Host Ken Jones talks with Leland de la Durantaye, author of the new novel
Hannah Versus the Tree from McSweeney’s Press.
Leland is a critic, translator, and professor of comparative literature at
the Claremont Colleges. His journalism and criticism have appeared in The Ne...
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On this special Christmas Eve edition of The Holy Crowley Hour, which, by the
way, was Charles Dickens' favorite radio show, we spread holiday cheer with
guest Cindy McGean of the Willamette Radio Workshop.
Cindy is a Portland-based writer and teacher, with a background ...
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Our In Depth guest today is Matt Haynes, artistic director of The Pulp Stage,
a Portland-based theater company specializing in live storytelling for fans
of sci-fi, fantasy, and suspense.
Matt and Pulp Stage have pioneered the concept of karaoke storytelling, which
Mat...
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On today’s show, our guest is Edward Lee, author of the book Buttermilk
Graffiti: A Chef's Journey to Discover America's New Melting-Pot Cuisine, in
conversation with Liz Crain, author of Food Lover’s Guide to Portland.
In Buttermilk Graffiti, Edward reports back from two...
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All of us can agree on the importance of home in our lives, but what do we
mean by “home”? And, once we settle on that home, how do we fit in as
part of a larger community? If there’s no community, how do we make one?
These are important questions for those who’ve come to...
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As we’ve said many times, radio is Mr. Jones’s favorite medium. And
it’s called a medium because, to paraphrase Ernie Kovacs, it’s neither
rare nor well-done. Ernie was actually talking about the early days of
television. But he could have easily been describing this sho...
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On tonight's Holy Crowley Hour, we totally ignore Thanksgiving and celebrate
a great local podcast, The Diarist, a multi-episode, serialized podcast set
in 1950s New York City. The lead character, Andrea Davies, is a young
secretary described in the first episode as “a f...
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Most of us know the song “Midnight Special” by blues musician Huddie
Ledbetter, aka Lead Belly. It’s actually an old tune that Lead Belly
learned and made his own, including these lyrics:
If you ever go to Houston, boy, you'd better walk right.
And you better not squabbl...
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Portland is fortunate to have one of the finest youth orchestras in the
country – the Portland Youth Philharmonic – which will be opening its
95th season on Saturday, November 10th. Yes, that’s 95 with an exclamation
point! A remarkable achievement and a credit to the qu...
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Host Ken Jones talks with Stevan Allred, author of the new novel The
Alehouse at the End of the World, published by Portland’s Forest Avenue
Press.
Stevan’s previous book – the 2013 linked short-story collection A
Simplified Map of the Real World: The Renata Stories – ...
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