Rolando Hernandez, Elizabeth Castillo, Allison Frost, Julie Sabatier, Dave Miller and Sage Van Wing share their favorite stories from 2021.
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As 2021 comes to a close, the staff of OPB’s “Think Out Loud” look back on some of their favorite conversations from the past year. Producers Allison Frost, Elizabeth Castillo, Julie Sabatier, Rolando Hernandez and Sage Van Wing joined host Dave Miller in conversation.
Listen to the full conversations featured:
Oregonians respond to violent insurrection in the nation’s capitol
Protecting Oregon’s dark skies
Comedians reflect on the evolution of comedy
How an unlikely friendship led to an exoneration for a man who spent eight years behind bars
Autistic Portlander finds inspiration and comfort in ornithology
Oregon teen will be youngest driver at Le Mans 24-hour race next year
Documentary about Bend’s Blockbuster streams on Netflix
Unvaccinated patients fill OHSU’s COVID ICU
Good deeds program helps to remove racial exclusion language from home deeds
Oregonians discuss Chauvin guilty verdict
Klamath Basin drought: Yurok Tribe
Conversations about drought in the Klamath Basin
The York statue and the value of public art
Modoc people sleep on ancestral lands for first time in almost 150 years
Dream of ‘American Perimeter Trail’ still alive for Bend backpacker
Portland Center Stage spotlights Frida Kahlo
Poet Ross Gay focuses on everyday delights
Oregon’s 2022 Teacher of the Year
Oregon teacher looks back on 2020
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