Jonesy

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You'll meet the most interesting people in the world of literature, radio theater, podcasts, music, and humor here.

Every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month from 10:30am to 11:30am PT.

I'm the host of Jonesy, Ken Jones. No relation, by the way.

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Dian Greenwood, author of Forever Blackbirds

Airs at: Thu, 10/10/2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
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On today's episode, we welcome Dian Greenwood, author of the new novel Forever Blackbirds, from Travelers Moon Press. Dian has published essays in the online magazine The Big Smoke, and is a contributor to the anthology 2020: The Year of the Asterisk from University of Hell... Read more

Farewell to Portland Story Theater

Airs at: Thu, 09/26/2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
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Since I started doing radio shows, I’ve featured storytellers. Those who tell their stories on the printed page or on a stage, through pictures or video, or entirely through sound, as we do on the radio. And in all that time, one of the very best has been Portland Story The... Read more

Scott Nadelson, author of the new novel Trust Me

Airs at: Thu, 09/12/2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
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On today's episode, the first in our new hourlong timeslot, we welcome Scott Nadelson, author of the new novel Trust Me, from Portland’s Forest Avenue Press. Scott’s books include the novel Between You and Me, the memoir The Next Scott Nadelson: A Life in Progress, and six ... Read more

Sam A. Mowry: a celebration of life (1959-2024)

Airs at: Thu, 08/22/2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
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On today’s show, we celebrate the life of Sam Mowry, who passed away in Portland last month. Sam was an actor, both on stage and behind the mic, a director, and an impresario of radio theater, especially in his role as Artistic Director of the group he founded, Willamette R... Read more

Suzy Vitello, author of the new novel Bitterroot

Airs at: Thu, 08/08/2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
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On today's show, we welcome Suzy Vitello, author of the new novel Bitterroot from Sibylline Press. Suzy’s published fiction includes the novel Faultland and the young adult novels The Moment Before and The Empress Chronicles series. Her award-winning short fiction and nonfi... Read more

Sidney Morrison, author of Frederick Douglass: A Novel

Airs at: Thu, 07/25/2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
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On today's show, we welcome Sidney Morrison, author of Frederick Douglass: A Novel from Portland’s Hawthorne Books. Sidney’s book is a fictionalized account of the life of Frederick Douglass, a former slave who became instrumental in ending slavery in the U.S., and who many... Read more

Waterfront Blues Festival with Peter Damman, Ty Curtis, and Richard Lawrence (re-broadcast)

Airs at: Thu, 07/11/2024 at 11:00am - 11:30am
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Jonesy was busy helping out with KBOO’s live broadcast of the Waterfront Blues Festival last week, so we didn’t have time to produce a brand new episode for today’s show. But we’ll be bringing you the next best thing – a re-broadcast of our conversation for last year’s Blue... Read more

David Ciminello, author of The Queen of Steeplechase Park

Airs at: Thu, 06/27/2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
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On today's episode, we welcome David Ciminello, author of the new novel The Queen of Steeplechase Park, from Portland’s Forest Avenue Press. David’s a Lambda Literary Fellow and recipient of a Table 4 Writers Foundation Grant. His short fiction has appeared in the Lambda Aw... Read more

Kimberly King Parsons, author of We Were the Universe

Airs at: Thu, 06/13/2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
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On today's episode, we welcome Kimberly King Parsons, author of the new novel We Were the Universe, from Knopf. Her story collection, Black Light, which came out in 2019, was longlisted for the National Book Award and the Story Prize. Kim’s a recipient of fellowships from Y... Read more

Kimberly King Parsons, author of Black Light (re-broadcast)

Airs at: Thu, 05/23/2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
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The Talented Mr. Jonesy is off gallivanting in Italy, we’re not sure exactly where, so we’ll be re-airing a favorite episode from the archives. This one’s from KBOO’s long-running program Between the Covers and features an interview with Kimberly King Parsons for her story ... Read more