Film

Methamphetamine documentary director highlights the reasons behind addiction

Airs at: Thu, 01/23/2020 at 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  Canadian paramedic and filmmaker Rodney Bodner is the producer and director of a recently released documentary entitled “Methamphetamine: Community Under Siege.” Bodner spoke with Melissa Hood about the goals of the film. Read more

Festival Previews

Airs at: Thu, 01/23/2020 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  It's wintertime in the Pacific Northwest, so what better way to escape the cloudy weather than in a bright cinema with your fellow film buffs? We're joined in the studio by Tracy Francis, Festival Director for the Cascade Festival of African Films, who is once again brin... Read more

First Sampler of the New Year

Airs at: Mon, 01/13/2020 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
We start off a new year with some music and some serious film talk. Joining us in the studio will be Dan and Chantell Halsted, from the Hollywood Theater, to talk about  an amazing film that they are showing this Thursday as part of their Hollywood Babylon series. From 1931... Read more

First Show of the Year !

Airs at: Mon, 01/13/2020 at 2:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Fortunato returns with a lot of music from different decades and different genres. Film critic DK Holm will be dropping in to talk about a couple of films either now playing or will be playing in theaters in town. Read more

Winter Film Events

Airs at: Thu, 01/09/2020 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Local cinema programmers Greg Hamilton and Micah Vanderhoof offer up dark films for the dark winter months, with appearances by directors John Dahl and Julia Reichert, who are in town for retrospectives of their work.  John Dahl joins us on the phone to talk about his ca... Read more

The Left and the Law

Airs at: Mon, 12/30/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
In their Left and the Law segment, Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker take up a few of 2019's high profile sexual harassment cases against powerful men. They discuss differing legal strategies and their political implications, and comment on "Bombshell," the Hollywood film based ... Read more

End of the Year Show

Airs at: Mon, 12/30/2019 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Last show of the year for the Sampler. Fortunato filled the afternoon with lots of music. With some serious jam sessions, and a set of gypsy jazz. In the last hour, SW Conser and former KBOO volunteer Josh drop in to talk about Josh's travels in Asia, and Fortunato gives a ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for Dec 30, 2019

Airs at: Mon, 12/30/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Frann Michel hosts the last Old Mole Variety Hour of 2019, and we hear these pieces: Public Power: Bill Resnick talks with Mari Rose Taruc of the Utility Justice Campaign  of Oakland, CA, which is seeking a publicly-accountable takeover of the investor-owned utility PG&... Read more

Red-Nosed Reindeer

Airs at: Mon, 12/23/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement and Denise Morris review the Rankin-Bass stop-motion animated Christmas story Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Originally aired on NBC in 1964, the GE-sponsored classic tells the story of two misfits and their eventual acceptance by Santa and his elves. But a dee... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour December 23rd, 2019

Airs at: Mon, 12/23/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Laurie Mercier hosts the Episode of the Old Mole which includes: Ecological Revolution: John Foster teaches at the University of Oregon, writes a lot including The Robbery of Nature and the Return of Nature. He edits the journal Monthly Review, making it into a go to sou... Read more