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The Sampler Returns!

Airs at: Mon, 02/11/2019 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Produced for: The Monday Sampler

We're back for another month! Just Jess and Fortunato welcome back film critic DK Holm to play music and talk about current movies and tv shows. And, for your listening pleasure, we present a radio adaptation of the Alfred Hitchcock film "The 39 Steps". But this version sta... Read more

KC Craine/Pheonix Madison/Swiggle Mandela/JVSTNJOY

Airs at: Fri, 02/08/2019 at 10:00pm - Sat, 02/09/2019 at 12:00am

Produced for: La Ruleta

Sean The Bus Driver is joined by KC CRAINE "KC Craine is a guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer from Portland, Oregon. He was once almost famous as the leader of the 1980's San Francisco band KC Craine and the Conditions, sharing the stage with acts like Huey Lewis ... Read more

KBOO News In Depth: Connie King Leonard

Airs at: Mon, 02/04/2019 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm

Produced for: News In Depth

Our In Depth guest today is Connie King Leonard, author of the new novel, Sleeping In My Jeans, from Portland’s Ooligan Press. Sleeping In My Jeans tells the story of sixteen-year-old Mattie Rollins and her six-year-old sister Meg, who become homeless in Eugene, Oregon when... Read more

"Watch Us Rise," Portland author Renee Watson's latest young adult novel

Airs at: Thu, 02/07/2019 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Black Book Talk

Jasmine and Chelsea are best friends on a mission--they're sick of the way women are treated even at their progressive NYC high school, so they decide to start a Women's Rights Club. They post their work online--poems, essays, videos of Chelsea performing her poetry, and... Read more

Lake City by Thomas Kohnstamm

Airs at: Thu, 02/07/2019 at 10:00am - 10:30am

Produced for: Between The Covers

Host Ken Jones talks with Thomas Kohnstamm, author of the new novel Lake City, from Counterpoint Press. Lake City tells the story of Lane Bueche, a 27 year-old reluctant adult, born and raised in the Northeast Seattle neighborhood Lake City, a place untouched by the growth... Read more

Buscando America on 02/05/19

Airs at: Tue, 02/05/2019 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Produced for: Buscando America

Un acercamiento al mundo del teatro y los títeres con Camila Pérez y Rodolfo Armijo miembros del ensamble chileno Silencio Blanco y su más reciente producción Pescador. Roy Antonio Arauz nos habla sobre La Segua que se estrena en el teatro Milagro. Virginia Marting y Tim... Read more

File Under: Chasing Ebenezer -Outcasts and Refugees

Airs at: Mon, 02/11/2019 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Produced for: File Under:

Sean talks with Ben and Heidi from Chasing Ebenezer about singing lessons, home recording and finding a sense of belonging. We discuss the music on their Outcast and Refugees album, the exploration of Middle Eastern music and song writing. Read more

Minh Tran Returns

Airs at: Tue, 02/05/2019 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Stage and Studio

Dmae features dancer and choreographer Minh Tran who returns to the stage after an eight-year absence from the stage. He's about to debut his most personal work to date about the recent loss of his parents and the renewal of the human spirit. Anicca/Impermanence on Febru... Read more