PDXISH

Welcome Carrie Wynkoop, CEO/founder of Oregon-only wine club Cellar 503--to the show. Recently named one of the top 10 wine clubs to join right now by Wine Enthusiast, Carrie launched Cellar 503 in 2014 after being entrenched in a political consulting firm as CFO. Carrie decided to follow her true passion mid-career: Oregon wine. Cellar 503 personally handpicks each wine she sends out to her members nationwide, showcasing unique varietals and undiscovered regions throughout the 19 AVAs in Oregon. Sure everyone knows about the Willamette and Oregon Pinot Noir, but how about Elton AVA? Sit back, take a sip of Oregon wine and here what Carrie has to say.

PDXISH: Paris doesn't have to expensive! Just ask my friend Claudine Hemingway. The creator of Bleu, Blonde and Rouge, a website dedicated to all things Paris and France, on this episode of PDXISH, Claudine and Byron Beck share their tips to saving money and secrets they have come to discover on their various trips to the City of Lights. From flights to food and other French-centric endeavors why don't you grab a glass of vin, and take a listen! Salut!

Lance Mayhew is our guest for this episode of PDXISH. A contributor to many publications and a frequent radio guest, this award winning mixologist is also a certified specialist in spirits. For PDXISH Lance talks all about trends in cocktail consumption and a very cool event coming up: Smirnoff presents July Tea Dance at The Solo Club. A benefit for Willam Temple House's LGBT services, July's Tea Dance takes place on Sunday, July 21. Hosted by PDXISH’s own Byron Beck it features dancing, day-drinking, drag, drink specials, raffle prizes and DJ Deff Ro!

The Portland Art Museum is pleased to present Paris 1900: City of Entertainment, a sumptuous look back at the City of Light during the prosperous years spanning the turn of the century. The exhibition, now open, will remain on view through September 8. Joining PDXISH to discuss this wonderful "Paris in Portland" exhibit is Dr. Mary Weaver Chapin, Ph.D., Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Portland Art Museum, and the curator of the PAM exhibit. Joining Dr. Chapin, is a friend of the show, Claudine Hemingway, a frequent visitor to Paris, and a contributor to Bonjour, Paris, a website and magazine based in Paris, France. Take a mini-vacation and enjoy this episode of PDXISH.

The amazing, unstoppable force of nature, Storm Large, returns to Portland in the heavily anticipated 10th anniversary special engagement of her autobiographical, one-woman rock musical Crazy Enough, opening June 25 (her 50th birthday!) on the U.S. Bank Main Stage at Portland Center Stage. Storm stopped by PDXISH to talk about bringing the show back to life and her life in general. Please take a listen to the one and only Storm Large.

For our 75th episode PDXISH welcomes to the show Portland Center Stage's Associate Artistic Director Rose Riordan. The director of "Tiny Beautiful Things," an amazing theatrical piece based on Cheryl Strayed’s (Wild) journey as the beloved anonymous advice columnist for “Dear Sugar,”—currently on the MainStage at PCS—Riordan is in her 21st season at Portland Center Stage at The Armory, where she has previously directed Kodachrome, Every Brilliant Thing, Lauren Weedman Doesn’t Live Here Anymore among others. For PDXISH Riordan shares her thoughts on the show, Cheryl and other "tiny beautiful things."

On this episode of PDXISH our guests are Candace Molatore and Nesrin Danan. Two incredibly cool social media influencers Candace blogs about #bodypostivity and #selflove while Nesrin clicks pics of some of the most famous musicians in the world. Lend your ear to hear what these two talented individuals have to say about our world today.

PDXISH's latest guest is one of the Portland’s most beloved icons, The Unipiper! The flame-throwing, unicycling bagpiper, who is actually a cute, married, nerd named Brian Kidd, shared his newest initiative, Weird Portland United (WPU), ushering in a whole new chapter of Portland weirdness. Kidd also shared his unique collaboration with Portland Brewing, Unipiper Hazy IPA. Through its beer sales Portland Brewing. Unipiper Hazy IPA represents the first of Portland Brewing’s “Keep Portland Weird” year-round series of collaborations. The series features distinctly Portland collaborative brews with the aim of highlighting each collaborator’s contribution to keeping Portland weird. Since 2007 The Unipiper has been riding his unicycle around uniquely Portland attractions and festivals dressed as a variety of famous characters, from Darth Vader to Bigfoot, while playing a set of flame-throwing bagpipes. For this first beer in the series Portland Brewing will donate $5,000 to help kickstart Weird Portland United. WPU is a new nonprofit organization that will discover, support, and cultivate up-and-coming and long-standing purveyors of weird through official Weird Awards, an official register of Weird Historic Places, the Weird Portland Museum, tours of Weird Portland, a Weird Portland Festival, and more.

Brooke Jackson-Glidden is the newish Editor of Eater Portland. PDXISH had an opportunity to talk to this busy editor about the comings and goings of the Portland restaurant scene and the state of food media in America today. Hear what she has to say.

Zia McCabe plays keyboards, percussion and bass guitar for The Dandy Warhols. She is a real estate agent, an activist and a damn good DJ (she goes by DJ Rescue). When she is not doing all that she sings in a country music band called Brush Prairie She is a busy person. But she did take time out of her incredible schedule to spend some time with PDXISH. Listen to what Zia has to say on everything from touring in Europe to cramming for a spelling bee.

What is Little Boxes? Little Boxes is a holiday shopping promotion that highlights independent, locally owned brick-and-mortar retailers in all of Portland’s unique neighborhoods. Little Boxes is all about giving small retailers an affordable, fun, and effective way to work together and connect with shoppers during the holiday season. Shoppers enjoy discovering new independent shops and picking out unique and often locally made gifts for the holidays. Joining PDXISH to talk about Little Boxes is Terry “Starbucker” St. Marie, Little Boxes coordinator/owner; CFO/COO of Tender Loving Empire, retailer and record label and co-founder of Built Oregon, Steven Lien, owner and founder of Under U 4 Men and Inger McDowell-Hartye, owner, With Love from PDX. Enjoy.

Claudine Hemingway orchestrates many of the cool events for McMenamins. She also loves Paris. In the last two years she has been there seven times. In fact, on her last trip to the City of Lights we were there at the same time! On this episode of PDXISH we talk about our mutual obsession for what we are quickly coming to think as our second home.

PDXISH: Burgerville is celebrating the fall season with a NEW Apple Spice Milkshake. Burgerville's very own Chef, Becky McGrath, joined us on PDXISH to share with us this new shake featuring real ice cream blended with diced and roasted Washington-grown Granny Smith apples and infused with nutmeg, vanilla and cinnamon. Each thick, creamy milkshake is hand-topped with pie crust pieces and real whipping cream to create a sweet, smooth blend of spiced apple pie and ice cream in every bite. Joining Chef Becky on the show is Feast's very own Mike Thelin, who shared with us all the incredibly cool things that are happening at this week's Feast festivities.

PDXISH welcomes Lowell MacGregor of Taylor Made Retreat to the show. Taylor Made Retreat is an idyllic sanctuary from the hectic pace of today’s world, where residents can seek lasting recovery through personal spiritual awakening. The Taylor Made Retreat is housed in the former home of Phil Polsky, an infamous ex-boxer and bootlegger. The Tudor revival-style mansion, located on Southwest Walker Road in Portland, is known by locals as the Walker Road Castle. Taylor Made Retreat focuses on the spiritual and mental aspect of the recovery process. The program is created by a team of professionals from across the spectrum of mental health and treatment industry. Lowell shares his vision for Taylor Made Retreat and talks about its upcoming Open House on Sunday, September 16.

Aurora Elixirs, a new Oregon-based brand of hemp and cannabis tonics, has launched with two hemp elixirs, Lavender Spice and Grapefruit Rosemary, now available nationwide. Founded by Victoria Pustynsky, Aurora Elixirs’ striking packaging and balanced flavor profiles are meant as refreshing aperitifs and creative cocktail mixers. Aurora Elixirs Founder and CEO, Victoria Pustynsky, brings nearly fifteen years of luxury beverage expertise to the country’s rapidly-growing cannabis market. Pustynsky has held leadership roles in sales and marketing at LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the world leader in luxury goods, and at Suntory Spirits. Upon moving to Oregon in 2013, she began to explore a fresh side of the food and beverage business as a consultant to a number of local independent wineries and craft distilleries before finding herself in the cannabis industry.

PDXISH welcomes author Courtenay Hameister to the show. An Erma Bombeck meets Elaine May for the #metoo generation, for most of her life (and even during her years as the host of Live Wire), Courtenay Hameister lived in a state of near-constant dread and anxiety. She fretted about everything. Until a couple years ago, when, in her mid-40s, she decided to fight back against her debilitating anxieties by spending a year doing little things that scared her – things that the average person might consider doing for a half second before deciding: "nope." Refreshing, relatable, and pee-your-pants funny, Okay Fine Whatever (Little, Brown) is Hameister's hold-nothing-back account of her adventures on the front lines of Mere Human Woman vs. Fear, reminding us that even the tiniest amount of bravery is still bravery.

Tidal Wave Productions (tidalwavecomics.com) is led by the AMAZING Darren G. Davis. A recent Willamette Week Best of Portland winner ("best biographical comics" for his nonfiction comics on everyone from Michelle Obama to James Comey and Ellen DeGeneres ) Davis sat down with PDXISH to talk comics, celebrities (Olivia Newton John comes up more than once), being gay in Los Angeles and Portland and all sorts of other stuff. He's a fascinating man. Please take a listen.

Rommelmann's work appears in the LA Weekly, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, Reason, and other publications. PDXISH had a chance to talk to Nancy about her new book "To The Bridge: A story of Motherhood and Murder." On May 23, 2009, Amanda Stott-Smith drove to the middle of the Sellwood Bridge in Portland, Oregon, and dropped her two children into the Willamette River. Forty minutes later, rescuers found the body of four-year-old Eldon. Miraculously, his seven-year-old sister, Trinity, was saved. As the public cried out for blood, Amanda was arrested, convicted, and sentenced to thirty-five years in prison. Embarking on a seven-year quest for the truth, Rommelmann traced the roots of Amanda's fury and desperation through thousands of pages of records, withheld documents, meetings with lawyers and convicts, and interviews with friends and family who felt shocked, confused, and emotionally swindled by a woman whose entire life was now defined by an unspeakable crime. At the heart of that crime: a tempestuous marriage, a family on the fast track to self-destruction, and a myriad of secrets and lies as dark and turbulent as the Willamette River.

Steven Lien, the founder of UnderU4Men is a 4th generation Oregonian, who grew up working in the ski industry. Later, a unique opportunity took him into technology career with a Swedish company. After years of world travel and a desire to return to his love of retail, Steven worked to bring to the U.S. what European’s have loved for generations; quality men’s fashion underwear. Founded in 2006 underU4men has grown to become the leading independent retailer in the industry. Steven not only operates the most unique underwear store in the United States he's also a leader, both professionally and personally and is involved with both the retail and LGBT community. Please give a warm welcome to Steven as he joins us for today's PDXISH.

PDXISH welcomes to the show Profile Theatre Artistic Director Josh Hecht. In the middle of an amazing season Josh shares the details about Profile's latest show, "The Secretaries," a Five Lesbian Brothers play, as well other tidbits from a season that features the work of Lisa Kron and Anna Deveare Smith. Josh also shares a bit about himself, Profile's upcoming (temporary) new home, and an amazing queer night that's happening on June 22. Please take a listen.

Have you heard of Fire Brew health tonics? They are made right here in Portland. PDXISH had a chance to speak Fire Brew founder Valerie Roth and sample her Fire Brew product that starts with raw, organic apple cider vinegar, then adds a wealth of other natural ingredients including turmeric, ginger, garlic, habanero peppers, honey and more to micro-target specific health ailments. Listen in as Roth shares how Fire Brew can improve your overall health.

PDXISH: QDOC, the ONLY queer documentary in the United States kicks off with "Fifty Years of Fabulous" on May 17th at the Hollywood Theater in Northeast Portland. In anticipation of the upcoming festival QDOC co-directors, Molly and Deb, joined us in studio to discuss this incredible film fest! More information on QDOC at qdocfilmfest.org

PDXISH welcomes the Longaker brothers to the show. Back in 1997, large footed brothers Seth & Zac were having difficulty finding decent shoes for their feet. Realizing that it could be a service to other guys with big feet, Oddball Shoes was born. Listen to what Seth and Zac have to say about their business and all sorts of other stuff.

PDXISH: The Area Director of Sales and Marketing for the beautiful new Porter Hotel, Laura VanDaal, joins us on the PDXISH podcast to discuss Portland's latest luxury accommodations. Please join us to hear all about this cool new hotel.

Artist/Hypnotist James Harrison answers the “Is hypnosis still a thing?” Certified through the National Guild of Hypnotists, James has done additional trainings in Emergency Hypnosis for First Responders, Conversational Hypnosis, as well as Rapid Induction technique. James joins PDXISH to not only talk about hypnosis (if you stick to the end of the show you'll pick up some nifty techniques that can you help your daily life) but his life as an artist. He is an old friend of host Byron Beck's who is pretty sure he has known James in, at least, one previous life.

On a mission to promote voter engagement, The Liberty Belles, will tour the U.S. with a drag queen USO tour in the coming months. Daniel Pulver, aka Madame DuMoore, joined by co-creator Kyle Ashby, came by the PDXISH studio to talk about their upcoming tour "The Liberty Belles Save America." Take a listen regarding their mission.

PDXISH welcomes musician and artist Hunter Noack to the show. Hunter has created “In a Landscape: Classical Music in the Wild,” a concert series of live piano and chamber music using wireless headphone technology to bring concert hall acoustics to the great outdoors. His concert series—now in its third year—features the music of Chopin, Schubert, Rave and Liszt, interspersed with texts of Opal Whiteley, Hilda Conkling, Walt Whitman and William Stafford and the occasional mooing cow or flock of geese. “In a Landscape” take place all over Oregon and is one of the most intriguing musical experiences you will ever encounter.

PDXISH welcomes to the show Daniel Pulver, aka, Madame DuMoore, Portland and one of America's only full-time drag queen bartender. Daniel, who works almost nightly at The Rainbow Room at C.C. Slaughter's, shares his work as a bartender, performance artist and "Camp Mom" (he loves to cook on an open stove in the wilderness). Please welcome Daniel/Madame to the show!

PDXISH welcomes the Producer and Director of "Priced Out" Cornelius Swart, a film about gentrification in Portland, Oregon. "Priced Out" project’s director and producer, Swart co-produced the first film, Northeast Passage, with Spencer Wolf. Since then Swart has established himself as a reporter with a deep knowledge of the community. He published a community newspaper and hyperlocal website that covered St. Johns, North, and Northeast Portland, called the The Portland Sentinel, for five years. Since then he has worked on staff at the state’s largest newspaper, The Oregonian, the state’s largest television station, KGW NewsChannel 8, and as Director of Content during the startup of the web-based news platform GoLocalPDX.com.

PDXISH welcome to the show, Vicki Ambinder, a Music Performance Coach and Artistic Consultant, who helps musicians and bands across the U.S. and Canada to improve and enhance their live and studio performing skills. Vicki talks to PDXISH about what it takes to become an "authentic" artist. Enjoy.

On this episode of PDXISH Byron and Kenny talk about the topics of the day! Please take a listen.

On this episode of PDXISH we talk to one of the busiest people in town right now: Josh Leake of the Portland Film Festival. Josh talks about his work with The Boys and Girls Club and helping young people to become young filmmakers. Josh also shares information about the upcoming Kids Film Festival that will take place in Portland in March of 2018.

PDXISH welcomes to the show Demet Tuncer. One of the most famous performers in he native country of Turkey, Demet joins PDXISH in an interesting conversation about her career and her new life in Portland. Please welcome Demet to the show!

On this very special episode Byron Beck and Kenny Macdonald wrap up this epic year. Both the good and the bad (and according to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram there was a whole lot more bad than good) are discussed as well as some thoughts about the coming new year.

PDXISH welcomes to the podcast Heather Martin, Executive Director and Julie Dalrymple, Marketing Manager, of the Classic Wines Auction. Consistently recognized as one of the top ten charity wine auctions in the country by Wine Spectator Magazine, the Classic Wines Auction has raised more than $43 million for local nonprofit partners - with $3.5 million raised in 2017 alone. Classic Wines Auction holds a series of events each year, which include: Fall Winemaker Dinner Series, Spring Winemaker Dinner Series, the organization’s Classic Wines Auction and corresponding Nightcap event, Corks + Forks. Please welcome Heather and Julie to the show!

On this episode of PDXISH we welcome the man behind the upcoming Holiday Ale Festival, Preston Weesner. The 22nd annual Holiday Ale Festival will take place Nov. 29 through Dec. 3 at Pioneer Courthouse Square, located at 701 SW Sixth Ave. Northwest’s only outdoor winter beer festival – which is tented and heated – will feature 55 craft beers, ciders and meads in the main lineup, all of which are made or blended specifically for the event. In addition, the festival will also feature a number of Meet the Brewer events and dozens of specialty and rare beer tappings. The Holiday Ale Festival is highly regarded as presenting one of best lineups of winter beers and ciders anywhere in the nation.

PDXISH welcomes to the show Jared Meers and Terry St Marie from their incredibly cool Portland-based boutique, Tender Loving Empire. Jared & Terry share their experiences as a business owners in Portland as well as what's happening with the upcoming Little Boxes event. The popular Little Boxes shopping event and raffle returns for the 2017 holiday season with an expanded three days to explore Portland’s independent retail shops and unique urban neighborhoods. The citywide shopping event kicks off on Black Friday (Nov. 24th) and continues on Small Business Saturday (Nov. 25th) and Sunday(Nov. 26th). Little Boxes emphasizes the richness and vitality of Portland’s independently owned retail stores at a time of year when big box stores dominate.

PDXISH welcomes Alicia J. Rose, artist, creator, photographer—and director/masternind behind the hit web series "The Benefits of Gusbandry." Alicia has just released the second season of this incredibly honest comedy series which tells the story of a 40-year-old woman and her "gusband." The show is a hoot and so is the latest episode of PDXISH. Enjoy!

Portland radio darling and longtime Portland media personality Daria Eliuk joins us for the first podcast interview since she suddenly left the airwaves in mid-August. Daria, joined by her husband, lacrosse legend Dallas Eliuk, and my new co-host, Kenny MacDonald, talks about her two-plus decades working in radio in Portland, as well as the topics of the day. Please take a listen to our exclusive interview with the amazing DARIA!

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On this episode of PDXISH we talk to one of the busiest people in town right now: Josh Leake of the Portland Film Festival. Joining Josh is Comcast's own Amy Keiter. Comcast, who is the sponsor of this week's PDXISH, is a technology company that provides the best in class entertainment and lifestyle needs through XFINTY TV, XFINITY Internet, XFINITY Voice and XFINITY Home. For more information around XFINITY products visit www.xfinity.com.

On the next PDXISH: Television personality Brian McFayden. For several years this Nebraska native worked as a news anchor on MTV and was host of the super hot TRL. A radio and television personality Brian's had the chance to work with everyone from Al Gore to Donald Trump. PDXish recently spent some time with this super cool guy who calls Portland home. Please welcome Brian Mcfayden Portland...and PDXish!

On this week's episode of PDXISH we talk to Rikki Lombardi who is the Marketing and Events Manager for Comcast and XFINITY We talk tv, travel and making connections...it's a really good episode! Comcast, who is the sponsor of this week's PDXISH, is a technology company that provides the best in class entertainment and lifestyle needs through XFINTY TV, XFINITY Internet, XFINITY Voice and XFINITY Home. For more information around XFINITY products visit www.xfinity.com.

Kate Carroll de Gutes' book, Objects In Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear, won the 2016 Oregon Book Award for Creative Nonfiction and a 2016 Lambda Literary Award in Memoir. Her latest book, The Authenticity Experiment: Lessons From the Best & Worst Year of My Life, was released in August, 2017. Kate has an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from the Rainier Writing Workshop at Pacific Lutheran University and is a wry observer who writes grief, the drama of peri-menopause and dating, riding bikes, and the joys and challenges of authentic living. You can learn more at www.katecarrolldegutes.com

Man can not live by bread alone. He needs a really great sandwich to make it all work. That's why PDXISH is super excited to have a real sandwich-making god on the show. As reported in the Oregonian, Stacked Sandwich Shop owner Gabriel Pascuzzi is the latest highly trained chef to turn his attention to the simple science of meat, cheese and bread. Please welcome Gabe to PDXISH as he talks oxtail French dips, dining in Denmark and shares all sorts of saucy details about the restaurant biz.

PDXISH welcomes to the show Rick Turoczy. As founder and editor of Silicon Florist, he has blogged about the Portland startup scene for nearly a decade. Rick cofounded PIE (the Portland Incubator Experiment), a startup accelerator formed in partnership with global creative agency Wieden+Kennedy. He has been a big part of TechFest NW and Built Oregon, a digital magazine celebrating amazing entrepreneurs throughout Oregon. Rick joins PDXISH to discuss the inaugural Built Up Festival celebrates the makers, brands and regions that together, create Oregon’s tapestry. The festival is kicking off year one with a week full of events that hopes will not only inspire and inform, but lay the foundation upon which to create a world class event for years to come.

PDXISH welcomes to the show, once again, the legendary Pennie Lane who is joined by a friend from Paris, France, Thibault, who is currently in Oregon on an internship. We talk all about travel, what it means to be human to in the digital age. We even talk about the difference between American and French girls. Enjoy!

PDXISH welcomes to the show Bleeding Hearts Kettlebell Gym Owner Tana Ross, who is joined by a friend of this show (and an avid kettlebeller) Lacey Evans. Please welcome this two wonderful people to our show!

PDXISH welcomes the incredibly delightful Thomas Lauderdale to our show. Thomas talks about the origins of Pink Martini, plays some of his favorite tunes and shares insight into the world at large. Please welcome Thomas to the show.

PDXISH welcomes to two fascinating individuals to the podcast. Chef John Gorham has several restaurants that feature his deft cooking skills. Darren Linder is a deft drummer who plays in bands, that is when he is not working the door at Doug Fir. PDXISH had a chance to talk to Gorham about the upcoming La Ruta PDX, a city-wide celebration of all things Spain and food that is happening in July. And we also had a chance to talk to Linder about all the musical endeavors he is involved with currently in our city. Please welcome these amazing individuals to PDXISH.

PDXISH welcomes to the show Cody Goldberg. Goldberg is the visionary behind Harper's Playground, Harper's Playground was founded by Goldberg who simply wanted his daughter (who uses wheels to get around) to be able to join in the goodness that is outdoor play. They dedicated three years of their lives to design, fund and see that their dream playground was built. The huge bonus of this story; the playground does much more than benefit children with disabilities, it proved that a well designed playground should and could be better for all children.