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Ryan Alexander-Tanner on Muhammad Ali

Airs at: Thu, 01/23/2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Ryan Alexander-Tanner is a comics artist and illustrator who’s led comics workshops for kids and adults, and worked with writers and non-profit organizations for projects that he calls “illustrated narratives.”  He's collaborated with professor and activist Bill Ayers on... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for January 27, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 01/27/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Frann Michel hosts this episode, with segments including these:   Big Tech and Big War: Laurie Mercier speaks to Roberto J. González, a professor of anthropology at San José State University, about how Silicon Valley is transforming the Military-Industrial Complex. Some... Read more

Notes Toward a Nuclear-Free Future

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Gil Scott-Heron, Karen Silkwood, and the 1979 No Nukes Album: For those who came of age in the 1970s and 80s, political awakening to the dangers of nuclear power came as much via pop culture as it did from watching the nightly news. The 1979 triple album No Nukes: The MU... Read more

Playtesting With Ned Damon

Airs at: Tue, 01/21/2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Winner's Bias
Nate and James welcome Ned Damon, the Portland Local Playtest Organizer with Break My Game. He gives local board game designers a chance to have their games played with a critical eye so they can improve their designs. Ned also has a podcast about the trading card game Star... Read more

Carlos Beltlán: Presencias; La Fauna Nociva

Airs at: Mon, 01/20/2025 at 7:45pm - Tue, 01/21/2025 at 10:00pm
Produced for:  A Different Nature
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Twenty Acres: A Seventies Childhood in the Woods with author Sarah Neidhardt and her mom Wendy McPhee

Airs at: Thu, 01/23/2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
On today's episode, we welcome Sarah Neidhardt, author of the memoir Twenty Acres: A Seventies Childhood in the Woods, from The University of Arkansas Press. The book recounts Sarah’s experience growing up as part of a back-to-the land family in a small, isolated town in th... Read more

Sounds Unsound

Airs at: Sun, 01/26/2025 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Sounds Unsound
First two hours will be the Sounds Unsound usual, new releases of new music. For the third hour, we pay tribute to David Lynch, recently deceased, with a sound collage from the third season of his TV show Twin Peaks. Read more

Steam Punk Adventure

Airs at: Mon, 01/20/2025 at 11:00pm - Tue, 01/21/2025 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Gremlin Time
    Inspired by the works of Jules Verne, The Secret of The Nautilus is a sequel to the classic 19th Century, techno-thriller. What is the catastrophic secret Captain Nemo must hide within the sunken hull of The Nautilus?  Who is the mysterious stranger, Captain Nemo fear... Read more

Paul Susi of PDX ID Assistance

Airs at: Thu, 01/16/2025 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Paul Susi of PDX ID Assistance helps unhoused people who've been swept by the city's law enforcement and lost their crucial personal documents. He's expanding his reach in the local community and has insight on aspects of recovery that are not on the radar of many people.  Read more

Psychedelic Rock Posters (repeat)

Airs at: Tue, 01/14/2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
This is a repeat of the  Dec. 24, 2024 show in which  Joseph Gallivan interviews Mary Weaver Chapin, the Curator of Graphic Arts at Portland Art Museum. She discusses the show “Psychedelic Rock Posters and Fashion of the 1960s,” which runs now until June 15, 2025.  https:/... Read more