Arts/Culture

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2025 Pickathon is almost here

Produced for:  KBOO
Big Names and Local Bands are ready to slay at 2025 Pickathon Big-name bands at Portland’s most unique  music festival, 2025 Pickathon, include Portugal. The Man, Taj Mahal, Ocie Elliott, Julien Baker & Torres, and Haley Heynderickx.  But Pickathon (July 31–Aug. 3 at Pen... Read more

The Bride of Tune In, Stay Warm, and Support KBOO

Airs at: Mon, 12/15/2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Stories and music for the holiday season hosted by Fortunato Read more

The Father Christmas Letters by J.R.R. Toilken

Airs at: Mon, 12/15/2025 at 11:00pm - Tue, 12/16/2025 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Gremlin Time
Music for the Season and Stories of the Glories of Christmases Long Long Ago. Fortunato, Producer/Host, with assistance from Umatilla Rose and Napols Yellow. Katherne Dunn, as Red Ryder, reads from a collection of letters that Professor Toilken wrote to his children ever... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for December 15, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 12/15/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Photo of Wall Art in Cypress: Image licensed for public use: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/809719 Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Finding Home: Sisters of the Road and the Welcome Home Coalition conducted re... Read more

Double Groove - James Taylor

Airs at: Fri, 12/12/2025 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Double Groove
Tune in to explore James Taylor's first album, titled “James Taylor”. We’ll hear the unique composition of his first album paired with some awesome covers, map larger world events on to the album and perhaps sprinkle some holiday music in while we're at it!     Read more

Amy Mason Doan, author of The California Dreamers

Airs at: Thu, 12/11/2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
On today's episode, we welcome Amy Mason Doan, author of the novel The California Dreamers from Graydon House. Amy is the bestselling author of three previous novels: Lady Sunshine, The Summer List, and Summer Hours. Before turning to fiction, she worked as a reporter an... Read more

Tune In, Stay Warm and Support KBOO

Airs at: Mon, 12/08/2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Fortunato starts the holidays with musc and humor. Lots of Headline Performers featured today; including John Coltrane, Grant Green, Robert Gordon, Tom Petty, MyCoy Tyner, Miles Davis, Stevie Nicks, Tyreek McDole, Sarah Vaughan, The Rolling Stones,  Vince Guaraldi, and m... Read more

Making Nonfiction Comics

Airs at: Thu, 12/11/2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Comics journalism is a fairly new medium.  Many attribute its origin to the work of Portland native and Palestine author Joe Sacco.  Now, two comics artists have compiled their experiences with comics journalism into a how-to book: Making Nonfiction Comics. Eleri Har... Read more

E. joins All My Greatest Teachers Showed Me Love

Airs at: Wed, 12/03/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
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2025 Holiday Favorites

Airs at: Thu, 12/04/2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
O.B. Hill, Emma Jackson and Patricia Welch share some favorite titles.  Reflecting their individual interests, suggestions range from classics,  like The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G Woodson, to the recently published, beautifully illustrated The History of We ... Read more