Not everyone in the state has the same experiences, even though those of us who reside here are Oregonians.The goal of Oregon Humanities’ new podcast, This Place, is to portray that diversity.
According to the description, each mini-podcast episode will last three to five minutes and include an Oregonian discussing what it’s like to live in their city.
The initial two episodes are currently accessible. In one, Ana Varas, a resident of Sisters, Central Oregon, compares Sisters to her old home of Mexico City and highlights Sisters’ ties to the surrounding area.
In a different episode, Janet Webster, a resident of Newport, discusses the town’s bustling waterfront, the thriving fishing industry there, and how Newport has issues much like any other community.
The first two episodes are currently available on atoregonhumanities.org and on podcasting services including YouTube, Apple, and Spotify. Episodes of This Place will air on community radio stations throughout Oregon and premiere every Monday until 2025.
We hope that the broadcast will provide listeners with an opportunity to learn about the richness and complexity of our state’s landscapes and communities. Oregon Humanities’ director of communications, Ben Waterhouse, said in a statement. We want to explain what it’s like to be in Paisley, Joseph, Maupin, and Brookings because Oregon is a much larger place than the UK.
A statewide nonprofit, Oregon Humanities is a partner of the Oregon Cultural Trust and an autonomous affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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