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Bundyville: The Remnant, a co-production between Longreads and OPB, explores the world beyond the Bundy family and the armed uprisings they inspired. This series investigates extremist violence that results from the conspiracy theories of the anti-government movement, who is inspiring that violence and who stands to benefit.
Coverage and conversation on the federal trial for the people who led the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
It’s the 1990s in the Pacific Northwest. A march of chainsaws clear-cuts the country’s last available old growth forests. Protesters spend months sitting in the tallest trees in the world. And at the center, the northern spotted owl becomes the most controversial bird in the country. The "Timber Wars" podcast tells the story of how this conflict reshaped the Northwest and the nation as a whole, and transformed the way we see—and fight over—the natural world. "Listeners are left with both an ...
An ongoing series about gentrification, housing, race and class in urban America. Join Andru and Cornelius as they share news, opinion and conversation about the most important issue facing U.S. cities: the gap between rich and poor. This podcast is a companion to the documentary Priced Out: 15 Years of Gentrification in Portland, Ore. "When homes leaves you." #pricedout #gentrification #gentrified #pdx Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/priced-out-podcast/support
“This Week Back Then” is a podcast and blog series born out of Professor Catherine McNeur’s HST411/511 Public History Lab: Podcasts and History course. Students did research, wrote scripts and blog posts, produced and edited podcasts, and collaborated with classmates to bring history to a broad audience. The class worked with producers at KBOO (90.7) to learn recording and editing skills. The students’ podcasts, posted here, will be broadcast during KBOO’s news hour each Monday starting in J ...
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Know the Name with Sharon Lynn Wyeth
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www.knowthename.com SHARON LYNN WYETH graduated from the University of Redlands with a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics at the age of twenty. She began teaching that same year in a public Junior High School in California. During her three years there, she obtained her Master of Arts degree from Azusa-Pacific University in education administration with an emphasis in math. After her initial teaching assignment, Sharón moved to Germany where she taught for the Department of Defense Sc ...
Despite big Democratic wins during the election, extreme right-wingers continue to make in-roads into the Republican Party. Following the ballot box strategy, they have been going after small committee chair positions.By Oregon Public Broadcasting
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Oregon Coast Aquarium develops treatment plan to save sick and injured sea stars, including one now federally protected
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The sunflower sea star is one of the world’s largest sea stars, growing more than three feet across with two dozen limbs and a territory that once stretched from Baja California, Mexico to the Alaskan Aleutian Islands. But more than 90 percent of these marine invertebrates have been wiped out, and can now mainly be found in the cooler coastal water…
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A constitutional crisis in Oregon’s criminal justice system continues, 60 years after landmark US Supreme Court decision
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This past weekend marked the 60th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that requires the state to provide and pay for an attorney if it charges a person with a crime. The promise of Gideon v. Wainwright is particularly poignant in the midst of a nationwide public defender shortage. In Oregon, both prosecutors and public defenders say the si…
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Oregon faces holes in mental health services
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For too many Oregonians, having a mental illness or substance use problem means repeated failed attempts to get help, and then a crisis: an emergency department visit, isolation in a jail cell, or an involuntary stay at the state’s overwhelmed psychiatric hospital. OPB health reporter Amelia Templeton talked to experts throughout the state to learn…
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More housing funding but some homeless shelters may have to close
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It’s very possible Oregon state government has never been as focused on housing and homelessness as it is at this moment. The state’s housing shortage is acute. The number of people without homes is swelling. Oregon's new governor, Tina Kotek, is successfully pushing lawmakers to pass major funding and policy changes a little more than two months a…
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Students showcase their culinary skills at the Oregon ProStart Competition
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Oregon ProStart trains more than 4,000 high school students for careers in the culinary industry. Monday was the culimainary of their training: the Oregon ProStart Competition. We speak to a lead judge about the event and the importance of career technicaBy Oregon Public Broadcasting
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Summer camp slots are a hot item for kids in Bend
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Deep-sea volcano off the Oregon Coast helps scientists forecast eruptions
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Instruments placed on the Axial Seamount measure volcanic activity and provide helpful clues.By Oregon Public Broadcasting
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An afternoon in the glass blowing studio with artist Evan Burnette
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We’re starting a new series of conversations that will take us on deep dives into people’s work lives. We want to learn what it takes to do different jobs – the skills, the craft, the tools – and also how jobs change us. First up is glass artist Evan Burnette. He’s the owner and head designer of Portland’s only public glassblowing studio, Local Art…
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Portland artist Rita Robillard explores time and place
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The artist Rita Robillard grew up in New York City and later spent time in California and Brazil. She’s made her home in the Pacific Northwest for decades now, first moving to Pullman, Washington in 1986. Since 1998 she’s lived in Portland, where she served as the chair of Portland State University’s art department. All of these places have made an…
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Understanding what’s behind a shrinking population of endangered killer whale
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With 73 individuals remaining, southern resident killer whales, or orcas, are the only endangered population of killer whales in the U.S. They spend the spring, summer and fall hunting for salmon throughout the inland and coastal waterways of Washington and British Columbia. Their territory overlaps with northern resident killer whales which hunt f…
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OHA report finds high levels of dioxin contamination in Eugene neighborhood
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A recent draft report from the Oregon Health Authority found high levels of dioxin contamination in some yards in a Eugene neighborhood. Dioxins are highly toxic pollutants that can cause cancer, reproductive problems and damage to immune systems. Residents have been instructed to keep their children from playing in the dirt and to not eat eggs fro…
This week, the Portland Bureau of Transportation released its annual report on traffic deaths. It found that 63 people died in traffic crashes in 2022. The Street Trust, a Portland-based advocacy group focused on transportation, recently issued six recommendations to reduce pedestrian fatalities in Oregon. Sarah Iannarone is the executive director …
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Special education from an administrator's perspective
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How Oregon startups are responding to Silicon Valley Bank, Signature collapses
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Portland Seed Fund co-manager Angela Jackson weighs in on how Portland's venture communities are responding to the collapses of Silcon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.By Oregon Public Broadcasting
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From ‘Corpse Bride’ to ‘Pinocchio,’ Georgina Hayns reflects on bringing puppets to life on the big screen
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In a career spanning more than three decades, Georgina Hayns has been making puppets that have been brought to life through the art of stop-motion animation on TV shows and feature films like “Bob the Builder” and Tim Burton’s “Corpse Bride.” But instead of relying on computers to do the animating, the characters in stop-motion animation are made b…
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Oregon bill would ban all flavored tobacco products
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A bill in the Oregon House of Representatives would ban the sale of all flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes, flavored e-cigarettes and hookah. Five states have enacted similar bans, including California, which allows an exception for hookah sales. In Oregon, Washington and Multnomah counties both voted to ban flavored tobacco sa…
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New study highlights opioid overdose risk following release from Oregon prisons
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In Oregon, people released from prison were 10 times more likely to overdose on opioids compared to the general population, according to a new study that tracked prison release and overdose data from 2014 to 2018. The risk of overdose doubled during the first two weeks of release, and formerly incarcerated women were almost twice as likely as men t…
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Paraeducators work with students behind the scenes
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Central Oregon governments butt heads, with fate of shelter projects in the balance
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Advocates say projects to help homeless residents are caught in the middle of government conflicts.By Oregon Public Broadcasting
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Oregon caregivers are reaching a breaking point, want better conditions
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Caregivers in Oregon group homes are reaching a crisis. Facing long hours, low pay and concerns for safety, these state employees with the Department of Health and Human Services are urging their bosses to listen to their concerns and address working conditions. Christina Sydenstricker-Brown is a caregiver. Ben Botkin is the criminal justice and he…
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Downtown Portland’s central library branch joins those closed for renovations
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Portland’s Central library in the heart of the city’s downtown is by far its biggest branch. It also provides internet and other services to those who may be experiencing homelessness or just want to duck in to get out of the elements. Some bond funded renovations started last year, but now the building will close while various updates get complete…
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Portland Steel Bridge fire reveals living spaces inside onramp
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A structure at the base of Portland’s Steel Bridge caught fire Wednesday. Crews found that people had been living inside the structure after tunneling inside. We’ll get an update on the situation from Rick Graves, public information officer for Portland Fire & Rescue.By Oregon Public Broadcasting
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Portland stabilization center offers housing and support for women with co-occurring disorders
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The Tri County Women’s Stabilization Program offers healthcare, temporary shelter and case management in a setting surrounded by people with lived experience. The Portland nonprofit Bridges to Change partnered with CareOregon to open the 20-bed care centeBy Oregon Public Broadcasting
On this week's show, we catch you up on a hectic week in Oregon politics. Among the news: Portland struggles to find homeless camp sites, Oregon loses its chief financial officer and state lawmakers look at ways to help prevent organized shoplifting.By Oregon Public Broadcasting
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Pill used for skin disease treatment could also help treat alcohol use disorder
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Skin disease and alcohol use disorder may not be related conditions, but new research from Oregon Health & Science University suggests they could be treated by the same medication. Researchers ran animal studies and found that apremilast, which is normally used to treat psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, had an effect on alcohol consumption. In hum…
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Cheese festival in Jackson County highlights Oregon cheesemakers
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A celebration of cheese is shaping up in Central Point. The festival on Saturday and Sunday will showcase cheese created across Oregon. Katie Bray is the executive director of the Oregon Cheese Guild. She said the event allows cheese lovers to learn more about the artisan selections made in places like the Willamette Valley and Southern Oregon. She…
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UW researchers say climate change amplifies conflicts between humans and wildlife
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In January, a polar bear attacked two people in Wales, Alaska. It was the first fatal attack in Alaska in 30 years, the Associated Press reports. And researchers at the University of Washington have found that as the climate changes, conflicts between humans and wildlife have increased. From polar bears spending more time on land as warmer temperat…
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City officials share what graffiti looks like in Portland and their plan to combat it
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Last May, Mayor Ted Wheeler issued an emergency declaration aimed at cleaning up the city. This includes dealing with trash, illegal dumping and graffiti. While the city council recently voted on sending out more graffiti cleaners, businesses are struggling with weekly tagging and advocates are looking for more equitable solutions. As a part of our…
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OPB Week in Review for Friday March 10th 2023
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We wrap up the week's Oregon news with OPB's April Ehrlich. And we hear from The Lund Report managing editor Emily Green about how state inaction on improving youth education, prevention and addiction services has left teens vulnerable to fentanyl.By Oregon Public Broadcasting
One of Oregon's most influential conservation groups is changing its name. Portland Audubon is dropping ... Audubon. Leaders of the nonprofit say they don't want to celebrate a person who upheld a system of white supremacy.By Oregon Public Broadcasting
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Oregon bill would give $1,000 a month to low income Oregonians
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A bill in the Oregon legislature is looking to set up a payment program that would give $1,000 a month to low or no income Oregonians over a two year period. If passed, it would create the nation’s first statewide guaranteed income program.By Oregon Public Broadcasting
