Arts/Culture

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Ursula K. Le Guin: "Out Here"

Airs at: Tue, 11/02/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Stage and Studio

How do you interview someone you've admired for decades? Producer Dmae Roberts recently found out when she got to interview legendary author Ursula K. Le Guin for the second time. The author of more than 40 books, Le Guin is a much gifted and prolific writer much loved by f... Read more

Author Allison Hoover Bartlett discusses "The Man Who Loved Books Too Much"

Airs at: Thu, 10/21/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Between The Covers

Host Ed Goldberg interviews Allison Hoover Bartlett, author of The Man Who Loved Books Too Much, the true story of a clever and obsessed book thief. CD-1839 Read more

Art Focus on 09/21/10

Airs at: Wed, 10/27/2010 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Art Focus

Host Wendy Webb speaks with Linda Tesner, Director of the Hoffman Gallery at Lewis and Clark College. They discuss Alison Saar: Bound for Glory, an exhibition exploring the sculptures and works on paper of Alison Saar. Saar’s York: Terra Incognita, a tribute to the memory o... Read more

Robert Dugoni on his thriller "Bodily Harm"

Airs at: Thu, 10/14/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Between The Covers

Host Ed Goldberg interviews bestselling Seattle writer Robert Dugoni, author of "Bodily Harm," a thriller about those who profit from selling dangerous toys. When parents lose their six-year-old son to an esteemed pediatrician s seeming negligence, they turn to attorney Dav... Read more

Richard Wirick on "Kicking In," Short Stories Where Narcotic Euphoria Meets Everyday Life

Airs at: Thu, 10/14/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Between The Covers

Host Ed Goldberg speaks with Richard Wirick, author of Kicking In, a collection of short stories with a dark feeling. Narcotic euphoria meets the demands of everyday life in Richard Wirick’s brilliant new collection of interlocking stories. Whether his tales are depicting a... Read more

Ted Rall and Matt Bors: Extended Web-Only Afghanistan Stories

Airs at: Mon, 10/11/2010 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Words and Pictures

Ted Rall and Matt Bors generously stayed around the KBOO studios following their live radio appearance of October 11 to tell more stories of their unembedded travels through Afghanistan. The original live radio appearance of October 11 can be heard at this link. Ted Rall's... Read more

Interview with Author Sara Marcus

Airs at: Wed, 10/06/2010 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Circle A Radio

Sara Marcus, author of "Girls To The Front" a history of Riot Girl joins journalist BreAna Loranger in the studio for a conversation about her book, her experiences being on tour, and keeping the spirit of Riot Girl alive. Sara Marcus will be reading at In Other Words Books... Read more

Jerald Walker, "Street Shadows: A Memoir of Race, Rebellion, and Redemption."

Airs at: Thu, 10/07/2010 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Black Book Talk

Hosts Patricia Welch, Emma Jackson Ford and O.B. Hill speak with Jerald Walker about his memoir, "Street Shadows: A Memoir of Race, Rebellion, and Redemption." Walker progressed from Chicago honor student to thug to Iowa Writers Workshop star to author and professor. Jeral... Read more

Her Presence in Colour - IX: Oregon Women's Caucus for Art welcomes international artists, promotes world peace

Airs at: Tue, 08/24/2010 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Art Focus

Host Wendy Webb spoke with Madeline Janovec, Una Kim and Karen Swallow of the The Oregon Women’s Caucus for Art (OWCA), a chapter of the National Women’s Caucus for Art. The OWCA recently welcomed 84 artists from 24 countries to Portland for the 9th biannual conference of ... Read more

A conversation with Nathan Sandberg, Portland glass artist

Airs at: Tue, 07/27/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Art Focus

Host Wendy Webb speaks with Nathan Sandberg, Portland glass artist. Aside from having his own studio, Sandberg also works in the Research and Education Department at Bullseye Glass Co. Bullseye Gallery presented a group exhibition of individual and collaborative works bas... Read more