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Radio Lost and Found on 02/08/24

Airs at: Thu, 02/08/2024 at 10:00pm - Fri, 02/09/2024 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radio Lost and Found
Here's the show. Hope you like it. RIP Brother Wayne Kramer and Mojo Nixon. Yeah, last week brought the passing of Wayne Kramer of The MC5. Heavy. And just today, the news that the human hillbilly hurricane Mojo Nixon left the building, succumbing to a heart attack while o... Read more

The Dark Days Have Passed

Airs at: Mon, 02/05/2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Fortunato returns as the days get a little bit longer. Featured on today's show will be a reairing of a recent review by DK Holm and Matthew of a just released box set of 5 video discs from The Critirion Collection of a series of westerns released in the late 1950's starrin... Read more

Radio Lost and Found on 01/25/24

Airs at: Thu, 01/25/2024 at 10:00pm - Fri, 01/26/2024 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radio Lost and Found
New show. Were you there? Oh hey, look. An entire show of songs about the moon (or have 'moon' in the title). How clever. If you know me, and I'm pretty sure I do, you know I generally loathe doing themed shows, shows around a singular topic, etc., and especially shows or ... Read more

Radio Lost and Found on 01/11/24

Airs at: Thu, 01/11/2024 at 10:00pm - Fri, 01/12/2024 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radio Lost and Found
Welcome to 2024! We made it, somehow. New year, new month, new show full of newness AND oldness. Some new stuff from PDX Punk legend Jerry A (Poison Idea), some new stuff by local heroes Dead Air Fresheners, and something for Phill Niblock and Francis Dhomont who both rece... Read more

Late January Sounds Unsound

Airs at: Sun, 01/28/2024 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Sounds Unsound
New releases of new music Read more

Sounds Unsound early January

Airs at: Sun, 01/14/2024 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Sounds Unsound
First show of the year Read more

So Long , Jim & Tom

Airs at: Tue, 01/02/2024 at 3:00am - 5:30am
Produced for:  Vinyl Pajama Party
Today, on the first show of the new year, we look back on two individuals  who had a tremendous impact on yours truly: L.A. based DJ Jim Ladd, and legendary satirist, musician, and comedian  Tom Smothers. Plan for a wild retrospective, and a very good time! Read more

Radio Lost & Found for December 28, 2023

Airs at: Thu, 12/28/2023 at 10:00pm - Fri, 12/29/2023 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radio Lost and Found
Hey, what do you know? It's the last episode of Radio Lost & Found of 2023! Not that that's of much significance, but it is. Lots of stuff to play. I played a lot of my favorite releases from 2023 but by no means was this a 'best of the year' type show. Who needs another on... Read more

Playful Presence: Improv and Mindfulness

Airs at: Mon, 12/25/2023 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  Playful Presence
Taj Baker has a conversation with fellow improviser Shannon Brown about improv as a mindfulness practice.  Improv scenes as well.  Read more

Talking Earth: German, Beckett, Brehm

Airs at: Mon, 12/18/2023 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  Talking Earth
This week's Talking Earth features Portland poets John Brehm, Mimi German and Larry Beckett. dan raphael is your poetry DJ.  John Brehm is the author of four books of poetry: Sea of Faith, Help Is on the Way, No Day at the Beach, and most recently Dharma Talk. He’s also the... Read more