EugCast

We wish you a very merry holiday season. We will be back in the New Year!

Siri Vik is a beyond talented Eugene based singer who is a consummate performer.  Siri studied classical and operatic vocal music and can be seen on stage often at the Shedd Performing Arts Center.  
Find out more about Siri at on her website  and don't forget to follow her on Instagram.  You can also watch her on Youtube

Sit back, listen to our conversation and enjoy…. Siri Vik!

About EugCast:
EugCast is a volunteer-powered, cooperative chit-chat where we talk with people who may or may not live in the Eugene, Oregon area. We think they have some really cool stories to share, but we’ll leave that up to you, the listener, to decide!
https://eugcast.com
https://www.facebook.com/EugeneOregonPodcast/

EugCast is recorded at Trifoia in Eugene Oregon!

In this episode JoJo talks with Dr. Dave Donielson, veteran climber and member of Lane County search and rescue and Eugene Mountain Rescue. Learn about his favorite, scariest and most challenging climbs in some of the most beautiful parts of the country. Including the hard rock peaks  of Yosemite, Mt Whitney in California and the high peaks of Denali in Alaska.

Dave has turned to his passion and skills for climbing toward Eugene Mountain Rescue and Lane County Search and Rescue.  Listen to how he made it on the Team and just how grueling it is to become part of the Search and Rescue family!

About EugCast:
EugCast is a volunteer-powered, cooperative chit-chat where we talk with people who may or may not live in the Eugene, Oregon area. We think they have some really cool stories to share, but we’ll leave that up to you, the listener, to decide!
https://eugcast.com
https://www.facebook.com/EugeneOregonPodcast/

EugCast is recorded at Trifoia in Eugene Oregon!

In this episode, Adam Wendt talks with bassist, artist, and food industry veteran, Dan Schmid.  Dan moved to Eugene to attend the University of Oregon in the 1980s, and in the decades since has been an active member of the local and national music scene from the Jazz Greats to the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies. Dan takes EugCast listeners on a tour of the 80s and 90s Eugene “bohemian” scene like a raccoon on LSD.  He talks about Lenny’s Nosh Bar, underground music venues, the importance of meeting spaces, and opportunities for artists to connect.
Dan talks about playing shows at the WOW Hall, Max’s Tavern, and local underground venues.  He also talks about touring the world in support of the album Zoot Suit Riot .

About EugCast:
EugCast is a volunteer-powered, cooperative chit-chat where we talk with people who may or may not live in the Eugene, Oregon area. We think they have some really cool stories to share, but we’ll leave that up to you, the listener, to decide!
https://eugcast.com
https://www.facebook.com/EugeneOregonPodcast/

EugCast is recorded at Trifoia in Eugene Oregon!

Heather Henderson talks about working as a professional voice talent and award winning audiobook narrator.  Heather shares how she got started, the classes, how she put together her fancy studio, and the projects she has worked on.  Learn about the ins and outs of how grueling it can be to narrate an audiobook. Take a listen to Heather’s many books here:Heather’s Audible Page

About EugCast:
EugCast is a volunteer powered, cooperative chit-chat where we talk with people who may or may not live in the Eugene, Oregon area. We think they have some really cool stories to share, but we’ll leave that up to you, the listener, to decide!
https://eugcast.com
https://www.facebook.com/EugeneOregonPodcast/
EugCast is recorded at Trifoia in Eugene Oregon!

Jud Turner grew up in Eugene on a diet of skateboarding, punk rock, progressive politics, poly-spirituality and the philosophy that "fun is all". He makes art out of materials that were not originally intended to be artistic mediums.
His work is featured in galleries world-wide. 
https://judturner.com/biography/
About EugCast:
EugCast is a volunteer powered, cooperative chit-chat where we talk with people who may or may not live in the Eugene, Oregon area. We think they have some really cool stories to share, but we’ll leave that up to you, the listener, to decide!
https://eugcast.com
https://www.facebook.com/EugeneOregonPodcast/

EugCast is recorded at Trifoia in Eugene Oregon!

Jill Sager, tarot reader, channel, author and hand drummer talks with JoJo about her intuitive gifts and how and why she shares her abilities of intuition and insight with clients. Jill taps into what she calls Guidance and believes everyone has a connection with the Universe. In this episode, she gives some tips on how to deepen that connection and really trust what your intuition is telling you.

Jill is known not only for her gifts as a channel, but also as a hand drummer. She opened the Hands On Rhythm and Drum School in 2000 and taught hand drumming, led drum circles, and published a book and DVD, Beginning Hand Drumming: A Guide to Recreation and Wellness.

Jill is finishing a book about Guidance while she works with clients, both at her private studio and at the Eugene Saturday Market.

You can find more about Jill here

About EugCast:
EugCast is a volunteer powered, cooperative chit-chat where we talk with people who may or may not live in the Eugene, Oregon area. We think they have some really cool stories to share, but we’ll leave that up to you, the listener, to decide!
https://eugcast.com
https://www.facebook.com/EugeneOregonPodcast/

EugCast is recorded at Trifoia in Eugene Oregon!

In this episode, Adam Wendt talks with Mark Davis.  Mark is an advocate and supporter of downtown Eugene rejuvenation and has been a major player in bringing business downtown for almost a decade. He’s not afraid to start projects and is obsessed with collaboration.  His favorite project at the moment is KING-PONG and he’s especially excited about opening a new Adaptive Prototyping Lab and highlighting Eugene as a Maker City.  He’s on the planning team for The Nation of Makers Conference 2020 in Eugene.

Mark is a founder of Code Chops (Eugene's first tech co-working space), Eugene Tech, Dark Matter and is a Mozilla Open Leader.

About EugCast:
EugCast is a volunteer powered, cooperative chit-chat where we talk with people who may or may not live in the Eugene, Oregon area. We think they have some really cool stories to share, but we’ll leave that up to you, the listener, to decide!
https://eugcast.com
https://www.facebook.com/EugeneOregonPodcast/

EugCast is recorded at Trifoia in Eugene Oregon!

Howard Libes has been a writer for over 30 years. He edited the 2,300-page manuscript of If They Move … Kill’em: The Life and Times of Sam Peckinpah by David Weddle (Atlantic/Grove Press) and worked as a collaborator — writer and interviewer — on Among the Mansions of Eden: Tales of Love, Lust, and Land in Beverly Hills by David Weddle (William Morrow/HarperCollins).

He has been a freelance writer for many publications too, including Fuel and Los Angeles Times Magazine. Howard’s writing career has been sidetracked a few times over the years by the music business. Most notably, he managed the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies who sold over 2 million albums.

He is currently tapping into his lifelong obsession with science fiction and writing the SEEDER series. In October 2017, When All Else Fails, volume one in the series, was released online and in stores. The second volume in the series, Foreseeable Future, is due out in Fall/Winter 2020.
http://www.howardlibes.com/

About EugCast:
EugCast is a volunteer powered, cooperative chit-chat where we talk with people who may or may not live in the Eugene, Oregon area. We think they have some really cool stories to share, but we’ll leave that up to you, the listener, to decide!
https://eugcast.com
[EugCast on Facebook]
https://www.facebook.com/EugeneOregonPodcast/

EugCast is recorded at Trifoia in Eugene Oregon!

JoJo and Valerie talk about writing, literature – or the definition thereof, how the writing industry has changed over the years and what advice she would give those folks who are just starting out.
Val and her friend Patsy Hand started Willamette Valley Writers in Eugene, and Val continues to be involved in the writing community locally and state wide with Oregon Writers Colony.
Val’s femme noir novel, Revenge in 3 Parts is available online and in bookstores and her protagonist, Angeline Porter returns in Tainted Times 2.
You can find more info on Val and all her books at http://www.valeriejbrooks.com/
You can also find Val on Instagram and Twitter @valinparis

About EugCast:
EugCast is a volunteer powered, cooperative chit-chat where we talk with people who may or may not live in the Eugene, Oregon area. We think they have some really cool stories to share, but we’ll leave that up to you, the listener, to decide!
https://eugcast.com
[EugCast on Facebook]
https://www.facebook.com/EugeneOregonPodcast/

EugCast is recorded at Trifoia in Eugene Oregon!