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A Plague of Words

Airs at: Mon, 10/05/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
A PLAGUE OF WORDS - A bizarre disease is transmitted through language in this futuristic surreal radio play.  A doctor, a general, a scientist and a priest vie for public support for their own solutions.. meanwhile an Oracle utters cryptic messages that might be a clue or m... Read more

Hitch-Hike Hussy

Airs at: Wed, 09/09/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
The Ubu Hour production of HITCH-HIKE HUSSY..   from the Sept 2015 Ubu Hour.. A lurid tale full of sex and violence, based on the 1959 pulp novel of the same name, as well as inspired by the 1950s film noir classic "Kiss Me Deadly."  Here's a chance to hear this radio noir ... Read more

The Spirit of the Forest - Episode 16

Airs at: Wed, 09/02/2015 at 12:00am
This is episode 16 of the Spirit of the Forest, an audio drama / dark comedy produced by Oregon resident Dan Crall.  Each episode, in its own way, reflects upon the sadness, the absurdity, and normalcy of modern life.     On this edition, we open with a report on the tra... Read more

The Spirit of the Forest - Episode 15

Airs at: Wed, 09/02/2015 at 12:00am
This is episode 15 of The Spirit of the Forest, an audio drama / dark comedy created by Oregon resident Dan Crall.  This program reflects upon the sadness, the absurdity, and normalcy of modern life.  It finds that delicate balance of light and darkness, blending fiction an... Read more

The Holy Crowley Hour, Or Two

Airs at: Mon, 08/31/2015 at 10:00pm - Tue, 09/01/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Holy Crowley Hour
On tonight's show, we're throwing in the towel on radio. It's a legacy medium, at least that's what Carl Crowley keeps telling me. People don't listen to the radio anymore, Carl says. They're too busy watching movies, esp. those new-fangled talkies.  But given that we're a... Read more

The Return of Mr. Grey

Airs at: Mon, 08/03/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
Mr. Grey has returned to town after 15 years and no one knows why. Competeing gangsters second guess each others motives. In an old hotel, events rapidly spiral out of control in this violent and surreal audio drama.       Inspired by Shakespeare, film noir, David Lynch, Pa... Read more

Monsanto Dreams

Airs at: Mon, 08/03/2015 at 11:00pm - Tue, 08/04/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Audio Comix
It seems there’s been nothing but bad news in America lately. The death of Sandra Bland in a Texas jail, the House passing a bill that prohibits the labeling of GMO foods. However, what most of us consider bad news can, for a select few, be the stuff dreams are made of. Wr... Read more

The Holy Crowley Hour, Or Two

Airs at: Mon, 06/29/2015 at 10:00pm - Tue, 06/30/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Holy Crowley Hour
On tonight's very special episode, we pay tribute to Phil Austin of The Firesign Theatre, who passed away on June 18th. Phil was a genius of audio comedy, and a huge inspiration to all of us in the KBOO radio community. To talk about Phil, and honor his memory, fellow Fires... Read more

The River Signal Starts June First!

Our friends at the Steam Radio Syndicate, Galen, Brian, and Reid, are out in the world, getting The Channel Princess, a paddlewheel riverboat, to the Mississippi River.  They'll be floating south down the river "America's Last Highway" for the summer, and creating amazing r... Read more

The Holy Crowley Hour, Or Two

Airs at: Mon, 03/30/2015 at 10:00pm - Tue, 03/31/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Holy Crowley Hour
Be sure to tune in for the premiere episode of the now regularly scheduled Holy Crowley Hour, or Two. If by regularly scheduled you mean the fifth Monday of every month, and the sixth Tuesday. Carl Crowley is not pleased with the Gregorian calendar, and damns it to hell, or... Read more