At Work With a Zamboni driver, Tanya March. Actually, it's not technically a Zamboni.بقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler has just over a week left in the mayor’s office. And he’s in a reflective mood. This week on the podcast we’re letting him look back on his eight years in office, give advice to his successors, and talk about what’s next. OPB Portland city government reporter Alex Zielinski sat down with Wheeler. He spent nearly two decad…

Prakruti Bhatt and Lillian Karabaic answer listener questions about Stop Requested.بقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

OPB's longtime Christmas music curator JT Griffith is back for his fifth year of holiday cheer! He spoke with OPB’s “All Things Considered” host Crystal Ligori about finding holiday vinyl from Japan, scoring an art installation with Christmas tunes, and being perpetually in his ‘Christmas era’.بقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

Portland Pantomime brings a British tradition to the northwestبقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

For kids who feel left out, Bend’s ‘Sandra Claus' is a hitبقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

The St Helens school district is not an outlier when it comes to sexual abuseبقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

Mayor-elect Keith Wilson has pledged to end unsheltered homelessness in Portland by 2026. Past mayors have failed to deliver on similar promises.بقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

In the final episode of Stop Requested, OPB's Lillian Karabaic and Prakruti Bhatt spend a 12-hour travel day going from Enterprise to John Day. And are driven by a buffalo riding champion.بقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

The rising cost of wildfires has left Oregon lawmakers scrambling to pay their bills on time. On this week’s show, we look at the problem and the results of this week’s special session to pay 2024 fire costs.

Oregon’s nonprofits fill in a lot of gaps in service that neither government nor businesses can handle. Now they're struggling.بقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

Police shot Immanueal Clark in the back Nov. 19, 2022 while he fled. The deadly shooting caused a rare rift between investigators and Portland police leadership.بقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

A strong earthquake off California on Thursday triggered a tsunami warning for the coast, all the way up to just south of Florence. The waves didn’t really come. But for about an hour, local governments had to mobilize an emergency response to a threat that’s always kind of lurking under the surface.…

In this episode of Stop Requested, OPB's Lillian Karabaic and Prakruti Bhatt adventure from La Grande to Wallowa Lake by bus, and look for Bigfoot along the way.بقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

Head of OHSU's Knight Cancer Institute stepping downبقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

UW researchers are turning body heat into electricityبقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

Class of 2025 - The English class that has students excited to show upبقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

For students, feeling like you belong can be as important as having a great teacherبقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger announced he was retiring from the struggling semiconductor manufacturer.بقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

On Golden Rescue is a haven for old horsesبقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

An Oregon apple with a hidden surpriseبقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

Suong Huynh and Kasia Moon found freedom and self-actualization by starting their nail salons. Their customers find community and care.بقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

Potential for protecting Owyhee Canyonlands takes urgency in final months of Biden administrationبقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

St Helens students and parents grapple with sex abuse scandal falloutبقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

A planned resort in Oregon's high desert is a testing ground for reigning in groundwater pumping.بقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

For the fifth installment of Stop Requested, we solve a public transit mystery to Baker City, where we attend The Great Salt Lick Auction.بقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

Republican Christine Drazan is returning to a leadership role in Salem and she’s not the only change in the legislative power structure. Democrats switched things around as well. In Portland, the new City Council is already putting in work, and part of that is cajoling colleagues to support their run for a new powerful position. Find the show anywh…

Incoming Portland city councilors want to follow through on campaign promises, and are also expected to keep the city running smoothly under a new form of government.بقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

After more than two decades, the James Beard Public Market is closer to reality than ever before. The market is expected to open in 2026 and will not only showcase dozens of local food vendors, but also house a bookstore, restaurant and test kitchen.بقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

How Trump’s immigration policies could impact the Pacific Northwestبقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

The Democratic party is still processing President-elect Donald Trump’s resounding return to power. For some Democratic-led states, that means returning to a playbook of resistance from his first four years.بقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

State initiative helps Oregon inmates forge new career pathwaysبقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

Hayden Island residents feel unheard during Interstate Bridge replacement planningبقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

St. Helens school officials for years sat on multiple reports of sexual abuse, police sayبقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

Earlier this week, Think out Loud and the Politics Now team joined forces for an election roundtable. And we tried something new. The episode was aired live – On camera – On OPB dot org and our YouTube page. It was fun! So fun we are sharing the audio for you here as well.

Acclaimed writer Renée Watson speaking at the World Stage Theaterبقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

Dissecting the Democratic victory in Washington's 3rd districtبقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

Old growth logging hasn't slowed downبقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

Working through angst with the Portland Yelling Choirبقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

Every year, the Oregon Health and Science University brings a speaker to Portland for the Calvin and Mayho Tanabe address. But this year's keynote speaker isn’t human. Sophia the Robot and her creators at Hanson Robotics say she’s the world's first robot citizen.بقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

A visit to Washington's one of a kind Crowberry Bogبقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

Keith Wilson will be Portland’s next mayor. And the 12 person city council is coming into focus. I’m Andrew Theen. On the latest episode of OPB Politics Now, we talk about Wilson’s victory, the new faces coming to city council and much more. Find the show anywhere you get your podcasts

Multnomah County Elections Behind the Scenes Audio postcard on election night.بقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

Post election, colleges encourage students to decompressبقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

Last weekend, 13 of the best roller derby teams in the world were in Portland competing in the International World Flat Track Derby Association championships. It was hosted (and WON!) by Portland’s own Rose City Rollers who this year celebrated their 20th anniversary.بقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

For the first time, Portlanders used ranked choice voting to select their mayor and city council members. They ranked candidates in order of preference, and their votes got distributed as candidates were eliminated. So how did it go?بقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

Democrats nationally are in disarray – but here in Oregon – the party appears poised for another cycle of big victories. On the next episode of OPB Politics Now, we discuss what to make of the local versus national disconnect and other major takeaways from statewide races. Find the show anywhere you get your podcasts.…

Broadman claims victory in his Oregon Senate race, Vander Kamp leads the Deschutes sheriff race, and Bend City Council has two new members.بقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

Salem-Keizer will have weapon detection systems operating in all six comprehensive high schools this school year, with a likely expansion to middle schools next year. Here’s what you need to know.بقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting

Oregon conservationist Bob Sallinger dead at 57بقلم Oregon Public Broadcasting