Humor

Once Upon a Time

Airs at: Fri, 01/23/2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  Once Upon a Time
Judith Barrington’s most recent book is Virginia’s Apple: Collected Memoirs (OSU Press, 2024). Heer previous memoir: Lifesaving: A Memoir was the winner of the Lambda Book Award and a finalist for the PEN/Martha Albrand Award for the Art of the Memoir. Memoirs included in ... Read more

Derf - Expanded Audio

Airs at: Thu, 01/08/2026 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  In this 75% longer conversation with graphic novelist Derf Backderf, we dive deeper into Derf's origins as a student journalist; his immersion in Ohio's underground music scene, which inspired the book Punk Rock and Trailer Parks; and his popular alternative comic The... Read more

Derf: Remembering Kent State and Jeffrey Dahmer - from the Archive

Airs at: Thu, 01/08/2026 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  With the deployment of National Guard troops once again in the news, we revisit our August 2021 conversation with graphic novelist Derf Backderf. Derf's graphic novel Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio won the 2021 Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based Work.  Inspired by the ... Read more

James and Nate Draft Things They Like About Gaming

Airs at: Tue, 01/06/2026 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Winner's Bias
Nate and James start off the new year on a positive note with a good, old-fashioned draft about things they like about gaming. Do they like the same things as you? There's only one way to find out! Read more

Beginnings 2026

Airs at: Thu, 01/08/2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
This is our first show of the new year, and I’d like to ring in 2026 doing something I started for our first show in 2025. It’s an audio retrospective of last year’s interviews on Jonesy. Which I call Beginnings, for the beginning of the new year and the fact we’re playi... Read more

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol - from the Archive

Airs at: Thu, 12/25/2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Over half a century ago, the UPA animation studio was a haven for misfit geniuses struggling to create relevant cartoon films in the face of political and cultural repression.  Gambling the future of the company on an hourlong television special featuring their most p... Read more

Comics Take on the News. Starting with the Flinstones

Airs at: Mon, 12/22/2025 at 10:00pm - Tue, 12/23/2025 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Comics Take on the News
Tune in at 10pm to hear what a fun mess of the news we make. You can tune in later too, if you are okay knowing, you might miss some of the reasons things are funny. You can still laugh along, and you can even call in and join the weird.  On this month's panel will be c... Read more

Willamette Radio Workshop presents "A Radio Christmas Carol"

Airs at: Thu, 12/25/2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
In what’s become a holiday tradition on the show, we’ll be re-airing Willamette Radio Workshop’s “A Radio Christmas Carol”, which I happen to think is right up there with the best versions of Charles Dickens’ classic tale. And what better time than on Christmas morning! ... Read more

James and Nate Wrap Up The Year

Airs at: Tue, 12/16/2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Winner's Bias
It's just James and Nate for the last show of the year. They talk about playing games during the holidays. We think. They do the show live, so the whole thing may change by the time they get talking. 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. Featured are The Father Cristmas Letteer, by JRR Toilken read by Katherine Dunn. And Dancing Dan's Christmas by Damon Runyon and read by David Chelsea. Lots of grown up holiday songs and some rock and roll. So... Read more