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Putin's Russia

Airs at: Thu, 03/10/2022 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
  In this hour-long special, British comics artist Darryl Cunningham tackles the topics of economic and political corruption.  His graphic non-fiction books include The Age of Selfishness, How to Fake a Moon Landing, Billionaires: The Lives of the Rich and Powerful, and mo... Read more

Jess T. Dugan

Airs at: Tue, 03/08/2022 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
On Tuesday March 8, 2022, Joseph Gallivan interviews photographer Jess T. Dugan about their show To Survive on This Shore: Photographs and Interviews with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Older Adults. This photo exhibition is at Portland State University through April ... Read more

Cinematic anniversaries are on hand in this week's Film at 11, for 25 March, 2022

Airs at: Fri, 03/25/2022 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
This week on Film at 11, Jeff Godsil revisits Martin Scorsese's The King of Comedy, while matthew of KBOO's Gremlin Time looks a the recent  Black Crab, a Swedish actioner that is as if Ingmar Bergman directed a Liam Neeson film, with some Hans Brinker thrown in. In our boo... Read more

Wider Window Poetry with Rena Priest

Airs at: Mon, 04/04/2022 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  Wider Window Poetry
Washington Poet Laureate Rena Priest appears courtesy of Humanities Washington and the Washington State Arts Commission/ArtsWA. Read more

David Hattner and Michael Gu preview Portland Youth Philharmonic's Russian Winter concert

Airs at: Wed, 03/02/2022 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
On today's KBOO News in Depth, we preview Portland Youth Philharmonic's upcoming Russian Winter concert with guests David Hattner, PYP's Musical Director, and Michael Gu, winner of the Portland Piano International 2021 Piano Concerto Competition. David programmed the concer... Read more

BEDLAM: The Life & Mind of Earl Sedgwick

Airs at: Thu, 03/03/2022 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
     Bedlam:  The Life & Mind of Earl Sedgwick details the frustrating life of Earl Sedgwick, owner and operator of a mental institution. Earl grew up in the business and subsequently took it over despite his avowed hatred of how the business robbed him of his childhood. He... Read more

Film at 11 once again takes a look at Alfred Hitchcock in a special episode for Friday, 18 March, 2022

Airs at: Fri, 03/18/2022 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
On another very special Film at 11 we are joined by Matthew of KBOO's Gremlin Time to discuss a new book on Alfred Hitchcock's early film The Lodger, and a later item, Number Seventeen.  Read more

Music for a Grey Monday

Airs at: Mon, 02/28/2022 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Take a break for a Monday afternoon in the Rose City with 2 hours of music selected by that old street rider Fortunato. Featured in today's show are  Bill Frisell, Leonard Cohen, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Sun Ra, Charles Lloyd, Ella Fitzgerald and many others.  Read more

Film at 11 faces science and action in today's episode for March 11, 2022

Airs at: Fri, 03/11/2022 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
On today's film at 11 Jeff Godsil presents a paean to The Day the Earth Stood Still, while Matthew of KBOO's Gremlin Time makes a case against Forbidden Planet, and in the book corner, a new volume of oral history on the making of Mad Max Fury Road, titled Blood, Sweat & Ch... Read more

On a very special Film at 11, we take an in-depth look at the suddenly timely Ivan's Childhood, on Film at 11 for Friday, March 4, 2022

Airs at: Fri, 03/04/2022 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
On a very special episode of Film at 11, Matthew of KBOO's Gremlin Time and Prof. Lisa Neville of Cortland State Univs. NY, joins us to discuss Andre Tarkovsky's early masterpiece Ivan's Childhood. Read more