Fiction

Don't Skip Out On Me

Airs at: Mon, 10/07/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Larry Bowlden reviews the recent novel by Oregonian Willy Vlautin, Don't Skip Out on Me, a sad story of hope and honor about a boy even nobler than his dreams. Horace Hopper, a.k.a, Hector Hildalgo, is a young man who has decided he must prove himself as the very best at... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for October 7, 2019

Airs at: Mon, 10/07/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Today on the Old Mole, hosted by Tom Becker: Peace Process Falters in Colombia: Bill Resnick speaks with Alex Diamond about the modern history of Colombia and the recent peace accords. Don't Skip Out On Me: Larry Bowlden reviews the novel by Willy Vlautin. They Live: Joe ... Read more

This Particular Happiness by Jackie Shannon Hollis

Airs at: Thu, 10/03/2019 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Between The Covers

On this episode of Between the Covers, we'll hear Jackie Shannon Hollis, author of the new memoir This Particular Happiness: A Childless Love Story, from Portland’s Forest Avenue Press, in conversation with Liz Scott, author of the memoir This Never Happened. Jackie’s s... Read more

08 TRIPP-P 19Sep2019

Airs at: Fri, 09/27/2019 at 12:00am - Sun, 10/31/2021 at 11:45pm

Produced for: TRIPP-P

In this episode, Hosts Cory & Lesley sit down to discuss the Global Climate Strike Movement inspired by 16 year old Swedish Activist, Greta Thunberg, and the impact that the youth of today are having on addressing climate change - such as with the lawsuit Juliana v. the... Read more

The Butterfly Girl by Rene Denfeld

Airs at: Wed, 09/25/2019 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Between The Covers

Host Ken Jones talks with Rene Denfeld, author of the new novel The Butterfly Girl, from Harper Collins. The Butterfly Girl is Rene’s second novel featuring private investigator Naomi Cottle, aka The Child Finder. The first book is aptly titled The Child Finder, and Ren... Read more

The Holy Crowley Hour on 9/23/19

Airs at: Mon, 09/23/2019 at 11:00pm - Tue, 09/24/2019 at 12:00am

Produced for: The Holy Crowley Hour

Welcome to the Autumn edition of The Holy Crowley Hour, the radio show for people who don’t own a radio. Our special guest is the legendary audio theater producer, director, and writer Dirk Maggs. Dirk is perhaps best known for adapting the Hitchhikers Guide to the Gala... Read more

"Bodies Piled Up", a Continental Op mystery by Dashiell Hammett, and Dick Powell as Richard Diamond

Airs at: Mon, 09/16/2019 at 11:00pm - Tue, 09/17/2019 at 12:00am

Produced for: Gremlin Time

Dashiell Hammett's nameless detective, known as The Continetal Op, investigates a multiple murder discovered in a downtown San Francisco hotel room, which leads to a deadly shoot out inside a North Beach speakeasy. Also, a radio mystery drama featuring Dick Powell as fo... Read more

11/9 and The Terrorist Who Loved Bonsai Trees

Airs at: Fri, 09/13/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Beloved Community

John Shuck speaks with Philip Kraske about his fifth novel, 11/9 and the Terrorist Who Loved Bonsai Trees. "Trudy Schelling arrives at her company in Jersey City, New Jersey, to start her first day of work at Hallerbee Net Research. The date is November 9. Barely th... Read more

Hollywood Babylon

Airs at: Thu, 09/12/2019 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Words and Pictures

Hollywood Babylon is the new series of 1930's feature films, produced before the censorious Hays Code, that tackled such timely topics as corruption, prostitution, and drug use. Curated by Chantell Richardson and Dan Halsted, this series screens at the Hollywood Thea... Read more

Fall at the Library, 2019

Airs at: Thu, 09/05/2019 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Black Book Talk

Multhnomah County Library staffers LeFoster Williams and Milo Reed will share their favorite reads and tell us about upcoming Fall 2019 programs. Kids go back to school, adults go back to work and we all go back to a good book whether in print, on disc or online. Read more