Spoken Arts

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The Holy Crowley Hour

Airs at: Mon, 12/24/2018 at 11:00pm - Tue, 12/25/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Holy Crowley Hour
On this special Christmas Eve edition of The Holy Crowley Hour, which, by the way, was Charles Dickens' favorite radio show, we spread holiday cheer with guest Cindy McGean of the Willamette Radio Workshop.  Cindy is a Portland-based writer and teacher, with a background in... Read more

KBOO News In Depth: Matt Haynes

Airs at: Mon, 12/17/2018 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
Our In Depth guest today is Matt Haynes, artistic director of The Pulp Stage, a Portland-based theater company specializing in live storytelling for fans of sci-fi, fantasy, and suspense.  Matt and Pulp Stage have pioneered the concept of karaoke storytelling, which Matt d... Read more

Talking Earth with Kristin Berger, Amy Temple Harper, Pecos B Jett and Chris Tobey

Airs at: Mon, 12/17/2018 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  Talking Earth
Kristin Berger, Amy Temple Harper Pecos B Jett and Chrys Tobey read their poetry and the work of artists who influenced them . Tune in at 10pm Portland time at 90.7 fm or listen online at kboo.fm  Read more

Cathy Whims, DK Holm, Katherine Dunn and Father Christmas

Airs at: Mon, 12/17/2018 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
A big holiday show on the Sampler as regular guests DK Holm, and Julia Laxer drop in on Fortunato and Just Jess. Also coming in, will be Cathy Whims of the restaurants Nostrana and Enoteca Nostrana, to give us some background on the Portland food scene and some ideas for ho... Read more

Katherine Dunn reads The Father Christmas Letters by J.R.R. Tolkien

Airs at: Mon, 12/17/2018 at 11:00pm - Tue, 12/18/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Gremlin Time
Once again we present our holiday favorite The Father Christmas Letters by J.R.R. Tolkien. A collection of letters written by the author of Lord Of The Rings in response to his children's letters written to Santa Claus. Katherine Dunn reads these tales of comedy, adventure ... Read more

Urban Funk

First Thursday of each month from 7-8pm This show is a combination of music,culture,and talk reflection of african american views insight to a variety of  black contributors and celebrate the influences of these artist Read more

Interview with David Ruteizer

Airs at: Mon, 12/24/2018 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  Poetry and Everything
David Ruteizer, grandchild of Jewish immigrants, grew up in Illinois and Massachusetts.  He has an MFA in Creative Writing and his poems appear in Drash, Harpur Palate, Jewish Currents and North Coast Squid.  David is the founder of December First Writers; they give reading... Read more

Radio Lost & Found for 12/13/18

Airs at: Thu, 12/13/2018 at 10:00pm - Fri, 12/14/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radio Lost and Found
Another fond farewell to a departed musician – this time Pete Shelley of The Buzzcocks and his own wonderful solo work. Damn. It’s getting more and more frequent.  I also did a long mix, mixed in with the sounds of the Paris riots, ending with Throbbing Gristle’s E Coli. T... Read more

Sounds Unsound late December 2018

Airs at: Sun, 12/23/2018 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Sounds Unsound
No Christmas music. No holiday music. Read more

Julia Laxer, Professor Kitty and Father Christmas

Airs at: Mon, 12/10/2018 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Just Jess is out of town this week so old Fortunato will be running thngs on his own. We'll start off December with a visit from local writer Julia Laxer. Who will read some of her new works. Also on tap will be the first instalments of The Father Christmas Letters by J.R.R... Read more