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Stephen Hanks on The Albina Jazz Festival

Airs at: Wed, 04/26/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  Stephen is truly passionate about history. In 2013 he published the Akee Tree about his family’s history and genealogy. A few years ago, he started researching the local stories of early Portland African American pioneers, and created walking tours to share with the publ... Read more

The Empath's Survival Guide: Life Strategies for Sensitive People by Judith Orloff, MD

Airs at: Sun, 04/16/2017 at 9:45pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Open Air
  What's the difference between having empathy and being an empath?  “Empathy means our heart goes out to another person in joy or pain,” says Dr. Judith Orloff, MD “But empaths actually feel others’ emotions and physical symptoms in their own bodies, without the usual def... Read more

Gremlin Time

Airs at: Mon, 04/17/2017 at 11:00pm - Tue, 04/18/2017 at 12:00pm
Produced for:  Gremlin Time
Tonight, the second most dangerous man in Europe, Col Sebastian  (Tiger Jack) Moran travels to the base of Mr Rainier to hunt a legendary ape-man; believed to be a cousin of those believed to inhabit Nepal. But the Colonel finds more than he bargained for in this short stor... Read more

Hot Off The Press...

Airs at: Sat, 04/15/2017 at 1:15pm - Sun, 04/23/2017 at 1:15pm
Produced for:  This Is How We See It
Session's DOJ could possibly roll back Obama era agreements with local law enforcement agencies.  Should parents be notified of children's birth control decisions?  Momma June's weight loss surgery.  Tune in as we discuss these topics and more.    Read more

Embracing Comic Tragedy

Airs at: Mon, 04/17/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
Mary Astor’s biggest role was Brigid O’Shaughnessy.  Brigid was the love interest of Sam Spade played by Humphrey Bogart in the film, the Maltese Falcon.  But Mary Astor is most famous for what happened off screen and was recorded in her diary.   Caricaturist Edward Sorel b... Read more

The Ada Decades

Airs at: Mon, 04/17/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  On this edition of Radiozine Dan Johnson talks to author Paula Martinac about her novel The Ada Decades. A girl from a Carolina mill family isn't supposed to strive for a career, but Ada Shook graduates from college on a scholarship and lands a plum job as a school libr... Read more

Andrea Stolowitz & Berlin Diary

Airs at: Tue, 04/18/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
Susannah Mars talks with Oregon Book Award-winning playwright Andrea Stolowitz. Her play Berlin Diary  produced by Hand2Mouth Theatre just opened at Coho Theatre. She's also just been selected as the Lacroute Playwright-in-Residence at Artists Repertory Theatre for the next... Read more

Farel Dalrymple and Ryan Alexander-Tanner

Airs at: Thu, 04/13/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Award-winning Portland comics artists Farel Dalrymple and Ryan Alexander-Tanner return to the KBOO studios with fresh stories and new projects to share.  Between stints at DC and Marvel, Farel is publishing the second volume of his celebrated series Pop Gun War for Dark ... Read more

Reducing Risk and Minimizing Harm Part Two

Airs at: Wed, 04/19/2017 at 6:30pm
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
Jerry's dead, and most of us (well, some of us) have traded our tie-dyes for suits and ties, yet shows still go on. These days, people are doing a lot more than just weed, LSD, and mushrooms -- not that any of us ever did that stuff, officer. Join us on this edition of Free... Read more

Paul Watson and Lawrence Howard discuss Ice Ghosts

Airs at: Thu, 04/13/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
On today’s show, our guest is Paul Watson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Ice Ghosts: the Epic Hunt for the Lost Franklin Expedition, in conversation with Lawrence Howard, co-founder of Portland Story Theater, and writer/performer for their Armchair Adventurers series. I... Read more