The Evergreen

OPB’s weekly podcast creates an audio portrait of the Pacific Northwest. We tell the stories of the people, places, communities and cultures that make up this region. It’s a podcast about the place YOU live, the places you love, and the geography you feel connected to.

The Evergreen is a news podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 146 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts The Evergreen, a news show with 146 episodes published.

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  A love letter to an Oregon mercado

  Sep 28, 202624 min

  Imagine a place where the smells of barbacoa and leather from cowboy boots waft through the air, where the sounds of cumbia playing, vendors making aguas frescas and conversations in Spanish carry through the aisles.   M&M Marketplace, a colorful mercado in Hillsboro, gives many of its visitors a sense of community and home.    At the mercado, podcast producer Mía Estrada was instantly transported to the Texas-Mexico border, where she was born and raised.   In this week’s episode, we explore the meaning of home, how we find it in unexpected places, and how it helps us stay resilient — all within the grounds of an Oregon mercado.   -   For more Evergreen episodes and to share your voice with us, visit our showpage. Follow OPB on Instagram , and follow host Jenn Chávez too. You can sign up for OPB’s newsletters to get what you need in your inbox regularly.   Don’t forget to check out our many podcasts, which can be found on any of your favorite podcast apps: Hush   Timber Wars Season 2: Salmon Wars Politics Now Think Out Loud And many more! Check out our full show list here.  

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  REBROADCAST Beyond the Beats: a short history of Portland hip-hop

  Sep 21, 202624 min

  Portland may not be known as a hub of hip-hop on par with New York or Los Angeles, but that doesn’t mean it hasn’t been a hotbed for sonic experimentation and incredible talent for decades.    We had all the elements: historic Black neighborhoods in Northeast Portland, jazz dripping out of clubs, funk bands, block parties, dances, and plenty of good ol’ fashioned youthful angst. So why isn’t Portland hip-hop bigger?   Marlon “Vursatyl” Irving, a longtime Portland rapper and founding member of the Lifesavas hip-hop group, says local nightclubs and venues discriminated against artists, denying artists access to performance spaces   “It was hard for us to get into clubs,” he says. “I think had there been more racial diversity in Portland, and just more understanding about hip-hop culture at the time that the foundation was being laid, we would've got to hear some of the greatest, we would've had recordings from the greatest, we would've seen their careers blossom.”    On this week’s episode, we’re revisiting a story about Portland hip-hop, why it isn’t bigger and what keeps it going.    A special thank you to J Jackson , who produced the documentary “ Beyond the Beats ” in collaboration with OPB’s “Oregon Experience,” KMHD Jazz Radio , and Albina Music Trust .    For more Evergreen episodes and to share your voice with us, visit our showpage. Follow OPB on Instagram , and follow host Jenn Chávez too. You can sign up for OPB’s newsletters to get what you need in your inbox regularly.   Don’t forget to check out our many podcasts, which can be found on any of your favorite podcast apps: Hush   Timber Wars Season 2: Salmon Wars Politics Now Think Out Loud And many more! Check out our full show list here.

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  How Portland’s WNBA team won our hearts

  Sep 14, 202630 min

  The rekindled Portland Fire are wrapping up their inaugural season and, while they didn’t make the playoffs, they did finish fourth in the league for attendance. The team averaged more 14,500 fans per game, which is not all that surprising given how much Portlanders love to show up for women’s sports . Center Megan DiLeo (formerly Megan Gustafson) described the team as “a bunch of overlooked players,” and said she never felt respected as an athlete until she came to the Rose City. Whether the team won or lost, every home game brought good vibes to the Moda Center, which the team nicknamed “ The Fire Pit .”    We break down the joys and challenges of the new team’s first season with two lifelong women’s basketball fans: OPB business reporter, Kyra Buckly and Rev Shines , host of “Today’s Good News” on KMHD. –   For more Evergreen episodes and to share your voice with us, visit our showpage. Follow OPB on Instagram , and follow host Jenn Chávez too. You can sign up for OPB’s newsletters to get what you need in your inbox regularly.   Don’t forget to check out our many podcasts, which can be found on any of your favorite podcast apps: Hush Timber Wars Season 2: Salmon Wars Politics Now Think Out Loud And many more! Check out our full show list here.  

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  Data centers are everywhere

  Sep 7, 202630 min

  Data centers are at the heart of heated conversations in communities around the country, and Oregon is no exception. These facilities store and process data that make all kinds of connectivity possible — posting updates to social media, streaming movies and TV shows, online banking, telehealth, and of course, artificial intelligence. There are about 125 data centers in Oregon. The AI boom has rapidly increased the demand for this infrastructure. And with that has come increased awareness about the climate and community impacts of data centers, as well as how they could impact Oregon’s aging power grid.    We dig into the benefits and drawbacks of data centers in communities across Oregon and hear why some of the largest of these facilities could be a threat to air quality in the eastern part of the state.  –   For more Evergreen episodes and to share your voice with us, visit our showpage. Follow OPB on Instagram , and follow host Jenn Chávez too. You can sign up for OPB’s newsletters to get what you need in your inbox regularly.   Don’t forget to check out our many podcasts, which can be found on any of your favorite podcast apps: Hush Timber Wars Season 2: Salmon Wars Politics Now Think Out Loud And many more! Check out our full show list here.

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  Oregon’s tattoo culture is older than Oregon itself

  Aug 31, 202629 min

  The history of tattoos dates back thousands of years. In the Northwest, people have been getting tattooed since long before Oregon even existed. Today, more tattooers are getting licensed to practice the craft in the state each year, and Oregon is a destination for people looking to get inked.   From Indigenous tattoo practices that survived colonization to sailor tattoos and Portland icon Bert Grimm, we learn the stories behind Oregon’s ink. Learn more by watching OPB’s “Oregon Experience” documentary, “ Tattoo People .” -   For more episodes of The Evergreen, and to share your voice with us, visit our show page. Follow OPB on Instagram , and follow host Jenn Chávez too. You can sign up for OPB’s newsletters to get what you need in your inbox regularly.   Don’t forget to check out our many podcasts, which can be found on any of your favorite podcast apps: Hush Timber Wars Season 2: Salmon Wars Politics Now Think Out Loud And many more! Check out our full show list here.

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