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"Reunion," Emily Kendal Frey

Airs at: Mon, 08/24/2020 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  The Occasion
The theme for August is "Reunion," and the featured guest is Emily Kendal Frey. She is the author of several chapbooks and chapbook collaborations, including THE GRIEF PERFORMANCE and SORROW ARROW (which won the Oregon Book Award). She is a practicing psychotherapist and li... Read more

Shelley B Shelley, Portland to Africa

Airs at: Tue, 11/03/2020 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
    Note: This is a re-broadcast of Stage & Studio Dmae talks with Portland theatre artists Shelley B Shelley who has worked on Portland stages in the late 1990's. We'll talk about her thoughts on the evolution of local theatre and recent moves by Portland theaters toward... Read more

Mid-August Movies at Film at 11, Friday 14 August, 2020

Airs at: Fri, 08/14/2020 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
This week we turn our 2020 vision on: Kelly Richardt's first feature film, River of Grass, from Britta (a revision from a technical error from last week), Jeff on The Kid Stays in the Picture, DKH on the new BFI book about Rosemary's Baby, and KBOO's own Matthew with a surp... Read more

August Angst: Film at 11, Friday August 7th!

Airs at: Fri, 08/07/2020 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
More home body movies with Britta  discussing Kelly Richardt's film River of Grass, Jeff on Moonstruck, Matthew on the original The Lady Killers, and new director autobiogaphies, and more!     Read more

Episode ll

Airs at: Thu, 08/06/2020 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  War Pig's Arcade
THIS WEEK in the Arcade, Poxy and War Pig are discussing THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN and TOUCH OF EVIL. Ragan hosts a series of disastrous call-ins, and Matt C will be spinning all sorts of great records. Read more

Wider Window Poetry: Anis Mogjani

Airs at: Mon, 08/03/2020 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  Wider Window Poetry
Featured guest Anis Mogjani with additional poems by Yang Mu   Read more

Joseph Gallivan interviews four designers about Design Week Portland 2020

Airs at: Tue, 08/04/2020 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
On Tuesday August 4, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. Joseph Gallivan interviews four designers about Design Week Portland 2020. The annual festival of design is all-virtual in 2020 and run August 3 to 7 inclusive. Joseph interviews Abibat Durosimi of Bloom Beauty Collective, the founder... Read more

War Pig's Arcade

Produced for:  War Pig's Arcade
War Pig's Arcade was a late night radio program hosted by War Pig and Poxy Lynard. Each episode featured discussions on cult film, silly call in game shows, and plenty of underground music. The show ran for a limited time during the summer of 2020.       Read more

Paul Susi

Airs at: Tue, 07/28/2020 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
  Dmae features Paul Susi, an educator, a social services professional, an arts administrator, an activist, and a theater artist who was born and raised in Portland. A trained classical actor, Paul has also focused on bringing art to communities in need. Currently he is wo... Read more

Squirrels Know on 07/24/20

Airs at: Fri, 07/24/2020 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Squirrels Know
I discuss the issue of The Portland Protests, and their clash with the Department of Homeland Security. The possibly unlawful mandate to maintain DHS presence in the city, as well as poor Federal leadership are noted. Show dedicated to George Floyd, the BlackLivesMatter mov... Read more