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Kesha Ajọsẹ-Fisher, author of No God Like the Mother

Airs at: Thu, 04/27/2023 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
We're back in the KBOO studios after three long years doing the show remotely via Zoom. And I'm so happy our first guest is Kesha Ajọsẹ-Fisher, author of the story collection No God Like the Mother, from Portland’s Forest Avenue Press. Kesha was born in Chicago, raised in ... Read more

Rainy Day Music

Airs at: Mon, 04/17/2023 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Fortunato returns with an all music program for this afternoon. Read more

Playful Presence Episode 5: Earth Day

Airs at: Sat, 04/22/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Interview with local tree activist, Albert Kaufman.  Letters from trees to people.  Improv scenes. How to play the improv game, “I’m a Tree:”    https://improwiki.com/en/wiki/improv/i_am_a_tree What Portland’s Doing to Plant Climate-Resilient Trees — Trees For Life We Kee... Read more

Naftalina

Airs at: Fri, 04/14/2023 at 10:00pm - Sat, 04/15/2023 at 12:00am
Produced for:  La Ruleta
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Playful Presence Episode 4: Spirituality and Listening

Airs at: Mon, 04/10/2023 at 11:00pm - Tue, 04/11/2023 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Playful Presence
Benjamin Lloyd is an applied improv facilitator, coach, and improviser in Pennsylvania. We discuss improv that comes from a deeper place, blending improvisation with spiritual practice, playing villains in improv scenes, and other topics. Plus some improv scenes by Tajbela ... Read more

JoyceChat Comedy Radio: My Very First Episode

Airs at: Mon, 04/03/2023 at 11:30pm - Tue, 04/04/2023 at 12:00am
Produced for:  JoyceChat Comedy Radio
Skits: 1 Keith the Automechanic: Joyce Nance is interogated police detective Juan Denmardk about a body found in a car they were working on. 2 Psychi _jyo - Joyce Nance announces to listeners subjects she is available to council on 3 Nate The Vampire Slaver: Tale about lo... Read more

JoyceChat Comedy Radio: My Very First Episode

Airs at: Mon, 04/03/2023 at 11:30pm - Tue, 04/04/2023 at 12:00am
Produced for:  JoyceChat Comedy Radio
Skits: 1 Keith the Automechanic: Joyce Nance is interogated police detective Juan Denmardk about a body found in a car they were working on. 2 Psychi _jyo - Joyce Nance announces to listeners subjects she is available to council on 3 Nate The Vampire Slaver: Tale about lo... Read more

April Showers Brings The Monday Sampler

Airs at: Mon, 04/03/2023 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Fortunato starts off the week with another Sanpler, packed full with crazy fun. Another episode of I Love A Mystery, from 1941, Eight Kinds Of Murder. Also, lots of music. And in hour two, some live "bootleg" recordings of Lynard Skynard, Bruce Springsteen, and even the Bea... Read more

Animator Nancy Beiman - Part One

Airs at: Thu, 03/23/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Nancy Beiman is an author, artist, director, teacher, and writer who in 1979 became the first female graduate from the California Institute for the Arts' Character Animation program, and has been helping open doors for women artists ever since. As a young animator in th... Read more

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