Spoken Arts

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Buscando America on 09/04/18

Airs at: Tue, 09/04/2018 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
Una visita a The Dalles con líderes religiosos y activistas de Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice quienes comparten testimonios de la gente detenida en NORCOR (Northern Oregon Regional Correctional Facility),  y dan lectura a cartas de madres que han sido separadas d... Read more

Mr. Jones's Neighborhood

Airs at: Fri, 08/31/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Calling all Fireheads! That's what we call fans and followers of the Firesign Theatre, and Mr. Jones himself is no exception. We love the Firesigns here in the neighborhood. And on KBOO Community Radio for that matter. In fact, the very last radio performance of the entire ... Read more

The Holy Crowley Hour

Airs at: Mon, 08/27/2018 at 11:00pm - Tue, 08/28/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Holy Crowley Hour
Welcome to the August edition of The Holy Crowley Hour. In keeping with our Portland summer weather, it’s sure to be hot, smoky, and unhealthy for people with lung disease or discriminating tastes. For those who don’t fall into either category, join us as we pay tribute to... Read more

Radio Lost and Found for 08/23/18

Airs at: Thu, 08/23/2018 at 10:00pm - Fri, 08/24/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radio Lost and Found
Last show of August and hopefully an end to unbearably hot weather and thick smoke as the entire West of the Rockies burns to a cinder. A show? There'll be one. Hope you can tune in! Read more

KBOO News In Depth: Tesla City Stories

Airs at: Mon, 08/20/2018 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
Today, August 20th, is National Radio Day, a day to celebrate radio, and recognize the importance of our medium. At one time, not too long ago, radio was the nation’s primary channel for news and entertainment. With the advent of newer media, namely TV and the internet, the... Read more

Okay Fine Whatever by Courtenay Hameister

Airs at: Thu, 08/23/2018 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
On today’s show, our guest is Courtenay Hameister, Portland-based author of the new book Okay Fine Whatever: The Year I Went From Being Afraid of Everything to Only Being Afraid of Most Things, in conversation with Gigi Little, editor of City of Weird: 30 Otherworldly Portl... Read more

A Hector Lassiter Short Story by Greg MacDonald

Airs at: Mon, 08/20/2018 at 11:00pm - Tue, 08/21/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Gremlin Time
In our first part we present " Through the Valley of the Shadow of Roosevelt's Nose", by Greg MacDonald. Crime novelist and sometime screen writer, Hector Lassiter, known as"'the man who writes was he lives and lives what he writes",  has been hired by Alfred Hitchcock to s... Read more

Intersex Discussion

Airs at: Fri, 08/17/2018 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
Intersex human rights activist and local poet Laedi Monte brings the discussion of life, art, expression, and moving in the world to just be Read more

Talking Earth with Leanne Grabel and Casey Bush

Airs at: Mon, 08/20/2018 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  Talking Earth
Tonight Talking Earth features local poets Leanne Grabel and Casey Bush, fresh from a spoken word tour across the Pacific Northwest.  Leanne Grabel is a writer, illustrator, performance poet, semi-retired special education teacher, and co-founder of Portland's poetry fount o... Read more

Interview with Wendy Chen

Airs at: Mon, 08/27/2018 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  Poetry and Everything
Wendy Chen is the recipient of the Academy of American Poets Most Promising Young Poet Prize, as well as fellowships from the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts and the Barbara Deming Memorial Fund. Her work has appeared in Crazyhorse, Rattle, American Poets, and A P... Read more