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The Father Christmas Letters presented by Katherine Dunn

Airs at: Mon, 12/23/2019 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Produced for: The Monday Sampler

Once again The Sampler presents our annual holiday special The Father Christmas Letters, written by J.R.R. Tolkien and read to us by Katherine Dunn. Also some seasonal and non seasonal music. Read more

The Holy Crowley Hour on 12/23/19

Airs at: Mon, 12/23/2019 at 11:00pm - Tue, 12/24/2019 at 12:00am

Produced for: The Holy Crowley Hour

On this special Christmas-Eve Eve edition of The Holy Crowley Hour, which, by the way, was Mel Torme’s favorite radio show, we spread holiday cheer with actor and master storyteller David Loftus. David hosts the long-running series “Story Time for Grownups”, which celebrat... Read more

The Father Christmas Letters by J.R.R. Tolkien read by Katherine Dunn

Airs at: Mon, 12/16/2019 at 11:00pm - Tue, 12/17/2019 at 12:00am

Produced for: Gremlin Time

As we do every year, we present excerpts from "The Father Christmas Letters" by J.R.R. Tolkien. These are letters that he wrote to his children every year at Christmas starting in the mid 1920's when they were very young and right up to the eve of World War 2. In the letter... Read more

More fun on the Sampler

Airs at: Mon, 12/16/2019 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Produced for: The Monday Sampler

To start your week off, Fortunate will present some holiday stories for today's Sampler. As we do each year, we'll play one of The Father Christmas Letters by J.R.R. Tolkien which we recorded years ago with Portland writer Katherine Dunn. And, "Dancing Dan's Christmas" by D... Read more

The Holy Crowley Hour on 11/25/19

Airs at: Mon, 11/25/2019 at 11:00pm - Tue, 11/26/2019 at 12:00am

Produced for: The Holy Crowley Hour

Welcome to the special Thanksgiving edition of The Holy Crowley Hour, the only radio show offering a vegan menu for the occasion. No actual entrees, just the menu itself, which is entirely plant-based. Our guests tonight are Kaitlin Statz and Travis Vengroff of Fool and Sch... Read more

28. Seuss on the Loose

Airs at: Thu, 05/02/2013 at 9:00pm - 11:00pm

Produced for: Funny You Should Say That

For Pete's sake!! Don't let the kids listen to this subversive filth. You must be over age 45 to listen to this one. Read more

10. Cold Off the Presses -- Old Events That Never Happened

Airs at: Wed, 09/01/2010 at 9:00pm - 11:00pm

Produced for: Funny You Should Say That

This bulletin board is so old Burt Reynolds was still alive when it was written. Still worth a listen. Features Anne. Whatever happened to Anne? Read more

excerpts from "The Cowboy And The Cossack" a novel by Clair Huffaker

Airs at: Mon, 11/18/2019 at 11:00pm - Tue, 11/19/2019 at 12:00am

Produced for: Gremlin Time

Tonight, Fortunato presents the opening chapters of Clair Huffaker's 1973 novel "The Cowboy and The Cossack". A re imagining of the tradition cattle drive story as a group of Montana cattle drovers have been hired to drive a herd of 500 longhorns across a 1,000 miles of the... Read more