Final segment of this week's show! A preview of the Recycled Rain project show. Also John Rosman fills us in on the career of comics colorist Dave Stewart, a master in his field. Head over to our website - John's got some great multi-media that shows off Stewart's skills.

Our second segment features the revivial of one of our favorite theatrical works of 2014, Alicia Jo Rabins' "A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff". We also check out a new Dutch tech thriller that asks you to turn your phone >ON< when entering the theater. Director Bobby Boermans tells us about using second screen technology to support his film's story.

Oh the Wonder! Here's the first part of this week's show, featuring some quality time with the Abioto sisters, and a recap of the wild weekend in New York for the Red Door Project's August Wilson Monologue Competition.

This is an extended conversation with Bill Rauch, Artistic Director of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Director of "All the Way" on Broadway, Director of the "Pirates of Penzance" at the Portland Opera.

State of Wonder talks to comedian Matt Braunger about his work wiith the Bridgetown Comedy Festival and Laura Gibson responds to the Cover Oregon parody by Lisa Loeb

01:33 – Bridgetown Comedy Festival and Matt Braunger
08:02 – Laura Gibson Cover Oregon Lisa Loeb parody

State of Wonder talks with musician Todd Snider about his new book "I Never Met a Story I Didn't Like" and Beth Harrington's new documentary about the Carter and Cash family's impact on country music "The Winding Stream".

00:00 – Musician Todd Snider
08:41 – Beth Harrington Carter Family documentary

State of Wonder's second segment this week talks with Oregon Shakespeare Festival's artistic director Bill Rauch about the Tony nominated play "All the Way" staring Bryan Cranston of "Breaking Bad" fame. Bill Rauch is also directing a revival of Gilbert and Sullivan's "Pirate's of Penzance" with the Portland Opera. We profile video installation artist Laura Fritz as she creates sculpture with light and video.

00:00 – Bill Rauch Directs All The Way on Broadway
05:30 – Bill Rauch collaborates on Pirates of Penzance at Portland Opera
08:25 – Laura Fritz video installation

April interviews comedian Matt Braunger about co-hosting the Bridgetown Comedy Festival

This week we were joined by guest curator Jeff Jahn to talk about his take on art in Portland. We also talked to Oregon's newly announced Poet Laureate Peter Sears.

01:00 — Guest Curator Jeff Jahn
04:25 — Portland Artists Sean Healy, Avantika Bawa and Chris Johanson
15:56 — Portland's Japanese Garden Polly Lauser, Diane Durston
23:55 — Blackfish Gallery Panel, Eva Lake, Paul Sutinen on difficult art
35:20 — RACC Arts Tax update
45:00 — Poet Laureate announced Peter Sears
51:20 — Black Prairie album release; Close music

April speaks with the members of Portland band Federale on the eve of their 10th Anniversary celebration at Mississippi Studios. Their music mines the sounds of spaghetti westerns.