Hosted by Shannon McMenamin · EN

Join host Shannon McMenamin on a long, strange trip through McMenamins' destiny-altering love of beer, art, music, history, and community. Opening the Barley Mill in 1983, helping pass legislation that forever changed Oregon's pub and dining culture, hiring Thursday Jane (who's still with the company 40 years later), and unearthing the Red Shed itself from a tangle of wild blackberry bushes –– it's all in episode one of The Red Shed Tapes. Check out the transcript & photos here on the BLOG Produced by McMenamins and Maxwell Host: Shannon McMenamin Audio Editor: Gretchen Kilby Writer: Jess Lyness, Maxwell McMenamins team: Renee Rank Ignacio, Kat Nyberg, Matt Korona Maxwell Project Manager: Janelle Jordan Podcast theme music by Jim & Ben of Wonderly Additional music: Epidemic Sound and Blue Dot Sessions Artwork by Lillian Ripley Get in touch with The Red Shed Tapes: podcast@mcmenamins.com Website: www.mcmenamins.com/podcast

Welcome to "The Red Shed Tapes," a mixtape of the stories and lore at the heart of McMenamins' long, strange trip. An ongoing collection of history, interviews and behind the scenes antics, "The Red Shed Tapes" celebrates McMenamins' devotion to community, art, music, historic preservation, and enchanting spaces where people forge lasting memories. Grab your headphones, pour yourself a pint, and meet host Shannon McMenamin where the past and present intertwine, and the magic of McMenamins' universe unfolds before your ears.