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How to Manage a Crisis

Airs at: Mon, 03/28/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
What do you do when you face a crisis in your personal life or in your community? Matt Witt reviews two novels, Alibi Creek by Bev Magennis and the Music of Bees by Eileen Garvin, about women in western towns who start out trying to deal with personal and political problems... Read more

Max Nemtsov, Russian translator of Gravity's Rainbow

Airs at: Thu, 03/24/2022 at 11:00am - 11:30pm
Produced for:  Jonesy
Jonesy himself has been under the weather for about a week and a half. It's not COVID, fortunately, but it's still somewhat of a mystery illness. While Jonesy undergoes a few medical tests, we decided to take some unpaid sick time and re-air an interview we did for KBOO's B... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 21, 2022

Airs at: Mon, 03/21/2022 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: Turning Red: The new animated film, Turning Red, is the first film in decades of Pixar productions that was created by a female director, as well as by a primarily female artist... Read more

Black Cake

Airs at: Mon, 03/21/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
In celebration of Women’s History month, treat yourself to a sprawling historical novel, Black Cake, by American author Charmaine Wilkerson, who has lived in Jamaica and is based in Italy. Book Mole Larry Bowlden reviews the novel about a complex Jamaican family, told from ... Read more

17 - Out of the Sewers with Kevin Eastman

Airs at: Fri, 04/29/2022 at 3:00am - 5:30am
Produced for:  The Ghost of Hollywood
  On this episode of The Ghost of Hollywood, Poxy & Ragan sit down with co-creator of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and legendary comic book artist, Kevin Eastman, to discuss TMNT, Peter Laird, and his current work with IDW and Kevin Eastman Studios.       Read more

The Night Always Comes by Willy Vlautin

Airs at: Thu, 03/17/2022 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
On today's episode, our guest is Willy Vlautin, Portland-based novelist and founding member of Richmond Fontaine and The Delines. We talk about hope, gentrification, trauma, and how songs become novels, as with his latest book -- The Night Always Comes.  In the words of Ri... Read more

The Firesign Theatre "Live at the Magic Mushroom", Part 2

Airs at: Tue, 03/15/2022 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
On this special Ides of March episode, we bring you Part 2 of our interview with David Ossman and Philip Proctor of the legendary comedy group the Firesign Theatre, and Firesign archivist Taylor Jessen. We're celebrating both the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BC and ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 7, 2022

Airs at: Mon, 03/07/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Jon Nelson hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: The New Cold War: Since the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the U.S. led NATO has been advancing toward Russia by adding new countries, including Hungary, Poland, Romania, Turkey a... Read more

Indigenous Futurisms

Airs at: Mon, 03/07/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
In recognition of Women's History Month, Jan Haaken talks with Grace Dillon about history and emancipatory visions of the future.  Dillon is Professor of Indigenous Nations at Portland State University and coined the term Indigenous Futurisms, paying homage to Afrofuturism.... Read more

BEDLAM: The Life & Mind of Earl Sedgwick

Airs at: Thu, 03/03/2022 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
     Bedlam:  The Life & Mind of Earl Sedgwick details the frustrating life of Earl Sedgwick, owner and operator of a mental institution. Earl grew up in the business and subsequently took it over despite his avowed hatred of how the business robbed him of his childhood. He... Read more