Fiction

Previewing the 7th Annual Portland Writers Picnic

Airs at: Wed, 09/06/2023 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for Evening News, News In Depth
The 7th Annual Portland Writers Picnic takes place this Sunday, September 10th from 11am to 4pm at Laurelhurst Park. And if you’re a writer, in or around Portland, you’re invited! Families, too.  We’re fortunate to have three of the picnic organizers, and members-in-good-s... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for September 11, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 09/11/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Street art with the face of Victor Jara; "Give us your strength and bravery to struggle." Artist unknown; sponsored by the Schools of Psychology of the State Universities of Chile. Photo by Marcela Urra and licensed under Creative Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wik... Read more

The Five Wounds

Airs at: Mon, 09/11/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
It’s not easy to write a novel that tells an engaging story, has the reader identifying with a diverse range of characters, and at the same time shines a light on how race, gender, and class affect people’s lives. But writer and photographer Matt Witt says that's what autho... Read more

Jean Sheppard, Katherine Dunn, and the Fantastic Four

Airs at: Mon, 08/21/2023 at 11:00pm - Tue, 08/22/2023 at 12:00am
Produced for Gremlin Time
Sort of a mash up tonight on Gremlin Time. We present a repeat episode from the 1980's with Katherine Dunn reading Jean Sheppard's short story about playground politics, Scud Farkas and the Murderous Maria. Featuring many of the same characters as in the movie A Christmas S... Read more

28 - An Interview with Stuart Pankin

Airs at: Fri, 09/15/2023 at 3:00am - 5:30am
Produced for The Ghost of Hollywood
  Legendary actor, Stuart Pankin, sits down with Poxy & Ragan to discuss his career and revisit projects such as Dinosaurs, Arachnophobia, Fatal Attraction, Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves, Not Necessarily the News, & San Pedro Beach Bums.       Read more

Pomegranate

Airs at: Mon, 08/07/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Larry Bowlden reviews Pomegranate, by Helen Elaine Lee, a rich book on so many levels. Written though the eyes of Ranita Atwater, a woman just released from four years of imprisonment for opioid possession, the book leaps forward to her assiduous efforts to regain parental ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for August 14, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 08/14/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: The Bomb: Last week was the 77th anniversary of the US bombing of Hiroshima and Nagaski. The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945. The explosion... Read more

Dian Greenwood, author of About the Carleton Sisters

Airs at: Thu, 08/10/2023 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for Jonesy
On today's episode, we welcome Dian Greenwood, author of the new novel About the Carleton Sisters from She Writes Press. After studying both writing and counseling psychology in San Francisco, Dian now lives and writes here in Portland, and works as a family therapist. Whic... Read more

Bogart, Bacall and Pee Wee

Airs at: Mon, 08/07/2023 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for The Monday Sampler
Returning for another Monday afternoon Fortunato has lined up a lot of music for today.Also featured with be a couple of performances by the recently passed Paul Rubins as Pee Wee Herman. And another episode of Bold Venture with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. In this ad... Read more

Live from the KBOO studios

Airs at: Mon, 07/31/2023 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for The Monday Sampler
It's a fifth Monday for July, and Fortunato comes down to the studio to do a live program Blue Moon Monday Sampler for mid summer. We will talk by phone to John and Emily Goodman, from The Writers Of The Future Contest who have attended comic cons in both San Diego and Tamp... Read more