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Michael Eric Dyson visits KBOO

Airs at: Mon, 01/30/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
  Georgetown University Sociology Professor, pundit, activist and author Michael Eric Dyson visits the KBOO studio to speak with Celeste Carey about his new book Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America.   A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITOR'S CHOICE | NAMED A BEST/... Read more

Portland International Film Festival

Airs at: Thu, 01/26/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Film Show
  We welcome three directors of short films chosen to premiere at the 40th annual Portland International Film Festival.  Vu Pham is the creator of the sci-fi noir mashup The Cutting Shadow, Rollyn Stafford directed the modern comedy of manners Your Move, and Jan Haaken's l... Read more

News You Can Use

Airs at: Sun, 01/22/2017 at 2:00pm - Sun, 01/29/2017 at 2:00pm
Produced for:  This Is How We See It
Ringling Bros Circus to close it's doors after 146 years in operation.  Republicans closer to repealing the Affordable Care Act.  Four teens torture disabled man for hours.  Join us as we discuss these topics and more.  Read more

Hot Off The Press...

Airs at: Fri, 01/13/2017 at 10:45am - Sat, 01/21/2017 at 10:45am
Produced for:  This Is How We See It
Mariah Carey butchers her NYE performance, blames Dick Clark Productions; Some states will raise their minimum wage this year; Outcry over RNC Chair comparing Pres. Elect - Trump to Jesus Christ during Christmas.  Join us as we discuss these topics and more.  Read more

Edward Snowden - The Graphic Biography

Airs at: Thu, 01/12/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  In this encore episode from October 2015, political cartoonist and international troublemaker Ted Rall returns to the KBOO studios with his graphic biography of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.  Drawing from Ted's conversations with Snowden's own ACLU attorney as well a... Read more

Harrow County

Airs at: Thu, 02/09/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Harrow County is Dark Horse's acclaimed new Gothic Horror comics series from the artist and writer team of Tyler Crook and Cullen Bunn.  Set in North Carolina in the last century, the story follows the mysterious forces that haunt a rural agricultural community and possi... Read more

Happy New Year 2017

Airs at: Sun, 01/08/2017 at 3:00pm - Sat, 01/14/2017 at 3:00pm
Produced for:  This Is How We See It
Join Tanae and I as we look back on 2016 and discuss what we are looking forward to in 2017.    Read more

Things That Annoy Us

Airs at: Mon, 01/02/2017 at 10:15am - Sun, 01/08/2017 at 10:15am
Produced for:  This Is How We See It
Tune in to this hilarious episode as Tanae and I count down the many things that annoy us. Read more

Ubu Hour January 2017

Airs at: Mon, 01/02/2017 at 11:00pm - Tue, 01/03/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
Tonight on the Ubu Hour we bid fairwell to PUPPET RADIO THEATER, who are taking the Flying Prince to the Republic of China. And we have a special radio theater version of their latest show, BUNKO KELLY & THE FLYING PRINCE, set in Portland in the 1880s. The puppets Floyd, Ha... Read more

John Waters' Christmas

Airs at: Thu, 12/22/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Film Show
  For the holiday season, we chat with notorious filmmaker John Waters, who's bringing his annual Christmas show to Portland once again.  Waters has spent the past half-century directing such transgressive films as Pink Flamingos, Hairspray, and Serial Mom, and is also the... Read more