placeres de Rafael Corkidi

Airs at: Fri, 05/08/2020 at 10:00pm - Sat, 05/09/2020 at 12:00am
Produced for:  La Ruleta
This Friday evening we have prepared from our own collection three rare recordings.  We will start with Alfa-Gunga-Din, from 1968, under the direction of Alexandro Jodorowsky, which includes versions of songs by Gilberto Gil, Bacharach, Purcell, Bach Hendrix and the Beatle... Read more

Chris Vaughn Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
Chris Vaughn is a democrat running for the US House District 2 seat.  He talked with Don Merrill about why the district, which has only had two democrats since 1893, may be ready for its third, why climate change is really a climate emergency that people need to believe and... Read more

Lisa Pool Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
Lisa Pool is a democrat running for Oregon Senate district seat 12.  She talked with Don Merrill about why the Oregon Health Plan needs to include small businesses that offer non-traditional holistic medicine in its coverage,  how she is looking forward to meeting and debat... Read more