Fiction

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Patricia Horvath, author of But Now Am Found

Airs at: Thu, 03/23/2023 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
On today's episode, we welcome Patricia Horvath, author of the new story collection But Now Am Found from Black Lawrence Press. Patricia is the author of the memoir All the Difference and her stories and essays have appeared in Shenandoah, Confrontation, New Ohio Review, an... Read more

Dana Andrews, Giene Tierny and Vincent Price star in Laura

Airs at: Mon, 03/20/2023 at 11:00pm - Tue, 03/21/2023 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Gremlin Time
Tonight, the Lux Radio Theater presentation of the film noir classic Laura (1944). A young police detective finds himself falling in love with a woman whose murder he is investigating. Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, and Vincent Price reprise their roles from the original film ... Read more

Playful Presence Episode 2

Airs at: Mon, 03/13/2023 at 11:00pm - Tue, 03/14/2023 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Playful Presence
This month, we have an interview with Catherine Torpey, the director of the International Focusing Institute. Focusing is a body-mind practice that has lots of intersections with improv.  Plus some games and exercises for you to try, and of course, some improv scenes. Enj... Read more

Craig Thompson on Storytelling

Airs at: Thu, 03/09/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  In this never-before-aired informal conversation with Words and Pictures host S.W. Conser, award-winning graphic novelist Craig Thompson shares his thoughts about storytelling, artistic discipline, cultural exchange, faith, and the fight for a more humane world. From h... Read more

Josh Riedel, author of Please Report Your Bug Here

Airs at: Thu, 03/09/2023 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
On today's episode, we welcome Josh Riedel, author of the new novel Please Report Your Bug Here from Henry Holt. Josh graduated from Portland's Reed College, as an English major, then moved to the Bay Area to work at Facebook in its early days. Josh left Facebook to join a ... Read more

De’Shawn Charles Winslow, author of Decent People

Airs at: Thu, 03/16/2023 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
De’Shawn Charles Winslow, the award-winning author of In West Mills, joins us to talk about his new novel Decent People. Set in the same fictional small town in North Carolina, Decent People is a murder mystery, a family saga, and a nuanced examination of race and class. “... Read more

24 - American Horror Story with Jamie Brewer

Airs at: Fri, 03/17/2023 at 3:00am - 5:30am
Produced for:  The Ghost of Hollywood
Actress and model, Jamie Brewer, joins Ragan & Poxy to discuss her career and various roles in American Horror Story, Amy & The Orphans, Turnover, and more! Jamie also discusses her work with the Texas ARC Board, and the importance of bringing awareness and growing opportu... Read more

One Brilliant Flame

Airs at: Mon, 03/06/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joy Castro is a great writer of historical fiction. One Brilliant Flame is a story about Cuba’s fight for independence from Spain, and the role that Key West played in that struggle. With a fiercely feminist side to it, the reader is introduced to the many cigar factories i... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 6, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 03/06/2023 at 9:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jon Nelson hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Attack on Educators: Bill Resnick talks to Jesse Hagopian about the recent Florida law, led by Led by Governor Ronald DeSantis, the “Stop W.O.K.E. Act” that is aimed at criminalizing teac... Read more

Black Women's History: It's Everywhere

Airs at: Thu, 03/02/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
We're celebrating contemporary and historic Black women whose lives have enriched the community and the world.  First time guest, Dr. Carmen P. Thompson is a historian and author of The Making of American Whiteness: The Formation of Race in Seventeenth- Century Virginia.  D... Read more