Arts/Culture

Katherine Dunn reads excerpts from The Father Christmas Letters by J.R.R. Tolkien

Airs at: Mon, 12/21/2020 at 11:00pm - Tue, 12/22/2020 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Gremlin Time
Once again we present katherine Dunn reading letters from Father Christmas written by the creator of Lord of the Rings J.R.R. Tolkien. Created as replies to the letters Tolkien's children would write to Santa Claus. Fortunato is joined in the studio by Umatilla Rose to pres... Read more

Home For the Holidays Special

Airs at: Mon, 12/21/2020 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
A big show for today. Once again we present Katherine Dunn reading excerpts from The Father Christmas Letters by J.R.R. Tolkien. Also DK Holm and Jeff Godsil from KBOO's Film @ 11, will come on to discuss the recent David Fincher production "Mank". There will also be some h... Read more

The Wiggle Room on 12/19/20

Airs at: Sat, 12/19/2020 at 3:00am - 6:00am
Produced for:  The Wiggle Room
  2020's Wiggle Room Holiday Special features Jimi Hendrix, Smegma, The Fallen Angel Choir (all 3 groups are depicted here). Also: Eartha Kitt, Fred Waring & The Pennsylvanians, James Brown, Spike Jones, Hitting Birth, The Bobs, Dr. Demento, The Mad Daddy, Louis Armstrong,... Read more

Yuletide Relief, from Film at 11, this Xmas day, Friday 25 December 2020

Airs at: Fri, 12/25/2020 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
On this morning's holiday Film at 11, Britta Gordon assesses the career of Wong Kar Wai, Jeff Godsil spreads some cheer with Remember the Night, Gremlin Time's Matthew discusses xxx and this week's BFI Film Classics covers L. A. Confidential.  Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for December 21, 2020

Airs at: Mon, 12/21/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Patricia Kullberg hosts the Old Mole today, which includes the following segments: All I want for Christmas is Immigration Reform: Bill Resnick speaks with Larry Kleinman in the second of a two part interview. Larry Kleinman, one of the founders of PCUN, Oregon’s farmworke... Read more

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Airs at: Mon, 12/21/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement and Denise Morris review the Rankin-Bass stop-motion animated Christmas story Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Originally aired on NBC in 1964, the GE-sponsored classic tells the story of two misfits and their eventual acceptance by Santa and his elves. But a dee... Read more

Thom Bray previews his one-man show "A Christmas Carol: A Victorian Reading" streaming live this holiday season

Airs at: Wed, 12/16/2020 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
The holidays are here and, along with it, our own holiday traditions. For many of us, the season isn’t complete without attending a performance of The Nutcracker, or Handel’s Messiah, or any of the many other Christmas-themed, in-person events. This season, many of those e... Read more

Buscando America on 12/15/20

Airs at: Tue, 12/15/2020 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
  En esta emisión escucha Resiste Tierra, un espacio crítico y anticarcelario desde Chile. También hablamos con la artista jarocha Ali Gua Gua desde la Ciudad de México. Conoce ON Construcción Ecológica, un proyecto de arquitectura sustentable México-Oakland. Desde Amilcin... Read more

Allie Brosh - Expanded Audio

Airs at: Thu, 10/22/2020 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  In this extended conversation with bestselling author Allie Brosh, we hear more stories about her free-range childhood gleaning life lessons from wolves, her appreciation for horror and stand-up comedy, her awkward relationships with people and pets, and her stunned reac... Read more

Arroz Caldo + Food Appropriation

Airs at: Wed, 12/16/2020 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Food Show
On today's episode of the Food Show, Afrita Davis and Carlo Lamagna discuss food appropriation in the restaurant industry, the evolution of Filipino food, and why you should learn to love offal, all while cooking up a delicious bowl of Arroz Caldo. Click here to watch Carl... Read more