Oregon On The Record
Monday-Thursday following the 2:00pm broadcast
On Oregon On The Record we bring you interviews and conversations about issues that matter most to western and central Oregon. From important topics in politics, the economy, education, the environment and more, Oregon on the record will move beyond the headlines and delve deeper into stories that matter to our community.
Latest Episodes
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On this edition, we talk with Jake Swantko, an academy-award winning documentary filmmaker who graduated from the University of Oregon and has gone own to make important films like Icarus - which exposes doping in international sports. -
On this edition we talk with Bend Bulletin reporter Clayton Franke on the controversy over the City of Bend Diversity Director and claims of discrimination. Then we speak with Alex Baumhardt of the Oregon Capitol Chronicle about Oregon officials claiming foul regarding Trump's Save America Act. -
On this edition, we talk with Jessie Sears, a documentarian with OPB on her film First Descent: Kayaking the Klamath - which chronicles a group of indigenous youth on the first paddle of the Klamath River after the historic dam removal. -
On this edition we talk with Dusty McCourt of the Eugene Parks Foundation and Philip Richardson with the City of Eugene about nearing completion of a new mountain bike trail in Eugene. -
On this edition we talk about proposed legislation and federal action to log more of Oregon forests. We speak with Oregon Wild's Steve Pedery which opposes the action, and Travis Joseph of the American Forest Resource Council which supports it. -
On this edition, we talk with Aimee Green, reporter for the Oregonian about a new law that could help recreation entities like ski resorts avoid massive lawsuits from customers. We also talk with KLCC's Brianna Bowman about a story she filed on STEM education for rural and indigenous students. -
On this edition, we talk with Oregon's chief climatologist about how weather is forecast and how that's getting more difficult with climate change. -
On this edition, we talk with outgoing Eugene City Councilmember Alan Zelenka about his time in office as he steps away after nearly 30 years on the council and the city Planning Commission. -
Can Eugene hold big retailers accountable for their carbon footprint? A new ballot initiative modeled on Portland's Clean Energy Fund would require corporations earning over $1 billion nationally to pay into a local clean energy fund. Plus: why Benton County commissioners did a sudden about-face on the controversial Coffin Butte landfill expansion after years of community opposition. -
On this edition we talk with Oregon Representative Val Hoyle about war with Iran, Trump tariffs and her re-election bid. Then we talk with KLCC's Zac Ziegler about a censure vote against Lane County Commissioner David Loveall.
