Arts/Culture

A New Year and a New Groove.

Airs at: Mon, 01/04/2021 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Produced for: The Monday Sampler

It's a New Year and The Sampler is back with a serious groove. Also some classic comedy from Nichols and May. Read more

Old and new films on Film at 11 for 8 January 2021

Airs at: Fri, 01/08/2021 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Produced for: Film at 11

There is still much to enjoy from 2020 releases, and Britta Gordon assesses the fims of Steven McQueen in the on Small Axe series, including Lovers Rock and Mangrove, Jeff Godsil comments on Fellini's autobiographical Amarcord, and Matthew of KBOO's Gremlin Time ponder... Read more

Pepe the Frog's Wild Ride - Matt Furie and the film Feels Good Man

Airs at: Thu, 12/31/2020 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Words and Pictures

The 2016 U.S. presidential election was the first to showcase the power of internet memes, and no meme was more powerful than Pepe the Frog. Created by Bay-area artist Matt Furie for the 2006 cartoon collection Boy's Club, Pepe suddenly found himself in the midst of ... Read more

Sienna and Numberism

Airs at: Tue, 12/29/2020 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Art Focus

On Tuesday December 29, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. Joseph Gallivan interviews painter Sienna of Sienna Art Studios about her style called Numberism, where each piece contains numbers, words and formulae based on a scientific concept. Sienna explains how she researches her work, ... Read more

The Kalevala

Airs at: Tue, 12/29/2020 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Stage and Studio

Dmae presents opens her audio archives vault to The Kalevala, a docu-play from her and MediaRites' series Legacies: Tales From America first broadcast in 1994. . This piece from veteran producer Alex Van Oss is a mesmerizing and experimental audio work that explores a... Read more

Episode Six

Airs at: Fri, 01/08/2021 at 3:00am - 5:30am

Produced for: The Ghost of Hollywood

On this episode of The Ghost of Hollywood, Poxy and Ragan discuss Walter Hill's 1975 directorial debut, Hard Times. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for December 28, 2020

Airs at: Mon, 12/28/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Rednecks, Queers, and Country Music: Bill Resnick interviews Dean Hubbs, historian, musicologist and cultural critic at the University of Michigan. Her book Rednecks, Queers, and Country Music examined the progressive currents in country music. Coming from a working u... Read more

Rednecks, Queers, and Country Music

Airs at: Mon, 12/28/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick interviews Dean Hubbs, historian, musicologist and cultural critic at the University of Michigan. Her book Rednecks, Queers, and Country Music examined the progressive currents in country music. Coming from a working union family, she came to critique the pr... Read more

News in Depth Special: Author interviews

Airs at: Fri, 12/25/2020 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm

Produced for: Evening News, News In Depth

The KBOO Evening News is off this evening, and instead, we present to you: a look back at some of our favorite News in Depth pieces. Tonight, we will be featuring two author interviews with KBOO's Ken Jones. Find the original versions of these featured interviews here:... Read more