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b'This week\\u2019s show: curveballs and home runs. New developments are on deck in the saga of Oregon\\u2019s art glass makers, and for one act trying to get recognition for its entirely ironic band name. Plus we bring back a favorite from last year, to get you primed for Wordstock. Hope you\\u2019ve got your helmet on \\u2014 all the best bombs are dropping! Thanks for helping us make this listener-supported show every week. Give a gift, before you do anything else this weekend.

Supreme Court Will Hear The Slants Trademark Case \\u2014 1:18
The U.S. Supreme Court says it will hear a case pitting Portland-based all-Asian electro-rock band The Slants against the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The band has been fighting to trademark its name since 2011. The PTO denied the request on the grounds the name is racially disparaging. Bandleader Simon Tam says it\\u2019s unconstitutional for government to use offensive speech as a basis for rejecting trademarks. The high court refused to hear a similar case involving the Washington Redskins, but a ruling in the Slants\\u2019 favor could help the team. \\xa0

Listen Back: Ursula LeGuin at Wordstock 2015 \\u2014 3:15
The Library of America has just published some key early work by literary great Ursula K. Le Guin. \\u201cThe Complete Orsinia\\u201d is a fascinating early lab in which Le Guin explored life under oppressive regimes. We thought it was a good time to listen back to our conversation with Le Guin at Wordstock 2015. Le Guin discusses her process, her guide to writing, \\u201cSteering the Craft\\u201d, and more. (You can find a longer version of our interview here.)

Uroboros To Close In Early 2017 \\u2014 13:52
Portland art glass manufacturer Uroboros just announced this week the company plans to close its plant on North Kerby Ave. early in 2017. Glass has been made there for more than 43 years. The company\\u2019s president Eric Lovell cited market conditions, the real estate value of the central location, and the cost of new environmental regulations. Lovell also said that his own impending retirement as a factor. Glass artists including San Diego\\u2019s Cathy Coverley called the loss of Uroboros \\u201cterrifying.\\u201d

Portland-born Writer Fighting To Save Harlem Landmark \\u2014 17:04
Portland native Renee Watson, now with the I, Too Collective in New York, was in town this week for some fundraising. Langston Hughes was the heart and soul of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and \\u201830s. His brownstone on East 127th street in Harlem is a national landmark but it\\u2019s been mostly empty for decades. As Harlem\\u2019s real estate scene goes upscale, Watson is leading the effort to preserve the building. We listen back to an August conversation she had with NPR - Weekend Edition\\u2019s Scott Simon.

In Other Words, Portlandia No Longer Welcome \\u2014 22:14
The feminist bookstore In Other Words servers its ties with the IFC series, Portlandia. Looks like Candace and Toni will be looking for new digs. Any suggestions?

Pete Krebs\\u2019 Autumn Trifecta \\u2014 23:41
A huge month for singer, songwriter, and rock & roll survivor Pete Krebs: he\\u2019ll be inducted into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame on October 8th, and is launching two new records at the same time \\u2014 a career retrospective, called \\u201cHey Pete Krebs\\u201d and a new Hazel live album, excavated from 1993 recordings. Krebs earned his chops in Portland\\u2019s 80\\u2019s punk rock scene, and has been a mainstay on country, jazz, and indie stages around town ever since.

(photo cred. Jeremy Balderson)'