Arts/Culture

Yellowface

Airs at: Mon, 09/02/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Analogous to the term blackface, yellowface means to color your face yellow in order to appear Asian. Metaphorically speaking, that’s exactly what protagonist Juniper Song does in the 2023 novel by Rebecca Kuang titled Yellowface. Book Mole Patricia Kullberg reviews this bi... Read more

Why Don't People Like Us Like People Like Us and Others ?

Airs at: Tue, 08/27/2024 at 3:00am - 5:30am

Produced for: Vinyl Pajama Party

Airs at: Mon, 08/26/2024 at 10:00pm - Tue, 08/27/2024 at 12:00pm

Produced for: Comics Take on the News

Tune in to KBOO to hear comedians Arlo Weierhauser, Emma Jonas, and Clancy Kramer take on the news. Arlo Weierhauser: Arlo Weierhauser is a stand up comedy wunderkind who has graced the stage of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Epix's Unprotected Sets. You've seen t... Read more

Live Guests and more Cold War Intrigue

Airs at: Mon, 08/26/2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Produced for: The Monday Sampler

Fortunato hosts live from the studio for a Fall Membership Drive Monday Sampler Special. Joining the show will be Late Night DJs Bill Dodge and Tommy Hollywood. We will also present the explosive conclusion to our radio adaptation of Ian Fleming's 1953 Cold War Thriller Moo... Read more

KIEV: Requiem for Mozart; Storm Desert Beat; Nosferatou. El Escuadrón del Ritmo: The Rythm Squad

Airs at: Fri, 08/23/2024 at 10:00pm - Sat, 08/24/2024 at 12:00am

Produced for: La Ruleta

Airs at: Fri, 08/23/2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Produced for: Film at 11

Matthew on The Heroic Trio, from Criterion. Britta Gordon on Steve McQueen's Small Axe. Two books about Cary Grant. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– James Naremore is one of the most important of America’s film writers who came of age... Read more

Sam A. Mowry: a celebration of life (1959-2024)

Airs at: Thu, 08/22/2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Jonesy

On today’s show, we celebrate the life of Sam Mowry, who passed away in Portland last month. Sam was an actor, both on stage and behind the mic, a director, and an impresario of radio theater, especially in his role as Artistic Director of the group he founded, Willamette R... Read more

A Cloud Rolls In

Airs at: Tue, 08/20/2024 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Winner's Bias

Nate and James conduct their first ever interview with Alex and Ty, owners of Cloud Cap Games in Sellwood. Read more

Drunks, Thieves, Scoundrels and a story by Lenny Bruce.

Airs at: Mon, 08/19/2024 at 11:00pm - Tue, 08/20/2024 at 12:00am

Produced for: Gremlin Time

Tonight Fortunato reads excerpts from a history of Comedy in America.In this selection, author Kliph Nesteroff looks at the emergence of modern comedy in night clubs, records and late night television. Featiring acconts of Johnaton Winters, Dick Gregory , Dick Cavett, Jerry... Read more