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KBOO News In Depth: Judith Arcana

Airs at: Mon, 10/08/2018 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
Our In Depth guest today is Portland-based writer, teacher, and radio host Judith Arcana. Judith’s published work includes poems, stories, essays, and books. She’s a longtime teacher of literature, writing, and women’s studies. And she volunteered as a Jane, a member of the... Read more

Pickman's Model by H.P. Lovecraft

Airs at: Mon, 10/15/2018 at 11:00pm - Tue, 10/16/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Gremlin Time
For the Halloween season, Fortunato reads an Eerie Classic by Howard Philip Lovercraft, Pickman's Model. What is the secret behind the ghoulish and disturbing paintings of Richard Pickman, which have been scandalizing the Boston art scene of the 1920s? Read more

Amanda Clem interviews LeBrie Rich for Art Focus on 10/09/18

Airs at: Tue, 10/09/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
Grocery, LeBrie Rich's series of life-size branded food products, such as Fritos, Ritz Crackers, and Reese’s, are lovingly felted and stitched with painstaking attention to detail. The almost irresistibly soft texture of wool felt and the many hours of labor clearly spent o... Read more

Jimmy Cobb

Airs at: Mon, 10/08/2018 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
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Junk

Airs at: Thu, 10/25/2018 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
  Tommy Pico's “Junk is a true American odyssey, complete with a reluctant hero who defies all odds to survive. Repulsed by the trashiness of empire, the violence of occupation, this book nonetheless searches in earnest for real tenderness, a romance that isn’t corny. . . ... Read more

The Sampler presents 3 Skeleton Key starring Vincent Price

Airs at: Mon, 10/15/2018 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Joining Fortunato and Just Jess today will be playwrite Georgina Escobar, to discuss the presentation of her play "Alebrijes" at the Milagro Theater on the 18th. Also,  a member of the band Steel Wheels, will drop by to tell us of their upcoming   performance at The Old Chu... Read more

Ghost Hunter

Airs at: Mon, 10/08/2018 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
The Sampler returns for another month of crazy fun with Just jess and Fortunato. Starting today we will have the first in a month long series of scary radio dramas. Today we feature an episode of Suspence entitled Ghost Hunter, staring Ralph Edwards as a brash DJ who, as a ... Read more

Halloween Special featuring The Shadow People

Airs at: Mon, 10/29/2018 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Joining Fortunato and Just Jess today will be film critic DK Holm to review the new season of Dr. Who, as well as some other tv shows. Joining the crew in studio will be the organizers of the upcoming Swashbucklers Ball, happening Nov. 3rd. Calling in, Sampler crew member G... Read more

The Cat Man read by Katherine Dunn

Airs at: Mon, 10/22/2018 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
We continue with our month long presentation of scary stories with one of Fortunato's classic episodes of Gremlin Time recorded back around 1980., The Cat Man by Byron Leggett, and read by Katherine Dunn. A successful writer seeking solitude on his own island regrets that h... Read more

Tuesday Night! Oct 9 Hear and There: A KBOO 50th Celebration of the Environment and Sound

Produced for:  Threshold Shift
  KBOO Celebrates its 50 Years of Sound, Science and Environmental Awareness In a Unique Immersive Sound and Site Collaboration with OMSI Tuesday October 9, 7:30PM OMSI’s Kendall Planetarium In honor of KBOO and OMSI's long-standing commitment to education and environment... Read more