Podcast
The Oregon Story Project
Hosted by Chris Ward · EN
Stories about Oregon, Oregonians, or Oregon-related things.
7episodes
Episodes
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An Update and a Story
May 18, 202000:21:12Tap to summarizeToday is a short two-part episode. Part 1. An explanation from me on the future of the podcast and what I've been up to in the last few weeks. Part 2. A story of a missing girl. Her name is Heather Cameron. She's a Grand Ronde tribal member, and she's been missing since 2012. For more information about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, please visit: The Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women - www.csvanw.org The National Indigenous Women's Resouce Center - www.niwrc.org
Transcribe →La Migra
Apr 20, 202000:29:27Tap to summarizeToday we're going through two stories in one episode. The first is the story of two guys trying to make their way back to Oregon from the Mexican state of Baja California Sur, their run-ins with corrupt police, drunk drivers, and the Mexican military. The second story is about Judy and Pedro Landeros. Much of Pedro's adult life has been tangled up in the US Immigration system. After a series of deportations, one of them after he married his American girlfriend. This is their roller-coaster of a story detailing how Pedro finally gained status as a US Resident. To share your story on the podcast reach out at OregonStoryProject@gmail.com
Transcribe →The Bear Cage
Apr 13, 202000:19:18Tap to summarizeBefore podcasts and radio and tv, people passed stories down to the younger generations. A podcast listener sent in his memory of a story an old man named Arthur told him back in the 1980s. The tragic events of this story take place in the Wallowa Mountain logging scene in the 1930s. It involves a disabled former logger named Merle, his roadside bar, and a bear cub. WARNING: This episode contains some graphic imagery. It might not be suitable for everyone. To tell your story on the podcast email: OregonStoryProject@gmail.com
Transcribe →Oregon or Bust
Apr 6, 202000:21:34Tap to summarizeLiving in Long Beach, CA in 1971, my grandma was reluctant to go along with my grandpa's wish to move to Oregon. Then the 6.6 magnitude Sylmar-San Fernando earthquake struck Southern California. She'd finally had enough. Pretty much every step of their journey to Oregon was fraught with problems, peril, and restless kids. Using her phone recorder, my grandma talks about my family's trek to their new home in Oregon.
Transcribe →Every Beautiful Thing We Can See
Mar 30, 202000:17:29Tap to summarizeBack in 2012, I had a strange couple of nights involving my accordion and the folks of Neutral Milk Hotel. Special thanks to Michelle Reed for theme music on this episode. Want to share a story? Email the Oregon Story Project at OregonStoryProject@gmail.com Video: Jeff Mangum and friends at McMenamin's Crystal Ballroom (2012)
Transcribe →Under the Bridge
Mar 23, 202000:16:15Tap to summarizeErik Carlson has been playing music for a long time. His band, DoublePlusGood is one of Portland's most darling projects. Back in the 2000s, though, things were a little rougher for the fresh California transplant. Together with his newest bandmates, Grant and Pieter, the three of them embarked on a cursed tour of Oregon and California in a less than ideal vehicle. Special thanks to Erik, DoublePlusGood, and Sunbathe for intro and outro music in this episode. Please support artists during this time and go buy their music. Want to share a story? Email the Oregon Story Project at OregonStoryProject@gmail.com
Transcribe →Trailer
Mar 18, 202000:02:36Tap to summarizeHello and welcome to the Oregon Story Project. This is something I’ve wanted to do for a while now, over a year, actually. I’ve always found myself sort of strapped for time between work, school, and just regular adult life. Since the COVID-19 virus finally came to Oregon and essentially shut everything down, I figured that now would be a good time to start. There’s a lot going on right now. It’s a scary and uncertain time. One silver lining in all of this is that I’ve seen the good sides of so many people. People I know, people I don’t. Sure, this huge change in our way of lives happened abruptly. It went from abstraction to a real threat in just a matter of days. But our response to it all has also been pretty quick. And just as fast as the virus hit, so has a newfound sense of community. Not just on a local level, but regional, and even global. One thing this virus has reminded us of is that we’re all humans. Left-wingers, hard-line conservatives, the people of Iraq, the people of Afghanistan, The United States, Italy, Canada. The toils of war and and conflict seem to just fade in light of all of this. Ever since the first humans started forming villages, we’ve been telling stories to each other. It’s something that’s almost as much of a part of our DNA as anything else. So that’s what I’m after here. I want to tell compelling stories during this time of quarantine and isolation. I want to push forward that newfound sense of community and solidarity. So if you or anyone you know has a story related to the state of Oregon in one way or another, please email me at oregonstoryprojectgmail.com Thanks for listening. Stay safe and stay tuned. Love you all
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