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Yuletide Relief, from Film at 11, this Xmas day, Friday 25 December 2020

Airs at: Fri, 12/25/2020 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
On this morning's holiday Film at 11, Britta Gordon assesses the career of Wong Kar Wai, Jeff Godsil spreads some cheer with Remember the Night, Gremlin Time's Matthew discusses xxx and this week's BFI Film Classics covers L. A. Confidential.  Read more

Thom Bray previews his one-man show "A Christmas Carol: A Victorian Reading" streaming live this holiday season

Airs at: Wed, 12/16/2020 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
The holidays are here and, along with it, our own holiday traditions. For many of us, the season isn’t complete without attending a performance of The Nutcracker, or Handel’s Messiah, or any of the many other Christmas-themed, in-person events. This season, many of those e... Read more

Buscando America on 12/15/20

Airs at: Tue, 12/15/2020 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
  En esta emisión escucha Resiste Tierra, un espacio crítico y anticarcelario desde Chile. También hablamos con la artista jarocha Ali Gua Gua desde la Ciudad de México. Conoce ON Construcción Ecológica, un proyecto de arquitectura sustentable México-Oakland. Desde Amilcin... Read more

Allie Brosh - Expanded Audio

Airs at: Thu, 10/22/2020 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  In this extended conversation with bestselling author Allie Brosh, we hear more stories about her free-range childhood gleaning life lessons from wolves, her appreciation for horror and stand-up comedy, her awkward relationships with people and pets, and her stunned reac... Read more

Melory Mirashrafi

Airs at: Tue, 12/15/2020 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
  Dmae visits with Melory Mirashrafi,  actor, director, dramaturg and writer. As an Iranian-American she is dedicated to  presenting performance works and writing that truly represents her culture. She's back in Hillsboro where she grew up when the Pandemic abruptly strand... Read more

Joseph Gallivan interviews painter Sally Cleveland

Airs at: Tue, 12/15/2020 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
On Tuesday December 15, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. Joseph Gallivan interviews painter Sally Cleveland about her show Day unto Day at Augen Gallery through Dec. 31, 2020. Cleveland talks about painting postcard sized landscapes in oil on paper, adding color to clouds, what it’s like... Read more

Episode Five

Airs at: Thu, 12/24/2020 at 3:00am - 4:00am
Produced for:  The Ghost of Hollywood
  On this episode of The Ghost of Hollywood, Poxy and Ragan discuss the 1984 holiday slasher, Silent Night, Deadly Night,  and throw Christmas to the wind.       Read more

More Holiday Cheer and movies – from Film at 11, December 18, 2020

Airs at: Fri, 12/18/2020 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
Just what you always want – a couple of horror films for the Holidays (Black Bear, Freaky, What Lies Below), but also  Jeff Godsil on Barfly, and a five-minute segment on Mank Hear the conplete discussion on Monday 21 December on The Monday Sampler, at 2 PM. Finally, just w... Read more

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol - from the Archive

Airs at: Thu, 12/10/2020 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Over half a century ago, the UPA animation studio was a haven for misfit geniuses struggling to create relevant cartoon films in the face of political and cultural repression.  Gambling the future of the company on an hourlong television special featuring their most popu... Read more

En Vivo: Jaime López, Caifanes y Los Dug Dug's

Airs at: Fri, 12/11/2020 at 10:00pm - Sat, 12/12/2020 at 12:00am
Produced for:  La Ruleta
Esta noche escucharemos 3 extraordinarios conciertos: Jame López, solo y acústico en 1989, Caifanes en vivo en 1988 y Los Dug Dug's en el Teatro Blanquita el 13 de agosto de 1990. Read more