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Writers on Craft: Ted Katz

Airs at: Tue, 03/13/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Writers on Craft
 In this interview, Suzanne LaGrande talks with painter and writer Ted Katz about the characteristics of creative people, the relationship between writing, painting and other forms of community, and the importance of getting lost. Read more

February Garden Tasks, Siting a New Vegetable Garden and More

Airs at: Wed, 02/08/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Dirtbag
Host Glen Andresen and guest Jim Gilbert tackle timely February garden tasks, including siting a new vegetable garden or fruit orchard, soil preparation, timing and more. Plus a new Garden Stumper quiz; a new Plant of the Month: Cornelian cherry; what's going on in the hon... Read more

Turning Ghosts into Ancestors: Healing from the Trauma of War

Airs at: Wed, 02/01/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  Suzanne LaGrande interviews Dr. Joseph Bobrow, founder and president of the Coming Home Project. Started in 2005, the Coming Home™ Project is a non-profit organization devoted  to providing expert, compassionate care, support, education, and stress management tools for ... Read more

Writers on Craft: David Biespiel

Airs at: Mon, 01/23/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Writers on Craft
 Suzanne LaGrande  interviews poet David Biespiel.   In addition to founding the Attic Institute, a literary haven and think tank for writers, Mr. Biespiel recently published Every Writer Has a Thousand Faces, a book about the creative process.  In this interview, Mr. Biesp... Read more

The Future of Publishing: Creating conversations & the social life of the book

This week on the Digital Divide, Suzanne LaGrande talks with write, editor and co-founder of the Publication Studio, Matthew Stadler. In 2009, Matthew Stadler and Patricia No founded the Publication Studio in a storefront in downtown Portland. They are a print-on0demand ... Read more

Firesign Theater on KBOO: Talking Over Each Other III

Airs at: Thu, 12/08/2011 at 12:00am
The Firesign Theatre visited KBOO studios last night and completely took over the airwaves for a solid two hours! It was fantastic! The four or five crazy guys went on completely unscripted (at one point, Phil Proctor picked up some mislaid minutes from a station meeting a... Read more

Poems by Ric Vrana

Talking Earth Anthology:   Poems by Ric Vrana    Ric Vrana appears regularly in numerous venues and open mics in the Portland poetry scene and his work has been published in several local anthologies and zines.  His early days of stand-up poetry were done in Seattle where h... Read more

Film Reviews with DK Holm

Airs at: Mon, 11/28/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
DK Holm, film reviewer for http://vanvoice.com/film_tv , talks about the new releases Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, starring Gary Oldman, and The Adventures of Tintin, a stop motion animated feature, directed by Steven Spielberg. And, Fortunato joins in with some thoughts o... Read more

DK Holm and Fortunato review The Rum Diary and 12 Angry Men

Airs at: Mon, 11/14/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
 DK Holm, film reviewer recommends the upcoming release of the DVD version of  12 Angry Men(1957), starring Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Jack Weston, Martin Balsam, and Jack Klugman. Fortunato offers up the new release staring Johnny Depp, The Rum Diary. Which is based on an ... Read more

Poems by Robert A. Davies

  Talking Earth Anthology:   Four poems from Sometimes Subversive by Robert A. Davies.  Now in his 80s, Robert Davies maintains the perpetually fresh approach to his work of the true artist.  His five collections of poetry have ranged from poems about his acre of land in th... Read more