Today's show is the last episode of Mr. Jones’s Neighborhood as a monthly
hour-long show. We'll be going to a bi-monthly half-hour show, on the second
and fourth Thursdays of the month at 11am, starting October 14th. We'll also
be changing the show’s name to Jonesy (one ...
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On today's show, we return to our roots here on Mr. Jones's Neighborhood --
radio theater, more specifically radio comedy. Radio has a long tradition of
comedy, from the Golden Age of Jack Benny, Fred Allen, Fibber McGee & Molly,
Burns & Allen, and Lum n' Abner, to Stan ...
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On this special edition of Between the Covers, we talk with Whitney Otto,
author of the new book Art for the Ladylike: An Autobiography Through Other
Lives, from Ohio State University Press.
Whitney is the author of five novels: How To Make an American Quilt -- a New
Yo...
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Just a few weeks ago, we experienced record high temperatures here in the
Pacific Northwest, with the thermometer hitting an unprecedented 116 degrees
in Portland. That’s very unusual for those of us living in this corner of
the country. We’re used to warm, dry summers –...
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On today's show, we preview the upcoming 2021 Waterfront Blues Festival
"Upriver" which runs from July 2nd through the 5th at a new
socially-distanced location -- the Lot at Zidell Yards. It's a little
different than previous Waterfront Blues Festivals, but after the pan...
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As summer begins, we’re slowly emerging from the isolation of the COVID-19
pandemic. Many of us are returning to dine and shop indoors at restaurants
and stores that were closed during the pandemic, or limited to take-out and
delivery. Sadly, several of those restaura...
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