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Motown summer 2017 continues with our tribute to Gladys Knight and the Pips

Airs at: Fri, 07/07/2017 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  From the Grassroots
From the Grassroots –where we agitate for social change with music and commentary,will focus on the musical blend  of  Gladys Knight and the Pips. Additionally, we explore how automation threatens our current jobs and the future jobs of our grandchildren.   Landon Crowel... Read more

Portland Jewish Hour

Airs at: Sun, 07/02/2017 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Portland Jewish Hour
Hosted by Liz Schwartz, continuing the Jewish LGBTQ show I did for Pride weekend. There's so much good music I didn't have time to play it all in just one hour.  Music of American and Israeli LGBTQ musicians from a variety of backgrounds and musical styles.  Read more

My Private Property

Airs at: Thu, 07/27/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
  "Mary Ruefle is, in this humble bookseller’s opinion, the best prose-writing poet in America. (And one of our best poets, too.) My Private Property, her latest collection of stories, essays, and asides, is as joyous and singular a book as you’ll read... "--Stephen Sparks... Read more

In The News

Airs at: Thu, 06/29/2017 at 2:15pm - Wed, 07/05/2017 at 2:15pm
Produced for:  This Is How We See It
Our interview with Rick Curti, CEO of Charlotte Bats and why he's fighting to bring major league baseball to North Carolina.  Bobbi Kristina's ex boyfriend Nick Gordon is arrested for domestic violence.  Bill Maher under fire for using the N-word on his show.  Join us as we... Read more

Mr. Jones's Neighborhood

Airs at: Fri, 06/30/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
It's the 5th Friday of the month, and the 30th anniversary of Portland's Waterfront Blues Festival. Which can only mean one thing... another episode of Mr. Jones's Neighborhood, the children's show for reluctant adults. Host Ken Jones (no relation) welcomes Ty Curtis and Je... Read more

The Underground: CHILDHOOD

Airs at: Wed, 06/28/2017 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  The Underground
We are the youth, and here's what we have to say about being even younger than we are now. Read more

Una Gallery Reaches Out to LGBTQ Artists

Airs at: Tue, 06/13/2017 at 4:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Una Gallery, a local Portland art gallery that specializes in hosting and voicing the art of underrepresented artists, reaches out to LGBTQ artists in the community. Read more

Summertime Fun!

Airs at: Fri, 06/30/2017 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Summer in the Pacific NW, nothing like it! And the fun has just begun . . . Pedalpalooza is wrapping up this week and Oregon Country Fair is looming! We'll kicking it off by exploring fun HAD and fun to COME, with a recap of THE premiere regional festival experience: What ... Read more

The Historic Black Williams Project

Airs at: Tue, 06/27/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
  KBOO's Eric Bartels speaks to Kayin Talton Davis...the project manager of The Black Williams Project. N Williams/Albina was Portland’s largest African American community. The goal of the Black Williams Project is to highlight this history, through a multimedia public ar... Read more

CRCI Reading Group Interviews Ibram X. Kendi

Airs at: Mon, 07/10/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On June 21st, the Liberation Literacy reading group at Columbia River Correctional Institution (CRCI) interviewed National Book Award winner and historian Dr. Ibram X. Kendi about his book Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America. Liber... Read more