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Betty Before X author Renee Watson

Airs at: Thu, 02/01/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
In Detroit, 1945, eleven-year-old Betty's house doesn't quite feel like home. She believes her mother loves her, but she can't shake the feeling that her mother doesn't want her. Church helps those worries fade, if only for a little while. The singing, the preaching, the sp... Read more

Portland Jewish Hour

Airs at: Sun, 01/28/2018 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Portland Jewish Hour
Host Liz Schwartz interviews internationally renowned klezmer fiddler Alicia Svigals about Beregovsky Suite, the first solo recording she's released in 20 years. This album, a collaborative project with Grammy-nominated jazz pianist Uli Geissendoerfer, brings to life long-l... Read more

Ursula K. Le Guin: "Out Here"

Airs at: Thu, 01/25/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
  "Women's writing tends to get disapeared when they die..." -Ursula K. Le Guin Portland's own Ursula K. Le Guin passed away this week at the age of 88. She was a novelist working mainly in the genres of fantasy and science fiction but she also authored children's books, s... Read more

KBOO News In Depth: David Hattner and Amy Borden

Airs at: Tue, 01/23/2018 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
The Passion of Joan of Arc is one of the most celebrated silent films ever made. The original version, released in 1928, was thought to be lost after a fire destroyed the master negative. That is, until 1981, when director Carl Dreyer’s original cut was discovered in Oslo, ... Read more

The Monday Sampler

Airs at: Mon, 03/26/2018 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Portland's best overlooked radio program is back with music, guests and radio theater! In this installment we welcome to the Air Room, Forest Veil to play a few songs for us. And we will get to the conclusion of our radio theater presentation of Silver Annie, starring James... Read more

The Monday Sampler

Airs at: Mon, 03/19/2018 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
The late night radio show that comes on in the afternoon! This week is FULL of music, as we welcome singer/songwriter Jonah Sissoyev to the KBOO studios to play a set. Jess will play her phone interview with guitarist Hiroya Tsukamoto about his current PNW tour. And in the ... Read more

The Monday Sampler

Airs at: Mon, 03/12/2018 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
The late night radio show that comes on in the afternoon, is back with music, guests and radio theater! This week we welcome a member of Banana Stand Media to chat about upcoming events. Jess will chat on the phone with Giants in the Trees. More radio theater, and a specia... Read more

The Monday Sampler

Airs at: Mon, 02/26/2018 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
The late night radio show that comes on in the afternoon, is back with music, guests and radio theater. Is this Portland's best overlooked radio program? Read more

The Monday Sampler

Airs at: Mon, 02/19/2018 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
The late night radio show that comes on in the afternoon, is back with live music, and radio theater. Setting up in the studio will be the local band Rugby. And our featured radio drama stars Jimmy Stewart in a story set on the old western frontier called Cheyenne Express.  Read more

The Monday Sampler

Airs at: Mon, 02/12/2018 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
The late night radio show that comes on in the afternoon! This week, we welcome Robin Jackson and chat with him about his upcoming show. Then in the second hour, David Walker, curator of the Portland Black Film Festival, will join us to talk about the event running through ... Read more