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Mr. Jones's Neighborhood - Joanna Rose and Stevan Allred

Airs at: Fri, 09/25/2020 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
It's Forest Avenue Press day in the neighborhood! Our first guest is Joanna Rose, author of the new novel A Small Crowd of Strangers, published by Portland’s Forest Avenue Press, in conversation with Stevan Allred, whose most recent book is the novel The Alehouse at the End... Read more

Murder My Sweet starring Dick Powell and Claire Trevor

Airs at: Mon, 09/21/2020 at 11:00pm - Tue, 09/22/2020 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Gremlin Time
Tonight we present a radio adaptation of a classic film noir, Murder My Sweet, adapted from the hard boiled detective novel by Raymond Chandler. An ex con hires PI Philip Marlowe to find his ex girlfriend, Velma; at the same time he is hired to protect a man as he makes a p... Read more

Episode V

Airs at: Sat, 09/26/2020 at 5:00am - 6:00am
Produced for:  War Pig's Arcade
This week in the Arcade, War Pig and Poxy discuss the 1933 Universal classic, The Invisible Man. Ragan will host a series of disastrous call ins, and Matt C spins all sorts of great records. Read more

Book Review

Airs at: Mon, 09/14/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Patricia Kullberg reads a review by Larry Bowlden of two historical novels by Marlowe Benn, Passing Fancies and Relative Fortunes. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for September 14, 2020

Airs at: Mon, 09/14/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
    Frann Michel hosts this episode, with these segments: Schools and the Pandemic: Bill Resnick interviews Portland Association of Teachers President Elizabeth Thiel about reopening of schools. Street Journalism: Desiree Hellegers interviews Lisa Loving about her street ... Read more

The Girl with the Louding Voice

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Larry Bowlden reviews Abi Daré’s debut novel The Girl with the Lounding Voice, a story told from the perspective of Adunni, a young Nigerian woman trapped in a life of servitude but determined to fight for her dreams and choose her own future. Read more

Lady Danger Subs for Rizatek

Airs at: Sat, 08/29/2020 at 3:00am - 6:00am
Disclaimer: When it comes to electronic, new wave, 80s and house music DJ Rizatek is the best thing that happpened to thid GD city. Tonight Lady Danger is subbing in for Fearless Frequancy- No electronic, only powerviolance!   PLAYLIST: electronic deads- self titiled- 19... Read more

Carol Lay - from the Archive

Airs at: Thu, 08/27/2020 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Carol Lay has been creating comics — both alternative and mainstream — since the 1980’s.  She’s a writer, illustrator, painter, and animator whose work ranges from surrealist canvases to Wonder Woman story arcs.  Her weekly comic Story Minute ran in newspapers for twenty... Read more

Mr. Jones's Neighborhood 8/28/20

Airs at: Fri, 08/28/2020 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
We have a very special Mr. Jones's Neighborhood for you today, mainly because there's very little of Mr. Jones himself in this episode. After a brief rant intro, host Ken Jones (no relation) hands things over to Kent Russell and Karen Russell to talk about Kent's new book I... Read more

Earth Abides by George R. Stewart

Airs at: Mon, 08/17/2020 at 11:00pm - Tue, 08/18/2020 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Gremlin Time
tonight we present a radio adaptation of George Stewart's great science fiction novel "Earth Abides". The story of the few survivors of a world wide plague that has wipedout practically all of mankind. What are the effects of the disappearnce of humans for both the natural ... Read more