Footnotes

Oregon, as we all know, is full of makers, crafters, and creators. And if you've been watching NBC's Making It, now in its third season, you may have recognized a few familiar faces—or maybe even one very recognizable beard.That's right—Waldport's own Gary Herd, also known as the Bearded Woodworker to his some 9,000 subscribers on YouTube, made the cut for season three of the goofily good-hearted crafting competition reality show. Hosted by Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman of Parks and Rec, contestants compete in challenges ranging from making an interactive toy that reflects their personalities to transforming a closet into a tiny-yet-meaningful nook for a friend or family member.In this week's episode of Footnotes, Portland Monthly news editor Julia Silverman sits down with the Bearded Woodworker himself, Gary Herd, to talk about what it was like filming the show during COVID, how Making It offers a kindler, gentler approach to an often cutthroat genre of reality TV, and how Oregon inspires Herd's craftGuestGary Herd, the Bearded Woodworker

You may be familiar with "The Great Resignation." It's a term coined by Anthony Klotz at Texas A&M and refers to a mass exodus of US workers leaving their jobs as we emerge from COVID. In April alone, about four million people clocked out for good, and it's got a lot of people wondering what the heck is going on. Part of that has to do with our redefinition of success post-pandemic. But another piece to this Great Resignation puzzle, however, predates the pandemic: burnout, a prolonged psychological response to chronic work-related stress. In layperson's terms: you've got too much to do, you're not feeling rewarded, and you're exhausted because of all of it. But, of course, it's a little more complicated than that.So for this week's episode of Footnotes, we wanted to chat with Regan Gurung. He's a social psychologist and professor at Oregon State University, and we wanted to pick his brain a little bit to help us break down what exactly burnout is, how to recognize it, and how we—as employees and employers—can prevent it and recover from it. Guest Regan Gurung

Last weekend saw a record-breaking heat wave in the Pacific Northwest, with some areas experiencing over 115 degree temperatures. As someone who spent a lot of my adolescence in Arizona, I can tell you that is exactly how it feels in Phoenix, and it sucks, and it's why I left, really. But one of the saving graces of living in a town like Phoenix is that just about everybody and every building has air conditioning.In Portland and the Pacific Northwest, it's not quite the same, and so when the historic heat wave hit us this weekend, it hit hard, revealing just how underprepared our region is for such a climate disaster and resulting in at least 60 heat-related deaths in Oregon. So for this week's Footnotes we wanted to chat with Jola Ajibade. She's an assistant professor in the geography department at Portland State University, and her research focuses on how individuals, communities, and cities respond to global climate change. In this interview, we talk about the record-breaking heatwave that slammed the Pacific Northwest and the need for adaptation measures and climate action now. "It's hard for me to use the word 'normal.' I really don't want this to be normal, but if this is going to happen a bit more frequently, we need to be prepared," Ajibade says. Guest Jola Ajibade

After a months-long search, Commissioner Carmen Rubio and Portland's City Arts program has appointed the city's two new creative laureates—that's right, two. That's a first for the city's creative laureate program, which was created in 2012. Photographer Julie Keefe was our first creative laureate. Now, Leila Haile and Joaquin Lopez will both serve as the city's official ambassadors to the broader creative community.For the week's episode of Footnotes, we chat with our two new creative laureates about what they're hoping to bring to Portland's creative community and how COVID and the fight for racial justice have changed our view of art in our everyday lives. Leila Haile is a queer activist and tattoo artist at Ori Gallery, focusing on curating spaces for queer and trans communities. Joaquin Lopez is a musician, performing artist, and counselor whose work is grounded in personal transformation, self-expression, and Latino queer identity. We are joined by Subashini Ganesan, a dancer and educator who served as Portland's creative laureate from 2018 to 2021.GuestsLeila HaileJoaquin LopezSubashini Ganesan

We are about 2 percent, or 60,000 people, away from reaching the state's 70 percent threshold. That is, when 70 percent of the state's residents 16 and older have at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has said she will lift most statewide restrictions—including indoor capacity limits, mask mandates, and physical distancing requirements—and reopen the state's economy. Part of what's gotten us this close to that 70 percent figure: Oregon's mass vaccination sites at the Oregon Convention Center, the drive-thru sites at the Portland International Airport, and the Hillsboro Stadium. But with all three sites closing this month, what does that mean for the future of vaccinations in Oregon? What are the next steps? This week on Footnotes, the closure of Oregon's mass vaccination sites, the continued health equity and access issues facing our state, and the role community health clinics will play moving forward toward a post-pandemic future.GuestsMax Janasik, CEO of One Community HealthLorena Mosqueda, health and wellness director at Latino NetworkMara Gross, interim executive director at the Coalition of Community Health Clinics

For this week's Footnotes, we're revisiting an episode from last year with Courtney Campbell, a professor in the School of History, Philosophy, and Religion at Oregon State University. We talk about Albert Camus's The Plague, the lessons we've learned from this pandemic, and how philosophy will continue to play a role in our everyday lives. Guest Courtney Campbell

June is Pride month, which in non-coronavirus times means a festival, a parade, and a month-long celebration. And after 2020's festivities were scaled way back, Portland's Pride Festival—organized by Pride NW—will cautiously return in 2021. But how has the past year affected Portland's LGBTQ+ community, and what does the future hold? In this week's episode of Footnotes, Portland Monthly arts editor Conner Reed talks about how the coronavirus shaped this year's festivities, the Pride package in our Summer 2021 issue of the magazine, and what a return to the Pride Festival means for Portland. Guest Conner ReedLinksHow to Celebrate Pride 2021 in PortlandPride NW

Last year the Oregon Water Futures project, in partnership with Unite Oregon, the Chinook Indian Nation and other organizations, conducted a series of water-focused conversations with Native, Black, Latinx, and migrant communities around the state to learn about their cultural connections to water and their concerns when it comes to water education, access, and advocacy. And earlier this week the project released a report of their findings from those conversations to Oregon policy and decision-makers.  So for this week's episode of Footnotes, we wanted to talk with Alai Reyes-Santos. She's the lead author of the Oregon Water Futures Project Report. She's also a professor at the University of Oregon in its Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies department. In this interview, we talk about the Oregon Water Futures Project Report, how COVID and the wildfires of 2020 shaped the report and its finds, and the steps we can take now to help bring underrepresented communities into our conversations about water. GuestAlaí Reyes-SantosLinksOregon Water Futures Project Report

In this episode of Footnotes, published on April 30, I talked with Dawn Nolt, a professor of pediatrics, with a special focus on infectious diseases, at Oregon Health & Science University, about the potential side effects from first and second doses of the coronavirus vaccine. We talked about why people may or may not experience these side effects, and why, if you do experience them, it's actually good thing.  GuestDawn Nolt, professor of pediatrics at Oregon Health & Science University

This week has been full of ups and downs for us here at the magazine. On Wednesday, Portland Monthly took home four City and Regional Magazine Awards. But it's also been a very stressful close week, and we're currently putting our upcoming summer issue to bed. And on top of all of that has been the lingering knowledge that by the end of the week, we'd have to say goodbye to Portland Monthly's own senior editor Eden Dawn.Eden has been with the magazine since 2010 as our veteran style editor. She's produced thousands of articles, pulled together elaborate (and award-winning) fashion shoots, and championed the small businesses, creators, and makers that have helped put Portland on the map.Unofficially, Eden has also served as what we call the Shenanigans Editor—the person on the editorial staff we could always count on to dole out spontaneous fun exactly when it was needed. No staff happy hour, party, or karaoke night was complete without her. And while those things never showed up in the pages of the magazine or on the website, they were and are a deeply important part of our magazine's culture.This week on Footnotes, we wanted to chat with Eden Dawn about her time and accomplishments here at Portland Monthly. And who better to chat it up with her than our own editor in chief Marty Patail, who started working for Portland Monthly about a week after Eden.Guests Eden Dawn, Portland Monthly senior editorMarty Patail, Portland Monthly editor in chief

On Wednesday, I received the second dose of the coronavirus vaccine.It's a day that I've been anticipating and dreading. Anticipating because of the sense of relief I'd feel afterward, the sense that I'd be one step closer to returning to normal. Dreading because of the possible side effects people have reported experiencing, the side effects that I am currently feeling. Fever, chills, headaches, body aches, fatigue. You name it. I either felt it last night or am feeling it right now. And it sucks. It really does. And with vaccine eligibility open to folks 16 and older, I know a lot of other people will be getting the first or even their second vaccine dose soon, and that many of those people might be anxious about the imminent potential side effects.  So for this week on Footnotes, we spoke with Dawn Nolt. She's a professor of pediatrics at Oregon Health and Science University, with a special focus on infectious diseases. I spoke with her yesterday—just after my second dose appointment—about the importance of taking both COVID vaccine doses, second dose possible side effects, and why feeling these side effects is actually a good thing.  Guest Dawn Nolt, professor of pediatrics at Oregon Health & Science University

On Monday, everyone 16 and older became eligible to schedule a vaccine appointment, which is good news for folks who do not like living through a pandemic. But the bad news is, the pandemic is far from over. Recent data suggests that case numbers are increasing in 89 countries, including in the United States, where we're currently seeing twice as many cases as in the past month.In Oregon, even though nearly one million Oregonians, or 23 percent, are fully vaccinated, we're seeing similar data.“As of today OHA has reported 173,626 COVID-19 cases in Oregon," says state epidemiologist Dean Sidelinger. “But recent data are troubling, showing that the virus is again on the march throughout our state, sickening our friends and neighbors. Daily cases, hospitalizations, our positive case rate, and, sadly, COVID-19 deaths are all on the upswing. Daily cases of COVID-19 have more than doubled in just over a month, increasing from a seven-day moving average of 249 on March 6, to a daily average of 595 cases.” So today on Footnotes, we wanted to talk a little bit about recent coronavirus news and how it affects Oregon. From the Johnson & Johnson pause, to vaccine hesitancy, to herd immunity, this is the state of the coronavirus in Oregon.   GuestsDean Sidelinger, Oregon state epidemiologist Patrick Allen, director at Oregon Health Authority Chunhuei Chi, professor of international health at Oregon State UniversityLinksHow to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine in Oregon What Is Herd Immunity?

Portland knows Tra'Renee Chambers's voice. It's the afternoon drive time voice that spins hip hop hits on Jam'n 107.5 and, before that, KinkFM and Z100. We also know it from Afternoon Live, the lifestyle television show she hosted for years on KATU, covering everything from films to fashion to parenting topics. For some kids, it was the voice of their social worker. At Self Enhancement Inc people know her voice as their licensed therapist, friend, and even, at one point, the interim director of SEI's community and family services. Now, the mom of three is embarking on a new—kind of old—chapter: a revival of her former public affairs radio show, Situations & Conversations with Tra'Renee, this time as a video and audio podcast and social media talk show, bringing together people from all aspects of her life and career to date. The show was recently picked up by KATU for its first season consisting of 12 episodes. So for this week's episode of Footnotes, Portland Monthly senior editor Eden Dawn spoke with Tra'Renee Chambers about reviving Situations & Conversations, and the importance of using her platform to elevate underrepresented voices. GuestTra'Renee ChambersLinks Tra'Renee Chambers on Her New Podcast and Her PurposeSituations & Conversations

When news hit that the beloved children's author Beverly Cleary had passed on March 25, it seemed inevitable—she was 104, after all—and yet it was still deeply devastating, especially to the children and adults alike who had grown up with and had been shaped by her works. Her characters like Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and more, give children people with whom they can identify, even though their stories preserve an extinct midcentury America. Throughout her 20-year journalism career in Oregon, Portland Monthly news editor Julia Silverman had long dreamed of one day interviewing Beverly Cleary. And, sadly, while she can't quite do that now, she did the next best thing, which is to call up a local author, also profoundly inspired by Cleary's works, to talk about the late writer's vast and enduring legacy. In this episode of Footnotes, Julia Silverman talks with Portland-based author Lydia Kiesling about how Beverly Cleary wrote about motherhood, parenting, and Portland.  Guest Lydia KieslingLinksWhat Ramona Quimby Taught Me about Taking Up SpaceOregonians Remember Beverly ClearyWhy Beverly Cleary Is Portland's Undisputed, Unofficial Novelist Laureate 

It's been a year and some change since the first reported COVID-19 case in the United States. Since then we've learned a lot about the virus, and while vaccination rates and loosening restrictions suggest that the worst of coronavirus may soon be behind us, there's still much about it that we don't understand. Recent upticks in concerning variants like the B.1.1.7 are being studied, and we still don't quite understand when or if we'll reach herd immunity.  And there's another big gap in our knowledge: the long-term physiological health effects of COVID-19. Recently, Oregon Health and Science University launched its Long COVID-19 Program, aimed at studying and providing comprehensive care for patients who have experienced COVID-19 symptoms for more than a month. For this week's episode of Footnotes, we talked to Eric Herman, the program's lead physician, about the types of symptoms folks are experiencing and what this new program hopes to learn from studying these so-called “long haulers.”GuestEric Herman, lead physician at OHSU's Long COVID-19 ProgramLinksCOVID Variants in OregonOHSU Long COVID-19 Program

Last quarter at Oregon Health and Science University, graduate student Gail Stonebarger taught a section of an undergraduate class focused on the neuroscience of oppression and privilege. For this week on Footnotes, we wanted to talk with Gail about that class, as well as a larger issue of representation in science, research, and STEM-related fields. We touch on the hierarchal structure of research, the lack of mental health support for underrepresented communities within STEM fields, and what we can do to change that. GuestGail Stonebarger, PhD candidate in the Behavioral Neuroscience department at OHSULinksNogginFest

In the last few weeks we've seen bouts of good news regarding the coronavirus, signs that give us hope for the upcoming spring and summer. Earlier in March, President Biden announced that he would direct all states, tribes, and territories to make every adult eligible to be vaccinated no later than May 1. It took some time, but on Wednesday, March 17, Oregon Health Authority announced it would be able to meet the president's timeline. Further, new guidance from OHA has expanded the capacity for indoor and outdoor activities in the state.But even as COVID vaccinations go up and caseloads go down, festivals and other large-crowd events have been playing it safe, and are either changing their formats drastically or not happening at all. Most recently, the Portland Rose Festival, for the second summer in a row, announced it would not host its Grand Floral Parade or City Fair. Typically a huge deal and the historic summer kickoff in Portland, the Rose Festival will again operate on a smaller scale, with virtual and limited in-person events. The announcement has got us thinking about what the future might look like for large-crowd events. For this week's episode of Footnotes, Portland Monthly news editor Julia Silverman spoke with Portland Rose Festival Foundation CEO Jeff Curtis about its decision to forgo its traditional festival and how the coronavirus is shaping other large-crowd events in Oregon.

As the nation continues to see promising news about coronavirus vaccinations and declining case rates—dare we say—there is much reason for cautious optimism. And yet, while we transition slowly back to some semblance of normalcy, schools are very much still in question. In order for schools in Oregon to return to normal, not only do more people need to be vaccinated and case numbers need to stay low, but, also, rules on how many kids are allowed to return at once and how much personal space they all get will need to be changed.This week on Footnotes, news editor Julia Silverman channels her fellow public school parents across the region and asks Oregon Department of Education director Colt Gill everything they want to know about when schools might be able to go back to normal—hopefully by this fall. Pretty please?GuestColt Gill, director at the Oregon Department of Education 

A conversation with Spacetime Diaries creator Ghan Patel. Plus, we highlight local podcasts you need to listen to right now. GuestGhan PatelPodcast LinksGender RevealA Kids Podcast AboutSpacetime DiariesPROTOCOLCancer for BreakfastFlagrant Pod

The Oregon Health Authority announced the first presumptive case of coronavirus in the state on February 28, 2020. Since then, businesses have been shattered, mutual aid groups and volunteers have stepped up, a racial reckoning simmered to a boil, and hundreds of thousands of Americans have perished. 2020 has revealed the cracks in our healthcare system, brought out the kindness in us for those in need, and has individually and collectively shaped us into a different community. Today on Footnotes, Portland Monthly's Marty Patail, Fiona McCann, Margaret Seiler, and Kathrine Chew Hamilton look back on one year of the coronavirus—how we're coping, overcoming, and changing.Guests Marty Patail, editor in chiefFiona McCann, deputy editor Margaret Seiler, managing editorKatherine Chew Hamilton, food editor

For more than a decade crows have been roosting in Portland. During the fall and winter months, American crows will congregate in numbers from a couple dozen to tens of thousands, and make their way to urban and rural landscapes around Portland where they chat it up and camp out for the night, but by far the largest congregation takes place in downtown proper. At its peak, the crow roost in downtown Portland can exceed 15,000. The spectacle, beautiful though it may be, presents a problem for downtown businesses that have often complained about the noise and the fecal matter. The city has deployed numerous efforts to combat theses problems including the Poopmaster 6000. And for four years, Downtown Portland Clean & Safe has worked with Integrated Avian Solutions, a group of urban falconers, biologists, and bird management professionals, to conduct something known as hazing. Avian Solutions works with a small team of trained Harris Hawks to assist with the moving the crows out of the downtown area toward other parts of the city. But hazing has not gone without it critics who contend the method is ineffective and potentially harmful to the crows.Today on Footnotes, we dive into this yearly phenomenon in Portland, talk a little bit about the conflicts that have arisen during these roosts and to explore this convergence of wildlife and city life and what that says about our relationship with nature.GuestsBob Sallinger, director of conservation at Portland AudobonGary Granger, Portland Crow Roost

If you want to see what defunding the police might look like in Portland, a good place to start is Portland Street Response, a non-police response to assist people experiencing houselessness or a behavioral or mental health crisis. The program was approved in November of 2019, started training this January, and on February 16, the small four-person team spearheading the program will begin taking calls in Lents in Southeast Portland. Portland Monthly deputy editor Fiona McCann talks about the new Portland Street Response, how it differs from traditional police, and what we can expect when the team rolls out on February 16.   Guest Fiona McCann

In November 2020, Oregonians voted to approve all of the state's four ballot measures, including campaign contribution limits, an increase in cigarette tax, and a statewide psilocybin mushroom therapy program. But perhaps the most controversial and progressive was Measure 110, the Drug Decriminalization and Addiction Treatment Initiative, which decriminalized the personal possession of small amounts of schedule 1 through 5 substances like heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamines. And on February 1, the new law, called the Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act, went into effect.To help break down this act, Portland Monthly spoke with Ron Williams, outreach director at the Health Justice Recovery Alliance, the statewide advocacy coalition tasked with ensuring the new law is implemented. Guest Ron Williams, outreach director at the Health Justice Recover Alliance

In this interview from July 2020, Joseph Orosco talks about how Black and Latinx/Chicanx movements of the past intersect in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. We talk about state and police violence against Mexican-American communities, the unity between César Chávez and Martin Luther King Jr., and points of solidarity between Black and Latinx movements. GuestJoseph Orosco, professor of philosophy at Oregon State University

In Oregon and across the country, school districts are navigating how to send students back into the classroom safely, and earlier this week, Oregon's state education agency released an update to its “Ready Schools, Safe Learners” guidance, which outlines health and safety requirements across the state in an effort to gradually bring students from comprehensive distance learning to in-person classes. 10 months after closing down all of its public schools, and as Oregon continues to battle COVID-19, even seeing some cases of a new variant of the coronavirus, the state's updated guidance effectively lowers the bar for returning to in-person instruction. Portland Monthly news editor Julia Silverman breaks down what these new guidelines mean for Oregon's school reopening efforts.GuestJulia SilvermanLinksThe Bar to Reopening Schools in Portland Just Got a Little Bit Lower

Who doesn't love a good power couple? Portland Monthly style editor Eden Dawn and illustrator Ashod Simonian do a lot together: they have fun, go on (lots of) dates, and now they have written a new book, The Portland Book of Dates: Adventures, Escapes, and Secret Spots. The new guidebook features a collection of more than 155 outings in and around the Rose City to inspire romance and adventure.For our first episode of 2021, Portland Monthly digital editor Gabriel Granillo spoke with Eden Dawn about the research behind the book, how COVID has impacted its release, and how small businesses are still struggling.GuestEden Dawn, Portland Monthly style editorLinksSasquatch BooksPowell's The Portland Book of Dates Instagram

In the beginning weeks of lockdown, digital editor Gabriel Granillo and editor in chief Marty Patail connected on Duolingo, a language learning app with millions of active users worldwide and notoriously naggy reminder notifications. Now they sit down to discuss their progress. Is the app truly useful? Is it possible to learn a language for 10 minutes a day without talking to anyone else? And, most crucially, can you connect with your own heritage through an app?

This week on Footnotes, we spoke with Courtney Campbell, a professor in the School of History, Philosophy, and Religion at Oregon State University, about what Albert Camus's 1947 novel The Plague, philosophy, and human nature.GuestsJoseph OroscoCourtney CampbellWhere to Buy The PlagueBroadway Books Powell'sMother Foucault's BookshopGreen Bean BooksMelville Books

This week on Footnotes, how we're thinking philosophically about the pandemic, particularly through the lens of our media, our books, and our imagined spaces. So this week, we're traveling to … space, the final frontier.Joseph Orosco, a professor of philosophy at Oregon State University, talks understanding the pandemic through science fiction and literature, and about Star Trek's treatment of a virus outbreak in an episode called “Miri.”GuestJoseph Orosco, professor of philosophy at Oregon State University

Today on Footnotes, we revisit an episode from August in which Portland Monthly digital editor Gabriel Granillo talks with Aurora Sherman, Jessi Beyer, and Jan Dworkin about the coronavirus's effect on social behavior, relationships, and mental health: Trauma and Relationship Stress Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic.GuestsAurora Sherman, professor of psychology at Oregon State UniversityJessie Beyer, author and mental health advocateJan Dworkin, author and couples therapist

Portland Monthly food editor Katherine Chew Hamilton talks about how restaurants are adapting to the freeze, and the burden being placed on consumers to try and save the food and beverage industry. Guest Katherine Chew Hamilton LinksWhat Multnomah County's Four-Week Freeze Means for Restaurant and Bar Owners & WorkersFood News: Outdoor Dining Is Back

Today, on a special episode of Footnotes, guest host and Portland Monthly style editor Eden Dawn celebrates drag queen and fashion icon Darcelle's 90th birthday by revisiting a The Long Play interview from 2016. In this excerpt, Dawn, Poison Waters, and Darcelle talk drag styles and all things shiny.The Long Play was a Portland Monthly podcast, featuring unedited conversations with Portland innovators, game changers, and generally fascinating people.

We're revisiting this episode of The Long Play from 2016 featuring Darcelle XV. Before Stonewall and the legalization of gay marriage, before RuPaul or Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, there was Darcelle XV's. Founded in 1967, it's the longest-running drag revue in the country, with a never-ending parade of bejeweled dresses, feather boas, Cher tunes, and double entendres. Now 86 years old (at the time of this interview), and still hosting multiple shows a night, we sat down with Darcelle and her right-hand queen, Poison Waters, to talk about what drag means and how the club has evolved, and to swap some great old stories.The Long Play was a Portland Monthly podcast, featuring unedited conversations with Portland innovators, game changers, and generally fascinating people.

Today on this extended edition of Foodnotes, Portland Monthly arts editor Conner Reed talks with Karen Brooks about her appearance on the new Hulu series Eater's Guide to the World, why she chose the restaurants she visited, and what she hopes viewers will take away about Portland's food scene. GuestsConner ReedKaren BrooksLinksPortland Monthly's Own Karen Brooks Kicks Off New Hulu Food Series

Portland Monthly Food Editor Katherine Chew Hamilton talks about food news you may have missed this week and the future of Portland's restaurants as we head into winter. We also try the Squid Ink Tonarrelli from L'unico Alimentari, in this week's edition of Foodnotes. GuestKatherine Chew HamiltonRestaurants/Food to TryBerluMama DútLokanta República L'unico AlimentariLinksPok Pok Announces Its Permanent Closure  This Week in Portland Food News: November 4

Portland Monthly digital editor Gabriel Granillo talks with contributor Stephanie Gehring about the importance of courtroom reporters and stenographers and why the shift toward digital recordings matters. GuestStephanie GehringLinksIn Oregon, Stenography Is a Social Justice IssueYou Could Join a Steno Pool

Gabriel Granillo talks with Portland Monthly news editor Julia Silverman about how the coronavirus has impacted Oregon's ballot measures this election, as well as the state's history with citizen-backed initiatives. GuestJulia SilvermanLinksThe Coronavirus Killed the Ballot Measure Voting Now: Turning Rights into Reality 

Portland Monthly editor in chief Marty Patail speaks with senior editor at large Fiona McCann her work-from-home experience in Ireland and the joy of seeing her parents amid a pandemic.

Portland Monthly editor in chief Marty Patail speaks with senior editor at large Fiona McCann about our annual Light a Fire awards happening October 14, which celebrates nonprofits from all over our city and state that are working hard to make this a better place. GuestFiona McCann, senior editor at large, Portland MonthlyLight a FireRegister to attendRead more about this year's winners

Portland Monthly editor in chief Marty Patail talks with style editor Eden Dawn about recent small business news, including an update on Oregon Gov. Kate Brown's eviction moratorium on commercial leases, as well as how retail and fashion in Portland are adapting to the coronavirus. GuestEden Dawn, Portland Monthly style editorLinksBlack-Owned BusinessesFashion New NormalOregon Unemployment Here's How You Can Help Portland Small Businesses

Host Gabriel Granillo speaks with Paul Robert Wolf Wilson, an enrolled member of the Klamath and Modoc Tribes and photojournalist living in Chiloquin, Oregon, about Indigenous sovereignty, wildfire management, and the #LandBack Movement. GuestsErica FleishmanPaul Robert Wolf WilsonArticlesClimate Change and WildfiresHow to Help the Victims of the Oregon WildfiresResourcesChiloquin Community Rebuild GoFundMe

How Oregon has been responding to the threat of the wildfires, the short-term health effects of smoke inhalation, and the long-term effects of climate change on wildfires in the west. Guests Eden Dawn, Portland Monthly style editorRiley Blake, Portland Monthly editorial internErica Fleishman, director of the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute and professor in the college of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State UniversityRead more Here's How to Help the Victims of Oregon's WildfiresWildfires and the Flu SeasonInterviews from Clackamas Community CollegeQ&A with Erica Fleishman

In this extended episode of Footnotes, Gabriel Granillo discusses how the sounds, chants, and music emanating from the protests in Portland, which have been happening for more than 100 straight days, are energizing the movement. Guests Phillip Wenzel / Frontline DrumlinePortland Sound BlocKarma RiveraJordan FletcherOregon Wildfire ResourcesRed CrossNorthwest Response FundWildland Firefighter FoundationRead Gabriel Granillo's full article online here. 

Portland Monthly arts editor Conner Reed talks about how drive-in theaters have reemerged in the age of coronavirus. 

Portland's food scene continues to adapt to a world being shaped by the coronavirus and social and racial justice. Portland Monthly food critic Karen Brooks and Portland Monthly food editor Katherine Chew Hamilton discuss how restaurants and food writing are changing. 

The external threats of this new pandemic world are changing us internally, even if we aren't always aware of those changes or don't feel as though we're being impacted. Today on the show, why recognizing and maintaining our mental health is crucial in this moment not only for ourselves, but for those around us.   

Just as quickly as the Wall of Moms protest group began, it imploded, very publicly, amid accusations of anti-Blackness and that the original Black Lives Matter message had been abandoned by its founders. Host Gabriel Granillo chats with Jagger Blaec about the rise and fall of the Wall of Moms. 

Host Gabriel Granillo talks to independent journalist Tuck Woodstock about their experiences covering the BLM protests as federal agents descended on Portland.

Host Gabriel Granillo talks to news editor Julia Silverman about public schools this fall.