Our Fires

In this, the third and final episode of our audio documentary series about displacement in Portland's Black Community, we meet the Davis family. A family whose home is at the center of a conflict with the city that started in the 1980s and is still present today. Series Credits: Host: James Dixon Producer/Host: Noah Dunham Consulting Producers: James Dixon, Jahmal Landers, Cleo Davis, Donna Maxey and OB Hill. Music Composed by: Ryan Sollee and It's Future Time Music Performed by: Sarah Clarke, Ryan Sollee and It's Future Time Sound Editing: Matt Harmon and Noah Dunham Graphic Design: Brian John Park Recording partners: Xray.fm and Open Signal PDX Much has come to light in the last decade regarding Portland's treatment of the Black community when it comes to displacement and planned gentrification in the city's Black neighborhoods. In this documentary series, the team behind the podcast "Our Fires" aims to humanize the struggles of Portland's Black citizens through the telling of personal histories. Three Portlanders; OB Hill, Donna Maxey and Cleo Davis, from three generations, recall their families' stories that journey through nearly a century of discriminatory city planning that has uprooted entire neighborhoods.

In our second chapter in our three part series focusing on displacement in Portland Oregon's Black neighborhoods, we hear the story of Donna Maxey. Donna is a retired teacher and activist who recounts for us the harrowing tale of her childhood home and her family's struggle with the city's "Urban Renewal" policies. Series Credits: Host: James Dixon Producer/Host: Noah Dunham Consulting Producers: James Dixon, Jahmal Landers, Cleo Davis, Donna Maxey and OB Hill. Music Composed by: Ryan Sollee and It's Future Time Music Performed by: Sarah Clarke, Ryan Sollee and It's Future Time Sound Editing: Matt Harmon and Noah Dunham Graphic Design: Brian John Park Recording partners: Xray.fm and Open Signal PDX Much has come to light in the last decade regarding Portland's treatment of the Black community when it comes to displacement and planned gentrification in the city's Black neighborhoods. In this documentary series, the team behind the podcast "Our Fires" aims to humanize the struggles of Portland's Black citizens through the telling of personal histories. Three Portlanders; OB Hill, Donna Maxey and Cleo Davis, from three generations, recall their families' stories that journey through nearly a century of discriminatory city planning that has uprooted entire neighborhoods.

In our first chapter of our three part audio documentary series focusing on displacement in Portland Oregon we meet OB Hill. OB is a historian and a storyteller who survived the Vanport flood. Series Credits: Host: James Dixon Producer/Host: Noah Dunham Consulting Producers: James Dixon, Jahmal Landers, Cleo Davis, Donna Maxey and OB Hill. Music Composed by: Ryan Sollee and It's Future Time Music Performed by: Sarah Clarke, Ryan Sollee and It's Future Time Sound Editing: Matt Harmon and Noah Dunham Graphic Design: Brian John Park Recording partners: Xray.fm and Open Signal PDX Much has come to light in the last decade regarding Portland's treatment of the Black community when it comes to displacement and planned gentrification in the city's Black neighborhoods. In this documentary series, the team behind the podcast "Our Fires" aims to humanize the struggles of Portland's Black citizens through the telling of personal histories. Three Portlanders; OB Hill, Donna Maxey and Cleo Davis, from three generations, recall their families' stories that journey through nearly a century of discriminatory city planning that has uprooted entire neighborhoods.

We've got an update on what we've been up to in 2017. New "Our Fires" episodes are right around the corner!

Our Fires is a new podcast exploring unknown/forgotten history through stories and songs that are created specifically for the show by contemporary writers and musicians. This clip, from the show's first episode, features Ryan Sollee's original song "Tinder Box" performed here by himself and Kal Giaritta and Matt Harmon (There is No Mountain). More on Our Fires: One part history lesson, one part listening party; this project aims to illuminate culture, rethinking what we've known to uncover what we can still learn. With original music! And stories! This pilot episode unveils the tale of Oregon's Tillamook Burn, a catastrophic wild fire that burned 12 and half million board feet of old growth forest in the coastal range of Oregon in 1933. A cautionary tale | A thrilling story. Stay tuned for the next addition to this on-going podcast. Also subscribe on itunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/our-f…d1137494328?mt=2 Podcast Credits: Music by- Ryan Sollee (The Builders & The Butchers) Kal Giaritta (There is No Mountain) Matt Harmon (There is No Mountain) Avery Gilbert (ADOS 33) Brian Park Michelle Kosta Words by- Jade Strong Michael Mount TJ Acena Karen Green Produced and Directed by Noah Dunham Associate Producer, Emily Wright Writing and Collaboration: Noah Dunham, Kal Giaritta, Matt Harmon, Jade Stong, and Ryan Sollee. Sound Engineering: Matt Harmon, Paul Seely Photos & Video: Brett Mustard and Doug Kerrigan

Our Fires is a new podcast exploring unknown/forgotten history through stories and songs that are created specifically for the show by contemporary writers and musicians. This clip, from the show's first episode, features TJ Acena's original story inspired by the fire's destruction and also when it finally was extinguished. More on Our Fires: One part history lesson, one part listening party; this project aims to illuminate culture, rethinking what we've known to uncover what we can still learn. With original music! And stories! This pilot episode unveils the tale of Oregon's Tillamook Burn, a catastrophic wild fire that burned 12 and half million board feet of old growth forest in the coastal range of Oregon in 1933. A cautionary tale | A thrilling story. Stay tuned for the next addition to this on-going podcast. Also subscribe on itunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/our-f…d1137494328?mt=2 Podcast Credits: Music by- Ryan Sollee (The Builders & The Butchers) Kal Giaritta (There is No Mountain) Matt Harmon (There is No Mountain) Avery Gilbert (ADOS 33) Brian Park Michelle Kosta Words by- Jade Strong Michael Mount TJ Acena Karen Green Produced and Directed by Noah Dunham Associate Producer, Emily Wright Writing and Collaboration: Noah Dunham, Kal Giaritta, Matt Harmon, Jade Stong, and Ryan Sollee. Sound Engineering: Matt Harmon, Paul Seely Photos & Video: Brett Mustard and Doug Kerrigan

Our Fires is a new podcast exploring unknown/forgotten history through stories and songs that are created specifically for the show by contemporary writers and musicians. This clip, from the show's first episode, features Ryan Sollee's original song "Let it Rain", sung here by the extremely talented Michelle Kosta, which was inspired by the rain that eventually put the wild fire out. More on Our Fires: One part history lesson, one part listening party; this project aims to illuminate culture, rethinking what we've known to uncover what we can still learn. With original music! And stories! This pilot episode unveils the tale of Oregon's Tillamook Burn, a catastrophic wild fire that burned 12 and half million board feet of old growth forest in the coastal range of Oregon in 1933. A cautionary tale | A thrilling story. Stay tuned for the next addition to this on-going podcast. Also subscribe on itunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/our-f…d1137494328?mt=2 Podcast Credits: Music by- Ryan Sollee (The Builders & The Butchers) Kal Giaritta (There is No Mountain) Matt Harmon (There is No Mountain) Avery Gilbert (ADOS 33) Brian Park Michelle Kosta Words by- Jade Strong Michael Mount TJ Acena Karen Green Produced and Directed by Noah Dunham Associate Producer, Emily Wright Writing and Collaboration: Noah Dunham, Kal Giaritta, Matt Harmon, Jade Stong, and Ryan Sollee. Sound Engineering: Matt Harmon, Paul Seely Photos & Video: Brett Mustard and Doug Kerrigan

Our Fires is a new podcast exploring unknown/forgotten history through stories and songs that are created specifically for the show by contemporary writers and musicians. This clip, from the show's first episode, features Michael Mount's original story "Pillar of Smoke" which was inspired by the destruction that the wild fire had done on local communities living in the area. More on Our Fires: One part history lesson, one part listening party; this project aims to illuminate culture, rethinking what we've known to uncover what we can still learn. With original music! And stories! This pilot episode unveils the tale of Oregon's Tillamook Burn, a catastrophic wild fire that burned 12 and half million board feet of old growth forest in the coastal range of Oregon in 1933. A cautionary tale | A thrilling story. Stay tuned for the next addition to this on-going podcast. Also subscribe on itunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/our-f…d1137494328?mt=2 Podcast Credits: Music by- Ryan Sollee (The Builders & The Butchers) Kal Giaritta (There is No Mountain) Matt Harmon (There is No Mountain) Avery Gilbert (ADOS 33) Brian Park Michelle Kosta Words by- Jade Strong Michael Mount TJ Acena Karen Green Produced and Directed by Noah Dunham Associate Producer, Emily Wright Writing and Collaboration: Noah Dunham, Kal Giaritta, Matt Harmon, Jade Stong, and Ryan Sollee. Sound Engineering: Matt Harmon, Paul Seely Photos & Video: Brett Mustard and Doug Kerrigan

Our Fires is a new podcast exploring unknown/forgotten history through stories and songs that are created specifically for the show by contemporary writers and musicians. This clip, from the show's first episode, features Avery Gilbert's (ADOS 33) original song "First Flame" which was inspired by the events that led to the beginning of Tillamook Burn. More on Our Fires: One part history lesson, one part listening party; this project aims to illuminate culture, rethinking what we've known to uncover what we can still learn. With original music! And stories! This pilot episode unveils the tale of Oregon's Tillamook Burn, a catastrophic wild fire that burned 12 and half million board feet of old growth forest in the coastal range of Oregon in 1933. A cautionary tale | A thrilling story. Stay tuned for the next addition to this on-going podcast. Also subscribe on itunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/our-f…d1137494328?mt=2 Podcast Credits: Music by- Ryan Sollee (The Builders & The Butchers) Kal Giaritta (There is No Mountain) Matt Harmon (There is No Mountain) Avery Gilbert (ADOS 33) Brian Park Michelle Kosta Words by- Jade Strong Michael Mount TJ Acena Karen Green Produced and Directed by Noah Dunham Associate Producer, Emily Wright Writing and Collaboration: Noah Dunham, Kal Giaritta, Matt Harmon, Jade Stong, and Ryan Sollee. Sound Engineering: Matt Harmon, Paul Seely Photos & Video: Brett Mustard and Doug Kerrigan

Our Fires is a new podcast exploring unknown/forgotten history through stories and songs that are created specifically for the show by contemporary writers and musicians. This clip, from the show's first episode, features Karen Green's original story "One More" which was inspired by the events that led to the beginning of Tillamook Burn. More on Our Fires: One part history lesson, one part listening party; this project aims to illuminate culture, rethinking what we've known to uncover what we can still learn. With original music! And stories! This pilot episode unveils the tale of Oregon's Tillamook Burn, a catastrophic wild fire that burned 12 and half million board feet of old growth forest in the coastal range of Oregon in 1933. A cautionary tale | A thrilling story. Stay tuned for the next addition to this on-going podcast. Also subscribe on itunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/our-f…d1137494328?mt=2 Podcast Credits: Music by- Ryan Sollee (The Builders & The Butchers) Kal Giaritta (There is No Mountain) Matt Harmon (There is No Mountain) Avery Gilbert (ADOS 33) Brian Park Michelle Kosta Words by- Jade Strong Michael Mount TJ Acena Karen Green Produced and Directed by Noah Dunham Associate Producer, Emily Wright Writing and Collaboration: Noah Dunham, Kal Giaritta, Matt Harmon, Jade Stong, and Ryan Sollee. Sound Engineering: Matt Harmon, Paul Seely Photos & Video: Brett Mustard and Doug Kerrigan

Our Fires is a new podcast exploring unknown/forgotten history through stories and songs that are created specifically for the show by contemporary writers and musicians. This clip from the show's first episode features Kal Giaritta, Matt Harmon (of There is No Mountain) and Ryan Sollee (of the Builders of the Butchers), playing the third part of the episode's theme song. One part history lesson, one part listening party; this project aims to illuminate culture, rethinking what we've known to uncover what we can still learn. With original music! And stories! This pilot episode unveils the tale of Oregon's Tillamook Burn, a catastrophic wild fire that burned 12 and half million board feet of old growth forest in the coastal range of Oregon in 1933. A cautionary tale | A thrilling story. Stay tuned for the next addition to this on-going podcast. Also subscribe on itunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/our-f…d1137494328?mt=2 Podcast Credits: Music by- Ryan Sollee (The Builders & The Butchers) Kal Giaritta (There is No Mountain) Matt Harmon (There is No Mountain) Avery Gilbert (ADOS 33) Brian Park Michelle Kosta Words by- Jade Strong Michael Mount TJ Acena Karen Green Produced and Directed by Noah Dunham Associate Producer, Emily Wright Writing and Collaboration: Noah Dunham, Kal Giaritta, Matt Harmon, Jade Stong, and Ryan Sollee. Sound Engineering: Matt Harmon, Paul Seely Photos & Video: Brett Mustard and Doug Kerrigan

Our Fires is a new podcast exploring unknown/forgotten history through stories and songs that are created specifically for the show by contemporary writers and musicians. This clip from the show's first episode features Kal Giaritta, Matt Harmon (of There is No Mountain) and Ryan Sollee (of the Builders of the Butchers), playing the second part of the episode's theme song that also moves into Ryan Sollee's composition: All Turn to Fire. One part history lesson, one part listening party; this project aims to illuminate culture, rethinking what we've known to uncover what we can still learn. With original music! And stories! This pilot episode unveils the tale of Oregon's Tillamook Burn, a catastrophic wild fire that burned 12 and half million board feet of old growth forest in the coastal range of Oregon in 1933. A cautionary tale | A thrilling story. Stay tuned for the next addition to this on-going podcast. Also subscribe on itunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/our-f…d1137494328?mt=2 Podcast Credits: Music by- Ryan Sollee (The Builders & The Butchers) Kal Giaritta (There is No Mountain) Matt Harmon (There is No Mountain) Avery Gilbert (ADOS 33) Brian Park Michelle Kosta Words by- Jade Strong Michael Mount TJ Acena Karen Green Produced and Directed by Noah Dunham Associate Producer, Emily Wright Writing and Collaboration: Noah Dunham, Kal Giaritta, Matt Harmon, Jade Stong, and Ryan Sollee. Sound Engineering: Matt Harmon, Paul Seely Photos & Video: Brett Mustard and Doug Kerrigan

Our Fires is a new podcast exploring unknown/forgotten history through stories and songs that are created specifically for the show by contemporary writers and musicians. This clip from the show's first episode features Kal Giaritta, Matt Harmon (of There is No Mountain) and Ryan Sollee (of the Builders of the Butchers), playing the first part of the episode's theme song. One part history lesson, one part listening party; this project aims to illuminate culture, rethinking what we've known to uncover what we can still learn. With original music! And stories! This pilot episode unveils the tale of Oregon's Tillamook Burn, a catastrophic wild fire that burned 12 and half million board feet of old growth forest in the coastal range of Oregon in 1933. A cautionary tale | A thrilling story. Stay tuned for the next addition to this on-going podcast. Also subscribe on itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/our-fires/id1137494328?mt=2 Podcast Credits: Music by- Ryan Sollee (The Builders & The Butchers) Kal Giaritta (There is No Mountain) Matt Harmon (There is No Mountain) Avery Gilbert (ADOS 33) Brian Park Michelle Kosta Words by- Jade Strong Michael Mount TJ Acena Karen Green Produced and Directed by Noah Dunham Associate Producer, Emily Wright Writing and Collaboration: Noah Dunham, Kal Giaritta, Matt Harmon, Jade Stong, and Ryan Sollee. Sound Engineering: Matt Harmon, Paul Seely Photos & Video: Brett Mustard and Doug Kerrigan

Our Fires is a new podcast exploring unknown/forgotten history through stories and songs that are created specifically for the show by contemporary writers and musicians. One part history lesson, one part listening party; this project aims to illuminate culture, rethinking what we've known to uncover what we can still learn. With original music! And stories! This pilot episode unveils the tale of Oregon's Tillamook Burn, a catastrophic wild fire that burned 12 and half million board feet of old growth forest in the coastal range of Oregon in 1933. A cautionary tale | A thrilling story. Stay tuned for the next addition to this on-going podcast. You can also subscribe on itunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/our-fires/id1137494328?mt=2# Podcast Credits: Music by- Ryan Sollee (The Builders & The Butchers) Kal Giaritta (There is No Mountain) Matt Harmon (There is No Mountain) Avery Gilbert (ADOS 33) Brian Park Michelle Kosta Words by- Jade Strong Michael Mount TJ Acena Karen Green Produced and Directed by Noah Dunham Associate Producer, Emily Wright Writing and Collaboration: Noah Dunham, Kal Giaritta, Matt Harmon, Jade Stong, and Ryan Sollee. Sound Engineering: Matt Harmon, Paul Seely Photos & Video: Brett Mustard and Doug Kerrigan