Arts and Culture

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The Holy Crowley Hour

Airs at: Mon, 12/24/2018 at 11:00pm - Tue, 12/25/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Holy Crowley Hour
On this special Christmas Eve edition of The Holy Crowley Hour, which, by the way, was Charles Dickens' favorite radio show, we spread holiday cheer with guest Cindy McGean of the Willamette Radio Workshop.  Cindy is a Portland-based writer and teacher, with a background in... Read more

End Of The Year Show

Airs at: Mon, 12/31/2018 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Fortunato and Just Jess have some crazy fun lined up for the end of the year. More chatting with DK Holm about this year's movies, books and the current season of Dr. Who. Also, a final letter from Father Christmas read to us by Katherine Dunn. Read more

Christmas Eve Show

Airs at: Mon, 12/24/2018 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
 The Sampler Crew, Fortunato, Just Jess, DK Holm and Godiva Lee  welcome some special surprise guests to the studio.  Including Open Mike Music, SW Conser and old time KBOO host J. Micheal Kersey. Who will be coming in to to tell us about a big fun benefit for homeless and ... Read more

KBOO News In Depth: Matt Haynes

Airs at: Mon, 12/17/2018 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
Our In Depth guest today is Matt Haynes, artistic director of The Pulp Stage, a Portland-based theater company specializing in live storytelling for fans of sci-fi, fantasy, and suspense.  Matt and Pulp Stage have pioneered the concept of karaoke storytelling, which Matt d... Read more

Episode 74. It Takes A Village To Receive A Word

Airs at: Tue, 12/18/2018 at 12:00am - Mon, 12/31/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Village Vibes Podcast
On this week's episode of VVP, Brittain and Kayla are flying (high) and making like Drake, tryna stay light on their toes. Maintaining positivity is a helluva challenge but we're making it work the best we can!! Hear what we've got to say about self-care, the upcoming award... Read more

Stefon Harris

Airs at: Tue, 12/18/2018 at 8:30am - 9:30am
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Buscando America on 12/18/18

Airs at: Tue, 12/18/2018 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
Este 20 de diciembre se cumplen 29 años de  aquella madrugada del año  1989 cuando tropas norteamericanas atacaron Panamá por tierra y aire. Conoce más sobre la invasión estadounidense a Panamá en esta emisión. Además hablamos con Javier Sierra sobre la reunión de la COP24... Read more

Dream Wulf-Millennial Falcon-Green Mountain Guild Winter Solstice 2018

Airs at: Fri, 12/21/2018 at 10:00pm - Sat, 12/22/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Plugged In
Dream Wulf was founded in the woods of the Pacific North West in 2015 during a musicians get away. The members found that when their sound collided it sounded strange and pleasing, lovely and creepy, and it made them curious for more. Dream Wulf is a mashup blend of alterna... Read more

Cathy Whims, DK Holm, Katherine Dunn and Father Christmas

Airs at: Mon, 12/17/2018 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
A big holiday show on the Sampler as regular guests DK Holm, and Julia Laxer drop in on Fortunato and Just Jess. Also coming in, will be Cathy Whims of the restaurants Nostrana and Enoteca Nostrana, to give us some background on the Portland food scene and some ideas for ho... Read more

Katherine Dunn reads The Father Christmas Letters by J.R.R. Tolkien

Airs at: Mon, 12/17/2018 at 11:00pm - Tue, 12/18/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Gremlin Time
Once again we present our holiday favorite The Father Christmas Letters by J.R.R. Tolkien. A collection of letters written by the author of Lord Of The Rings in response to his children's letters written to Santa Claus. Katherine Dunn reads these tales of comedy, adventure ... Read more