State of Wonder

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Nicole Georges | Malia Jensen | Anne Ellegood | Guns and Design

The end? Or the beginning?

Oct. 29, 2019

Tommy Orange (center) based his debut novel in his hometown, Oakland, California. He joined us at Portland Book Festival, along with Portland poet Trevino Brings Plenty (right).

Portland Book Festival | Tommy Orange | Trevino Brings Plenty

A New York Times best-selling author talks about his astounding debut novel that features a constellation of Native American people living a contemporary urban experience.

Oct. 25, 2019

A February 20 protest aimed at getting the OCAC board's attention for the concerns of students and alumni.

Caitlin Weierhauser | Looking Back At OCAC Closure | Preserving Creative Space

Some favorite listens: the curtain call for a 112-year craft institution and the battlefront for affordable arts space in Portland. Also: One comedian interrogates who the laughs are for.

Oct. 17, 2019

Composer and instrumentalist Mary Sutton, who performs as Saloli, created a new work for the Oaks Park Wurlitzer in spring 2019

Rebroadcast: Helado Negro | Saloli | Malheur Refuge Symphony | Pendleton’s String Education Program

How music moves us. Stories about composers' musical interface with the past, interpretations of our present and instructing players of the future through song.

Oct. 4, 2019

Elegans Prism - Thailand, Indonesia, Cameroon, Malaysia

Indie Film Legend Christine Vachon | Karen Russell | Mitchell S. Jackson | Christopher Marley

Independent film producer Christine Vachon will come to BendFilm Festival, Oct. 11-13, as the festival’s Indie Woman of the Year.

Sept. 28, 2019

Margaret Atwood & Ursula K. Le Guin | Nilufer Yanya | OK Theater’s 100th Anniversary

What gets us through those uncertain moments? The speculative story? The daring album concept? The strenuous film shoot? The risky venture? RESOLVE. This week: square-jawed stories from tenacious creators.

Sept. 21, 2019

Ken Burns’ Country Music | Women Who Skate | Grand Ronde’s Global Youth Gathering | Pass The Mic

American experiences. Unexpected appearances. Generational healing. Wonders never cease.

Sept. 13, 2019

De La Soul, onstage for THING at Fort Worden in 2019.

Ruth E. Carter | THING Music Festival | ASL In The Arts

Innovators and icons do things differently. This week we hear stories from a few people changing the game in their field.

Sept. 7, 2019

Kelly Sue DeConnick's creation, with artist Valentine De Landro, features a not-too-distant future in which The Protectorate enforces nightmarish codes of female behavior, and sends offenders skyward to a prison planet.

From The Archives: Guest Curators Kelly Sue DeConnick And Matt Fraction

Smash all comics industry models. A guest-curated episode from September 2014.

Aug. 30, 2019

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