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  Places to find food for those who lost SNAP benefits: (Compiled via Willamette Week, The Portland Mercury, Oregon Live, KGW)   OREGON FOOD BANK Searchable database of places providing hot meals, boxes of groceries, and other goods. Search by zip code Expect to call a... Read more

Oregon Legislative Update

Airs at: Mon, 01/26/2026 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Prison Pipeline
On this edition of Prison Pipeline: Oregon Legislative Preview. The Oregon Legislature’s 2026 session begins on February 2 and will last for only 35 days. Oregon has a part-time legislature, they’re in session for 160 days in odd-numbered years and just 35 days in even-nu... Read more

James Tenney special,or: "The Tam-Tam in My Life"

Airs at: Mon, 01/26/2026 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for A Different Nature
James Tenney special: or, “The Tam-Tam in My Life” Portland is in the middle of a James Tenney celebration and the show will present a selection of his percussion and electronic music. Though not very well known Tenney did wondrous things with single instruments and sweep... Read more

Comics Take on the News - Jan Breakdown

Airs at: Mon, 01/26/2026 at 10:00pm - Tue, 01/27/2026 at 12:00am
Produced for Comics Take on the News
Monday at 10pm a panel of some comedians who have been all of the Pacific Northwest will breakdown on PNW news. It should be fun.  This month's panel of jokesters includes: Ash Allen (@AshAllenComedy): A repeat StorySLAM winner, 2025 Best of Portland Comedy finalist, Ash... Read more

Pastures of Plenty

Airs at: Wed, 01/28/2026 at 5:30am - 7:00am
Produced for Pastures of Plenty
Gordon Lightfoot; Joan Baez; The Kingston Trio; Doug Mishkin just to name a few. Read more

Oscar Peterson Celebration

Airs at: Wed, 01/28/2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for Jazz in the Afternoon
Oscar's Centennial was in the year 2025; we'll celebrate today from 2 to 3:30.   Guitarist, pianist, and composer Ralph Towner, of both the state and musical group, Oregon, died in Italy on January 18. We'll remember him near show's end. Read more

Songs My Dad Would Have Liked

Airs at: Sat, 01/31/2026 at 6:00am - 9:00am
Produced for Swing 'n' Country
         I became a country music fan through the influence of my father, Ernest. When I was a kid, we had one radio station that played everything; news, pop music, ball games. But we had a killer stereo, and my dad was always cranking out Charlie Pride, Bobby Bare, Bu... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for February 2, 2026

Airs at: Mon, 02/02/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  Are mass protests and elections enough to block the slide toward authoritarianism? Labor scholar and organizer Eric Blanc argues that neither will suffice without exerting leverage on the key pillars of Trump’s support. He discusses how a multi-level campaign against ... Read more