Interviews and documentaries about Nonprofit Organizations in Portland Oregon

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NPHH S5E21: Columbia Slough Watershed Council Oct 20, 2017

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In this episode we have a conversation with Corrina Chase and Jennifer Starkey of the Columbia Slough Watershed Council. We'll talk geology, habitat preservation, and describe how you can get involved in protecting and enjoying the urban watershed in Portland's backyard.

NPHH S5E20: Milagro Theatre Oct 04, 2017

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In this episode, we take a look at Portland’s Milagro Theatre. First, we have a short documentary by Coral Yang. This piece was created during the media institute’s 2017 Summer Documentary Program for college students. We also have a rebroadcast of our 2015 conversation with Milagro’s artistic director, Dañel Malán.

NPHH S5E19: Airway Science for Kids Sep 27, 2017

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This show features a conversation with Jackie Murphy and Stephanie Peters of Airway Science for Kids. Their organization provides immersive, hands-on education in aeronautics engineering to youth from socially and economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Students in their teen program build (and eventually fly!) FAA certified airplanes.

NPH S5E18: Right to Health Sep 27, 2017

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We’ll hear from Leslie Gregory, Tina Semko, and Kristy LaFollette of Right to Health. This organization provides health outreach, education, and empowerment to people affected by stress-related risks associated with racism.

NPH S5E17: Beneficial State Bank and Mercy Corps NW Sep 03, 2017

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This show features two conversations with people who are working to make our financial systems more just and equitable. First we’ll hear from Kat Taylor and Matt Anderson of Beneficial State Bank, a certified B Corp that holds to what it calls a “triple bottom-line of social justice, environmental well-being and economic sustainability.” Then we talk to John Haines about Mercy Corps Northwest’s pioneering Community Investment Trust.

NPH S5E16: Bark, The Circus Project, Tender Table, and Portland Tenants United Aug 17, 2017

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On this show, we have a conversation with Courtney Rae of Bark, an organization that seeks to defend and restore Mount Hood’s forests. You'll also hear three short documentaries by former MISC students. We have a story on The Circus Project by Radio U grad Carlye Meisburger as well as two pieces by our 2017 Summer Documentary Program students—one by Emily Curtis on Portland Tenants United and one by Lucy Stevens on Tender Table.

NPH S5E15: OK Chorale Aug 08, 2017

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In this episode we hear about Portland's preeminent pop-up choir, the OK Chorale. Producer Megan Hattie Stahl brings us the on-the-ground sounds of one of the group's meet-ups. Then we talk to founders Kate Sokoloff and Ben Landsverk in the studio.

NPH S5E13: Spring 2017 Radio U Documentaries Aug 08, 2017

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We present eight short documentaries on local non-profits and social issues. These pieces were created by students from our Radio U course, which is offered every spring and fall in partnership with XRAY.FM. The course presents the journalism and technical skills necessary to make audio documentaries. Our most recent group produced a diverse array of stories—we’ll hear about grief counseling, forest protectors, bicycle seats, and the question of secession. We’ll also play a short piece by Atlas Finch, one of our 2017 Summer Documentary Program students, on his experience at “summer camp” in Gearhart last week.

NPH S5E14: Sisters of the Road Through Our Lens, Oregon Humanities, Portland Playhouse Aug 08, 2017

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In this episode, we have two short documentaries on organizations working to facilitate conversations that sometimes divide our community. We'll also hear about a new photography project from Sisters of the Road. Host Phil Busse speaks with Shannon Cogan, Community Engagement Manager at Sisters, as well as photographers Damian Blakeley and Phoebe Oaks about Through Our Lens, a traveling show by unhoused photographers from the Sisters of the Road community. Special thanks to producer Aimee Craig for her story on Oregon Humanities, and to producer Carlye Meisburger for her story on Portland Playhouse.

NPH S5E12: Farmers Ending Hunger, Gateway Green Space, Cape Horn Conservancy Aug 08, 2017

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We learn about two organizations that are preserving the Northwest’s green spaces for public enjoyment. Then we'll hear from a group of farmers that are using their agricultural resources to fight hunger in Oregon. First we will speak to Ted Gilbert and Jocelyn Gaudi of Gateway Green, Portland’s newest park. Next we'll get a short report from producer Barb Seaman on Cape Horn Conservancy. This group of volunteers is dedicated to preserving, enhancing and promoting the Cape Horn Trail, one of the best hiking routes in the Columbia River Gorge. Finally we will speak with John Burt, the executive director of Farmers Ending Hunger, an organization that aims to increase access to high quality food among hungry local communities through a partnership between farmers, food processors and the Oregon Food Bank.

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