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The Aftermath . . .

Airs at: Fri, 12/02/2016 at 12:00am - 3:00am
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Sounds Unsound on 11/27/16

Airs at: Sun, 11/27/2016 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Sounds Unsound
Mostly new releases tonight.. but we'll also hear some material from Pauline Oliveros, who passed away yesterday. Read more

Andrew Rothschild, Pauline Oliveros

Airs at: Fri, 11/25/2016 at 10:00pm - Sat, 11/26/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  La Ruleta
We had as guest in our studio musician Andrew Rothschild presenting some of his touching recordings. Thank you very much for such pleasant evening. https://andrewrothschild.bandcamp.com/track/nu   We ended the show with a lecture by Puline Oliveros, and recordings from 19... Read more

Gremlin Time

Airs at: Mon, 11/21/2016 at 11:00pm - Tue, 11/22/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Gremlin Time
Tonight, Fortunato will read South of the Slot by Jack London. For years sociologist Freddie Drummond has been successfully studying the working classes by venturing into the slums south of Market Street disguised  as regular working man Bill Totts. But problems arise when ... Read more

Talking Earth with A. Molotkov and Tim Whitsel

Airs at: Mon, 11/21/2016 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  Talking Earth
Airlie Press poets Anatola Molotkov and Tim Whitsel will read from their new books of poetry tonight on Talking Earth, KBOO's poetry program. The four conceptual poems in Molotkov's "The Catalog of Broken Things" question identity in the face of disaster and change, emptine... Read more

Rip City Basement

Portland's local Hip Hop show, hosted by Brenboy, airs the 2nd Saturday of every month from 10 pm to midnight. Rip City Basement serves the local Hip Hop community of Portland, OR and surrounding areas. Each episode features 3 local artists or groups, and provides a platfor... Read more

Back To The Egg Presents TIME WARP SPECIAL

Airs at: Sun, 11/06/2016 at 12:00am - 2:00am
Produced for:  Back To The Egg
3rd annual edition of this 4-hour special Back To The Egg comes to you on the first and third Sundays of every month. One of the unusual benefits of this particular timeslot is that Daylight Savings Time's ending usually coincides with my show. I say unusual because my nor... 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

Episode 8 - Redemption

Airs at: Mon, 09/07/2015 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  The Staple
Roy Smallwood was mourning the sudden loss of his parents, looking for comfort in heroin and falling deeper in despair. Then he stumbled upon something that saved his life. And everyone else calls it trivial.  Read more

Deconstruct and Celebrate the Poetry of Gil Scott Heron

Airs at: Fri, 11/04/2016 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  From the Grassroots
Gilbert "Gil" Scott-Heron (April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011)  Mr. Scott-Heron established much of the attitude and the stylistic vocabulary that would characterize the socially conscious work of early rap groups like Public Enemy and Boogie Down Productions. And he has remained... Read more