Arts/Culture

2025 Pickathon is almost here

Produced for:  KBOO
Big Names and Local Bands are ready to slay at 2025 Pickathon Big-name bands at Portland’s most unique  music festival, 2025 Pickathon, include Portugal. The Man, Taj Mahal, Ocie Elliott, Julien Baker & Torres, and Haley Heynderickx.  But Pickathon (July 31–Aug. 3 at Pen... Read more

Black History and Future Month

---- Join KBOO throughout the month of February to hear programs from Black creatives, artists, activists, revolutionaries, KBOO hosts, musicians and more! These specials aim to celebrate all aspects of the Black lived experience - from contemporary political and socia... Read more

Charles Solomon - Expanded Audio

Airs at: Thu, 02/26/2026 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  In this 100% longer conversation with animation historian Charles Solomon, we dive deeper into the stories behind his twenty-two published books, which include Enchanted Drawings: The History of Animation; The Man Who Leapt Through Film: The Art of Mamoru Hosoda; and ... Read more

Chelsea Green Talks Wrestling, WWE, and The Championship Mindset

Airs at: Thu, 03/05/2026 at 10:00am - Fri, 03/06/2026 at 11:00am
Produced for:  The Ghost of Hollywood
  Professional Wrestler, Chelsea Green, sits down with Ragan and Poxy to discuss her career, WWE stardom, and the battle against Tacky Time at next week's WWE Smackdown Event at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon. Read more

Superheroes are the subject of the day for Film at 11 on 02/27/26

Airs at: Fri, 02/27/2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Film at 11
Matthew of KBOO's Gremlin Time joins us for a survey of recent superhero movies, The Flash, Thunderbolts, Superman, and  Fantastic Four. Read more

What Is Stoicism?

Airs at: Sun, 03/01/2026 at 8:30pm - 9:00pm
Produced for:  Pathways
Tanner Campbell is the author of What Is Stoicism?: A Brief and Accessible Overview.  He is also the producer and host of the Practical Stoicism podcast.  Donald Altman, M.A., LPC, is a psychotherapist, international mindfulness expert and award-winning author of over 2... Read more

Tribu: Cuahutémoc Águila Solar; Música para Los Dioses; Contra la Indiferencia. Programa dedicado a Agustín Pimientel.

Airs at: Fri, 02/27/2026 at 10:00pm - Sat, 02/28/2026 at 12:00am
Produced for:  La Ruleta
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Once Upon a Time

Airs at: Fri, 02/13/2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  Once Upon a Time
Rebecca Knuth, a professor at the University of Hawaii and an expert on censorship and cultural destruction, authored Libricide: The Regime-Sponsored Destruction of Books and Libraries in the 20th Century. After retiring in 2014, she moved to London and immersed herself ... Read more

Animation for the People

Airs at: Thu, 02/26/2026 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  For nearly a century, the National Film Board of Canada has been a celebrated source of experimental and educational filmmaking, most notably animation.  NFB directors have won hundreds of awards, including multiple Oscars, and become legendary for their versatility, ... Read more

Collage show: Now What Remains (repeat)

Airs at: Tue, 02/24/2026 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
On  Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at 11:30am, Joseph Gallivan interviews collage artists Kirk Read and Angela Morrow about the show “Now What Remains: A Portland Collage Exhibition,” which was on at the Alberta Street Gallery through Feb 23.  Read and Morrow talk about wh... Read more