Arts/Culture

Hope Jahren on her memoir "Lab Girl"

Airs at: Thu, 09/08/2016 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
  Host Kathleen Stephenson speaks with Hope Jahren about Lab Girl, her debut memoir of a woman in science. It is also a portrait of a longtime friendship and a fresh look at plants and the natural world   Acclaimed scientist Hope Jahren has built three laboratories in whic... Read more

The White Donkey - Maximilian Uriarte

Airs at: Thu, 09/08/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Oregon artist Maximilian Uriarte signed up with the U.S. Marine Corps at the age of nineteen and served as a gunner in the Iraq War.  His early comic strip Terminal Lance offered a sardonic view of military life in an occupied land, but his new graphic novel The White Do... Read more

Sounds Unsound early Sept 2016

Airs at: Sun, 09/11/2016 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Sounds Unsound
Music and other noise.. Some new releases..  Read more

The Digital Divide with Cyber Punk Author and Musician John Shirley Live in Studio

Airs at: Fri, 09/09/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Digital Divide
On this special edition of The Digital Divide, we welcome cyber punk author and former Sado Nation John Shirley into the studio for a live interview with special guest co-host Randal Irwin. We are offering 3 one of a kind rare and collectible signed author/editor proofs as... Read more

Art Focus w/ Host Andre Middleton: Houseguest on Pioneer Courthouse Square

Airs at: Tue, 09/06/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
This September, Houseguest will activate Pioneer Courthouse Square with its second Artist in Residence, Libby Werbel, co-presented by Portland Institute for Contemporary Art as part of the Time-Based Art Festival.  Werbel will install Portland Museum of Modern Art (PMOMA), ... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for September 5, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 09/05/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Clayton Morgareidge hosts this Labor Day Old Mole, with segments on work, writing, activism, food and climate, and music including "Erosion" by science teacher David Newman. Clayton comments on what it means to be a worker in a capitalist economy. Tod Sloan comments on ... Read more

Book Mole on Graham Greene

Airs at: Mon, 09/05/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Larry discusses two novels by Graham Greene -- The Quiet American and Our Man in Havana.  Graham Greene was an excellent satirist and comedic writer who really understood the world of spy networks and military journalism. Our Man in Havana and The Quiet American are two ... Read more

The Gun Show at Coho Productions

Airs at: Tue, 09/06/2016 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
  Guest host James Dixon talks with actor Vin Shambry and playwright EM Lewis about The Gun Show, a topical play intended to be a conversation starter about our relationship to guns as individuals and as a country. Playwright E.M. Lewis sits with the audience while perform... Read more

Night of 1000 PSAs

Airs at: Fri, 09/30/2016 at 8:00pm - 9:00pm
Tune into KBOO for a Live Performance by the KATHLEEN STEPHENSON RETIREMENT PSA ORCHESTRA as we play Public Service Announcements from the tenure of our beloved AM News Director Kathleen Stephenson. Hours of warnings about food, safe driving, health concerns, and more will ... Read more

Books for Back to School

Airs at: Thu, 09/01/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
Multnomah County Youth Librarian Kirby McCurtis and Library Assistant SyNova Blackwell will share recommendations for young readers.  They will also tell audiences about free library programs for the entire family.  Fall is family reading time at the library. Read more