Arts and Culture

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Clowns in the Burying Ground: The Grateful Dead, Literature, and the Limits of Philosophy

  In this new, unique book, author (and Boston University Humanities professor) Christopher Coffman "presents intertextual readings of the Grateful Dead and their lyrics to argue that the band’s lyricists were deeply and significantly engaged with the literary tradition... Read more

Portland Insider Music

Produced for:  AudioPilot
Portland Insider Music – Our Story, Mission, and Growing Impact Portland Insider Music (PIM) began just a few months ago with a simple but powerful idea: Portland’s local musicians deserve deeper, more meaningful coverage than what they were getting from mainstream media.... Read more

For Friday, 20 February 2026, on Film at 11, Mona discusses How to Make a Killing, and Jeff finds Marty Supreme

Airs at: Fri, 02/20/2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
Mona Bowen drops in to discuss the new film, How to Make a Killing, and Jeff Godsil revisits Marty Supreme.  Read more

Radio From The Sunny Side of the Street

Airs at: Mon, 02/23/2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
More music, humor and maybe a radio drama. Read more

Spring Can Really Hang you up the Most

Airs at: Mon, 02/16/2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
More music, humor and maybe a radio drama. Read more

Crazy Fun Another Monday

Airs at: Mon, 03/09/2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
More music, humor and maybe a radio drama. Read more

Bogart & Bacall in Bold Venture and Pat Novack For Hire with Jack Webb

Airs at: Mon, 02/16/2026 at 11:00pm - Tue, 02/17/2026 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Gremlin Time
Two episodes of classic radio. Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall starring in Bold Venture, an adventure series set in Havana. Also Jack Webb and Raymond Burr appear in Pat Novack For Hire. Read more

Keith Knight, Gentleman Cartoonist - from the Archive

Airs at: Thu, 02/12/2026 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Rapper, cartoonist, and social activist Keith Knight is a longtime fan of the Portland comics scene as well as community radio.  He was delighted to make a detour to the KBOO studios during his visit to the 2006 Stumptown Comics Festival, where his slideshow and stage... Read more

Mona Bowen joins us to discuss four new shows and movies on Film at 11 on 13 Fri., 2026

Airs at: Fri, 02/13/2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
Mona Bowen joins us to discuss Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, the six-part romantic thriller His and Hers, the action comedy The Wrecking Crew, and Brendan Fraser in Rental Family.  Read more

Double Groove - Stronger Than Dirt

Airs at: Fri, 02/13/2026 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Double Groove
It's time to celebrate the month of ♡ Love ♡ by showing love and respect to the blues icon, the knuckle coupler between blues and rock n' roll Willie Mae Thornton a.k.a. Big Mama Thornton.  Read more