Fiction

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Interview with Author Jaime Ford

Airs at: Thu, 01/15/2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Tune in to Between the Covers on Thursday, January 15th, for an interview with New York Times best-selling author Jamie Ford. His debut novel, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, explores a father-son relationship set against the backdrop of the internment of Japane... Read more

Judith Arcana, 1943-2025, a Lifelong Troublemaker

The left community lost one of its stalwarts on winter solstice of 2025. Judith Arcana was a writer, poet, teacher and feminist activist. She is most well known for being one of the Janes, a pre-Roe, underground collective in Chicago that provided 11,000 illegal, but saf... Read more

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol - from the Archive

Airs at: Thu, 12/25/2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Over half a century ago, the UPA animation studio was a haven for misfit geniuses struggling to create relevant cartoon films in the face of political and cultural repression.  Gambling the future of the company on an hourlong television special featuring their most p... Read more

The Underground Presents A Christmas Carol

Airs at: Wed, 12/24/2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  The Underground
KBOO's Youth Collective puts on a radio play version of Charles Dicken's "A Christmas Carol" featuring Nick, Elizabeth, Clem, Viv, Clementine, Lola, Suzanne, Grady, Olivia, Jude E., and Jude W. This version was written by Anthony E. Palermo, an award-winning radio perfo... Read more

Willamette Radio Workshop presents "A Radio Christmas Carol"

Airs at: Thu, 12/25/2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
In what’s become a holiday tradition on the show, we’ll be re-airing Willamette Radio Workshop’s “A Radio Christmas Carol”, which I happen to think is right up there with the best versions of Charles Dickens’ classic tale. And what better time than on Christmas morning! ... Read more

47 - Heather Buckley Explains the Producer's Fight

Airs at: Mon, 01/05/2026 at 12:00am - 2:00am
Produced for:  The Ghost of Hollywood
  Heather Buckley sits down with Ragan & Poxy to discuss her work on movies such as Sacrifice Game and The Ranger. She also provides insight into her work and ongoing career as a film producer.       Read more

The Bride of Tune In, Stay Warm, and Support KBOO

Airs at: Mon, 12/15/2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Stories and music for the holiday season hosted by Fortunato. Featured are The Father Cristmas Letteer, by JRR Toilken read by Katherine Dunn. And Dancing Dan's Christmas by Damon Runyon and read by David Chelsea. Lots of grown up holiday songs and some rock and roll. So... Read more

The Father Christmas Letters by J.R.R. Toilken

Airs at: Mon, 12/15/2025 at 11:00pm - Tue, 12/16/2025 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Gremlin Time
Music for the Season and Stories of the Glories of Christmases Long Long Ago. Fortunato, Producer/Host, with assistance from Umatilla Rose and Napols Yellow. Katherne Dunn, as Red Ryder, reads from a collection of letters that Professor Toilken wrote to his children ever... Read more

Amy Mason Doan, author of The California Dreamers

Airs at: Thu, 12/11/2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
On today's episode, we welcome Amy Mason Doan, author of the novel The California Dreamers from Graydon House. Amy is the bestselling author of three previous novels: Lady Sunshine, The Summer List, and Summer Hours. Before turning to fiction, she worked as a reporter an... Read more

2025 Holiday Favorites

Airs at: Thu, 12/04/2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
O.B. Hill, Emma Jackson and Patricia Welch share some favorite titles.  Reflecting their individual interests, suggestions range from classics,  like The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G Woodson, to the recently published, beautifully illustrated The History of We ... Read more