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Oregon Media Arts Awards

Airs at: Thu, 06/10/2021 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  One of the lifelines to local artists in difficult times is the Oregon Arts Commission.  They've been helping arrange grants to artists and arts organizations for over half a century.  And one of those many grants is the Oregon Media Arts Fellowship, awarded in collabora... Read more

Sounds Unsound early June 2021

Airs at: Sun, 06/13/2021 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Sounds Unsound
Mostly recent releases for tonight's show. Thanks to everyone who donated to our Spring Membership Drive.. we can't do it without you, the listener. If you missed the opportunity to donate, think about doing it now, by clicking on that red button in the righthand corner. Th... Read more

June is Here!

Airs at: Mon, 06/07/2021 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Once again, summer is bearing down on us in the Rose City. Fortunato returns will music. Mostly jazz with a few surprises. Sonny Still, Lionel Hampton, The Art Ensemble of Chicago, Neil Young, Jimmy Smith, and many more. Read more

12 - Season Finale Double Feature with Fritz Kiersch

Airs at: Fri, 07/09/2021 at 3:00am - 5:30am
Produced for:  The Ghost of Hollywood
  As part of our Season One Finale,  Poxy and Ragan discuss the 1984 Horror classic, CHILDREN OF THE CORN, and 1985's cult classic, TUFF TURF with Director, Fritz Kiersch. Tune in as Fritz tells some of his favorite behind the scenes stories and discusses his directorial d... Read more

11 - Technicolor Unknown with Richard W. Haines

Airs at: Fri, 06/25/2021 at 3:00am - 5:30am
Produced for:  The Ghost of Hollywood
  Poxy and Ragan interview Richard W. Haines (Splatter University, Class of Nuke 'Em High, Head Games,  etc.) about his 1989 Sci-Fi cult classic, SPACE AVENGER. For this film, Richard would use the dye transfer process, which was initially developed and marketed by Technico... Read more

The Usual Suspects Gather to Discuss Film This Week on Film at 11, Friday June 25, 2021

Airs at: Fri, 06/25/2021 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
  This week our reviewers cover the new Criterion release of Visions of Eight, on the 1972 Olympics, along with comments on three recent releases, while Jeff Godsil reports on The Usual Suspects, Matthew of KBOO's Gremlin Time reviews the new extras-packed DVD of  Giant Fr... Read more

The Eyes Have It, This Week on Film at 11, Friday June 18, 2021

Airs at: Fri, 06/18/2021 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
This week we cover three recent releases, while  Britta Gordon  discusses Abbas Kiarostami’s early Koker trilogy (Where is the Friend’s House, 1987; And Life Goes On, 1992; Through the Olive Trees, 1994), while Jeff Godsil reports on Georges Franju's  Eyes Without a Face, D... Read more

Cuban Electroacoustic Music.

Airs at: Mon, 05/31/2021 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  A Different Nature
Tonight on A Different Nature: Cuban Electroacoustic, with Caballos (Horses) by Juan Marcos Blanco from 1984; Territorial Waters by Carlos Fariñas and Children's Suite and Erotic Suite by Juan Blanco from 1986. Read more

Back with more music

Airs at: Mon, 05/31/2021 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Fortunato returns for a Blue Moon Extra Monday for May with more music. Read more

Ryan! Feddersen and Inhabitance

Airs at: Tue, 06/01/2021 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
On Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at 11:30 a.m. Joseph Gallivan interviews artist Ryan! Feddersen about Inhabitance, her installation at the Portland International Airport, which opens in November 2021. Feddersen talks about making public art on a grand scale, about her love of mix... Read more