Oregon's biggest stories of 2019: Gordon Sondland, Republican walkout and more

Ted Sickinger on Oregon's failing forests: Get an inside look at how The Oregonian's investigative reporter, Ted Sickinger, approached his series on the state forestry's financial woes, the $1 billion lawsuit facing the agency and why Oregon is owed more than $100 million in past wild... by Beat Check with The Oregonian

38 min listen

Will Oregon's economic good times continue to roll into 2020?: A conversation with Mike Rogoway about some of the biggest business stories of the past year. We talked about Intel and Nike's internal strife but continued profitability, Gert Boyle's death, massive layoffs at a food processing plant in the ... by Beat Check with The Oregonian

35 min listen

Another leadership shuffle at Portland Police Bureau: Danielle Outlaw arrived in Portland as police chief in 2017 to much acclaim. She talked about changing the bureau, repairing the relationship with the public and much more. She quietly left Portland to become Philadelphia's chief just before New Y... by Beat Check with The Oregonian

40 min listen

Brad Schmidt on his investigation into radon in public housing: The Oregonian's Brad Schmidt spent the past year investigating how federal regulators and local housing authorities have failed to test for radon, an odorless gas that is the second-leading cause of lung cancer nationwide, in low-income housing co... by Beat Check with The Oregonian

39 min listen

Trailer: Beat Check with The Oregonian is a new weekly podcast from the state's largest news organization. Here's what to expect from the show, which is hosted by reporter Andrew Theen. by Beat Check with The Oregonian

2 min listen

Molly Harbarger on a new approach to homeless camp cleanups: Portland hopes a new program will help break a vicious cycle -- where homeless camps pop up, are swept away, only to reappear again in the same place. Molly Harbarger, The Oregonian's homelessness reporter, talks about that program and the recent ... by Beat Check with The Oregonian

35 min listen

Gordon Sondland goes to Washington: The Oregonian's Jeff Manning reflects on a remarkable day in Washington, D.C., where Gordon Sondland, the Pacific Northwest hotelier and U.S. Ambassador to the European Union, testified before the House Impeachment Panel for hours. There were some... by Beat Check with The Oregonian

12 min listen

Covering the coronavirus and the unknown: Journalism is the search for truth, but what does a reporter do when a fast-breaking news story is filled with so many unknowns? As the coronovirus situation unfolds in the Portland area and around Oregon, The Oregonian's Fedor Zarkhin is working ... by Beat Check with The Oregonian

32 min listen

The coronavirus response in Oregon: It’s been less than a week since Oregonians first learned that the state had a prospective case of the novel coronavirus. We checked in with Dr. Carlos Crespo, a community health professor and vice-provost at the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health to get... by Beat Check with The Oregonian

27 min listen

What to expect in Jeremy Christian's murder trial: One of the darkest days in Portland's recent history will be back in the spotlight for the next five weeks. Jeremy Christian is on trial for fatally stabbing Ricky Best and Taliesin Namkai-Meche and seriously wounding Micah Fletcher on a MAX train... by Beat Check with The Oregonian

45 min listen

Santiam River survivors: How a Gates couple and their dogs escaped the wildfire: Fran Howe and Larry Tripoli built their dream home 13 years ago in Gates, about 35 miles east of Salem along the Santiam River. The couple could see the river, trees and nothing else from their big windows overlooking rural Marion County's majesty... by Beat Check with The Oregonian

36 min listen

Tania Culver Humphrey: Mercy Corps, faith, and light amid the darkness: Tania Culver Humphrey talks about what her life has been like since The Oregonian published a series of stories documenting her credible sexual assault claims against her father, Mercy Corps’ cofounder. by Beat Check with The Oregonian

35 min listen

Jeff Manning on Gordon Sondland: Gordon Sondland is a well-known commodity in Portland business and civic circles, but now the Republican hotelier is an internationally-known character and one of the key players at the center of the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Jeff Manni... by Beat Check with The Oregonian

26 min listen

How Catlin Gabel school abuse scandal came to light: Catlin Gabel is facing a reckoning. The Southwest Portland private school, known as a progressive educational institution that's educated the city's wealthy and elite for decades, released an explosive investigation in December that outlined ... by Beat Check with The Oregonian

32 min listen

The man behind Darcelle XV, Portland's iconic drag queen: Walter Cole is perhaps the most prominent living Portlander, but many people likely don’t know him by that name. Instead, they know him by his stage name, Darcelle XV. The Oregonian's Beth Nakamura and Brooke Herbert talked about Cole's life ... by Beat Check with The Oregonian

30 min listen

Two sports reporters on a world without sports: Jamie Goldberg and Joe Freeman, two of The Oregonian/OregonLive's sports reporters, had a ton on their plate in March. Goldberg was covering the Trail Blazers for the first time, and their playoff chase. Freeman, who covered the team for 13 season... by Beat Check with The Oregonian

36 min listen

Inside Italy's coronavirus lockdown; Oregon Legislative recap: Melissa Graboyes and Alfredo Burlando are professors at the University of Oregon, but the married couple and their two kids on now on lockdown in Italy. We talked about what life is like in the quarantine, why Oregonians need to let go of social plans ... by Beat Check with The Oregonian

41 min listen

What's the best Portland brewery right now?: The Oregonian's Andre Meunier approached 2019 with a seemingly impossible task: to visit 49 breweries based in Portland (he squeezed in one more after recording) and designate the best shop in town this year. Meunier talked about his top 10 list, ... by Beat Check with The Oregonian

40 min listen

Vision Zero and Portland's surge in traffic fatalities: Portland has seen a dramatic increase in traffic fatalities this year. The death toll this year is pushing toward 50, well above the average for the past two decades. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, Officer Phillip Maynard discu... by Beat Check with The Oregonian

36 min listen

Concordia University's catastrophic deal with one company: Concordia University's path to financial ruin may have been sealed a decade ago. The private Lutheran university, which called Northeast Portland home for more than a century, hitched its fate to an educational technology company known as HotChalk... by Beat Check with The Oregonian

30 min listen

The fight for the Boy Scouts' secret abuse files: The Boy Scouts of America have declared bankruptcy, an unprecedented move that reverberated around the nation. The wave of sex abuse lawsuits against the nonprofit organization started in Portland a decade ago. A nearly $20 million ruling against the s... by Beat Check with The Oregonian

28 min listen

Michael Russell - An Interview with The Oregonian's food critic: Michael Russell, The Oregonian's food critic, talks about his 2019 Restaurant of the Year, how he eats all that amazing food, and the latest trends in Portland's dining scene. by Beat Check with The Oregonian

25 min listen

How a forgotten timber tax cut cost Oregon billions: For decades, many Oregonians were told one story about how a small endangered bird -- the northern spotted owl – played an outsized role in undercutting counties that depend on timber revenue to fund schools and other public services.... by Beat Check with The Oregonian

31 min listen

Can Portland's restaurant scene weather the coronavirus?: The Oregonian/OregonLive's Michael Russell talks about the exceptional week that led more than 130 Portland restaurant and bar owners to demand Gov. Kate Brown take action to shut them down amid the coronavirus crisis, why some restaurants may nev... by Beat Check with The Oregonian

19 min listen

Oregon's biggest stories of 2019: Gordon Sondland, Republican walkout and more: A look back at the biggest stories in Oregon this year. The Oregonian/OregonLive's Everton Bailey and Kale Williams join Beat Check to talk about the memorable stories from 2019 and their broader meaning. The conversation touched on the Republican... by Beat Check with The Oregonian

35 min listen

Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn: A national crisis unfolds in Yamhill, Oregon: So many of Nicholas Kristof's friends, neighbors and classmates died young. The New York Times columnist and his wife, fellow Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Sheryl WuDunn tried to figure out what these tragic deaths of despair from so many Yamh... by Beat Check with The Oregonian

45 min listen

Emily Powell on the future of Powell's Books: Emily Powell, the CEO of Powell's Books, is a third generation leader of one of Portland's most famous businesses.But what does the iconic bookstore look like during an age of social distancing? How can it adjust and adapt. as society slow... by Beat Check with The Oregonian

29 min listen

Oregon's poet laureate finds poetry in the pandemic: Kim Stafford is a rarity -- a second generation poet laureate. His father, William Stafford, was a famous poet who served in the state role appointed by Oregon's governor for 15 years. Stafford talks about his poetry during the pandemic, why he de... by Beat Check with The Oregonian

39 min listen

Will Republicans walk out of Salem again?: Oregon's Legislature meets for the next 35 days in Salem, and a cap and trade bill is expected to be the centerpiece of the session. This comes less than a year after Senate Republicans walked out and left the state to prevent Democrats from movin... by Beat Check with The Oregonian

34 min listen

Reopening — and renaming — Portland's schools: Portland Public Schools reporter Eder Campuzano talks about the state’s largest school district’s reopening plan and what it means for everyone involved. Also, why the district is suddenly agreeing to rename Wilson High School, and potentially... by Beat Check with The Oregonian

31 min listen

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