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High On Cooking On High

Airs at: Wed, 07/18/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
Ngaio Bealum is a very funny person, which is a good thing because he works as a comedian. Ngaio is also a journalist and progressive political activist. His new show on Netflix, Cooking On High, brings together two important parts of any culture: food and drugs. On this... Read more

Olli Hoopnoodle's Haven of Bliss by Jean Shepherd

Airs at: Mon, 07/16/2018 at 11:00pm - Tue, 07/17/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Gremlin Time
 The author of  "A Christmas Story", Jean Shepherd, returns with a humorous narrative about his family's annual summer trip to Clear Lake.  Read more

John Callahan: Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far On Foot

Airs at: Thu, 07/12/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  John Callahan was the most unlikely of cartoonists, a quadriplegic who was only able to grip a pen after extensive physical therapy.  Yet he became a comics phenomenon, transforming personal and cultural demons into abrasive yet hilarious single-panel gags that earned... Read more

A Popcalypse on 07/04/18

Airs at: Wed, 07/04/2018 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  A Popcalypse
The usual assortment of the unusual with a smidgeon of everything else, plus a special tribute to this week's Portland Waterfront Blues Fest... Stretchmarks: Pere Ubu - Junior Brown Bloody Hollies - Genesis Big Mama Thornton - The White Stripes Bobby Womack - The Resid... Read more

Whirlaway by Poe Ballantine

Airs at: Thu, 07/05/2018 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host Ken Jones talks with Poe Ballantine, author of the new book Whirlaway: The Great American Loony Bin, Horseplaying & Record-Collecting Novel, published by Portland’s Hawthorne Press. Poe has published seven books and hundreds of stories and essays, many of which hav... Read more

Gus Van Sant

Airs at: Thu, 07/26/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Film Show
  Gus Van Sant's directorial work has ranged from the avant-garde (Gerry and Last Days) to the transgressive (Mala Noche and Drugstore Cowboy) to Hollywood crowd-pleasers (Good Will Hunting and Finding Forrester).  His latest feature, Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Fo... Read more

Mr. Jones's Neighborhood

Airs at: Fri, 06/29/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
We talk books today on Mr. Jones's Neighborhood. And while Mr. Jones himself is barely literate, the Portland metropolitan area is decidedly not. We're a city of  great readers and writers, and, fortunately for those readers and writers, great independent publishers. We ... Read more

The Holy Crowley Hour

Airs at: Mon, 06/25/2018 at 11:00pm - Tue, 06/26/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Holy Crowley Hour
Welcome to the first  Holy Crowley Hour of Summer 2018. While Carl Crowley and I should be wearing flip flops, shades, and a Speedo, and playing the Beach Boys all night, we'll instead be focusing on radio theater, as is our wont. And wearing a Speedo. Only a Speedo. To... Read more

The Politics of Living - Episode 16

Airs at: Wed, 06/06/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  The Politics of Living
    June 6, 2018   Lynn Fitch presents another storytelling installment: What's Next? Venturing into the Great Wide Open. Ten Minutes With Darka: This month, Darka's guest is Carl Wolfson, a comedian, radio host, author and activist.  He was a mainstay on Portland's... Read more

The Monday Sampler

Airs at: Mon, 06/11/2018 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Back for June, with all the regular crazy fun interviews and music, the Sampler Crew - Fortunato, Just Jess and PBK - try and make your first day of the work week better and more crazy! Starting today and continuing throughout the first part of summer, the Sampler will f... Read more