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Interview with Stone Mecca on 06/23/08

Airs at: Mon, 06/23/2008 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Essence of Soul
New soul band Stone Mecca performed at the Hawthorne Theater in Portland on Tuesday June 24th, 2008 opening for RZA, the founder of the Wu Tang Clan. They stopped by KBOO before their show for this interview.  Website for Stone Mecca  CD-1656 Read more

Art Focus on 06/19/08

Airs at: Thu, 06/19/2008 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Art Focus
Host Julie Bernard speaks with local artist T.J. Norris. His work focuses on the hybrids between media.  His current installations can be seen at the New American Art Union.  CD-1501 Read more

The Underground: PRANKS AND PRACTICAL JOKES

Airs at: Wed, 06/25/2008 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  The Underground
The Youth Collective talks about "Pranks and Practical Jokes". We'll have stories about Roomate Pranks and Dorm Wars, a Personal History of April Fool's Jokes, Prank Phone Calls, and reactions of pranks from the person who pulled them. We'll also have a profile on the "Why N... Read more

Between the Covers on 6/09/08

Airs at: Mon, 06/09/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host Ed Goldberg interviews writer Mary Doria Russell, author of Dreamers of the Day, a historical novel of a midwestern woman present at the birth of the modern Middle East.    CD-1384 Read more

Ted Rall: Silk Road to Ruin

Airs at: Mon, 05/26/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
Newly elected president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, Ted Rall has courted controversy across the globe.  He's reported from war zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan, stared down right-wing pundits on the Fox News Channel, and written numerous books inc... Read more

Show History: A List of Our Themes

March, 2021 - Time February, 2021 - Climate January, 2021 - Crime December, 2020 - Life and Death November, 2020 - Philosophy October, 2020 - Spooky History April, 2020 -September, 2020 Cancelled by COVID March, 2020 - Explain the Unexplained February, 2020 - Secrets ... Read more

Between the Covers on 4/21/08

Airs at: Mon, 04/21/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host Ed Goldberg interviews Blake Nelson, author of "Girl", a novel of a teenage girl and the agony of high school. CD-1518 Read more

Between the Covers on 4/14/08

Airs at: Mon, 04/14/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Cecil Prescod hosts a special extended interview with gay pioneer Reverend Malcolm Boyd, who rips into American culture in his new book, Samuel Joseph for President: Media Politics , Religion, and Race. Boyd is a gay elder, freedom rider, civil rights and anti-war activist.... Read more

Julie Bernard interviews the curator of works by Carl Morris and Leonard Ruder

Airs at: Thu, 02/07/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
Julie Bernard interviews Prudence Roberts, the guest curator of works by Pacific Northwest artists Carl Morris and Leonard Ruder, on exhibit at the Art Gym of Marylhurst University Read more

Grace Paley Tribute

Airs at: Mon, 12/03/2007 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Local poet Judith Arcana and local writer Miriam Budner discuss the life and work of activist, writer and teacher Grace Paley, who died in August. Judith Arcana's books include "Grace Paley’s Life Stories: A Literary Biography.”  Arcana and Budner also read from Grace's wor... Read more