All Episodes
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07.29.25 Helping Hands: Serving Salem Residents for Almost 60 Years
Hear the story of Helping Hands, an all volunteer nonprofit serving anyone in need in the Salem area for almost 60 years with their "free-tail" store. Find out how qui...
07.24.25 Holla Explores How to Amplify Women's Voices
Holla for Labor talks with Dr. Gwendolyn Avington, District 7 Director of Toastmasters, about her work in leadership development, and how to help women find their voic...
07.17.25 An Update on Braver Angels' Oregon Rural Urban Project
Braver Angels Oregon provides an update on their Oregon Rural Urban Project (ORUP) with Elizabeth Christensen and Steve Radcliffe. ORUP seeks to find common ground bet...
07.15.25 Monmouth Monthly Explores the Smith Fine Arts Series
Monmouth Monthly talks with Jessica Steed of Smith Fine Arts about the upcoming series, how easy it is to enjoy the shows, and how live arts can open your heart and ey...
07.16.25 Conservation Spotlight on Sonnen Farms in Aurora Oregon
Conservation Spotlight hosts its final "Meet the Farmer" series, with Andrea of Sonnen Farms in Aurora, where they bridge the gap between farmers and consumers to expl...
07.10.25 Policy for the People Explores Impact on Oregonians of Federal Reconciliation Budget Bill
Policy for the People talks with Tyler Mac Innis, a policy analyst at the Oregon Center for Public Policy about the federal budget bill that passed July 3rd and its im...
07.08.25 "Urban League Unpacked" Explores the History & Current Day Work of the Urban League
Nikki Paxton and Justice Rajee of the Urban League talk about the League’s rich history and growing impact across the state. From their roots in civil rights to presen...
07.04.25 End of Legislative Session Recap with Rep. Tom Andersen
State Legislator Tom Andersen provides an end-of-session wrap up. He addresses local community development projects that were funded and an overview of what happened ...
07.03.25 Declaration of Resistance & Renewal
Salem Region Indivisible has the stated mission to defend the rule of law and to mobilize diverse coalitions to save our democracy. To that end, several members came t...
07.03.25 The Canby Center Offers Dignity & Learning
The Canby Center in Oregon offers dignity and inspires learning in the cities of Canby, Hubbard & Aurora. Learn how one community is serving youth and families strugg...
07.02.25 Keeping Oregon Oregon Reviews Land Use Planning Goals
The foundation of Oregon's program for land use planning is a set of 19 Statewide Land Use Planning Goals. The goals express the state's policies on land use and relat...
07.01.25 Elephant in the Room Talks Lawsuits with Our Children's Trust
Elephant in the Room talks with Andrea Rodgers, attorney with Our Children's Trust, which has launched a youth-led constitutional and equal protection lawsuit against ...
06.26.25 Salem City Council Response to Community on Avelo Airlines
Avelo Airlines, that flies out of the Salem airport, is the only commercial air service here. Avelo has been working with Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) to d...
06.26.25 Holla for Labor Explores Sickle Cell & Importance of Blood Donations
Holla for Labor explores sickle cell - how the disease affects people who have it, efforts to alleviate it, and the importance of blood donations.
06.19.25 Braver Angels explores Conflict Resilient Communities
Braver Angels explores how to build conflict resilient communities, one conversation at a time, with Ryan Nakade, a mediator and trainer who designs and delivers work...
06.18.25 Conservation Spotlight Explores Invasive Species & How to Manage Them
Conservation Spotlight explores the impact that invasive species are having on our local landscapes, including waterways, farms and natural areas, with Beth Thiel, Res...
06.17.25 Monmouth Monthly Talks with Ed Propost, Music Teacher & Musician
Monmouth Monthly shares a mega-episode with Ed Propst. Ed has been a music teacher with the Central School District since 2005 and a music performer since he was very ...
06.12.25 P4P: State Revenue Impacts from Federal Budget Bill
Policy for the People explains how the federal budget bill, as passed by the House, would shrink Oregon revenue collections.
06.12.25 Juneteenth 2025 in Salem OR
The Salem Keizer NAACP is hosting Juneteenth on June 19th. Hear about the event with Ashley Dunn, Vice President of SK NAACP; and Allie Saunders, Community Engagement...
06.10.25 In Freedom's Footsteps: a community history walk for Juneteenth
Oregon Black Pioneers teams up with Willamette Heritage Center for the third annual "In Freedom's Footsteps," a community history walk on Juneteenth exploring the Hira...
06.06.25 Legislative Update with State Rep. Tom Andersen
Oregon State Representative Tom Andersen was in the studio to update listeners on legislative matters - with 3 weeks left to go.
06.05.25 Salem Health and Robotics
Salem Health brought a unique opportunity to see and experience their robotic surgery technology on May 30, when the Thoracic Oncology Mobile Experience (TOME) truck c...
06.03.25 Elephant in the Room & Willamette River Preservation Trust
Elephant in the Room talks with Travis Williams of the Willamette River Preservation Trust about this nonprofit organization's mission to acquire remnants of intact ec...
05.22.25 Holla for Labor Talks with Graham Trainor, Oregon AFL-CIO, on Current Labor Issues
Holla for Labor talks with Graham Trainor, president of Oregon AFL-CIO about the rise in popularity of labor unionizing efforts and labor's response to federal initiat...
05.21.25 What's Happening with Salem's "Safe Parking" Program?
Salem's Safe Parking program offers a safe place for people who live in their cars to park overnight. Program participants also get case management, showers, laundries...
05.21.25 Conservation Spotlight: Meet the Farmer - Steenson Hazelnut Orchard
Conservation Spotlight continues its "Meet the Farmer" series with the family-run Steenson Hazelnut orchard in Salem about how they use biodynamic farming practices to...
05.20.25 Monmouth Monthly Explores Public Works Projects in Monmouth OR
Monmouth Monthly celebrates Public Works with the city's engineer David Karr and wastewater specialist Darin Dornbusch. They share projects they've been working on, fr...
05.16.25 Community Action Agency Impact in Marion & Polk Counties
With federal cuts to safety net programs in local communities, Jimmy Jones, director of the Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency, sent a letter to elected off...
05.15.25 Braver Angels: Zach Elwood Explores How Contempt Destroys Democracy
Braver Angels is a national organization with local alliances, formed to bring people together with differing beliefs and a hope to build understanding and find common...
05.07.25 Keeping Oregon Oregon Explores Legislation on Agriculture & Land Use Laws
Keeping Oregon Oregon has a mid-legislative session conversation with Oregon State Representative Ed Diehl of HD 17 on proposed legislation regarding land use planning...