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A Two Hour Special with National Book Award winning poet Nikky Finney

Airs at: Thu, 06/18/2020 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Love Child’s Hotbed of Occasional Poetry is a twenty-first-century paean to the sterling love songs humming throughout four hundred years of black American life. National Book Award winner Nikky Finney’s fifth collection contains lighthouse poems, narrative hotbeds, and tre... Read more

Trans Representation in the Media

Airs at: Tue, 06/16/2020 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Transpositive PDX
Please join us for Transpositive on Tuesday, June 16th at 6pm on KBOO. This week we will be discussing Trans Representation In The Media with Nicolette. In addition to discussing recent trans news, we will be analyzing trans representation in the media in recent years and h... Read more

James Dixon: EDI and Beyond

Airs at: Tue, 06/16/2020 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
  Dmae features James Dixon, actor, director, EDI consultant and activist who recently joined the Fuse Theatre Ensemble. James and Dmae have a frank discussion about how Predominantly White Institutions (PWI) can create a safer and more equitable creative environment while... Read more

Adree Edmo Victory at Supreme Court and Interview with TL Forsberg

Airs at: Tue, 06/02/2020 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Transpositive PDX
Please join us for Transpositive on Tuesday, June 2nd at 6pm on KBOO. This week we replay an interview with attorney Shaleen Shanbhag regarding the case of transgender prisoner Adree Edmo.  The supreme court chose to uphold a ruling of the ninth circuit court that the Idaho... Read more

"Pride," Nastashia Minto

Airs at: Mon, 06/22/2020 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  The Occasion
The theme for June is "Pride," and the featured guest is Nastashia Minto. Nastashia is the author of Naked: The Rhythm and Groove of It. The Depth and Length to It. An African American woman born in South Georgia and raised there by her grandparents, she grew up in poverty ... Read more

Playwright Natalie Nicole Dressel

Airs at: Tue, 05/19/2020 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Transpositive PDX
Please join us for Transpositive on Tuesday, May 19th at 6pm on KBOO. This week we interview Transgender Playwright Natalie Nicole Dressel.  Dressel is a playwright, actress and performing artist currently residing in Los Angles.  We will talk with her about her play, There... Read more

Ep 107. It Takes A Village To Wear Bivy Park

Airs at: Fri, 05/01/2020 at 12:15pm - Sun, 05/31/2020 at 1:15pm
Produced for:  Village Vibes Podcast
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Ep 106. It Takes A Village To Be Benevolent Green

Airs at: Fri, 05/01/2020 at 12:30am - Sun, 05/31/2020 at 12:30am
Produced for:  Village Vibes Podcast
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Hannah Lillith Assadi and Achy Obejas on Take Us To A Better Place

Airs at: Thu, 05/07/2020 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host Ken Jones talks with Hannah Lillith Assadi and Achy Obejas, contributors to the story anthology Take Us To A Better Place, published by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. You can download a free copy of the ebook at https://www.rwjf.org/fiction. Hannah Lillith Assadi... Read more

Trans in the News and Poet Kara K Morgan

Airs at: Wed, 05/06/2020 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Transpositive PDX
Please join us for Transpositive on Wednesday, May 6th at 6pm on KBOO. Our program this week includes Trans in the news with Nicolette and Jean.  We will be talking about recent attacks on trans rights in England where efforts are underway to prevent transgender kids from h... Read more