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Until the Lions: Echoes of the Mahabharata

Airs at: Thu, 01/09/2020 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
  In Until the Lions, Karthika Naïr retells the Mahabharata through the embodied voices of women and marginal characters, so often conquered and destroyed throughout history. She captures the richness and complexity of the Mahabharata, while illuminating lives buried benea... Read more

Joseph Gallivan interviews painter Tom Cramer

Airs at: Tue, 12/10/2019 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
On Tuesday Dec. 10, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. Joseph Gallivan interviews painter Tom Cramer about his show Journey to the Third Dimension, on now through Dec. 29 at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art in Eugene.  Cramer talks about his wood carving style, how music and drawing rela... Read more

PCS Holiday Shows

Airs at: Tue, 12/10/2019 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
  Dmae welcomes Marissa Wolf, artistic director of Portland Center Stage to talk about two holiday time shows, Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley (which she directs) a reimagining of Pride and Prejudice and the Tony-award-winning musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Both sh... Read more

The Best Films of the Decade, from Film at 11

Airs at: Fri, 12/20/2019 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
Everybody else is doing it so we might as well: listing the films of the 2010s that stand the test of time.    The podcast is down at the bottom of the page.    And here is a link to the Vulture article we used as a jumping off point for the episode.    Every Movie of ... Read more

More music and Reel Music from KBOO's Rick Mitchell, and others on Film at 11

Airs at: Fri, 01/17/2020 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
KBOO's Rick Mitchell and the Northwest Film Center's Ben Popp  join us to discuss the Reel Music festival sponsored by the Northwest Film Center, forthcoming on the 24th with several weeks of documentaries about music and musicians.  Read more

Holiday movies and More, with Fortunato, on Film at 11, Dec. 13

Airs at: Fri, 12/13/2019 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
The Monday Sampler's Fortunato joins the team to discuss unusual holiday movies, Pre-Code movies, and more.    Coming Out Dec 13, 2019  Jumanji: The Next Level Sequel Sony Pictures Nationwide   Black Christmas Horror Universal Pictures Nationwide   Richard Jewell ... Read more

Black Book Talk Holiday Ideas special, 12/05/19

Airs at: Thu, 12/05/2019 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
  Expanded Membership Drive program where listeners called in with holiday book gift suggestions. Read more

Black Books for the Holidays

Airs at: Thu, 12/05/2019 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
Black Book Talk listeners are invited to call in and share books by Black authors that you'd like to give (or receive!) during the holidays.  Tell us about the book that made you smile, laugh or just think a little deeper.  You know, the one that you couldn't stop talking a... Read more

Matilda

Airs at: Tue, 12/03/2019 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
  Dmae features a membership drive show of Matilda, the Musical at Northwest Children's Theatre. She'll talk with NWCT artistic director and director Sarah Jane Hardy and actress Ella Carson who plays Matilda. We'll be giving away three pairs of tickets for your membership... Read more

The Divine and the Mundane: Music in the Fabric of Our Lives

Airs at: Sat, 11/30/2019 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Threshold Shift
Whether we hear it or not, we are always steeped in sound. Over the course of 2019, Threshold Shift has been exploring the intersections of field recording, sound design, human hearing and music. We started in March with guest host, Bill McQuay's, second deep dive into the ... Read more