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Returning from the Underworld

Produced for:  Threshold Shift
  Threshold Shift's Blue Moon Halloween Episode-A Sonic Retelling of the Persephone Myth For those that want to set the spooky mood early this Halloween, come join us at Threshold Shift from 12-3am Saturday, October 31st. We'll be journeying through the Underworld with Pe... Read more

On the road again with Film at 11, for Friday November 13 2020

Airs at: Fri, 11/13/2020 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
This week, a panoply of film, including Jeff Godsil on The Long Goodbye,  Britta Gordon on Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)​, Mathew of KBOO's Gremlin Time on xxxx, plus reviews of On the Rocks, The Queen's Gambit, xxx, and xxxx, and finally DKH on the... Read more

The Apocalyptic Vote

Airs at: Fri, 10/30/2020 at 10:00pm - Sat, 10/31/2020 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Hardcore Variety Hour
On this edition of MattC, Wolfman & Janie B.'s Variety Hour, we are back with a pop-up show about the upcoming election, and maybe a sprinkling of Halloween.  For the first hour (yes, its two hours) we have our usual three DJ's, but for the second hour we have music sets fr... Read more

Yasmin Ruvalcaba

Airs at: Tue, 10/27/2020 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
  Dmae features a conversation with Yasmin Ruvalcaba, a Latinx theatre artist and community engagement advocate who works in the Portland-metro and Washington County area. She also works as a program manager for Advance Gender Equity in the Arts (AGE) and is a prolific pla... Read more

Two Stories by Edgar Allen Poe and Hitchcock's Psycho

Airs at: Mon, 10/26/2020 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
The Sampler returns with some Halloween fun. Featured in today's show, Katherine Dunn and Fortunato will read two of Edgar Allen Poe's classic horror stories, "The Masque of the Red Death" and "The Murders in the Rue Morgue". DK Holm will stop by to review a recent release ... Read more

Los Nena y Rebel'd Punk

Airs at: Fri, 10/23/2020 at 10:00pm - Sat, 10/24/2020 at 12:00am
Produced for:  La Ruleta
Esta noche escucharemos los dos discos compactos del grupo Los Nena, de 2001 y 2004 respectivamente. También canciones del primer larga duración de Rebel'd Punk. Read more

Fall Grows Colder on Film at 11, for Friday, for Nov. 6 2020

Airs at: Fri, 11/06/2020 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
This week the team has an array of films to get you through the colder months, including Britta Gordon on the film and BFI book on Lynne Ramsey's Ratcatcher, Gremlin Time's Matthew on the influence of the James Bond films,  Jeff Godsil on The Doors, and more reviews, includ... Read more

Mr. Jones's Neighborhood 10/23/20

Airs at: Fri, 10/23/2020 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
On today's show, we celebrate our city's biggest literary event of the year -- the Portland Book Festival. This year, as with just about every event other than superspeader campaign rallies, the Festival is going virtual. Instead of one big day, it will take place over seve... Read more

Space Patrol returns to fight The Indestructible Germ

Airs at: Mon, 10/19/2020 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Back by popular demand, another adventure featuring Commander Buzz Cory and the Space Patrol! A pair of desgruntaled  medical researchers have developed a deadly virus which they plan to unlease on Venius City as revenge against the famous scientist who'd failed to recogniz... Read more

YAN SHU II Motor Sessions Live LENUT LE Soñeus

Airs at: Mon, 10/19/2020 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  A Different Nature
  Yan Shu II Motor Sessions Live. Recorded live during the Butoh Dance Company "Yan Shu" Tour in Mexico City in 2002 at Ex Teresa Arte Actual, Anahuacalli Museum and at Teatro de las Vizcainas. Yan Shu: Moro Motor: Sergio Espinoza, Mariano Espinoza, Alejandro Vargas, Germ... Read more