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Mr. Jones's Neighborhood - Suzy Vitello and Cai Emmons

Airs at: Fri, 07/23/2021 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Just a few weeks ago, we experienced record high temperatures here in the Pacific Northwest, with the thermometer hitting an unprecedented 116 degrees in Portland. That’s very unusual for those of us living in this corner of the country. We’re used to warm, dry summers –... Read more

Mr. Jones's Neighborhood - Ty Curtis and Ryan Sadler

Airs at: Fri, 06/25/2021 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
On today's show, we preview the upcoming 2021 Waterfront Blues Festival "Upriver" which runs from July 2nd through the 5th at a new socially-distanced location -- the Lot at Zidell Yards. It's a little different than previous Waterfront Blues Festivals, but after the pan... Read more

Mr. Jones's Neighborhood - Beth Kephart

Airs at: Fri, 05/28/2021 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
On today's show, we celebrate Father's Day, a bit early, by talking fathers -- and daughters and sons and husbands and wives and our own multiple identities -- with Beth Kephart, author of the new memoir Wife/Daughter/Self, from Portland’s own Forest Avenue Press. In the... Read more

Instant Composer's Pool 007-008 & 006

Airs at: Mon, 05/10/2021 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  A Different Nature
2 LP round box set recorded in 1968-70 with compositions by Willem Breuker, musicians include Han Bennink, Peter Bennink, Gunter Hampel, Anthony Braxton, Steve Mc Call, among others I.C.P. 006 includes Han Bennink, John Tchicai, Derek Bailey... Read more

Shrill

Airs at: Thu, 05/13/2021 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  The streaming comedy series Shrill, based on the memoir by Seattleite Lindy West, tackles such hot-button issues as abortion, cancer care, and body shaming.  Filmed in Portland, and inheriting a production team from the sketch comedy series Portlandia, Shrill boasts t... Read more

Mr. Jones's Neighborhood - Kent Russell and Karen Russell

Airs at: Fri, 04/23/2021 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
One of my favorite books of 2020, a year devoid of much else in the way of favorites, was Kent Russell's In the Land of Good Living: A Journey to the Heart of Florida. We had Kent on the show last August, for the hardcover release, interviewed by another of Mr. Jones's f... Read more

La Ruleta

Airs at: Fri, 04/09/2021 at 8:00pm - Sat, 04/10/2021 at 10:00pm
Produced for:  La Ruleta
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Gary Rydstrom - from the Archive

Airs at: Thu, 04/08/2021 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  In this freewheeling 2007 conversation from Portland's Platform Animation Festival, Bill Dodge and S.W. Conser sit down with seven-time Academy Award-winning sound designer Gary Rydstrom, whose film credits include Jurassic Park, Titanic, Terminator 2, and Saving Priv... Read more

DK Holm and Mark Moham review Mike Nichols: A Life by Mark Harris

Airs at: Mon, 04/05/2021 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
The sampler returns with Fortunato broadcasting from his patio from way back o town. Joining the show will be DK Holm and Mark Mohan to review and discuss the biography of filmmaker Mike Nichols by Mark Harris. Also lots of music. Read more

Animators Gather Online

Airs at: Thu, 03/25/2021 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  In a normal year, U.S. animation fans would have to cross the border to attend TAAFI — the Toronto Animation Arts Festival International.  But this year, thanks to the quarantine lockdown, the festival's shorts and features and workshops can be appreciated by audience... Read more