Spoken Arts

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

Airs at: Mon, 12/17/2018 at 11:00pm - Tue, 12/18/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Gremlin Time
Once again we present our holiday favorite The Father Christmas Letters by J.R.R. Tolkien. A collection of letters written by the author of Lord Of The Rings in response to his children's letters written to Santa Claus. Katherine Dunn reads these tales of comedy, adventure ... Read more

Urban Funk

First Thursday of each month from 7-8pm This show is a combination of music,culture,and talk reflection of african american views insight to a variety of  black contributors and celebrate the influences of these artist Read more

Interview with David Ruteizer

Airs at: Mon, 12/24/2018 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  Poetry and Everything
David Ruteizer, grandchild of Jewish immigrants, grew up in Illinois and Massachusetts.  He has an MFA in Creative Writing and his poems appear in Drash, Harpur Palate, Jewish Currents and North Coast Squid.  David is the founder of December First Writers; they give reading... Read more

Radio Lost & Found for 12/13/18

Airs at: Thu, 12/13/2018 at 10:00pm - Fri, 12/14/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radio Lost and Found
Another fond farewell to a departed musician – this time Pete Shelley of The Buzzcocks and his own wonderful solo work. Damn. It’s getting more and more frequent.  I also did a long mix, mixed in with the sounds of the Paris riots, ending with Throbbing Gristle’s E Coli. T... Read more

Sounds Unsound late December 2018

Airs at: Sun, 12/23/2018 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Sounds Unsound
No Christmas music. No holiday music. Read more

Julia Laxer, Professor Kitty and Father Christmas

Airs at: Mon, 12/10/2018 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Just Jess is out of town this week so old Fortunato will be running thngs on his own. We'll start off December with a visit from local writer Julia Laxer. Who will read some of her new works. Also on tap will be the first instalments of The Father Christmas Letters by J.R.R... Read more

KBOO News In Depth: Carolina Pfister

Airs at: Mon, 12/03/2018 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
All of us can agree on the importance of home in our lives, but what do we mean by “home”? And, once we settle on that home, how do we fit in as part of a larger community? If there’s no community, how do we make one? These are important questions for those who’ve come to t... Read more

Mr. Jones's Neighborhood

Airs at: Fri, 11/30/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
As we’ve said many times, radio is Mr. Jones’s favorite medium. And it’s called a medium because, to paraphrase Ernie Kovacs, it’s neither rare nor well-done. Ernie was actually talking about the early days of television. But he could have easily been describing this show. ... Read more

The Holy Crowley Hour

Airs at: Mon, 11/26/2018 at 11:00pm - Tue, 11/27/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Holy Crowley Hour
On tonight's Holy Crowley Hour, we totally ignore Thanksgiving and celebrate a great local podcast, The Diarist, a multi-episode, serialized podcast set in 1950s New York City. The lead character, Andrea Davies, is a young secretary described in the first episode as “a fish... Read more

The Night Has A 1,000 Eyes, plus Movie and TV reviews with DK Holm

Airs at: Mon, 11/26/2018 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Fortunato and Just Jess are back with more music and crazy fun. They'll be welcoming to the studio movie reviewer DK. Holm to talk about current film and television goodies. Also on tap will be another All-Star Radio drama featuring Edward G. Robinson in the Cornell Woolric... Read more