Stories from Oregon

Stories from Oregon 🌲

December 27, 2020

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Welcome to your weekly podcast recommendation feed from EarBuds 👋This is the last edition of 2020 😢

This Week's Theme: Stories from Oregon

5 podcast episodes according to a theme, curated by a different person each week

  CURATOR: Whitney Donielson

 WHY THIS THEME?: I was born and raised in Oregon, and I want to highlight some of the awesome voices, stories, and podcasts from my home state. 

EPISODES:

 

  Timber Wars 

33 minutes

In the 1990s, environmentalists in Oregon clashed with the state’s timber industry over logging and conservation in Oregon—at the center of the fight was the Northern Spotted Owl. 

In this episode, the hosts interview chef Nikeisah Newton, owner of Meals 4 Heels, which delivers healthy, late-night meals to members of the sex worker community in Portland.

It Did Happen Here

18 minutes

In November 1988, members of the racist skinhead group East Side White Pride attacked a group of Ethiopian immigrants in Southeast Portland, killing 28-year-old Mulugeta Seraw. 

  Bundyville  The Battle 43 minutes 

This series dives deep into the January 2016 occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in rural Eastern Oregon by a group of armed, far-right, anti-government extremists who claimed that the federal government lacks the constitutional authority to own and manage public lands in U.S.

People of the Valley  The Eggsnatchur 16 minutes

In this episode, hear the story of Lee Boutell as he turns on, tunes in, drops out, and starts a vegetarian restaurant in Eugene in the 1970s.

GET IN TOUCH: Twitter  SELF PROMO: People of the Valley is a podcast featuring stories from the Willamette Valley...and occasionally beyond. To hear more stories, suggest a story, or if you're looking to connect with fellow audio storytellers in Oregon, reach out on Twitter.

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This week's spotlight is onCalifornia Love

It's just beautiful audio storytelling. From the way the sound effects flow throughout, to the way the narrator weaves the story, to all the different voices you hear within in - it's beautiful and captivating. That show has stuck with me all year and I've been recently re-immersing myself in it just to experience it all again.

-- Cindy Okereke, EarBuds Board Member

This week's spotlight episode comes from Cindy at the EarBuds Advisory Board. If you'd like to have your podcast spotlit, you can apply to do so here.