Arts/Culture

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Capitán Pijama, KIEV, Los Licuadora, Ultrasónicas, Jessy Bulbo

Airs at: Fri, 01/13/2017 at 10:00pm - Sat, 01/14/2017 at 12:00am

Produced for: La Ruleta

Hot Off The Press...

Airs at: Fri, 01/13/2017 at 10:45am - Sat, 01/21/2017 at 10:45am

Produced for: This Is How We See It

Mariah Carey butchers her NYE performance, blames Dick Clark Productions; Some states will raise their minimum wage this year; Outcry over RNC Chair comparing Pres. Elect - Trump to Jesus Christ during Christmas. Join us as we discuss these topics and more. Read more

Positively Revolting on The First 100 Days

Airs at: Fri, 01/13/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Positively Revolting

During this hour, we talk with local organizer Amy Harwood about the upcoming conference: The First 100 Days, which explores creative responses to resist the Trump regime. The conference starts this weekend, and you can find full information at this link http://first100d... Read more

Edward Snowden - The Graphic Biography

Airs at: Thu, 01/12/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Words and Pictures

In this encore episode from October 2015, political cartoonist and international troublemaker Ted Rall returns to the KBOO studios with his graphic biography of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. Drawing from Ted's conversations with Snowden's own ACLU attorney as well a... Read more

Harrow County

Airs at: Thu, 02/09/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Words and Pictures

Harrow County is Dark Horse's acclaimed new Gothic Horror comics series from the artist and writer team of Tyler Crook and Cullen Bunn. Set in North Carolina in the last century, the story follows the mysterious forces that haunt a rural agricultural community and possi... Read more

Stafford Show with James Dixon and Kathleen Worley

Airs at: Mon, 01/23/2017 at 10:00pm - Tue, 01/24/2017 at 12:00am

Produced for: Poetry and Everything

James Dixon is originally from North Carolina and a local theater actor/singer. After nearly 10 years of travel to over 32 states and 7 countries, he decided to make Portland his home. James enjoys dialect work, sci-fi, social justice activism, and is "always a sucker ... Read more

The Soul of Soundtracks

Airs at: Fri, 01/20/2017 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm

Produced for: From the Grassroots

We will escape current events with the emotions created by the music in movies Local and national political commentary provided by Landon Crowell And musical analysis provided as always by our Art Historian Dianne Johnson Read more

Episode 14 - Those Who Act

Airs at: Tue, 01/10/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm

Produced for: The Staple

Voices of people taking positive action followed by an interview with activist Kathryn Stevens. Below are links to some of the organizations mentioned in the episode: Be The Millers Emergency Houseless Resource Drive Portland's Resistance Boots on the Ground Backpacks ... Read more

David Bowie (Rest In Peace)

Produced for: The Sacred Circle "TEMENOS"

David Bowie died tragically a year ago today after 18 month battle with liver cancer and the world is still reeling from his death. Some have said that clearly Bowie was holding the universe together, what else could explain the shit show of 2016?! Here are some upcomin... Read more

The Candidate

Airs at: Mon, 05/02/2016 at 11:00pm - Tue, 05/03/2016 at 12:00am

Produced for: Ubu Hour

The candidate had never run before, and many people didn't take him seriously, and yet he was winning the nomination. Why were so many people voting for him? This radio play mashes up political satire with "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" and "Videodrome." Here's the audio... Read more