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30 - Season III Finale - Succession with Pat Capone

Airs at: Fri, 10/13/2023 at 3:00am - 5:30am
Produced for The Ghost of Hollywood
  Cinematographer, Pat Capone, discusses his career behind the camera, and his latest work as the Director of Photography for the hit series, Succession.       Read more

"Black Book Talk" Sampler

Airs at: Thu, 10/05/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for Black Book Talk
We're featuring portions of ....a 2003 interview with internationally-recognized novelist Ernest J. Gaines regarding A Lesson Before Dying. .... a 2008 chat with then-newcomer Felicia Pride about her collection of essays The Message: 100 Life Lessons from Hip-Hop’s Greates... Read more

Matt Bors and Ben Clarkson

Airs at: Thu, 09/28/2023 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for Words and Pictures
  In 2013, award-winning political cartoonist Matt Bors founded the website The Nib, dedicated to comics journalism.  After a decade of publishing non-fiction comics from around the globe, Matt is saying goodbye to The Nib. S.W. Conser talks with Matt about the history of ... Read more

Hilary Zaid, author of Forget I Told You This

Airs at: Thu, 09/21/2023 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for Between The Covers
Today's guest is Hilary Zaid, author of the new novel Forget I Told You This from University of Nebraska Press. Hilary has been a Tennessee Williams Scholar at the Sewanee Writers' Conference, a James D. Houston Fellow at the Community of Writers, and two-time attendee of ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for September 25, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 09/25/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Back to School (and Gun Violence): Right wing gun lovers are doubling down on their push to arm teachers. But as it turns out, gun-toting personnel in schools make violence wors... Read more

Lady Tan’s Circle of Women

Airs at: Mon, 09/25/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Lisa See’s historical novel, Lady Tan’s Circle of Women, is a meticulously researched book on Chinese medicine in the 1500’s. It purports to be a record of a female doctor. Midwives, women who deliver newborns, are an essential part of medical treatment for women. “…since w... Read more

29 - When Showtime became Winning Time with Jeff Pearlman

Airs at: Fri, 09/29/2023 at 3:00am - 5:30am
Produced for The Ghost of Hollywood
  Author, Jeff Pearlman, joins Ragan & Poxy to discuss how his 2014 book, SHOWTIME, which is  focused on the Showtime era of the Los Angeles Lakers, would transform into the MAX Series, WINNING TIME.  For more information, please visit Jeff's website.       Read more

Previewing the 7th Annual Portland Writers Picnic

Airs at: Wed, 09/06/2023 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for Evening News, News In Depth
The 7th Annual Portland Writers Picnic takes place this Sunday, September 10th from 11am to 4pm at Laurelhurst Park. And if you’re a writer, in or around Portland, you’re invited! Families, too.  We’re fortunate to have three of the picnic organizers, and members-in-good-s... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for September 11, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 09/11/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Street art with the face of Victor Jara; "Give us your strength and bravery to struggle." Artist unknown; sponsored by the Schools of Psychology of the State Universities of Chile. Photo by Marcela Urra and licensed under Creative Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wik... Read more

The Five Wounds

Airs at: Mon, 09/11/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
It’s not easy to write a novel that tells an engaging story, has the reader identifying with a diverse range of characters, and at the same time shines a light on how race, gender, and class affect people’s lives. But writer and photographer Matt Witt says that's what autho... Read more