KOIN PODCAST NETWORK

Over the past several weeks, KOIN 6 joined our media partners throughout Oregon to change the way we all report on suicide. By shining a light on a public health emergency and changing the narrative we can help save lives. Reporter Elise Haas sits down with Dwight Holton from Lines for Life to chat about why Breaking the Silence is so important and how journalists in Oregon can set an example for the rest of the country.

Portland Attorney Kevin Luby wrote a non-fiction book about the healing process following his son’s death. His second book is fictional tale of surviving in post-apocalyptic world. Jenny Hansson talks to him about the family connection to both stories and the different processes of putting each down on paper.

Nestled in the popular Riverfront Park in Salem, Oregon is a one-of-a-kind piece of artwork. A globe, three stories tall. Once a storage storage tank for chemicals used in the paper-making process, it spent the 1960's floating from the shipyards in Portland to Salem. When the mill closed, the "acid ball" stayed. Ken Boddie takes a trip to Salem to talk to one of the people behind the original effort to turn a relic of a bygone era into a community project.

Outspoken and legendary. Former PGA Tour star and NBC Golf commentator Johnny Miller sits down with KOIN 6 to talk about a life in golf, what's next on tour and calling it like it is.

Empowering young girls to be bold. That's the goal of an annual event here in Portland. It's called Power of the Purse for Girls Inc. For this week's Positive Vibes, Jenny Hansson sits down with the people behind the non-profit effort to bring girls and women together for an innovative night with a long-lasting impact and one of the young girls who got involved.

It is an oasis in the heart of Portland's Old Town. The Lan Su Chinese Garden is one of only six authentic Chinese gardens in North America. It is 40,000 square feet of peace, calm and respite from the hustle and bustle of city life. For this week's Where We Live, Ken Boddie talks to Scott Steele about the design of the garden, how it was built and the relationship with Portland's Sister City, Suzhou, China.

New York Times bestselling author Kristina McMorris is back with another powerful novel, inspired by an actual newspaper photograph that stunned the nation. Sold on a Monday is a story of love, redemption and the unexpected paths that bring us home. In the first of our Writers’ Bloc series, Jenny Hansson talks to McMorris about inspiration, perspective and internet clickbait.

We are right in the midst of the NCAA Tournament with Sweet 16 games on tap this weekend. A former hoops star from here in our area played some big games in the Big Dance. Ken Boddie sits down with Westview High School graduate Landen Lucas about his life on the hardwood, the NCAA Tournament and his personal connection to the team that eventually ended his college basketball career.

It’s one of the busiest mass transit systems in the United States and light rail is critical to the growth of the entire Portland metro area. Ken Boddie climbs aboard a train to talk with Bob Hastings from Trimet about  the past, precent and future of the MAX.

KOIN 6 Meteorologists Kelley Bayern and Joseph Dames kick off the Your Weather series with our Spring Preview. They take a look at winter's slow start, how February saved area farmers and what we can expect in terms of temperatures, rain and sunshine as we spring forward into nicer weather.