It’s been nearly a week and Beyonce’s masterwork Lemonade is still at the forefront of my mind. In fact, I think everybody should be talking about it all the time (in a thoughtful way of course, shut the fuck up Piers Morgan). It’s so rare that the subject of black women is addressed so publicly […]
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The Overshare: PDX Podcast Covers the Design Life—No Unicorns or Butterflies Allowed
A podcast with Portland’s finest creatives about the design life—no unicorns and butterflies allowed.
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Podcast of the Week: The Read‘s Celebration of Beyonce
I can never have enough black people in my life, which is why I regularly listen to one of my fave podcasts in the world, The Read. Hosted by Kid Fury (a gay black man) and Crissle (a black lesbian), The Read is a weekly dose of everything associated with black culture: entertainment, music, television, […]
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Comedy Bang! Bang! Coming to Portland
One of the most reliably funny podcasts out there, Comedy Bang! Bang!, is coming to Portland this March—so scream “Hallelujah!” If you’re unfamiliar with the podcast (or it’s TV version on IFC), Comedy Bang! Bang! is a weekly show hosted by Scott Aukerman who welcomes some of the best names in comedy (most recently Zach […]
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Podcast Recommendation: The Black Tapes
For those of you who are into creepy stuff, you might want to check out The Black Tapes—a binge-worthy podcast docudrama that’s a cross between NPR and The X-Files. Now I’m not a binge kind of guy, but I spent the entirety of last week gorging myself on the first season of The Black Tapes […]
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A Question of Dignity: Oregon’s Shameful Treatment of Japanese Americans
EVERY DAY, thousands of Portlanders travel Naito Parkway as it hugs the bank of the Willamette River, carrying a steady stream of humanity through the heart of the city. It’s a path that takes them past the cherry trees in Waterfront Park and within eyeshot of Chinatown, where freshly renovated buildings dominate the landscape. But […]
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The “Serial” Podcast is Live with a Second Season
US Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, subject of the newest season of “Serial,” which debuted this morning. Did anyone else geek out on Serial last year? I did. In case you need a refresher, Sarah Koenig, in collaboration with This American Life and Chicago station WBEZ, introduced us to the case of Adnan Syed, who was […]
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Best Buy and Mail Chimp: The Serial Finale… Reviewed!
Serial, This American Life’s teen drama murder mystery for NPR people, ended its first season today. The podcast has been the Most Popular Thing Ever for the past thirteen weeks, and has gotten a population of Morning Edition fans who would never in their lives pick up an embossed cover true crime book deeply interested […]
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Serial Pessimist
Allow me to spoil the ending to the insanely popular podcast Serial: you’re going to be disappointed. There’s just no way the very long episode of This American Life is going to have a satisfying ending. Sure, it’s fun listening to Sarah Koenig run around trying to understand why teenagers and police officers behave the […]
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Jordan, Jesse, Go! and Stop Podcasting Yourself
This slipped under my radar, so maybe it slipped under yours, too: This Friday, two excellent podcasts on the Maximum Fun network are recording live shows at the Mission: Jordan, Jesse, Go! and Stop Podcasting Yourself. Jordan, Jesse, Go is the joint podcast of comedy writer Jordan Morris and podcast kingpin Jesse Thorn (of Bullseye, […]
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Welcome to Night Vale‘s Live Show Is Way Better than Hearing about Stamps.com
I love podcasts, but I don’t think I’d pay for one. Podcasting, though, is not a zero-cost endeavor. It takes time, of course, as well as equipment, talent, and web hosting. Get enough subscribers, and downloads can slow to a crawl without the support of costly bandwidth. Despite being distributed for free, podcasts, after a […]
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Seen in Portland
This podcast fan car was seen outside the Mercury office today. Courtney Ferguson I don’t know if you can read it, but the text on either side of the huge hood graphic says “Support Local Mental Health.” Which is kinda funny because I’m pretty sure none of those podcasts are local.