Arts/Culture

Renee Watson, This Side of Home

Airs at: Thu, 03/05/2015 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Black Book Talk

Maya Younger and her identical twin sister, Nikki, have always agreed on the important things. Friends. Boys. School. They even plan to attend the same historically African American college. But nothing can always remain the same. As their Portland neighborhood goes from ro... Read more

The Underground: AWESOME

Airs at: Wed, 02/25/2015 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: The Underground

Everything is Awesome Read more

Kimberly Moreland discusses history of Blacks in Oregon

Airs at: Thu, 02/05/2015 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Black Book Talk

Oregon Black Pioneers Board member Kimberly Moreland discusses African Americans of Portland and Perseverance: A History of African Americans In Oregon’s Marion and Polk Counties, both published by the Pioneers organization. She also invites listeners to view "Racing ... Read more

Poetic License

---> Every first Monday from 10:00 PM to 11:00 PM. Poetic License: The liberty taken by an artist/writer in deviating from conventional rules to produce a desired effect. In this one hour show, the first Monday of every month, Turiya will explore the spoken word art... Read more

The Underground: WHATS THE MATTER

Airs at: Wed, 01/28/2015 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: The Underground

we tricked you into thinking about matter! Read more

The Fourth Karamatzoh Brother

Airs at: Mon, 01/05/2015 at 11:00pm - Tue, 01/06/2015 at 12:00am

Produced for: Audio Comix

Welcome to another exciting episode of the 1930s radio play, The Brothers Karamatzoh – the story of a mediocre comedy team from New York City. On tonight’s Ubu Hour, we present Act Two – an introduction to Milton, the fourth, and least talented, Karamatzoh Brother. He can’t... Read more

News In Depth

Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 5:30pm to 6:00pm. A deeper look behind the day's top stories KBOO News In Depth is a daily in-depth interview or feature on a story of significant interest to our listening audience. These pieces focus on local, nati... Read more

The Underground: SPOOKY SPECTACULAR

Airs at: Wed, 10/22/2014 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: The Underground

From the Black Book Talk Vault: J California Cooper

Airs at: Thu, 02/02/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Black Book Talk

Described by the Los Angeles Times as "a voice for the struggles of Black women in novels and short stories prized for their folksy wisdom and original voices," J. California Cooper died last week at 82 years old. The Times continued with a quote from Pulitzer Prize-winning... Read more

Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine

Airs at: Thu, 11/13/2014 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Between The Covers

Claudia Rankine, chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, speaks about her much awaited follow-up to her groundbreaking work Don't Let Me Be Lonely. A provocative meditation on race, Citizen: An American Lyric recounts mounting racial aggressions in ongoing encounters... Read more