Now that the election is over, it's time for Washington to get down to serious business. Except, uh, well ... the Cliff!

Join Abe and Joe as they ride the Waterfall of Bad Metaphors right over the Fiscal Cliff.

Bassam Haddad - Inside Syria (interview)

(Please note: This is a change in the schedule for Alternative Radio. The previously scheduled program featuring Noam Chomsky will now be heard on December 11th.)

Tune in Tues Dec. 4th at 11am on KBOO 90.7FM for a look at Portland Revels Appalachian Christmas. We'll hear about this yearly tradition of presenting the music and dance of traditions around the world. 

Around the country there's a tradition of Revels which is a season celebration of holiday traditions during Christmas. Portland Revels has been bringing a yearly celebratory performance each year set in different countries. This year the Christmas Revels brings music and dance of mid-1800s Appalachia featuring a chorus of more than 70 to reenact an Appalachian village with carols, spirituals and clogging.

Guest host Kathleen Stephenson interviews local ceramic sculptor Sara Swink about her life in clay and her creative process.

Upcoming events for Sara Swink include:

Holiday Show & Sale of members of Sara's studio. Sat., Dec 8, 10 to 5 and Sun.,
Dec 9, noon to 4. Clay Circle Studio, 461 SW Alderwood Dr., West Linn

The BIG 300 SHOW where all benefits go to the Oregon Food Bank. Opening reception Sat., Dec 8, 2pm to 9pm. On the top floor of Pioneer Mall. 

Guardino Gallery's annual holiday show, Little Things. Runs until Christmas 2939 NE Alberta

And Sara conducts a TWO-DAY CREATIVE PROCESS WORKSHOP January 19 & 20, 2013

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Tonight we feature new songs from meshell ndegeocello, and local musician Joaquin Lopez. We'll also feature some hohohomo holidaze music from Venus Envy.

This Way Out will also air.

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