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Umbilical Hospital & The Brief Alphabet of Torture

Airs at: Thu, 03/15/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
  VI KHI NAO was born in Long Khanh, Vietnam. She is the author most recently of Umbilical Hospital; the short stories collection, A Brief Alphabet of Torture, which won FC2’s Ronald Sukenick Innovative Fiction Prize in 2016; the novel, Fish in Exile (Coffee House Press, 2... Read more

Melao De Cuba

Airs at: Fri, 03/02/2018 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
Virginia Lopez of Cuban Music PDX is grounded in connection and spirituality.  She does not subscribe to being a political pundit, but a human being with interest in social justice issues. Read more

Remembering Quanice Hayes

Airs at: Fri, 03/02/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Pacific Underground
  On February 16th, Whitenoise Project held an event in memory of Quanice Hayes, one year and a week after he was shot and killed by police. Join Pacific Underground as we replay some of the recorded audio from that event and talk about the connections between art and acti... Read more

A Radio Geekly: Episode 19 - Women In Geek Culture

Airs at: Fri, 03/02/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  A Radio Geekly
Join us as we celebrate various women of geek culture in our community, listen to interviews, and mention events happening in PDX this month. Read more

The Final Show

Airs at: Mon, 03/05/2018 at 11:00pm - Tue, 03/06/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
Tonight the Ubu Hour says goodbye to the air waves after over fifteen years.  This final show will offer some clips from old shows and many special guests, including the inspiration for the show, Pa Ubu.  Read more

The Architects of R&B: SISTER ROSETTA THARPE

Airs at: Fri, 03/02/2018 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  From the Grassroots
We are going to continue to commemorate the architects of R&B with Sister Rosetta Tharpe;  one of the essential figures in the history of R&B, the Blues, swing and rock and roll. One cannot place the talent and contribution of Sister Rosetta Tharpe in a box and labels cann... Read more

The Architects of R&B: SISTER ROSETTA THARPE

Produced for:  From the Grassroots
We are going to continue to commemorate the architects of R&B with Sister Rosetta Tharpe;  one of the essential figures in the history of R&B, the Blues, swing and rock and roll. One cannot place the talent and contribution of Sister Rosetta Tharpe in a box and labels cann... Read more

Award Season

Airs at: Thu, 03/01/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
  Our guest for Thursday is Kirby McCurtis, administrator for Multnomah County's North Portland Library.  We will discuss book awards like Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Caldecott Awards. Read more

Feb 2018: Family

Airs at: Wed, 02/28/2018 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  The Underground
This program includes: Coco talking about sibling rivalry Coco interivewing Carolyn O'Doherty, author of Rewind, a young adult science fiction story about teenagers with the ability to freeze and rewind time. Lark, Quinn, and Nyrten talking about alternative families Tani... Read more

The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke

Airs at: Wed, 02/28/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
Today Mitch Jeserich is in conversation with Jeffrey C. Stewart, professor of Black Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of the bookThe New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke.In his book, professorStewart offers a splendidbiography of the eni... Read more