The Evergreen podcast

We take a tour of OPB’s newsroom and hear from reporters covering politics, climate, health, business and more about what federal policy changes mean for people in the Northwest.

The Kiyokawa Family Orchards - once called the best apple orchard in America - has history dating back generations. The Kiyokawas have been growing fruit in the Hood River Valley since 1911, and were one of the few Japanese American families from the area to return and work the land after forced relocation and incarceration during World War II.

Scientists at Oregon State University and Oregon Health and Science University have teamed up to find new ways to treat endometriosis, ovarian cancer and other health conditions using nanoparticles and magnetic fields.

How can you find a place that is truly quiet? And what would that be like?

Every winter, master ice sculptors from across the globe converge in Fairbanks, Alaska, to compete in the World Ice Art Championships. We follow a team of champion ice carvers from Oregon as they build towering sculptures in the snowy Alaska forest in a quest for icy glory.

Esta es la história del Colegio Cesar Chavez – la primera universidad Chicana acreditada e independiente de los Estados Unidos. Y como hasta el día de hoy continúa inspirando a la comunidad Latina en Oregon en su lucha contra la posibilidad de ser borrados.

This is the story of Colegio César Chávez – the first accredited, independent Chicano university in U.S. history, and how it continues to inspire as the Latino community in Oregon fights against its erasure.

Photographer Esther Godoy credits the queer community she found in Portland with helping her embrace her butch identity and serving as the inspiration for her multimedia project called “Butch Is Not A Dirty Word.”

In our "At Work With" series, we talk to Pacific Northwesterners from different professions and ask them your questions about what it’s like to do what they do.

You know that long list of Oregon places that OPB’s radio announcers read every hour? It gave OPB "Weekend Edition" host Lillian Karabaic an idea: to go on a single, 14-day road trip to visit every single one… all by public transit. “Stop Requested” explores the joys and challenges of rural transit, and introduces us to drivers and riders across the state.