Mr. Jones's Neighborhood

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Every 4th & 5th Friday from 11-12 Noon

the children's show for reluctant adults

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Mr. Jones's Neighborhood 11/29/19

Airs at: Fri, 11/29/2019 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
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On today’s show, we discuss the life and work of the late Grace Paley, one of the true masters of the short story form, and a great poet, essayist, and activist, as well. There’s no one better to talk Grace with than our guest Judith Arcana, author of the book Grace Paley’s... Read more

Mr. Jones's Neighborhood 8/30/19

Airs at: Fri, 08/30/2019 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
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On this very special episode of Mr. Jones's Neighborhood, we celebrate Portland's independent bookstores. In the age of Amazon, we are blessed to have so many. It's a big reason we're one of the most literate cities in the U.S., with one of the most talented and supportive ... Read more

Mr. Jones's Neighborhood - 2019 Waterfront Blues Festival Preview

Airs at: Fri, 05/31/2019 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
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It's the 5th Friday of the month, and the last one before Portland's annual Waterfront Blues Festival. Since Mr. Jones's Neighborhood airs only on the 5th Friday of the month, we're celebrating the festival a little early this year. As usual, KBOO will be live broadcasting... Read more

Mr. Jones's Neighborhood 3/29/19

Airs at: Fri, 03/29/2019 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
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Our guests today are David Shields, author of the new book The Trouble With Men: Reflections on Sex, Love, Marriage, Porn, and Power, in conversation with Portland writer Sallie Tisdale. Sallie’s most recent book is Advice for Future Corpses: A Practical Perspective on Deat... Read more

Mr. Jones's Neighborhood

Airs at: Fri, 11/30/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
As we’ve said many times, radio is Mr. Jones’s favorite medium. And it’s called a medium because, to paraphrase Ernie Kovacs, it’s neither rare nor well-done. Ernie was actually talking about the early days of television. But he could have easily been describing this show. ... Read more

Mr. Jones's Neighborhood

Airs at: Fri, 08/31/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Calling all Fireheads! That's what we call fans and followers of the Firesign Theatre, and Mr. Jones himself is no exception. We love the Firesigns here in the neighborhood. And on KBOO Community Radio for that matter. In fact, the very last radio performance of the entire ... Read more

Mr. Jones's Neighborhood

Airs at: Fri, 06/29/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
We talk books today on Mr. Jones's Neighborhood. And while Mr. Jones himself is barely literate, the Portland metropolitan area is decidedly not. We're a city of  great readers and writers, and, fortunately for those readers and writers, great independent publishers. We hav... Read more

Mr. Jones's Neighborhood

Airs at: Fri, 03/30/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
It took three months, but the first episode of Mr. Jones's Neighborhood for 2018 has finally arrived. What took us so long? We're not at liberty to say, other than Bob Mueller can be a stickler for detail. In any case, we think it's worth the wait. Our guests today are two ... Read more

Mr. Jones's Neighborhood

Airs at: Fri, 12/29/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
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It's the 5th Friday of the month, third to last day of the year, and this season's final episode of Mr. Jones's Neighborhood, the children's show for reluctant adults. Host Ken Jones (no relation) welcomes Lawrence Howard and Lynne Duddy of Portland Story Theater. Lawrence... Read more

Mr. Jones's Neighborhood

Airs at: Fri, 09/29/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
It's the 5th Friday of the month, and time once again for another episode of Mr. Jones's Neighborhood, the children's show for reluctant adults. Host Ken Jones (no relation) welcomes Sam Mowry of Willamette Radio Workshop and John Barber, producer of the Re-Imagined Radio p... Read more