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My Zine

Good old-fashioned spoken-word radio.  Observations and opinions, commentary and creative writing by long-time staff member, Bruce Silverman.  Random, thought-provoking topics including everything from human-interest stories read straight from the local paper, to personal c... Read more

Election 2016 Special

Airs at: Mon, 11/07/2016 at 11:00pm - Tue, 11/08/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
The strangest election in memory is almost over. Everyone is sick of it. So why in the hell is the UBU HOUR airing an election special? That's right! It's the UBU HOUR 2016 ELECTION PRESENTATION, on the eve of the big election. Read more

The Holy Crowley Hour, Or Two

Airs at: Mon, 10/31/2016 at 10:00pm - Tue, 11/01/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Holy Crowley Hour
It's the fifth Monday of the month. And Halloween. And another episode of The Holy Crowley Hour, or Two! How often does that happen? Only once every thousand years or so. We counted. So how do you celebrate such a momentous event, one that may never happen again in our lif... Read more

Ball of Confusion (Election?! Edition)

Airs at: Fri, 11/04/2016 at 12:00am - 3:00am
  Temptations sing: "One, two, one, two, three, four, ow People moving out, people moving in Why, because of the color of their skin Run, run, run but you sure can't hide An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth Vote for me and I'll set you free   Rap on, brother, rap on ... Read more

Dolce Vita Confidential

Airs at: Thu, 10/27/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Film Show
  Film writer Shawn Levy sits down with Jenn Chavez to tell behind-the-scenes stories of the classic Italian film studios, as collected in his newest book Dolce Vita Confidential: Fellini, Loren, Pucci, Paparazzi, and the Swinging High Life of 1950s Rome. Then, S.W. Conse... Read more

Back To The Egg presents: MELTED RADIO

Airs at: Sun, 10/16/2016 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Back To The Egg
IMU-PDX I Melt Up I am you, meltingUpwards “Possibly Not for Listening” Taking favorite tracks and screwing them up for your melted approval – melting them up for your screwy approval? or not… Genre?  What’s that I hear? Oh yeah, categories are: Things that make you g... Read more

Underground USA

Airs at: Thu, 10/13/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Underground USA is a symposium at the University of Oregon's Portland campus on October 15th, paying tribute to great underground artists of the Pacific Northwest. Joining us in the studio to talk about the event is Underground USA keynote speaker Patrick Rosenkranz, au... Read more

Cretaceous Dark

Airs at: Mon, 10/03/2016 at 11:00pm - Tue, 10/04/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
Tonight on the UBU HOUR, the sci-fi radio thriller CRETACEOUS DARK.  Come to Cretaceous Park, Oregon's latest and most exciting theme park. Sure it has the rides and concession booths, but it also has something else.. genetically modified creatures that look like dinosuars ... Read more

EcoFilm and the Pillars of Portland

Airs at: Thu, 09/22/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Film Show
  In this special membership-drive episode of The Film Show, Jenn Chavez previews the Portland EcoFilm Festival with director Dawn Smallman and documentarians Taggart Siegel and Jon Betz, who have produced The Real Dirt on Farmer John, Queen of the Sun, and the new film Se... Read more

Membership drive special: Animal Party!

Airs at: Sun, 09/18/2016 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Back To The Egg
It's hard to believe the last theme show featuring TCB (aka Todd C. Bayles) was in fall of 2014 ("Songs About Rock"). Todd and I have been doing these theme shows fairly regularly since 2010 or so, but busy lives mean that these shows get more infrequent and therefore more ... Read more