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When we think of Portland’s venerable institutions, Powell’s Books, the
Crystal Ballroom, Voodoo Donuts, there’s one that stands out as the
grand-daddy of them all – Portland Youth Philharmonic. Now in its 100th
year, PYP is America’s longest-running youth orchestra.
PYP w...
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Jonesy has a cold today and it appears to be contagious. So we’re
re-broadcasting a favorite episode from last year. It’s an interview with
Kesha Ajose-Fisher, author of the story collection No God Like the
Mother from Portland’s Forest Avenue Press. Kesha was my first inte...
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On today's episode, we welcome Daniel A. Olivas, author of the new novel
Chicano Frankenstein from Portland’s Forest Avenue Press. Daniel’s the
author of 12 books, including the story collections How to Date a Flying
Mexican and the upcoming My Chicano Heart: New and Collec...
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Back in the Golden Age of Radio, there was a short-lived network, called the
Tesla Broadcasting Company (or TBC). Founded in New York in 1943, and
acquired by CBS just two years later, the TBC became a mere footnote in the
history of American Radio.
That is until March 10t...
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On today's episode, we welcome Miriam Gershow, author of the new story
collection Survival Tips, from Portland’s Propeller Books. Miriam’s debut
novel The Local News was a finalist for the 2009 Oregon Book Award in
fiction. Her stories have appeared in The Georgia Review, G...
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On today's hour-long Winter Membership Drive special, we welcome Rene
Denfeld, author of the new novel Sleeping Giants, from Harper Collins.
Rene’s previous novels include The Butterfly Girl and The Child Finder,
which feature private investigator Naomi Cottle, aka the Chil...
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Portland Youth Philharmonic, America’s longest-running youth orchestra, is
currently celebrating their historic 100th season. And they’ll be extending
that run this Saturday, March 2nd at Portland’s Arlene Schnitzer Concert
Hall.
The program, titled “Serenade in the Wind”,...
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On today’s episode, we travel virtually across the Cascades to the small
town of Athena, population 1,211, nestled between Pendleton and the
Washington state border in Eastern Oregon. Our destination is the Gem
Theater, built in 1901 as an early brewpub, or saloon as they w...
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F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, first published in 1925, is a
classic of American literature. It’s an evergreen story of love and
jealousy, wealth and status, and the promise and perils of the American
Dream, all taking place during the 1920s in the U.S., the ...
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On today's episode, we welcome Kathleen McFall and Clark Hays, authors of the
new novel Kitchen Heat: A Restaurantland Romance. Kathleen and Clark are
writing partners and a couple in real life, going on 26 years of marriage.
Their previous books include four novels in The ...
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