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Mabel Normand- Pioneer Filmaker

Airs at: Mon, 04/15/2024 at 11:00pm - Tue, 04/16/2024 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Gremlin Time
An evening of non-fiction as Fortunato reads Chapter 13, "Mabel At The Wheel", from Dana Stevens'  biography of Buster Keaton, Camera Man 2022. Tonight's chapter focuses on the career of Mabel Normand, who was already an established star and director by the time Charlie Cha... Read more

Tessa Hulls - Feeding Ghosts

Airs at: Thu, 04/11/2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Tessa Hulls' debut as an author is the sprawling graphic memoir Feeding Ghosts, a story of her own family, of survival and madness and love, seen through the lens of three generations of women and covering nearly a century of Chinese history. Tessa is an illustrator, pa... Read more

For Friday April the 19th, 2024, more TV shows on streaming and essentials

Airs at: Fri, 04/19/2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
  Mona Bowen joins us to reflect on five new TV series: • Apples Never Fall, a family drama • Ripley, the new Patricia Highsmith adaptation • Sugar, a private eye pastiche with Colin Farrell • Dinosaur, a Glasgow-set comedy • Loot, a Maya Rudolph sit-com   Read more

Daniel A. Olivas, author of Chicano Frankenstein

Airs at: Thu, 04/11/2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
On today's episode, we welcome Daniel A. Olivas, author of the new novel Chicano Frankenstein from Portland’s Forest Avenue Press. Daniel’s the author of 12 books, including the story collections How to Date a Flying Mexican and the upcoming My Chicano Heart: New and Collec... Read more

Buscando America on 04/09/24

Airs at: Tue, 04/09/2024 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
El Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional cumplió 40 años de su Fundación y 30 años de su levantamiento armado. Escucha el Foro “40 y 30 años de historia, resistencia, vigencia y persistencia del EZLN”. Escucha una cápsula de la Jornada sobre el Arte y los Zapatistas, y... Read more

Talking Earth: Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam Festival Co-Founders

Airs at: Mon, 04/08/2024 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  Talking Earth
Tonight's edition of Talking Earth features three of the co-founders of the Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam Festival: Julia Gaskill, Stephen Meads and Jane Belinda. The Festival will happen in downtown Portland this coming June, with events at Powells and the downtown Multnoma... Read more

The Return of Sean Steward 04.06.2024

Airs at: Sat, 04/06/2024 at 7:00pm - 10:00pm
This is my first radio broadcast in over 4 years. A selection of choices from the KBOO Music Library.  Check back for the playlist!   Read more

Afternoon Delight

Airs at: Mon, 04/08/2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Fortunato returns with music to help you through the afternoon. Read more

Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renee Watson

Airs at: Thu, 04/04/2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
     Using a variety of poetic forms, from haiku to free verse, Watson shares recollections of her childhood in Portland. These odes to Black women of all ages are brilliantly illustrated by celebrated fine artist Ekua Holmes .      Black Girl You Are Atlas is Watson's fir... Read more

More new reviews on Film at 11 for 04/05/24

Airs at: Fri, 04/05/2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
  • Jeff Godsil on The Magnificent Seven.    • Mona Bowen on Extraordinary and The 3-Body Problem.    •  The British Film Institute's new monograph on Point Blank.      -–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-     There is a certain kind of writer who sta... Read more