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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... 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, adventu... Read more

Urban Funk

First Thursday of each month from 7-8pm This show is a combination of music,culture,and talk reflection of african american views insight to a variety of  black contributors and celebrate the influences of these artist Read more

Marti Mendenhall, Mick Schafer and The Roving Eyes

Airs at: Fri, 12/14/2018 at 10:00pm - Sat, 12/15/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  La Ruleta
Marti Mendenhall has a new Christmas single called "Here I Am Home". She will be premiering and chatting with us. Marti is a perfomer and producer, radio and podcast host of Marti's Music Kitchen, a partnership with Oregon Music News. "Your new Christmas Holiday Favorit... Read more

Buscando America on 12/11/18

Airs at: Tue, 12/11/2018 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
Carolina Arvizu es una poderosa mujer chicana que nos compartió su historia de resiliencia y lucha contra el cáncer. Con apenas 31 años de edad nos da un ejemplo bellísimo de como afrontar la adversidad de una manera creativa y onstructiva para salir fortalecido luego de... Read more

Drawn to Berlin - Ali Fitzgerald

Airs at: Thu, 12/13/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Celebrate Words and Pictures' 15th anniversary on the air with a visit from Drawn to Berlin author Ali Fitgerald! Drawn to Berlin follows Ali's encounters with Syrian youth, as she teaches comics workshops at a makeshift refugee center in Germany and hears personal s... Read more

Sounds Unsound late December 2018

Airs at: Sun, 12/23/2018 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Sounds Unsound
No Christmas music. No holiday music. Read more

Julia Laxer, Professor Kitty and Father Christmas

Airs at: Mon, 12/10/2018 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Just Jess is out of town this week so old Fortunato will be running thngs on his own. We'll start off December with a visit from local writer Julia Laxer. Who will read some of her new works. Also on tap will be the first instalments of The Father Christmas Letters by J.... Read more

Buttermilk Graffiti by Edward Lee

Airs at: Thu, 12/06/2018 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
On today’s show, our guest is Edward Lee, author of the book Buttermilk Graffiti: A Chef's Journey to Discover America's New Melting-Pot Cuisine, in conversation with Liz Crain, author of Food Lover’s Guide to Portland. In Buttermilk Graffiti, Edward reports back from two... Read more

KBOO News In Depth: Carolina Pfister

Airs at: Mon, 12/03/2018 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
All of us can agree on the importance of home in our lives, but what do we mean by “home”? And, once we settle on that home, how do we fit in as part of a larger community? If there’s no community, how do we make one? These are important questions for those who’ve come to... Read more