A look ahead to the Oregon fire season, and linking air pollution and COVID-19 in this week's podcast.

Keith Witcosky, Redmond's city manager, talks to the Source Weekly about what its like to run a city after declaring a state of emergency due to COVID-19. We walk through the controversies surrounding the tourism economy, how Redmond Airport factors into the conversation around reopening and the challenge of enforcing rules while respecting constitutional rights.

Some of our top news stories in this week's Source Weekly Update Podcast.

Damon Runberg, a regional economist for Central Oregon, talks to the Source about trends in tourism, unemployment and some hope for the future.

Source Weekly Publisher Aaron Switzer and Reporter Laurel Brauns chat with BJ Soper, a Redmond, Ore. activist who helped organize the Town Hall at Redmond City Hall on April 17, calling for Gov. Kate Brown to re-open Oregon businesses ordered closed due to the threat of novel coronavirus.

A Bend nurse who works with COVID-19 patients shares what it's like, and a Redmond man who recovered from the virus tells his story—even while others in his city call for the economy to reopen, in this week's podcast.

Our beer issue is back!

The Women's Issue is back! We discuss women in the world of outdoor sports, the Young Hero award winner, local and national female stars and women in the culinary industry.

Is Bend getting all the tax dollars it's due from short-term rentals? Plus, the never-ending saga of dredging Mirror Pond in this week's podcast.

Vision for Bend's Central District, Oregonian stuck on a cruise ship because of coronavirus, black history month and chow for cheap.