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Dispatches from Anarres: Tales in Tribute to Ursula K. Le Guin

Airs at: Thu, 12/09/2021 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for Jonesy
Today on Jonesy, we we pay tribute to arguably Oregon’s greatest writer, Ursula K. Le Guin. I’m sure Ken Kesey would have loved to arm wrestle her for the title, but I think he’d lose. Ursula was not only a brilliant and prolific author, but an activist for the environment ... Read more

Buscando America on 12/07/21

Airs at: Tue, 12/07/2021 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for Buscando America
En el programa de esta semana escucharás un reporte del curso de las caravanas que han salido de Tapachula y ya han cruzado tres estados en un reporte de Pueblo Sin Fronteras. Hablamos sobre el informe  “Broken Promises: Limits of Biden's Executive Order on Private Prisons... Read more

Racing to the Holidays with Film at 11, for Friday, December 17th, 2021

Airs at: Fri, 12/17/2021 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for Film at 11
This week we are joined by Stephen Hood to discuss Nightmare Alley, then Jeff Godsil gets to the bottom of Polanski's  Bitter Moon, while Matthew of KBOO's Gremlin Time considers the Marvel TV series Hawkeye, and in the book corner, a new monograph onVisconti's  Rocco and H... Read more

Film at 11 gives in to the holidays this week, Friday, 24 December, 2021

Airs at: Fri, 12/24/2021 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for Film at 11
Stephen Hood joins us to discuss Matrix: Resurrections, Jeff Godsil gets to the bottom of Ben-Hur, Matthew of KBOO's Gremlin Time considers High Sierra, now out on the Criterion Collection, and in the book corner, a new edition of a monograph on The Matrix.      ––––––––... Read more

More Alternatives to Xmas this week on Film at 11, December 10, 2021

Airs at: Fri, 12/10/2021 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for Film at 11
  This week we discuss the new Steven Spielberg version of West Side Story, with actor and coach Kurt Conroyd, while Jeff Godsil considers Brigitte Bardot in ... And God Created Woman, then Matthew of KBOO's Gremlin Time on F.P. 1 Doesn't Answer, features Conrad Veidt as t... Read more

cartoonist Shannon Wheeler

Airs at: Tue, 12/07/2021 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for Art Focus
On Tuesday December 7, 2021, Joseph Gallivan interviews cartoonist Shannon Wheeler about Forbidden Love, his show of cartoons submitted to the New Yorker magazine. Wheeler talks about the single panel gag joke, the value of waking up at night to jot down a joke, what it’s l... Read more

More Music for your Monday

Airs at: Mon, 12/06/2021 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for The Monday Sampler
Fortunato returns with handmade radio.  Read more

Rebroadcast of Part 1: "This Is Not for You" by Portland activist Richard Brown

Airs at: Thu, 12/02/2021 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for Black Book Talk
    Richard Brown is a Portland community activist and photographer who has spent decades working to bridge the divide between police and the Black community.  This Is Not for You: An Activist's Journey of Resistance and Resilience traces how and why Brown became an engaged... Read more

Strangers on a Train

Airs at: Mon, 11/29/2021 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for The Monday Sampler
Lots of nostalgia for today. The Sampler will present a suspenseful radio adaptation of the Alfred Hitchcock movie "Strangers On A Train". Starring Ray Milland and Frank Lovejoy as two men who meet on board a train and plan to swap murders. Originally adapted from the novel... Read more

Back Up, Mexican Tecno Pop 1980-1989, LLT, Volti: 1982 Demo, Carlo

Airs at: Fri, 11/26/2021 at 10:00pm - Sat, 11/27/2021 at 12:00am
Produced for La Ruleta