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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.
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On this edition we talk with David McSwain of ProPublica about their reporting which shows ICE is becoming more brutal and less accountable and we also talk with Oregon Capitol Chronicle reporter, Alex Baumhardt about what' she sees out of ICE in Portland
On this edition, we talk to Oliver Milman of The Guardian about his article which shows that 2025 was the costliest year ever in the US for climate-related disasters, and we talk to an OSU professor, Erica Fleishman, about the impacts we see locally in Oregon.
On this edition, we talk with Jenny Bennett, Market President for Summit Bank of Eugene; Ron Green, President & Chief Executive Officer Oregon Pacific Bank of Florence and Eugene, and Scott Bruun, president and CEO of the Oregon Bankers Association about the impact of community banking on the local economy.
On this edition, we talk to KLCC's Nathan Wilk and Rebecca Hansen-White who have both broken and covered important stories in the community related to White Bird clinic and PacificSource.
On this edition, we talk with Professor Nick Allen who led a national study with Google which suggests smartphone use does not negatively impact well-being. And then we check in with Esther Tishman of Liberty Walks on her cross country journey to promote civility.
On this edition, we talk with Jill Bond the new editor of the Register Guard. She graduated from the University Of Oregon and returns to lead the newsroom during a fraught time in journalism.
On this edition we talk with LaRonn Katchia, a documentary film maker about how Bigfoot fits in with indigenous people's culture and we speak with Khushboo Rathore, with the Oregon Journalism Project about surprising stats on dangerous jobs in the state.
On this edition we talk with Professor Chris Goldfinger of Oregon State whose new study suggest both the Cascadia Subduction Zone and the San Andreas Fault may be linked and could activate each other for a huge seismic event.
On this edition, we talk with Lauri Holts, an ecologist with the City of Eugene about the amazing, and fragile ecosystem that is the Delta Ponds watershed in the city.
On this edition we talk with Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai, US District Court Judge for the District of Oregon. Kasubhai is the first Asian American lifetime judge and first Muslim lifetime judge in the District of Oregon. Kasubhai is the third Muslim lifetime judge in our nation’s history.
On this edition we talk to Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley about the government shutdown and the proposal of federalized troops in Oregon, and then we change gears and talk with KLCC arts and culture reporter, Kendra Schertell about fun activities for fall.
On this edition we talk with Dale Borland, fire chief of Lane Fire Authority about the need for a new voter-approved levy to fund vital services. And we also talk with KLCC's Julia Boboc about protests against the administration at Lane Community College.
On this edition we talk with Julia Shumway, editor-in-chief of the Oregon Capitol Chronicle to get the latest on national guard troops deploying to Portland at the behest of President Trump and we talk with Alex Zielinski of OPB about accusations that ICE is violating the civil rights of protesters, also in Portland.
On this edition we talk about Flock Safety cameras, the new digital license plate cameras in Eugene and Springfield that police use for law enforcement, but also are alleged to be spying on motorists. We speak with KLCC's Rebecca Hansen-White who has reported extensively on this issue and Ky Fireside from Eyes Off Eugene, an organization opposed to the cameras.
On this edition we talk to Craig Renetsky, the new independent police auditor for the City of Eugene.
On this edition we talk with freedom of speech expert and U of O journalism professor Tim Gleason about action taken by President Trump and the FCC to silence Jimmy Kimmel, and we also talk to John Thorpe, a lawyer representing an Oregon vape shop who is also challenging free speech prohibition.
On this edition, we talk with Trond Jacobson, head of the University of Oregon Forensics Program and student debaters Dylan Kussman-Carter and Lorelei Sassenfeld about the potential removal of the program and what it might mean for students and University history.
On this edition, we go to sea on the OSU research ship Pacific Storm with scientists studying how whales are being harmed by fishing equipment. We speak with researchers, Dawn Barlow and Lindsay Wickman about their work. And, we also talk with Tracy Crews, Associate Director of Education for the Oregon Sea Grant program at Oregon State University who has brought out high school students to learn about STEM education opportunities.
On this edition we talk with Oregon Senator Ron Wyden after his recent calls for Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. to resign or be fired.
On this edition we talk with ProPublica's Jennifer Smith Richards about her recent story showing how the Trump Administration cut funding for Oregon deaf and blind students in the name of rooting out DEI. Then, we talk with our own reporter Zac Ziegler about a local public radio station having to cut NPR programing to save money.
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