Host Ken Jones talks with Don Merrill, author of the book Pledge: The Public
Radio Fund Drive. Don’s a career journalist, writer, and broadcaster.
He’s been a producer and reporter for civilian and Armed Forces
Broadcasting, worked for the Cincinnati Enquirer, and was a ...
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Dog devotee Meg Vogt is committed to canines in a big way. Known in some
parts of the city as "the lady with the blue Dog Bus," Vogt is now working on
creating a "Rawhide Ranch,"as a place for people and pets to gather.
More information available at Vogt's Go Fund Me ...
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Mark Hass is currently an Oregon State Senator from District 14, in
Washington County. Hass is known for being the tax expert in the State
Senate, and was architect of the recently passed Student Success Act, which
establishes a corporate activity tax to fund grades K...
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Our In Depth guest today is Paula Becker, author of the new memoir A House on
Stilts: Mothering in the Age of Opioid Addiction, from University of Iowa
Press.
The book tells the story of Paula’s son, Hunter -- raised in a close,
supportive, and loving family – who later...
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Host Ken Jones talks with Kimberly King Parsons, author of the story
collection Black Light from Vintage Books.
Kim’s fiction has been published in The Paris Review, Best Small Fictions
2017, Black Warrior Review, No Tokens, Kenyon Review, and other journals. And
her bo...
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On this special Christmas-Eve Eve edition of The Holy Crowley Hour, which, by
the way, was Mel Torme’s favorite radio show, we spread holiday cheer with
actor and master storyteller David Loftus.
David hosts the long-running series “Story Time for Grownups”, which
celeb...
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Host Ken Jones talks with Dan Armstrong, author of the new novel Blake
College from Mud City Press.
Dan’s work includes the novels Chain of Souls, Prairie Fire, Puddle of
Love, Taming the Dragon, Cornelia: The First Woman of Rome, and The Eyes of
Archimedes, a trilogy a...
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Our In Depth guest today is Don Waters, Portland-based author of the new
memoir These Boys and Their Fathers, from University of Iowa Press.
In addition to the new book, Don’s work includes the novel Sunland, and two
story collections -- The Saints of Rattlesnake Mountain...
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Oregon is one of the only states where electoral campaigns are not subjected
to contribution or expenditure limits. Though money is certainly necessary
to run a campaign, many voters and political scientists alike advocate for
limits on how much one person or group ca...
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