14 episodes

Reporters Tom Hallman and Samantha Swindler tell the extraordinary stories of everyday Oregonians.

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    • 4.4 • 9 Ratings

Reporters Tom Hallman and Samantha Swindler tell the extraordinary stories of everyday Oregonians.

    The Class Rings

    The Class Rings

    Samantha Swindler and Tom Hallman tell the stories of two lost-and-found class rings. One was returned to its rightful owner after 40 years. The provenance of the other remains a mystery.
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    • 23 min
    The Portland Sleestak

    The Portland Sleestak

    Brent Marr created his own costume of the Sleestak monster from the 1970s children’s show, “Land of the Lost.” You might come across one of his “Sleestak Attacks” around Portland.
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    • 21 min
    The Rose Queens

    The Rose Queens

    We speak with Rose Queens from the Portland Rose Festivals in 1947, 1962, 1980 and 2020, and the festival, a changing Portland, and a changing Rose Court.
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    • 26 min
    The Riddle House

    The Riddle House

    In the midst of the pandemic, a monument of sorts has been created on a quiet neighborhood street in Portland’s Southwest Hills, not far from Council Crest.
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    • 21 min
    The Good-News Cartographer

    The Good-News Cartographer

    Tired out from an onslaught of bad news in the era of COVID-19, Mark Lawton set out to scour the world for good stories that lifted his spirits.
    See his map at oneworld-stories.org. Read more about Lawton's project.
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    • 25 min
    The Baker

    The Baker

    Whitney Rutz made a giant cinnamon roll to cheer herself up. She ended up making more than 100 of them while raising thousands for the Oregon Food Bank.
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    • 24 min

Customer Reviews

4.4 out of 5
9 Ratings

9 Ratings

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Great stuff

Hope they don’t stop producing this podcast. We need more from Tom Hallman.

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needlepoint pews

STOP! THESE ARE NOT QUILTS! you’re a journalist, please get your terms right! when you needlepoint, you’re NOT making quilts. totally different art/craft/process…

otherwise, interesting, hope to see these needlepointed pew cushions someday

ps - needlepoint is NOT a lost art. there are thousands of women and MEN who needlepoint today all around the world. you can find us in facebook groups…

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