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Radio Lost and Found for 04/14/16

Airs at: Thu, 04/14/2016 at 10:00pm - Fri, 04/15/2016 at 12:00am
Radio Lost and Found returns to the airwaves with strange sounds and other surprises. Read more

City Of Women: Who is Wendy Carlos?

Airs at: Fri, 04/29/2016 at 3:00am - 5:30pm
Produced for:  City of Women
Listening to music on the radio, if you are so inclined,  you will not hear many female led vocals. Especially if you are listening to mainstream music. Country Western, Blue Grass and RnB have more female voices. Punk Rock is getting there, some electronica, yes. But, it i... Read more

Late in the Day: Poems 2010-2014 by Ursula K. Le Guin

Airs at: Thu, 04/21/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Late in the Day, Ursula K. Le Guin’s new collection of poems (2010–2014) seeks meaning in an ever-connected world. In part evocative of Neruda’s Odes to Common Things and Mary Oliver’s poetic guides to the natural world, Le Guin’s latest give voice to objects that may not s... Read more

Hello, Larry

Airs at: Mon, 01/04/2016 at 11:00pm - Tue, 01/05/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Audio Comix
The sitcom Hello, Larry, which ran two forgettable seasons on NBC starting in 1979, featured McLean Stevenson as a radio talk show host and single dad raising two teenage daughters in Portland, Oregon. The show was voted one of the worst of all time by TV Guide. Number 12 t... Read more

Welcome to Night Vale

Airs at: Fri, 11/27/2015 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
Host Ken Jones talks with Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor, creators and writers of the Welcome to Night Vale podcast. The podcast takes place in the fictional southwestern desert town of Night Vale, where all conspiracy theories are real, and libraries can be fatal. The bi-w... Read more

The Spirit of the Forest - Episode 17

Airs at: Wed, 09/02/2015 at 12:00am
This is episode 17 of The Spirit of the Forest, an audio drama / dark comedy produced by Oregon resident Dan Crall.  The program blends fiction and reality, and reflects upon the sadness, the absurdity, and normalcy of modern life.   On this episode, we visit a brewery ... Read more

The Spirit of the Forest - Episode 14

Airs at: Wed, 09/02/2015 at 12:00am
This is episode 14 of The Spirit of the Forest, an audio drama and dark comedy created by Corvallis resident Dan Crall, which reflects upon and celebrates the sadness, the absurdity, and normalcy of modern life.   On this edition, drop in on a discussion about ADHD ... 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

Caldera Arts Camp: Everybody's got a little light under the Sun

Airs at: Wed, 08/26/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Underground
Every summer, Caldera students from Central Oregon and Portland come together for an 8-10 day intensive arts and nature camp experience. Camp is held at the Caldera Arts Center located on 120 acres of mountain and forest land at the edge of Blue Lake near Sisters, Oregon. W... 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