Faith/Religion/Spirituality

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Kesha Ajọsẹ-Fisher, author of No God Like the Mother

Airs at: Thu, 04/27/2023 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
We're back in the KBOO studios after three long years doing the show remotely via Zoom. And I'm so happy our first guest is Kesha Ajọsẹ-Fisher, author of the story collection No God Like the Mother, from Portland’s Forest Avenue Press. Kesha was born in Chicago, raised in ... Read more

Seventh Generation Thought Now

Airs at: Sat, 04/22/2023 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
  Join Ender Black on a special Earth Day episode of Squirrels Know!  We will be discussing the undeniable beauty of Mother Earth, the immense value of all the multiplicity of beings around us, the injustices that are constantly perpetrated and continually allowed by what ... Read more

Oh Gee Pee Oh Gee on 04/16/23

Airs at: Sun, 04/16/2023 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Oh Gee Pee Oh Gee
  Music for the moment and pondering Liberty--also the origins of Louie Louie.   References Blaschke, F. (2002, December 13). Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Frijaz. Wiktionary. Retrieved April 16, 2023, from https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fri... Read more

Playful Presence Episode 4: Spirituality and Listening

Airs at: Mon, 04/10/2023 at 11:00pm - Tue, 04/11/2023 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Playful Presence
Benjamin Lloyd is an applied improv facilitator, coach, and improviser in Pennsylvania. We discuss improv that comes from a deeper place, blending improvisation with spiritual practice, playing villains in improv scenes, and other topics. Plus some improv scenes by Tajbela ... Read more

Grief2Growth

Airs at: Sun, 04/02/2023 at 8:30am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Pathways
Grief expert Brian Smith's life journey has given him a unique perspective on human experience, with an appreciation for both the joys and the sorrows he has encountered along the way. He has a varied religious and spiritual background, growing up in a Pentecostal religious... Read more

The depth of existence is not beyond you

Airs at: Fri, 03/24/2023 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Squirrels Know
  Join Ender Black on part 2 of our conversation with a real life, actual "alien". A galactic human. Just for you on this cosmic radio show, only available here on KBOO 90.7FM Portland, and streamed and archived throughout the galaxy on kboo.fm exclusively. This is grassro... Read more

Human Rights and Decolonization

Airs at: Wed, 03/15/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Human Rights and Decolonization. The Sixty-Sixth Session of the UN’s Commission on Narcotic Drugs meets in Vienna, Austria from March 13-17 this year. We hear powerful statements on decolonization and human rights from Bolivian Vice President D... Read more

Craig Thompson on Storytelling

Airs at: Thu, 03/09/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  In this never-before-aired informal conversation with Words and Pictures host S.W. Conser, award-winning graphic novelist Craig Thompson shares his thoughts about storytelling, artistic discipline, cultural exchange, faith, and the fight for a more humane world. From h... Read more

Mainstream culture can't show you proper cosmology

Airs at: Fri, 02/24/2023 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Squirrels Know
  Join Ender Black as we go down the rabbit hole of proper cosmology. Yes, proper cosmology.      cosmology [noun] cos·​mol·​o·​gy |   käz-ˈmä-lə-jē  plural: cosmologies a): a branch of metaphysics that deals with the nature of the universe b): a theory or doctrine d... Read more

Gemma Whelan, author of Painting Through the Dark

Airs at: Thu, 02/23/2023 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
On today's episode, we welcome Gemma Whelan, author of the new novel Painting Through the Dark, from Portland’s Shangana Press. Gemma’s an award-winning director, screenwriter, and teacher. She was the founding Artistic Director of Wilde Irish Productions in the Bay Area, a... Read more