Arts/Culture

newsletter_web_banner.png

 

Lidia Yuknavitch, author of the new memoir Reading the Waves

Airs at: Thu, 07/24/2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
On today's episode, we welcome back Lidia Yuknavitch, author of the new memoir Reading the Waves from Riverhead Books. Lidia’s the nationally bestselling author of the novels Thrust, The Book of Joan, Dora: A Headcase, and The Small Backs of Children, which won the 2016 ... Read more

New and old and two Criterions on Film at 11 for Friday July 25th, 2025

Airs at: Fri, 07/25/2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
This week Jeff Godsil joins us to discuss the film noir Cry Danger, as well as Ari Aster's new "state of the nation" tale  Eddington. In addition we have reviews of two recent Criterion releases, Anthony Mann's Winchester '73 and Jean Eustace's The Mother and the Whore.  Read more

2025 Recent Grads Show

Airs at: Tue, 07/22/2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
  On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at 11.30 a.m. Joseph Gallivan talks to artists about the Recent Grads show at Blackfish Gallery in the Pearl District, a show of works selected by college professors to showcase some outstanding young artists coming out of Oregon colleges ... Read more

Walt Curtis reads Jack London

Airs at: Mon, 07/21/2025 at 11:00pm - Tue, 07/22/2025 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Gremlin Time
Tonight we honor the passing of long time KBOO on air host Walt Curtis of The Talking Earth. Ten years ago I brought Walt into the studio to record him reading a story by Jack London called Hobos That Pass In The Night. About London's own years riding the rails looking f... Read more

Rascal Dispatch

  Althea Billings is on sabbatical this summer, and Rascal Dispatch is a 5 minute look at some of her adventures. Read more

Voices of Vision

  Voices of Vision is a storytelling platform that amplifies the authentic voices shaping our local communities in Oregon. Each episode will spotlight entrepreneurs, creatives, changemakers, and thought leaders whose work inspires, informs, and drives meaningful impact.... Read more

A survey of recent shows and movies with Mona on Film at 11 for Friday, July 18, 2025

Airs at: Fri, 07/18/2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
Today, Mona Bowen joins us to look at Poker Face, the latest Superman, the action comedy Heads of State, Jurassic World: Rebirth, the celebratory documentary Jaws: 50 Years Later,  and the cold case crime drama Department Q. Read more

Renting Games With Portland Game Library

Airs at: Tue, 07/15/2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Winner's Bias
James and Nate welcome Gene and Nathan of Portland Game Library, a subscription service where they offer their game collections to rent. They discuss the impetus for making their collections available, the most popular games in the collection, and lost pieces. Read more

MM Desch previews her debut mystery thriller "Tangled Darkness"

Airs at: Tue, 07/15/2025 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
Our In Depth guest today is Mary Desch, author, under the pen name MM Desch, of the new novel Tangled Darkness. The book is a psychological thriller featuring a woman psychiatrist, which just so happens to be Mary’s long-time profession. The character, Leslie Schoen, fin... Read more

Tight Shoes by Damon Runyon

Read more