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chatrooms: an on-air radio comedy showcast

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Preview Portland Youth Philharmonic's 96th season opener with musical director David Hattner

Airs at: Thu, 11/07/2019 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
Portland’s changed a lot since 1924, but there’s been at least one constant, besides those rusty downtown drinking fountains  – our own homegrown orchestra, the Portland Youth Philharmonic. PYP will be opening their 96th season this Saturday, November 9th, at the Arlene Sch... Read more

Old Films (Val Lewton) and New (Doctor Sleep) on Film at 11

Airs at: Fri, 11/08/2019 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
This week the team discusses the new podcast concerning the career of RKO's horror meister Val Lewton (I Walked with a Zombie, The Cat People), and also the current Stephen King adaptation Doctor Sleep, a sequel to The Shining.  Read more

Outside the Frame gala offers insights and needed platform for homeless youth

Airs at: Wed, 11/06/2019 at 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  Outside the Frame is a Portland non-profit that works to train homeless and marginalized youth the be the directors of their own films – and lives. The hard work of these youth will be on display tomorrow evening at their annual gala screening. KBOO’s Althea Billings sa... Read more

"Some Places More Than Others," Renee Watson, 11/7/19

Airs at: Thu, 11/07/2019 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
Everything and everyone has a story, a beginning.      All Amara wants for her birthday is to visit her father's family in New York City—Harlem, to be exact. She loves her home in Beaverton, but can't wait to finally meet her Grandpa Earl and cousins in person, and to stay... Read more

Amanda Clem interviews Kat Salas of STROLL PDX and Roya Amirsoleymani of PICA about the exhibition and symposium No Human Involved: The 5th Annual Sex Workers’ Art Show

Airs at: Tue, 11/05/2019 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
On Tuesday November 5, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. Amanda Clem interviews Kat Salas co-direcor of STROLL PDX and Roya Amirsoleymani, co artistic director at the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, about the exhibition and symposium No Human Involved: The 5th Annual Sex Workers’... Read more

Immortal Technique talks new album, Afghanistan and this activist moment

Airs at: Mon, 11/04/2019 at 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  Immortal Technique is an indigenous hip hop artist and revolutionary, known for his raw, highly-political lyrics. He is performing this evening at 8 p.m. at the Hawthorne Theater. KBOO’s Tammy Habteyes spoke to Immortal Technique about his life, work and perspective on ... Read more

New Classic Cookbook authors preview their Portland Book Festival panel

Airs at: Mon, 11/04/2019 at 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth, Evening News
On Last Monday’s News In Depth, we previewed the Portland Book Festival, which is coming up this year on Saturday, November 9th. And the week before that, we focused on the 10th anniversary of the Portland Fermentation Festival, another annual event that’s unique to our cit... Read more

Tracing the Desire Line: A Memoir in Essays by Melissa Matthewson

Airs at: Fri, 11/08/2019 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host Ken Jones talks with Melissa Matthewson, author of the new book Tracing the Desire Line: A Memoir in Essays from Split Lip Press. Melissa is the author of a collaborative chapbook, (un)learning, with Andrea Beltran from Artifact Press. And her essays have appeared in G... Read more

No Good Very Bad Asian by Leland Cheuk

Airs at: Thu, 11/07/2019 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host Ken Jones talks with Leland Cheuk, author of the new novel No Good Very Bad Asian, from C&R Press.  No Good Very Bad Asian is Leland’s third work of fiction, following his novel The Misadventures of Sulliver Pong, and a collection of short stories, Letters from Dinosa... Read more