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Conrad Schnitzler: Blau (Bureau B); Gold, 1974-78

Airs at: Mon, 04/24/2023 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  A Different Nature
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Spring Fever on the Sampler

Airs at: Mon, 04/24/2023 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Lots of music for a lovely Monday afternoon. Featured in the first hour will be an episode of Night Beat starring Frank Lovejoy as reporter Randy Stone. In today's episode, Randy is leaving the paper after a long night and runs into a young woman who's life is in danger. An... Read more

Kesha Ajọsẹ-Fisher, author of No God Like the Mother

Airs at: Thu, 04/27/2023 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
We're back in the KBOO studios after three long years doing the show remotely via Zoom. And I'm so happy our first guest is Kesha Ajọsẹ-Fisher, author of the story collection No God Like the Mother, from Portland’s Forest Avenue Press. Kesha was born in Chicago, raised in ... Read more

Earth Day edition of Sounds Unsound

Airs at: Sun, 04/23/2023 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Sounds Unsound
Earth Day edition of Sounds Unsound. The third hour will be all nature sounds, no human intervention. Read more

Rainy Day Music

Airs at: Mon, 04/17/2023 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Fortunato returns with an all music program for this afternoon. Read more

Hito Steyerl

Airs at: Tue, 04/18/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
My guest this week is Sara Krajewski [PRONOUNCED kra-JESS-ki], the Senior Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at Portland Art Museum. Krajewski is talking about Hito Steyerl’s [PRONOUNCED HEE-to STY-rol] video installation called “This is the Future” which critiques arti... Read more

Naftalina

Airs at: Fri, 04/14/2023 at 10:00pm - Sat, 04/15/2023 at 12:00am
Produced for:  La Ruleta
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Leora Skolkin-Smith, author of Stealing Faith

Airs at: Thu, 04/20/2023 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Leora Skolkin-Smith joins us to talk about her new novel Stealing Faith, the tale of a young woman struggling to survive her mind and the world-famous writer who helped her find the voice that saved her life. Caroline Leavitt says of Stealing Faith: "Skolkin has created an ... Read more

Boogie Pachanguero - Carnival Season

Airs at: Fri, 04/14/2023 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Boogie Pachanguero
Bacchanal is here!!! The sun is shining, the drums are rolling, streets are jam-packed...... This is a Caribbean carnival music takeover. The hits of this festival are here to get our weekend started off with a bang. Folks, get your shiniest mask and outfit and let's dance! Read more

Captain Nemo and the God Monster

Airs at: Mon, 04/17/2023 at 11:00pm - Tue, 04/18/2023 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Gremlin Time
Tonight, a Steampunk Adventure featuring the creations of Jules Verne and H.P. Lovecraft in Twent Thousand Years Under The Sea by Kevin J. Anderson. After surviving a deadly attack from a giant squid Captain Nemo and the crew of the armoured submarine boat The Nautilus find... Read more