Programs A-Z

Every day, 1A convenes a conversation about the most important issues of our time. The show takes a deep and unflinching look at America, bringing context and insight to stories unfolding across the country and the world.With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports and humor. 1A’s goal is to act as a national mirror — taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

Ahora Sí! provides music, news and events information for the Latino community. The program is bilingual, but the music is mostly in Spanish. Every Sunday, hosts progress through a series of different segments changing themes every hour.

All Things Considered brings you breaking news mixed with compelling analysis, insightful commentaries, interviews, and offbeat features.KLCC Weekday Hosts - Rachael McDonaldNPR Weekday Hosts - Ari Shapiro, Mary Louise Kelly, Ailsa ChangNPR Weekend Host - Scott Detrow

Produced in the home of the blues and the birthplace of rock & roll, Beale Street Caravan covers the world with the sounds of Memphis. Each week, tune in for the heartfelt sounds and colorful stories of Memphis music in intimate, live-in-concert performances.

City Club of Eugene is a membership organization committed to building community vision through open inquiry. The club meets every Friday at noon. KLCC airs each meeting on the following Monday at 7:00 pm.

Dead Air with Downtown Deb features music of the Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia Band, and much more. Deb has a discerning ear and shares quality selections from legendary live concerts, rare highlights, and fine studio releases.

Eye 5 explores the cutting edge of popular and roots music. The discerning ear will recognize elements of the newest in Rock, Americana, and Alternative sounds interwoven into a rich tapestry -- perfectly suited to a Pacific Northwest Saturday afternoon. It's designed to appeal to a curious, intelligent mind, and a pair of open ears.Eye 5 began airing on KLCC April 4, 2015.

Folk Alley is a public service, produced by the FreshGrass Foundation, that strives to bring folk, roots, and Americana music to the world via the Internet, reaching across the miles and the generations to provide global exposure for an art form with long-standing tradition and a loyal fan community.

Freakonomics Radio ferrets out connections between seemingly unrelated things. The program explores the riddles of everyday life and the weird wrinkles of human nature—from cheating and crime to parenting and sports—using the tools of economics to explore real-world behavior.Host Stephen J. Dubner discovers the hidden side of everything in interviews with Nobel laureates and provocateurs, social scientists and entrepreneurs—and with his “Freakonomics” co-author Steve Levitt.

Fresh Air features Terry Gross' in-depth interviews with prominent cultural and entertainment figures, as well as distinguished experts on current affairs and news.

Americana music drawing from traditional styles rooted in American culture. The show brings together alternative country, rock 'n' roll, bluegrass, gospel, swing and more in a celebration of their common heritage.

A live production of NPR and WBUR Boston, in collaboration with public radio stations across the country, Here & Now reflects the fluid world of news as it’s happening in the middle of the day, with timely, smart and in-depth news, interviews and conversation.

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This radio journal of news and culture is the only nationally distributed English-language radio program produced from a Latino perspective.Latino USA website

Live Wire artfully blends unpredictable conversation, live music, and original comedy from all types of cultural talent and creative minds, from emerging artists to established acts.

Modern era Jazz with an emphasis on innovation, virtuosity, and exploring new ground -- including the synthesis of Jazz with music forms such as Hip-hop, World Music, Jazz-Rock fusion and others. Midnight Passages celebrates the mystery and abundant richness to be found in modern-era Jazz, and recognizes key contributions by practitioners of the art. It includes a healthy assortment of Jazz performers captured in live recordings, as well occasional artist interviews and live in-studio performances.

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio travels the world to discover how food and cooking are changing lives and cultures, from $13,500 melons in Japan and computer-generated cookie recipes to the home cooking of Ina Garten and Egyptian fast food in Berlin.

NPR's award-winning newsmagazine, featuring in-depth reporting on today's news. The program provides analysis, context, background, and commentary on news, issues, business, technology, art and human interest stories. It's up-to-the-minute news that prepares listeners for the day ahead.

Sounds from this world and beyond.

David Remnick, the editor of The New Yorker, is joined by the magazine’s award-winning writers in a weekly hour of radio that will both delight and inform. The New Yorker Radio Hour features a mix of profiles, storytelling, and insightful conversations about the issues that matter ― plus an occasional blast of comic genius from the magazine’s legendary Shouts and Murmurs page.

On The Media is the program for people eager to challenge their assumptions. Every week, it uses the media as a magnifying glass to reveal the deeper truths behind the daily onslaught of information.Hosted by veteran reporter Brooke Gladstone, the Peabody-award winning On the Media is notable for its wry tone, lively pace, and singular insights about the stories we tell ourselves.

KLCC’s Barbara Dellenback hosts Oregon Grapevine, conversations with people who are actively and passionately creating the present and future in which they wish to live. The show takes its name from Oregon's state flower, the Oregon Grape, and through it you'll hear candid and compelling conversations on arts and activism, political lobbying, the future of libraries, and unique perspectives on current events. If you know people taking creative and perceptive action, and making unusual choices in these times, please send us an email.

On Oregon On The Record we bring you interviews and conversations about issues that matter most to western and central Oregon. From important topics in politics, the economy, education, the environment and more, Oregon on the record will move beyond the headlines and delve deeper into stories that matter to our community.

KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers is a podcast where we talk to leaders creating community success in western and central Oregon. Our region is rich with leadership stories that aren’t being told, so we decided to create a podcast where we can have a conversation with the very leaders in Oregon who are moving our community forward. Every other week, we will launch a new in-depth conversation with a person who is either creating wealth, policy, or opportunity for Oregon to continue to thrive today, and into the future. It could be a CEO or business leader, it could be an elected official, entrepreneur, or nonprofit leader, but the conversation will always focus on an important driver of community prosperity.

PRX Remix is the best stories and podcasts handpicked from independent creators. There's nothing else like it on public radio.

A show about curiosity. Where sound illuminates ideas, and the boundaries blur between science, philosophy, and human experience.

The Retro Cocktail Hour serves up space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and more every week on KLCC.

Covering everything from the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies, Science Friday is the trusted source for news and entertaining stories about science. We started as a radio show, created in 1991 by host and executive producer Ira Flatow. Since then, we’ve grown into much more: we produce award-winning digital videos and publish original web content on everything from octopus camouflage to cooking on Mars. SciFri is brain fun, for curious people.

All styles of jazz, old to new, traditional to avant-garde. The focus emphasizes music that draws from the African-American roots of jazz, especially blues and swing. Carl loves "a churchy organ and a tenor sax that sounds like a preacher." The program offers a wide breadth of decades, with theme sets derived spontaneously. He strives to make the program informative without losing the value of entertainment.

Think is a national talk radio program, hosted by acclaimed journalist Krys Boyd and produced by KERA — North Texas’ PBS and NPR member station. Each week, listeners across the country tune in to the program to hear thought-provoking, in-depth conversations with newsmakers from across the globe.

KLCC and OPB have collaborated to bring Think Out Loud to the KLCC audience, providing expanded Oregon news to listeners of both stations. Host Dave Miller and the Think Out Loud team present important, in depth stories from across Oregon, now with reports from the Southern Willamette Valley by the KLCC News team. Both KLCC and OPB are excited to provide enhanced Oregon coverage to public radio listeners throughout the state.

The public radio legend can be heard twice weekly on KLCC. This American Life eludes description, but you might start by noting that it's mostly journalism, but an entertaining kind of journalism that’s built around plot. In other words, stories! Our favorite sorts of stories have compelling people at the center of them, funny moments, big feelings, surprising plot twists, and interesting ideas. Like little movies for radio.Still unsure where to start? Host Ira Glass has got you covered. Or just tune in, Saturdays at noon and Wednesday nights at 7:00 on KLCC!

Throughline is a time machine. Each episode, we travel beyond the headlines to answer the question, "How did we get here?" We use sound and stories to bring history to life and put you into the middle of it. From ancient civilizations to forgotten figures, we take you directly to the moments that shaped our world. Throughline is hosted by Peabody Award-winning journalists Rund Abdelfatah and Ramtin Arablouei.

Music for Oregonians with big ears.

Every weekday, hosts Noel King and Sean Rameswaram take on one essential news story that defines our moment, and bring listeners the context they need to understand it. Through on the ground reporting, discussions with journalists, academics, policymakers, and more, the Today, Explained team helps us understand every story and why it matters.

Travel with Rick Steves is a weekly one-hour conversation about travel, cultures, people, and the things we find around the world that give life its extra sparkle. Rick Steves is the leading authority on travel to Europe, and is extending his interest to global topics.

Arts Reviews with Sandy Brown Jensen.VIZ CITY BLOG: Audio, photos, transcripts & more!

Peter Sagal hosts this weekly NPR News quiz show alongside some of the best and brightest news and entertainment personalities.

Kick off your weekend with wrap-ups of the week's news with a mix of analysis and features on a wide range of topics, including arts, sports, entertainment, and human interest. Be sure to tune in every Sunday for the Sunday Puzzle!

The World presents a mix of news, features, interviews and music from around the world with an engaging portrait of the global community. It's a program that crosses borders and time zones to bring home the stories that matter.