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Hot Topics

Airs at: Sat, 04/22/2017 at 7:30pm - Sun, 04/30/2017 at 7:30pm
Produced for:  This Is How We See It
The San Bernardino, CA shootings.  The manhunt for Jacob Jakubowski.  The benefits of sleeping on your left side.  Can blended families survive?  Tune in as we discuss these topics and more. Read more

Hot Off The Press...

Airs at: Sat, 04/15/2017 at 1:15pm - Sun, 04/23/2017 at 1:15pm
Produced for:  This Is How We See It
Session's DOJ could possibly roll back Obama era agreements with local law enforcement agencies.  Should parents be notified of children's birth control decisions?  Momma June's weight loss surgery.  Tune in as we discuss these topics and more.    Read more

Anti-Earth Day show

Airs at: Fri, 04/21/2017 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  From the Grassroots
“The planet is fine. The people are fuxxxd.”George Carlin Listen to “ From the Grassroot-where we agitate for social change with music and commentary, “ for our annual Anti-Earth Day focusing on the political humor of George Carlin and we will continue our musical tribute t... Read more

Farel Dalrymple and Ryan Alexander-Tanner

Airs at: Thu, 04/13/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Award-winning Portland comics artists Farel Dalrymple and Ryan Alexander-Tanner return to the KBOO studios with fresh stories and new projects to share.  Between stints at DC and Marvel, Farel is publishing the second volume of his celebrated series Pop Gun War for Dark ... Read more

In The News...

Airs at: Sat, 04/08/2017 at 9:30am - Sun, 04/16/2017 at 9:30am
Produced for:  This Is How We See It
NC bill HB2 has been repealed!  Hunter Biden is now dating his deceased brother's widow??  The danger in throwing away your boarding pass.  5 signs you are a cheapskate.  Tune in as we give our opinions on these topics and more. Read more

Hot Topics

Airs at: Sun, 04/02/2017 at 3:45pm - Sun, 04/09/2017 at 3:45pm
Produced for:  This Is How We See It
Chuck Berry dies at 90 yrs old.  FBI Director James Comey confirms that President Obama did not wiretap Trump Towers.  Did you know that the far left lane is for passing only?  Join us as we discuss these topics and more.   Read more

Two World Premieres

Airs at: Tue, 04/04/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
  Dmae talks with director Rose Riordan about the world premiere play Lauren Weedman Doesn’t Live Here Anymore at Portland Center Stage at the Armory through April 30th. Always personal and funny, Weedman turns life's pain into memorable stories and this time songs as she ... Read more

Mr. Jones's Neighborhood

Airs at: Fri, 03/31/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Tune in for the premiere episode of Mr. Jones's Neighborhood, the children's show for reluctant adults. Host Ken Jones (no relation) welcomes Noah Mickens, artistic director of the Umbrella Festival of Circus and Comedy; Los Angeles-based dancing juggler Alex Bistrevsky; an... Read more

Sharon Lacy

Airs at: Sat, 10/30/2010 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
In this interview with Sharon Lacy, she tells how she began her work life as a television newscaster in Washington and later become a classroom teacher. Then she made a midlife decision to go onstage as a stand-up comic based in Portland. Now in  her 60's, she has carved ou... Read more

Calamity Jon Morris

Airs at: Fri, 03/31/2017 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  "Calamity Jon" Morris is an author, illustrator, and designer who has been collecting obscure and eccentric comic books since his earliest years.  In 2015, he turned his passion into the scholarly and boisterous anthology The League of Regret­table Superheroes: Half-Bake... Read more