Arts/Culture

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Narrow River, Wide Sky by Jenny Forrester

Airs at: Thu, 05/18/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
  On the Colorado Plateau between slot canyons and rattlesnakes, Jenny Forrester grew up with her mother and brother in a single-wide trailer proudly displaying an American flag. Forrester’s powerfully eloquent story reveals a rural small town comprising God-fearing Republ... Read more

Digest by Gregory Pardlo

Airs at: Thu, 06/29/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Gregory Pardlo's Digest, Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry "He explores what is American, what is African American, what is the Other, what is city, what is suburban, what is personal and what is persona. Digest offers a changing, rich landscape of verse, both haunting... Read more

In The News

Airs at: Wed, 05/17/2017 at 11:15am - Sun, 05/21/2017 at 11:15am
Produced for:  This Is How We See It
Christian college (Montreat College) in N.C. requiring staff to sign a "Community Life Covenant" pledge.  The Keisha Knight Pulliam and Ed Hartwell saga continues.  Former Trump campaign chair Tim Nolan (Kentucky) arrested for child sex trafficking.  Bill O'Reilly fired fro... Read more

"A Gentleman in Moscow"

Airs at: Mon, 05/15/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
A Gentleman in Moscow is a historical novel by Amor Towles; wonderful descriptions of Moscow and incisive psychological analysis of his main characters. It is a very emotionally intelligent book. Read more

The Fantastic Mister Gustafson - Expanded Audio

Airs at: Thu, 05/11/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  In this extended version of our conversation with Portland native Mark Gustafson, we hear more stories about his work as Animation Director for the Wes Anderson film The Fantastic Mister Fox, and about his award-winning stop-motion work for Will Vinton Studios (now House... Read more

Constellations, UNIVERSES and Lauren Modica

Airs at: Tue, 05/16/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
  Dmae presents a one-hour membership drive show. First up, she  talks with Silas Weir Mitchell (of GRIMM) in Constellations at Portland Center Stage at the Armory. Then she travels to Ashland to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival to talk with UNIVERSES in their original prod... Read more

Interview with Tiel Aisha Ansari

Airs at: Mon, 05/22/2017 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  Poetry and Everything
Tiel Aisha Ansari is a data analyst ... and Sufi. Her work has been featured by Fault Lines Poetry, Windfall, KBOO and Prairie Home Companion among others. Her books include Knocking from Inside and High-Voltage Lines. She is currently president of the Oregon Poetry Associa... Read more

Reggae World

Every 2nd and 4th Thursday from 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm Was every 1st, 3rd and 5th Wednesday from 3:00 am - 5:30 am, alternating with Megapowers (until August 2018). Ska, Roots, Dub, Dancehall, Lovers Rock & more ! Playing Local, Regional, National & International Artists. Will... Read more

Bread and Roses

Airs at: Fri, 05/12/2017 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
A new web series created by Luann Algoso and produced by Amy Nieto-Cruz. Nonprofit is centered on the story of Gabby Antonio; she’s a quirky, spunky, and idealistic Filipina American that works as an organizer at a social justice nonprofit for Asians and Pacific Islanders i... Read more

Tristian Spillman

Airs at: Fri, 02/15/2013 at 12:15am - 2:30am
Tristian, like so many hard-working comics around town, also has family obligations. The stand-up, now in his tenth year of making audiences laugh, has three kids, two of whom he home schools. Read more