Willamette Week Podcast

In this episode of Distant voices, editor Aaron Mesh interview Jeff Hawthorne about Portland's new statue of York. Matthew Singer interviews Jake Silberman - freelance cartoonist - about his new documentary about how the comedy industry is coming back. Thank you so much for listening and see you with our special guest on Saturday.

In this episode of the Dive Podcast, we interview Portland City Commissioner Mingus Mapps. Fresh off his victory over incumbent Chloe Eudaly, Mapps has had a rollercoaster first few months. Between working to bring the city back from COVID-19, dealing with the homelessness crisis, police reform, and so much more, Mapps has had a front-row seat as he and his colleagues attempt to solve the city's biggest issues. We talk to Mapps about all of these topics in a spirited conversation. Thanks so much for listening to episode 25 and come back next week for the third installment of our 10 part guest speaker series. It'll be a banger, for sure.

In this episode of Distant Voices, Matthew Singer interviews singer/songwriter/music teacher Amy Shapiro. Amy discusses her campaign to change Oregon's state song. Also on the episode, Aaron Mesh interviews Sharon Erez-Shai. Sharon teaches Hebrew at Portland State and she describes the conflict in Israel, and at PSU on the episode. Thanks for listening to this episode and see you on Saturday!

We are joined on the show for the second time by Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler. Last time we talked about homelessness. This time, Wheeler steps into the hot seat to answer questions about a variety of the biggest things facing him and this city. From his handling of the BLM protests to the recall effort to Portland's $5.7 billion budget, Wheeler discusses the hottest issues of today in this exclusive interview. Thanks for listening. Come back next week for another interview with someone who is greatly impacting the lives of those who live in our city. Oh, and be sure to read our cover story :)

In this edition of Distant voices, Willamette Week staff interviews Sean Highkin, a reporter for Bleacher Report. Sean discusses the Blazers post season direction. We also talk to Portland Israeli Eden Ferede about her experience and views on Isreal. Thanks so much for listening and see you on Saturday for a special guest on Dive.  

In this Episode of the Dive Podcast, we talk to freelance author Alex Jankowski about this year's Pride month celebrating LBGTQ+ people in Portland. We also talk to Tess Riski about what's going on with the investigation into the police leak of the wrongful accusation against City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty. Thanks for listening to this episode. :)

In this episode of Distant Voices, Willamette Week's Shannon Gormley talks to weather expert Brad Pugh about what we can expect this summer in terms of wildfires. Pugh tells us about the potential consequences of most of Oregon being under extreme or severe drought warnings this year. We also air a clip of WW's Andi Prewitt interview on KATU News as she walks us through her cover story from two weeks ago all about beer. If you didn't read it or listen to our interview on Dive, thats okay because this four-minute clip will tell you all you need to know. Thanks for listening and see ya Saturday. 

In this episode of the Dive podcast, we talk to freelance journalists Suzette and Justin about their cover story. On Wednesday, Suzette and Justin told us about three groups that are protesting injustice abroad. I take issue with their representation of the Israel-Palestine conflict and give my thoughts in a monologue after an excerpt of our interview. Thanks for listening and we will see you next week.

We start this week's episode with an interview between WW music and visual arts editor Shannon Gormley and Meara McLaughlin, the executive director of MusicPortland. Meara tells us about the music scene in Portland post COVID. We also listen in on an interview between news editor Aaron Mesh and Dr. Jenny Liu. Dr. Liu is an economics professor at PSU and serves as an economics adviser to Governor Brown. She tells us why businesses are having a hard time finding workers. Thanks so much for listening to this episode, see ya Saturday.

In the 21st episode of the Dive Podcast we interview Andi Prewitt about her cover story on beer in Portland. Breweries have been hit hard by COVID-19, and if it wasn't for the creativity of beer makers Oregon beer might be completely wiped out. Andi tells the story of 8 beer companies and how they have pivoted during the pandemic to make the most out of a bad situation. We also talk to Sophie Peel about her work on three of the biggest stories of the week. Thanks for listening.