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Lynn Steger Strong, author of Flight

Airs at: Thu, 01/19/2023 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for Between The Covers
Lynn Steger Strong, author of Want, graces Between the Covers with an interview on her new novel Flight, a poignant inquiry on social class, love, and family.   Lily King calls Flight "arresting and powerful". Read more

Grace Under Pressure

Airs at: Sun, 12/25/2022 at 8:30am - 9:00am
Produced for Pathways
John Baldoni is a global leadership educator, certified Master Corporate Executive Coach, and author of 16 books that have been translated into ten languages. In 2021, the International Federation of Learning and Development named John a World-Class Mentor and selected him... Read more

The Second Pandemic- Domestic violence in America

Airs at: Mon, 12/19/2022 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for Let's Talk about Race
  On this segment of LTAR :The Second Pandemic- Domestic violence in America Hosted by Professional Johnson We are joined by a special guest, Mary Li, Director of the Multnomah Idea Lab-a think tank in Portland, OR. Nia Gray, our faith Reporter is on Assignment. Domestic... Read more

Prison Pipeline Holiday Special

Airs at: Mon, 12/19/2022 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Prison Pipeline
Join hosts Emma Lugo, Adam Carpinelli, Doug McVay and Karen James for Prison Pipeline’s Holiday Special as we share your holiday messages to your loved ones in prison.  We’ll hear messages from the Family Preservation Project alumni and much more. From all of us at Prison P... Read more

Writing the Interior Life

Airs at: Mon, 12/19/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Sue Miller is a novelist of the interior life, especially of relationships and what drives them. Novels of ideas and feelings rather than of dramatic events. Often harshly self-judging, there is such emotional honesty in her novels that they sizzle and burn. In this tribute... Read more

Stolen Children

Airs at: Mon, 12/19/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Congress passed the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) in 1978 following over 100 years of federal policies that separated Native children from their families and frequently placed them in non-Native homes.  A pending decision before the US Supreme Court centers on the legalit... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for December 19, 2022

Airs at: Mon, 12/19/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  It's KBOO's end-of-year pledge drive and the first person who pledges $250 to KBOO during our show on Monday, December 19, will receive the gift of a reversible felted and beaded purple shawl, handmade from a mix of merino wool and silk by Fiber Mole Desiree Hellegers. T... Read more

Chris Abani, author of Smoking the Bible (part 2 of 2)

Airs at: Thu, 12/29/2022 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for Between The Covers
Listen in to the second of our two-part interview with poet, essayist, novelist, Igbo priest, and humanitarian Chris Abani. We'll be talking about Chris's latest collection of poems Smoking The Bible, an elegy to his dear brother and an exploration of love, loss, exile, and... Read more

Holiday stories from Portland Story Theater's Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard

Airs at: Thu, 12/08/2022 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for Jonesy
In the spirit of the holiday season, we're re-airing one of our favorite Jonesy episodes, which originally ran on December 23, 2021, the Eve of Christmas Eve. Our guests are master storytellers Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard.  Lynne and Lawrence are the founders of Portla... Read more

The Path to Inner Peace

Airs at: Sun, 12/11/2022 at 8:30am - 9:00am
Produced for Pathways
Have you ever wondered about how the concept of karma operates? Subhash Jain is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at The University of Iowa. He was born in India into a family that practiced Jainism, and he continued to do so after ... Read more