PNCA's new building, restored, renovated, and re-imagined by Brad Cloepfil and Allied Works. We get a tour and talk with Cloepfil and Tom Manley about what the rebirth of this historic building means for PNCA and for Portland.

1:18 - We tour PNCA’s new home in the old federal post office building downtown and sit down with President Tom Manley to discuss the college’s modern metamorphosis. These digs will make you want to go back to school!
12:56 - Actor Rainn Wilson and producer Hart Hanson talk about the new Fox TV series "Backstrom:" set in Portland, shot in Vancouver B.C. (Wait, wha—?)
24:11 - Cellist-in-residence Nancy Ives shares music that will lift you up on gloomy days—or help you embrace the gloom.
30:06 - We revisit artist John Simpkins in his psychedelic monastic retreat in southeast Oregon.
30:39 - Portland musician Nick Jaina stops by the studio to talk about his new novel and play a couple tunes.
44:23 - Grammy-winning trumpeter Thara Memory remembers trying to sit in with jazz great Eddie Harris and ending up drenched in sweat. His story is part of KMHD's awesome oral history series, "A Jazz Life."
47:35 - Bend sets a schedule for it's new cultural tourism fund. Applications are due March 31.

1:21: Poet Richard Blanco talks about writing a poem for Presidential Obama's second inauguration, and how sexual identity and heritage inform his writing process.
10:00: Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas burn it up for an opbmusic studio session.
14:38: Miranda July talks about writing her first novel, and other recent projects.
30:10: p:ear bring stories of street kids, kids on the edge, and transitional youth to the stage in a Fertile Ground festival performance.
35:19: We listen to Christopher Hitchens from the Literary Arts Archive.
43:17: Intel's Futurist explains the collision of creative thinking and engineering in his work.

Richard Blanco talks about his path coming to terms with his cultural identity and his sexual identity.

Richard Blanco reads "Queer Theory According To My Grandmother" from his collection "Looking for The Gulf Motel."

Filmmaker, writer and artist Miranda July has just published her first novel.

She’s been well known in conceptual art circles for a long time, in part because of projects in the emerging discipline of social practice.

Her 2005 film "Me, You, and Everyone We Know" introduced a wide audience to the characters she had up her sleeve, lost souls and everyday seekers.

Now with “The First Bad Man," she’s created an outstandingly awkward protagonist who’s in a mad scramble toward love and connection.

0:00: Intro
1:15: We preview releases by two of Portland’s biggest bands: Sleater-Kinney and theDecemberists.
9:20: Hand2Mouth Theater workshops their follow-up to Gus Van Sant’s “My Own Private Idaho” for the Fertile Ground Festival.
17:25: Michael Chabon talks about his novels, as well as his recent ventures into film and comics writing.
35:25: Christopher Kirkley checks back in now that his Tuareg homage to “Purple Rain” is set to premier at the Hollywood Theater.
40:50: Japanese tattoo artist Horisuzu walks us through his craft.
44:40: Frank McCourt offers his insights into teaching as part of Literary Arts’s Archive Project.

0:00: Intro
1:20: Oregon Story Board strives to grow the field of digital storytellers.
9:30: Comedian Amy Miller explains why pursues her stand-up career in Portland.
15:50: John Simpkins journeys into the heart of solitude.
25:00: "Oliver Kitteridge" author Elizabeth Strout explores the importance of the “ickily human” in fiction.
33:00: NPR Music and OPB Music launch Pickathon video channel with sets from the festival’s Woods Stage.
37:10: Mary-Sue Tobin remembers how meeting Herbie Hancock reignited her love for the saxophone.
42:25: Matt Love recounts an infamous Portland jewelry heist.