The Evergreen

Mar 03 2025 59 ep. 27 mins 67

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OPB’s weekly podcast creates an audio portrait of the Pacific Northwest. We tell the stories of the people, places, communities and cultures that make up this region. It’s a podcast about the place YOU live, the places you love, and the geography you feel connected to.

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The quest for the quietest spot in Oregon

Mar 03 2025 20 mins

Quiet can be an elusive thing, especially in an urban environment. Going out into nature is a good way to escape the sounds of the city, but trails are often full of people talking, dogs barking and you can still hear road noise from a lot of parks and hiking spots. Some people even feel the need to bring a Bluetooth speaker along with them when they’re out in nature. So how

Oregon ice sculpting champs build multiton masterpieces with chainsaws and cranes

Feb 24 2025 29 mins

You might encounter an ice sculpture of a swan at a fancy banquet, or an ice luge on a night out. But have you ever seen an 18-foot-tall punk baby with a mohawk made of ice? That’s one of the massive ice sculptures dreamt up by world-class ice carver Chris Foltz. Every winter, master sculptors from across the globe converge for the World Ice Art Championships in Fairbanks, wh

How Mexican Americans in Oregon created the first Chicano college

Feb 17 2025 24 mins

This is the English version of this podcast episode. Haga clic aquí para escuchar en español. The 1960s was the start of the Chicano movement: El Movimiento. Activists like César Chávez and Dolores Huerta were on the front lines calling for civil rights and social justice for Mexican Americans after facing decades of discrimination.&n

Como los México Americanos de Oregon llegaron a fundar el primer colegio Chicano

Feb 17 2025 28 mins

Esta es la versión en español de este episodio del podcast. Click here to listen in English. Los años 60s marcaron el comienzo del Movimiento Chicano denominado: El Movimiento. Activistas como César Chávez y Dolores Huerta lideraban demostraciones, demandando derechos civiles y justicia social para la comunidad Mexicana American

Portland-based photographer explores what it means to be butch

Feb 10 2025 19 mins

Photographer Esther Godoy identifies as butch or masculine-of-center. She grew up in Australia and came to Portland more than a decade ago. She says she saw a distinct difference in how her masculine way of presenting herself was received in Portland compared to her hometown in a suburb of Melbourne. She credits the queer community she found in Portland with helping her embrace her

At Work With a haunted house actor, a Zamboni driver and a housing outreach worker

Feb 03 2025 24 mins

For our latest “At Work With” episode, where we talk to Pacific Northwesterners with interesting jobs and ask them your questions about what it’s like to do what they do, we bring you along as we go to work with a haunted house actor, a Zamboni driver and an outreach worker who helps homeless families access stable housing. For our “At Work With

'Stop Requested' in an Oregon city near you

Jan 27 2025 38 mins

If you listen to OPB on the radio, you’ve heard hosts and announcers say a long list of letters and places at the end of every hour. We’re required to do this by the Federal Communications Commission - but it also gave OPB Weekend Edition host Lillian Karabaic, who’s read this roll call of Oregon cities where OPB can be heard hundreds of times, a creative idea. Sh

Adventure cats go hiking, snowshoeing and even paddleboarding!

Jan 20 2025 27 mins

It’s pretty common to see people including their dogs in outdoor recreation activities, but a cat? That’s a different story. Oregon Field Guide producer Noah Thomas recently met some cats who go with their people on all kinds of adventures in the great outdoors. He joins us to share their stories, and we hear from some Evergreen listeners with adventurous cats. &n

The case of the zombie newspaper in Southern Oregon

Jan 13 2025 29 mins

Almost every day, new articles are being posted to the website of the Southern Oregon newspaper Ashland Daily Tidings, founded in 1876. At least… that’s what it looks like. But here’s the thing: the newspaper closed down two years ago. So what’s the deal with dailytidings.com? Why do all the articles posted there seem vaguely… familiar? And wh

The Pacific Northwest's most active volcano is underwater

Jan 06 2025 35 mins

You’ve probably heard of famous Northwest volcanoes like Mt. St. Helens or Mt. Hood. But did you know the region’s most active volcano is at the bottom of the ocean, three hundred miles off the Oregon coast? Scientists have been studying the Axial Seamount for decades. They predict it’ll erupt again in 2025. OPB’s science and enviro