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Douglas Wolk - All of the Marvels

Airs at: Thu, 10/14/2021 at 11:15am - 12:15pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Douglas Wolk is an award-winning journalist, author, and pop-culture critic who's written about comics and music for The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, and The Nation.  His books include James Brown's Live at the Apollo and Reading Comics: How Graphic Novels... Read more

Part 2 of our real time look back at the start of Marvel Comics.

Airs at: Mon, 10/11/2021 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Dk Holm joins Fortunato today on the Sampler to look back at the start of Marvel Comics with the 60th anniversary of  the appearance of issue #2 of The Fantastic Four. Also lots of music. Read more

Ilknur Demirkoparan 1989

Airs at: Tue, 10/12/2021 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
On Tuesday Oct 12, 2021, at 11:30 a.m. Joseph Gallivan interviews Ilknur Demirkoparan [PRONOUNCED Eelk-noor Deh-meer-koh-pah-run] about a new show called “1989.” Demirkoparan runs the MinEastry of Postcollapse Art and Culture, a gallery and think tank in the Ford Center wit... Read more

Three Souls in My Mind, Sombrero Verde, Tierra Baldía

Airs at: Fri, 10/08/2021 at 10:00pm - Sat, 10/09/2021 at 12:00am
Produced for:  La Ruleta
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Baila Suavecito

Airs at: Fri, 10/08/2021 at 7:00pm - Fri, 10/15/2021 at 8:00pm
Especial musical con ritmos de Cumbia, Salsa, Mambo, Cha Cha Cha, Tropical, Merengue, Cumbia Rebajada y más! Read more

Well-Read Black Girls Book Group: More than books

Airs at: Thu, 10/07/2021 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
Ray Owens and Wentemi Kante, members of Portland's Well-Read Black Girls Book Club, discuss the importance of the group beyond sharing good reads.  Both women emphasize its importance as a safe and supportive space where Black women can fellowship with their sisters, a rari... Read more

Top 40 en Español

Airs at: Fri, 10/08/2021 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Boogie Pachanguero
Top of the Charts! Welcome to this star-studded evening, tonight we're going full-on pop hits in the Estados Unidos! The artists on our red carpet are playing on your pop radio in the beautiful language of Spanish. They're linguistic journey has taken them far, joining cult... Read more

13 - Summer of 84' with Matt Leslie & Stephen Smith

Airs at: Sat, 10/30/2021 at 10:00pm - Sun, 10/31/2021 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Ghost of Hollywood
    On this episode, Poxy and Ragan kick off Season Two with their annual Halloween Special featuring the 2018 film, SUMMER OF 84, with screenwriting partners, Matt Leslie and Stephen Smith.          Read more

Film at 11 Investigates the Life of Sherlock Holmes this week, October 22, 2021

Airs at: Fri, 10/22/2021 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
This week, we take a literary look at the screen, with Joe Witt and Stephen Hood of Belmont Books on Dune and The French Dispatch, plus some comments on The Last Duel and Halloween Kills, while  Jeff Godsil appraises Billy Wilder's masterpiece The Private Life of Sherlock H... Read more

Encore program

Airs at: Mon, 10/04/2021 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Due to some family stuff, Fortunato didn't have time to put together a new show for today. And so, we present a repeat program for this week from March 29th. Besides music, DK Holm will interview Reed College professor Marat Grenberg about film director Stanley Kubrick. And... Read more