Fiction

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Brandon Hoang, author of the YA novel Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend

Airs at: Thu, 11/13/2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
On today's episode, we welcome Brandon Hoang, author of the YA novel Gloria Buenrostro is Not My Girlfriend, from Macmillan Publishing. The book was a finalist for the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrator’s Golden Kite Award and was named as one of the Youn... Read more

Orson Welles Returns as Harry Lime

Airs at: Mon, 11/17/2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Featured today is an episode of The Many Lives Of Harry Lime, "Greek Meets Greek"(1950), starring Orson Welles. While in The Port of Piraeus, Greece to acquire some "art", Harry is quarentined in his hotel room with the measles. Still, he is drawn into a perplexing and d... Read more

Once Upon A Time

Airs at: Fri, 11/14/2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  Once Upon a Time
  Rosa, raised near Grand Central Station in the heart of Manhattan, provides enticing stories from a woman grabbing life’s adventure as a means to spiritual awakening.  From slam dancing at the infamous CBGB’s or living on a motorcycle in Morocco to starting a permacul... Read more

2025 Portland Book Festival preview with Amanda Bullock

Airs at: Tue, 11/04/2025 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
The annual Portland Book Festival is our city’s biggest literary event, and one of the most popular on the entire West Coast. This year’s festival takes place Saturday, November 8th, just a few days away, and features on-stage discussions with over 100 authors and interv... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for November 3, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 11/03/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Wealth, Inequality, and “The Great Gatsby” (an Against the Grain rebroadcast) F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote about rich people. Does his work also offer a critique of wealth and inequality? According to John Marsh, we can learn a lot about class, power, privilege, and imp... Read more

Famous people, dancing, movies, and date night

Airs at: Fri, 10/31/2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Produced for:  Radiozine
This episode is hosted by Stephanie. First, we hear Kiyan talk about the new Superman movie. Then, Nena shares her thoughts on Dave and Busters as a date location. After that, Em speaks about actor Malachai Barton. Finally, Clark gives a history on the Wobble Dance. Read more

An Interview with Paul Michael Glaser

Airs at: Mon, 11/03/2025 at 12:00am - 2:00am
Produced for:  The Ghost of Hollywood
  From Starsky & Hutch to The Cutting Edge, Paul Michael Glaser joins Poxy & Ragan to talk about art, television, and the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Foundation.       Read more

Halloween Special

Airs at: Mon, 10/27/2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Frotunato is setting up a party with novelty drinks, cheesy snacks , and some crazy fun to celebrate the End Of Summer. Tune in for a line up of Halloween and Monster Movie themed songs, and  two scary stories will be featured today. KBOO's own Emily Young will read an e... Read more

Gigi Little, author of the debut novel Who Killed One the Gun?

Airs at: Thu, 10/23/2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
On today's episode, we welcome Gigi Little, author of the debut novel Who Killed One the Gun? from Forest Avenue Press. I first interviewed Gigi nine years ago for an anthology she edited City of Weird: 30 Otherworldly Portland Tales. Since then, I’ve talked with Gigi fo... Read more

More Orson Welles as Harry Lime

Airs at: Mon, 10/20/2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Today's radio adventure is set during World War II. As the Nazis fire V2 Rockets at the People of London, Corporal Harry Lime of the US Army is sent on a secret mission to Istanbul to acquire the location of a hidden Nazi Rocket Factory. As events unfold, the only way Ha... Read more