Arts/Culture

2025 Pickathon is almost here

Produced for:  KBOO
Big Names and Local Bands are ready to slay at 2025 Pickathon Big-name bands at Portland’s most unique  music festival, 2025 Pickathon, include Portugal. The Man, Taj Mahal, Ocie Elliott, Julien Baker & Torres, and Haley Heynderickx.  But Pickathon (July 31–Aug. 3 at Pen... Read more

We reprise by popular demand our conversation with Kareem Alston-Rosales on Film at 11 for Friday, April 10, 2026

Airs at: Fri, 04/10/2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
Film at 11 welcomes  Kareem Alston-Rosales, Executive Director of  the Film 4 Good Fund, to discuss the non-profits goals for independent cinema.    Link: https://www.film4good.org/ Read more

Double Groove - When We Live

Airs at: Fri, 04/10/2026 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Double Groove
  A recent concert in Portland was more than a man on a stool playing protest songs. Thought there was plenty of that too. This led me wonder, what was Jesse Welles musical journey like before his skyrocketing stardom?  I'll attempt to unpack his influences while taking ... Read more

The Underground Takes On Portland

Airs at: Wed, 04/22/2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  The Underground
The KBOO Youth Collective is all about Portland. They talk about their favorite places, the movie scene, pizza, sounds, donuts, and more! Read more

Andy Warner in Beirut - from the Archive

Airs at: Thu, 04/09/2026 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Andy Warner is an artist and writer of non-fiction comics, and an editor for international cartoon platform The Nib.  His books include Brief Histories of Everyday Objects, This Land Is My Land, and Spring Rain: A Graphic Memoir of Love, Madness, and Revolution. Spri... Read more

The GameStorm Interviews

Airs at: Tue, 04/07/2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Winner's Bias
James and Nate went to GameStorm and interviewed a whole bunch of people! They talk board game design, miniature painting, lazy susan table toppers, and more.  Read more

Liz Prato, author of Purgatoire: a novel in stories

Airs at: Thu, 04/09/2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
On today's episode, our guest is Liz Prato, author of the new book Purgatoire: a novel in stories from Forest Avenue Press. Liz and I last talked on Jonesy four years ago, for her essay collection Kids in America: a Gen X Reckoning. Her work also includes Volcanoes, Palm... Read more

Portland Jewish Hour

Airs at: Sun, 04/05/2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Portland Jewish Hour
Join us for fabulous Passover music midway through the holiday. Hosted by Liz Schwartz. Read more

Ralph Remington: Penetrating Blackness

Airs at: Thu, 04/02/2026 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
This powerful and timely collection of essays offers piercing insights into the realities of racism, sexism, homophobia, and the damaging legacy of Donald Trump's divisive presidency. With Trump mounting another run for the White House in 2024 amid the fallout of the Jan... Read more

David Hockney at PAM

Airs at: Tue, 04/14/2026 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
On Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at 11.30 a.m., Joseph Gallivan interviews Julia Dolan of the Portland Art Museum about “David Hockney: Works from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation”.    Curator Dolan talks about how Hockney emerged from Swinging... Read more