Arts/Culture

2025 Pickathon is almost here

Produced for: KBOO

Big Names and Local Bands are ready to slay at 2025 Pickathon Big-name bands at Portland’s most unique music festival, 2025 Pickathon, include Portugal. The Man, Taj Mahal, Ocie Elliott, Julien Baker & Torres, and Haley Heynderickx. But Pickathon (July 31–Aug. 3 at Pen... Read more

They Say It's Spring

Airs at: Mon, 04/13/2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Produced for: The Monday Sampler

Fortunato returns with a crazy fun selection of music. Read more

We reprise by popular demand our conversation with Kareem Alston-Rosales on Film at 11 for Friday, April 10, 2026

Airs at: Fri, 04/10/2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Produced for: Film at 11

Film at 11 welcomes Kareem Alston-Rosales, Executive Director of the Film 4 Good Fund, to discuss the non-profits goals for independent cinema. Link: https://www.film4good.org/ Read more

Double Groove - When We Live

Airs at: Fri, 04/10/2026 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm

Produced for: Double Groove

A recent concert in Portland was more than a man on a stool playing protest songs. Thought there was plenty of that too. This led me wonder, what was Jesse Welles musical journey like before his skyrocketing stardom? I'll attempt to unpack his influences while taking ... Read more

The Underground Takes On Portland

Airs at: Wed, 04/22/2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: The Underground

The KBOO Youth Collective is all about Portland. They talk about their favorite places, the movie scene, pizza, sounds, donuts, and more! Read more

Andy Warner in Beirut - from the Archive

Airs at: Thu, 04/09/2026 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Words and Pictures

Andy Warner is an artist and writer of non-fiction comics, and an editor for international cartoon platform The Nib. His books include Brief Histories of Everyday Objects, This Land Is My Land, and Spring Rain: A Graphic Memoir of Love, Madness, and Revolution. Spri... Read more

Talking Earth

Airs at: Mon, 04/13/2026 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm

Produced for: Talking Earth

April 13th, 2026 Michael Franklin teaches 'Poetic Voices', a high school poetry class that allows students such as Emily Kelley, Drake Peters, and Alissa Peterson to dig deep into their poetic self. Michael and his students will be in Portland on Friday, April 17th at ... Read more

The GameStorm Interviews

Airs at: Tue, 04/07/2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Winner's Bias

James and Nate went to GameStorm and interviewed a whole bunch of people! They talk board game design, miniature painting, lazy susan table toppers, and more. Read more

Liz Prato, author of Purgatoire: a novel in stories

Airs at: Thu, 04/09/2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am

Produced for: Jonesy

On today's episode, our guest is Liz Prato, author of the new book Purgatoire: a novel in stories from Forest Avenue Press. Liz and I last talked on Jonesy four years ago, for her essay collection Kids in America: a Gen X Reckoning. Her work also includes Volcanoes, Palm... Read more