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Roxanne Roxanne

Airs at: Fri, 03/10/2017 at 12:00am - 3:00am
In Celebration of "Roxanne Roxanne" the new Hip-Hop biopic on Roxanne Shanté (Lolita Shanté Gooden) which just premiered AND Sold at the Sundance Film Festival we'll be traveling back in time to Queens, New York and the year 1984 to explore her rebuttal to the UTFO song whi... Read more

A Really Good Day

Airs at: Thu, 03/02/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
  Ayelet Waldman is a mother of teenagers, a former federal public defender, and a writer living with mood disorders who discovers an underground culture of clinicians advocating for the therapeutic use of LSD.  Having exhausted virtually every other medical option for her... Read more

The Dark Tower

Airs at: Mon, 02/06/2017 at 11:30pm - 11:45pm
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
THE DARK TOWER:  When he rented a pricy apartment at the new Darth Vader building, at one end of the Burnside Bridge, little did he know what sinister secrets lay within. An eerie drama about the changing Portland landscape. Ken Jones says:  I listened to this month’s Ubu H... Read more

Ubu Hour March 2017

Airs at: Mon, 03/06/2017 at 11:00pm - Tue, 03/07/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
Tonight on Ubu Radio Theater we give you a couple of sequals. First up.. First up.. We bring you the second episode in our series about President Trump in early 2019 as he faces the threat of impeachment and deals with legal issues on a broad front.  In the opener, “PRESI... Read more

Good Ole Grateful Dead and More!

Airs at: Sat, 03/11/2017 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
It's been years since I've played any of the music that James Booker created with Jerry Garcia. They played two live shows and one rehearsal, all between 1/7/76-1/10/76. For those that don't know, James Booker was an amazing piano player from New Orleans with one eye. He ha... Read more

It Can't Happen Where?

Airs at: Mon, 02/27/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Frann Michel discusses Sinclair Lewis's 1935 novel of American fascism, It Can't Happen Here, the similarities between its fictional demagogue and our current president, the capitalist roots of fascism, and some differences of political landscape then and now.   It's the ... Read more

A Radio Geekly: Episode 7 - Thoughts from Wizard World

Airs at: Fri, 03/03/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  A Radio Geekly
For this episode of A Radio Geekly, the collective debriefs on their experience at Wizard World Comic Con, as well as their thoughts on the upcoming 2017 convention season. To join the discussion, email your thoughts/questions to: aradiogeekly@kboo.org or call during the s... Read more

Trump's First 100 Days

Airs at: Sun, 02/26/2017 at 5:30pm - Sun, 03/05/2017 at 5:30pm
Produced for:  This Is How We See It
Trump's first month in office, good or bad?  Also, the tragic story of Emmett Till.  Join me as I discuss these topics. Read more

Ep.2 Birthday Soup

Airs at: Sun, 02/26/2017 at 7:00am - 7:30am
Produced for:  Peace, Love and Soup
  Feb. 2017 - Welcome back for a 2nd serving of Peace, Love and Soup! Episode 2 - Birthday Soup,  is going to be a hot one! So, be sure to blow on the soup and make a wish before sitting down to devour!   This month we're celebrating Tave’s 50th, with the classic children... Read more

Cathy Camper on "Lowriders to the Center of the Earth"

Airs at: Thu, 03/09/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host Bethany Grabow talks with Cathy Camper, author of the books Lowriders in Space and Lowriders to the Center of the Earth. These graphic novels feature a trio of friends who experience out-of-this-world adventures in their quest to make the most epic lowrider.   Publis... Read more