Portland comedy icon, and good friend of KBOO – Aaron Ross – left us
earlier this year for the bright lights and noxious air of Los Angeles, or
Ross Angeles as he likes to call it. But he’s back in Portland, at least
for another few days, for the premier of his YouTube s...
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When you think of famous literary adolescents, the characters Huck Finn and
Holden Caulfield come immediately to mind. The most recent addition to
this distinguished lineage is young William Tyce, growing up near a river in
the rural Midwest, without a mother or father.
...
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The western novel is an American literary tradition, and our guest
today, John Larison, has written one of the best ones in recent
memory. Whiskey When We’re Dry tells the story of teenaged Jessilyn
Harney, who when her father dies in the spring of 1885, dresses up li...
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The western novel is an American literary tradition, and our In Depth guest
today, John Larison, has written one of the best ones in recent
memory. Whiskey When We’re Dry tells the story of teenaged Jessilyn
Harney, who when her father dies in the spring of 1885, dresses...
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Calling all Fireheads! That's what we call fans and followers of the Firesign
Theatre, and Mr. Jones himself is no exception. We love the Firesigns here in
the neighborhood. And on KBOO Community Radio for that matter. In fact, the
very last radio performance of the enti...
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Welcome to the August edition of The Holy Crowley Hour. In keeping with our
Portland summer weather, it’s sure to be hot, smoky, and unhealthy for
people with lung disease or discriminating tastes.
For those who don’t fall into either category, join us as we pay tribute ...
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What do three Magdalenas – a woman, a mountain, and an elusive butterfly
– all have in common? That’s part of the mystery in the first novel from
award-winning naturalist Robert Michael Pyle: Magdalena Mountain, from
Counterpoint Press.
Bob grew up in the high country o...
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On today’s show, our guest is Courtenay Hameister, Portland-based author of
the new book Okay Fine Whatever: The Year I Went From Being Afraid of
Everything to Only Being Afraid of Most Things, in conversation with Gigi
Little, editor of City of Weird: 30 Otherworldly Po...
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Today, August 20th, is National Radio Day, a day to celebrate radio, and
recognize the importance of our medium. At one time, not too long ago, radio
was the nation’s primary channel for news and entertainment. With the
advent of newer media, namely TV and the internet, ...
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