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The Evergreen

Oregon Public Broadcasting

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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21:45

Radical Oregonian Marie Equi’s Legacy Lives On

The Evergreen ·

2025/10/27

Who was the badass woman who became the namesake for Portland’s only lesbian bar? Dr. Marie Equi was born in 1872 and came to Oregon at the age of 20. She became known as a radical and lived an extraordinary life. She was a fierce advocate for women’s rights and reproductive freedom as well as an activist for workers’ rights. She staged a one-woman anti-war protest during World War I. She was also a physician and lived openly as a lesbian.You can watch the

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21:12

Something’s Fishy about AI in Classrooms

The Evergreen ·

2025/10/20

Love it or hate it, Artificial Intelligence is here and poised to change just about everything about the way we learn, remember, and think. Last year, Oregon became the first state to release guidance on integrating AI in schools. This week, we go inside Oregon classrooms to see how students and teachers are using the technology—for better and worse. How do students resist the urge to cheat on assignments? How do teachers teach something they’re just learning

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41:52

Hush Season 2: "The Last to See Her Alive"

The Evergreen ·

2025/10/13

In March 2019, in the wooded hills above the rural river town of Rainier, Oregon, 18-year-old Sarah Zuber was found dead 400 feet from her front door. Six years later, her family still has no clue what happened to their daughter.Don’t forget to check out our many podcasts, which can be found on any of your favorite podcast apps: Hush Timber Wars Season 2: Salmon Wars Politics Now Think Out Loud And many more! Check outour full show list here.

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34:23

Fiesta y Resistencia: a short history of Oregon’s...

The Evergreen ·

2025/10/06

At Fiesta Mexicana in Woodburn, joint Mexican and American flags fly in the air. Colorfully dressed Aztec dancers take the stage. And elote is everywhere.It’s a celebration, but this year it’s become something more: an act of resistance. “We have to continue to do this despite everything, despite the harm, despite the oppression, despite the discrimination. We must persevere because that’s la lucha (the fight), that’s what it's about,” said

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22:58

The Not-So-Great Oregon Train Robbery

The Evergreen ·

2025/09/29

In October 1923, three brothers held up a train headed south from Ashland. Instead of making off with the loot, however, they killed four people and led police on a worldwide manhunt. Newspapers called it “the crime of the century.” It came to be known as “The Last Great American Train Robbery.” But it was actually a total failure. So why do people still talk and write songs about it? What was so great about this heist?For more Evergreen episodes and to

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15:47

‘The Evergreen’ bonus episode: Jesse Johnson was...

The Evergreen ·

2025/09/24

On September 5th, 2023, Jesse Johnsonwalked out of jail a free man. He’d spent a quarter century incarcerated, including 17 years on death row, for a crime he always insisted he didn’t commit: the 1998 murder of Harriet Thompson in Salem, Oregon.Two years after his release,Johnson is suingthe state of Oregon and the Salem police detectives who locked him up for much of his life. The lawsuit argues that flagrant racism played a key role in the investigation into

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23:46

Beyond the Beats: a short history of Portland hip-hop

The Evergreen ·

2025/09/22

Portland may not be known as a hub of hip-hop on par with New York or Los Angeles, but that doesn’t mean it hasn’t been a hotbed for sonic experimentation and incredible talent for decades.We had all the elements: historic Black neighborhoods in Northeast Portland, jazz dripping out of clubs, funk bands, block parties, dances, and plenty of good ol’ fashioned youthful angst. So why isn’t Portland hip-hop bigger? Marlon “Vursatyl” Irving, a

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28:28

OHSU primate research center under scrutiny from...

The Evergreen ·

2025/09/15

In the U.S., there are about 100,000 monkeys, baboons, and other primates living in captivity to support scientific research. About 5,000 of them are at OHSU’s Oregon National Primate Research Center. That’s where researchers do experiments on monkeys to try to get clear data about things like cannabis use during pregnancy, and to find cures for diseases like HIV. Animal rights activists have argued for decades that the center should be closed. And they’re

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24:05

Rural environmentalist goes to battle for Oregon...

The Evergreen ·

2025/09/08

Meet Irene Gilbert, a 76-year-old retired state employee, former gun store owner and avid elk hunter from La Grande, Oregon. She’s a citizen activist, who considers herself an environmentalist, and is on a mission to keep wind turbines and transmission towers from blighting the rural landscape.She’s using regulations originally set up to address concerns about nuclear power plants in Oregon to oppose renewable energy projects. She has filed more challenges to

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36:01

How do you recover from something like a wildfire?

The Evergreen ·

2025/09/01

Five years ago, for some Oregon residents, the world burned down. A severe windstorm and dry conditions saw out-of-control fires explode around the state on September 7th and 8th in 2020. They raged through communities like Gates, Detroit and Otis in Northwest Oregon, and Talent and Phoenix in Southern Oregon. What became known as the Labor Day Fires burned more than four thousand homes and more than a million acres of land in Oregon, making 2020 the state’s most

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26:07

Oregon roadside zoo shut down due to animal welfare...

The Evergreen ·

2025/08/25

On the morning of May 15, 2025, officers from multiple local, state and federal agencies raided the West Coast Game Park Safari and seized more than 300 animals. The park had a wide variety of animals, including lions and other big cats, capybaras, camels and a chimpanzee. They also had chickens, sheep, llamas and goats. People had been complaining about dangerous conditions at the park for years and the U.S. Department of Agriculture cited them for violating the Animal Welfare

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33:08

In Portland, Romance is more than a summer fling

The Evergreen ·

2025/08/18

It’s the summer. The days are longer, and the nights are hotter.It’s the perfect time to talk about romance, specifically romance novels. They’ve become so popular in recent years, with over 39 million copies sold in 2023, according to The New York Times. That doesn’t exclude the Pacific Northwest. Here, we’ve also seen a rise in romance books being checked out of libraries. In the Portland metro area alone, we have two bookstores dedicated to

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27:27

‘At Work With’ a bike bus captain, a tattoo artist...

The Evergreen ·

2025/08/11

“At Work With” is a series in which we talk to Pacific Northwesterners with cool jobs and ask them your questions about what it’s like to do what they do. In our latest episode, we bring you along as we go to work with a bike bus captain, a tattoo artist and a coastal lifeguard.Let us know who you want to hear from next! You can also send us questions you have for our next “At Work With” interview. Email us at theevergreen@opb.org or visit our web

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25:44

Portland's Tribal Relations was once groundbreaking....

The Evergreen ·

2025/08/04

The land where the Willamette and Columbia rivers meet has been home to dozens of different Native nations since time immemorial. For thousands of years, tribes such as the Multnomah, Wasco, Cowlitz, Clackamas and many, many others created communities here. Since settlers first forcefully occupied this land in the mid-1800s, the city of Portland has failed to build trust with sovereign Tribal leaders and Indigenous residents. In 2017, Portland created a Tribal Relations Program

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38:04

Meet the Chinese American Oregonians who made women’s...

The Evergreen ·

2025/07/28

The 1930s were a golden age of aviation, as famous pilots like Amelia Earhart made flights once thought impossible and inspired new curiosity about the skies. At the time, more and more women were learning to fly in the Pacific Northwest. In fact, some of the first Chinese American women ever to earn pilots licenses grew up in the same tight-knit Chinese community in Portland. On this week’s show, we learn about two of these barrier-breaking pilots: Hazel Ying Lee and Leah

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28:06

How these two groups help Asian American seniors...

The Evergreen ·

2025/07/21

Where do you go to find community when you’re older?That’s a question OPB’s Winston Szeto wanted to answer, specifically for senior communities of color. The Yat Sing Music Club was founded in 1942 by Chinese immigrants in Portland, Oregon. The club was started to raise funds for China’s defense against Japan during World War II. Over 80 years later, Yat Sing preserves Cantonese opera through ongoing rehearsals and community outreach. The club is

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17:35

Oregon Hops Changed IPAs … almost by accident

The Evergreen ·

2025/07/14

If you’re drinking a beer anywhere in the Pacific Northwest, chances are it’s an IPA. Whether you’re grabbing something from the cooler at your local convenience store or choosing a pint at a pub, you’re sure to find a wide selection of this hoppy, crisp style of beer. The letters stand for India Pale Ale, but the IPAs widely available today actually have a strong connection to Oregon. Author and journalist Jeff Alworth brings us the story of how a

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28:02

OPB investigates decades-old allegations of abuse by...

The Evergreen ·

2025/07/07

This episode involves sexual abuse. Please keep that in mind in choosing when and where to listen. And if you or someone you know may be a victim of sexual abuse, confidential support, information and advice are available at the National Sexual Assault Hotline by calling 800-656-4673.Description: In November of 2024 protests erupted in the small Oregon city of St. Helens. Students and parents called for more accountability after two teachers were arrested for allegedly abusing

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24:05

Oregon Country Fair: from hippies to belonging

The Evergreen ·

2025/06/30

At the Oregon Country Fair, there are fairies and gnomes walking around in colorful costumes. A 40-person marching band also bursts out of nowhere and plays down a path.“Feels like you stepped into a wonderland or something magical,” one fairgoer told OPB in 2024. The fair grew out of a 1960s vision of a better world: a paradise for hippies. But the history of the fair is complex. It takes place on a native ancestral gathering site. “I think there's a part of

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23:35

Oregon Country Fair: from hippies to belonging

The Evergreen ·

2025/06/30

At the Oregon Country Fair, there are fairies and gnomes walking around in colorful costumes. A 40-person marching band also bursts out of nowhere and plays down a path. “Feels like you stepped into a wonderland or something magical,” one fairgoer told OPB in 2024. The fair grew out of a 1960s vision of a better world: a paradise for hippies. But the history of the fair is complex. It takes place on a native ancestral gathering site. “I think there's a part of

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