Arts/Culture

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The Old Mole Variety Hour for August 15, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 08/15/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Thom Becker hosts this episode and Thom reads about not being socially liberal and fiscally conservative. Bill Resnick interviews Hilary Wainwright about the UK left. Frann Michel comments again on lesser evil voting. Book Mole Larry Bowlden reviews Americanah. Thom re... Read more

Book Mole: Americanah

Airs at: Mon, 08/15/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
    Larry Bowlden reviews a novel by a Nigerian woman author who came to the U.S. as an academic and who then returned home having acquired American ways, American tastes, and an American-eye view of the world. The book is entitled Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (... Read more

The Folly of Loving Life by Monica Drake

Airs at: Thu, 09/29/2016 at 11:00am - 11:45am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
  Following her acclaimed novels Clown Girl and The Stud Book, Monica Drake presents her long-awaited first collection of stories. The Folly of Loving Life. These stories display the best of what we love about Monica’s writing–the sly laugh-out-loud humor, the sharp observ... Read more

A Radio Geekly - PREMIERE EPISODE!

Airs at: Fri, 08/19/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  A Radio Geekly
"An hour-long insight into the realm of geekdom!" A Radio Geekly is a collective, consisting of geeks from all perspectives, who have joined together to discuss “all things geek”. Everything from: comic books, tv shows, movies, fandoms, gaming and more, these geeks will ha... Read more

Marrow Island by Alexis Smith

Airs at: Thu, 09/15/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
  "Conjuring a lush and mysterious landscape, Marrow Island investigates the impact of the losses of the past--be they loved ones, failed quests, or the environmental calamities brought on by our collective blindness. By turns elegiac, compelling, and timely, it seeks real... Read more

The Monday Sampler

Airs at: Mon, 09/19/2016 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Summer is still with us and it's another big show. Bre Gregg and Mary Kadderly will join us in studio to discuss their upcoming "Trifecta Show" with Lisa Mann on Sept. 19th at Lake Theater. Just Jess will interview Mike and Roger Fisher (formerly of Heart) about their show ... Read more

The Monday Sampler

Airs at: Mon, 09/12/2016 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Summer is still with us and the Sampler crew has put together another big show. It is our membership drive week, and we hope you will call in to keep KBOO on the air. Joining us by phone will be Chazz, a member of local band Silver Ship, and their upcoming show at The Olymp... Read more

Tim Dang and CAATA ConFest

Airs at: Tue, 08/30/2016 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
  Dmae talks with Tim Dang, one of the most influential Asian American/Pacific Islander theatre leaders in the country. After 23 years,  Dang recently stepped down as artistic director of East West Players in Los Angeles, the longest running professional theatre of color i... Read more

Portland Author Caroline Miller on her Novel "Ballet Noir"

Airs at: Tue, 08/16/2016 at 11:00am - 11:30am
  Stage and Studio is off today.   Instead Don Merrill interviews Portland writer Caroline Miller about her new novel, "Ballet Noir," the story of a prima ballerina pursued by love, death and the paranormal during a whirlwind tour of Europe. Caroline Miller is the author ... Read more

Jessi Klein on "You'll Grow Out of It"

Airs at: Thu, 09/01/2016 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
  Host Bethany Grabow talks with Jessi Klein, author of the memoir You’ll Grow Out of It that People Magazine calls “Astute, hilarious essays about the perilous path to womanhood [that] will have you wincing in recognition.” Tune in to learn Klein’s thoughts about females... Read more