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It's the 5th Friday of the month, and time once again for another episode of
Mr. Jones's Neighborhood, the children's show for reluctant adults. Host Ken
Jones (no relation) welcomes Sam Mowry of Willamette Radio Workshop and John
Barber, producer of the Re-Imagined Radi...
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Since a new president took office in January, coincidentally enough,
incidents of racism, sexual harassment, and xenophobia seem to be on the
uptick in Portland.
One local businessman, Steven Cook, co-owner of the bar Church on NE Sandy
Boulevard, aims to reverse that a...
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We're fortunate here in Portland to have such a vibrant community of live
storytelling and radio theater. There's Willamette Radio Workshop, Portland
Story Theater, Back Fence PDX, the Mystery Box Show, Mortified, and The Moth,
just to name a few.
One of the most intrig...
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August is going to be a very hot month here in Portland! On tonight's show
we do absolutely nothing to cool things down.
Our guest is Madison Young -- director, writer, artist, feminist
pornographer, and sex educator. August is the month of Madison here in
Portland. She...
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Host Ken Jones talks with Judith Arcana, author of the new book of poems
Announcements from the Planetarium, published by Oregon’s own Flowstone
Press.
Judith writes poems, stories, essays, and books. Her work includes a
biography of Grace Paley – titled Grace Paley’s L...
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It's the 5th Friday of the month, and the 30th anniversary of Portland's
Waterfront Blues Festival. Which can only mean one thing... another episode
of Mr. Jones's Neighborhood, the children's show for reluctant adults. Host
Ken Jones (no relation) welcomes Ty Curtis and...
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In this special hour-long episode, host Ken Jones talks with Cory Doctorow,
author of the new science-fiction novel Walkaway.
In addition to his role as sci-fi novelist, Cory’s a technology activist,
journalist, and blogger. His work includes the non-fiction book Informat...
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Thousands of people gathered in downtown Portland yesterday, attending
several pro-Trump and anti- Trump demonstrations and rallies.
In an attempt to avoid violence by keeping opposing demonstrators from
converging, the Portland police department was joined by law enforce...
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On tonight’s special Memorial Day show, we focus on two favorite things of
our men and women in uniform, any uniform -- Sex and Cannabis. To help get
things started, we invited Portland-based sex educator, storyteller,
producer, and podcaster Amory Jane to talk about can...
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Punk rock may have started in the 1970’s, and some would say maybe a decade
earlier, with its roots in American garage rock. But the music is still
alive and well in Portland today. And we’re very fortunate to have one of
the best local punk bands with us today at KBOO. ...
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