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The Holy Crowley Hour, Or Two

Airs at: Mon, 06/29/2015 at 10:00pm - Tue, 06/30/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Holy Crowley Hour
On tonight's very special episode, we pay tribute to Phil Austin of The Firesign Theatre, who passed away on June 18th. Phil was a genius of audio comedy, and a huge inspiration to all of us in the KBOO radio community. To talk about Phil, and honor his memory, fellow Fires... Read more

The River Signal Starts June First!

Our friends at the Steam Radio Syndicate, Galen, Brian, and Reid, are out in the world, getting The Channel Princess, a paddlewheel riverboat, to the Mississippi River.  They'll be floating south down the river "America's Last Highway" for the summer, and creating amazing r... Read more

KBOO 2015 Artist in Residence: SUNNY BLECKINGER

KBOO’s 2015 Artist In Residence: SUNNY BLECKINGER We began this program to provide resources and assist artists working creatively with sound. Every year, an artist will be awarded twenty hours of studio recording and production time with a KBOO Mixologist. They will also ... Read more

The Holy Crowley Hour, Or Two

Airs at: Mon, 03/30/2015 at 10:00pm - Tue, 03/31/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Holy Crowley Hour
Be sure to tune in for the premiere episode of the now regularly scheduled Holy Crowley Hour, or Two. If by regularly scheduled you mean the fifth Monday of every month, and the sixth Tuesday. Carl Crowley is not pleased with the Gregorian calendar, and damns it to hell, or... Read more

Poetic License KBOO Episode 1.5

Airs at: Sun, 02/15/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Poetic License
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Poetic License KBOO Episode 1.0

Airs at: Mon, 02/02/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Poetic License
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Poetic License

  --->   Every first Monday from 10:00 PM to 11:00 PM. Poetic License: The liberty taken by an artist/writer in deviating from conventional rules to produce a desired effect.  In this one hour show, the first Monday of every month, Turiya will explore the spoken word art... Read more

The Fourth Karamatzoh Brother

Airs at: Mon, 01/05/2015 at 11:00pm - Tue, 01/06/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Audio Comix
Welcome to another exciting episode of the 1930s radio play, The Brothers Karamatzoh – the story of a mediocre comedy team from New York City. On tonight’s Ubu Hour, we present Act Two – an introduction to Milton, the fourth, and least talented, Karamatzoh Brother. He can’t... Read more

The Holy Crowley Hour fills in for Radio Lost & Found

Airs at: Thu, 11/13/2014 at 10:00pm - Fri, 11/14/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Holy Crowley Hour
A special 2-hour episode of The Holy Crowley Hour, filling in tonight for Rich Lindsay's Radio Lost & Found. On tonight's show, we celebrate the cold snap with warm thoughts of warm places -- Florida, Disneyland, the tri-city area of Hooker, Heater, and Hellmouth. And we he... Read more

The Holy Crowley Hour Salutes Indigenous Peoples Day

Airs at: Mon, 10/13/2014 at 11:00pm - Tue, 10/14/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Holy Crowley Hour
Many of our late-night deejays have been accused of belonging to a cult led by Aleister Crowley. That's only half right. We're member of a cult, and this cult is led by a Crowley, however, it's not Aleister. Rather it’s his brother Carl. Carl Crowley. Carl is Aleister’s lit... Read more