Arts/Culture

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The Gap: African Film Fest, "Juwaa," and Who's Doing the Work?

Airs at: Fri, 02/17/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  The Gap
On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea interview Aviva McClure, the Festival Director for the 33rd Annual African Film Fest, and Nganji Mutiri, the writer and director of the film 'Juwaa.' We learn about the festival's long legacy in Portland, about Nganji's process f... Read more

Some old and new as we revisit masterpieces on Film at 11 for Friday 24 Feb., 2023

Airs at: Fri, 02/24/2023 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
This week, Jeff Godsil revisits David Cronenberg's psychological thriller Dead Ringers, while in our book corner, we look at two brand new single volume examinations of Alfred Hitchcock's 1959 Vertigo, recently re-rated by Sight and Sound magazine as the second greatest fil... Read more

Mark Wood Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
Mark Wood is an Emmy award winning violinist and composer who has his fingers on more than his bow.  Whether he is running a camp for budding string musicians, mentoring kids at arts schools nationwide, leading the design of cutting edge versions of the violin or composing ... Read more

Tom Payne's Bones

Airs at: Tue, 02/14/2023 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Interview with local playwright about Tom Payne's Bones. Performing in Portland Tom Payne was the author of Common Sense and a founder of the anti-slavery society.  He was an Elite in early American society who turned against the ruling class. Interview by Emma Lugo. ... Read more

Heléna Dupre Thompson

Airs at: Tue, 02/14/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
On Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at 11.30am Joseph Gallivan interviews artist Heléna Dupre (PRONOUNCED he-LAY-na doo-PREE) Thompson about her photography show called Unintentional Spectacles, which is on now at  LAURA VINCENT DESIGN & GALLERY until February 25. Thompson takes... Read more

Kicking It Old School

Airs at: Thu, 02/09/2023 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Rose City Native Radio
  Native Poetry corner with William Nuutupu Giles is a Samoan afakasi poet and arts educator from Hawaii. Will is a Touring Artist, International Poetry Slam Champion, and Kundiman Fellow. Biography William Nuutupu Giles is an afakasi poet and arts educator from Hawaii, wh... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for February 13, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 02/13/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Saving the Planet: With climate change denial a dead letter, with many countries now deeply injured and a great majority of the world’s population concerned and seeking action, two... Read more

African Film Fest

Airs at: Mon, 02/13/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
From February 3rd through March 4th, the Cascade Festival of African Films brings its annual feast of films to Portland. The festival offers a window into the richly diverse regions and countries of Africa through the eyes of African filmmakers.  This week, Jan Haaken talk... Read more

The Erotic

Airs at: Mon, 02/13/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Selections from Audre Lorde's 1978 essay "Uses of the Erotic: the Erotic as Power," available in her 1984 collection Sister Outsider, read by Frann Michel.   Read more

Boogie Pachanguero...... DJ takeover #1

Airs at: Fri, 02/10/2023 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Boogie Pachanguero
The DJ is taking over tonight!!   Bring those dancing shoes, as today we're spinning those records until smoke comes out of your radio antenna. The plan is to bring those lights down, shine that floor wax and burn the night away!!!  Read more