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Lifelong Oregonian Arran Gimba answers the biggest questions pertaining to the state of Oregon.

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  • Mar 6, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
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  • 16 EPISODES


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Episode 15: Why Is The Portland Naked Bike Ride A Big Thing?

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 6:59


Bicyclists bare all for the World Naked Bike Ride, held in June every year in Portland. But why? What's the purpose of them riding in the nude? And how did this all start? Arran Gimba answers.

Episode 14: Why Is Multnomah Falls The "Granddaddy" Of Oregon's Waterfalls?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2020 11:29


The beauty, the lure, the ... lies of Multnomah Falls? Arran Gimba tries to get to the bottom of how tall Multnomah Falls really is and wonders if that really matters.

Episode 13: Why Is There A Statue Of A Man Holding An Umbrella At Pioneer Courthouse Square?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2020 7:54


In the longest episode name in the history of Why Oregon Why, host Arran Gimba tries to understand how the "Umbrella Man" came to be at Portland's living room. Enjoy!

Episode 12: Why Are There So Many Breweries In Oregon?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2020 16:41


Oregon ranks fifth in terms of breweries per capita. Where did all of this beer come from? How did Oregon come to be known as Beervana? Arran Gimba does his best to explain while participating in Dry January. Rough month.

Episode 11: Why Is Mill Ends Park Such A Big Deal?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2020 9:16


Why is Mill Ends Park (not Mill's End Park) a big (or little) deal in Portland? Arran Gimba answers with some help from imaginary leprechauns. Really? Really.

Episode 10: Why Does Portland Freak Out When It Snows?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2019 9:15


It may snow this weekend. So why are we all freaking out?!?! Arran Gimba explains in the final episode of the season.

Episode 9: Why Is Portland Known As Stumptown?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2019 6:07


A quick episode on why Portland is known as Stumptown. Count the number of times host Arran Gimba says, "Fantastic."

Episode 8: Why Is The PDX Carpet So Popular?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2019 10:42


It has its own Instagram tag (#pdxcarpet), multiple Twitter accounts, shirts, socks, coffee cups, jerseys, etc. etc. etc. So why did it become so popular? Arran Gimba answers the question.

Episode 7: Why Does Haystack Rock Look Like That?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2019 8:14


Where did Haystack Rock off of Cannon Beach come from? Arran Gimba attempts to answer this question while not being attached by tufted puffins. Silly puffins.

Episode 6: Why Is Portland Known As Rip City?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2019 8:15


"Rip City! All right!" Arran Gimba tells you why the expression became not only synonymous with the Portland Trail Blazers but also the city of Portland.

Episode 5: Why Is Crater Lake So Blue?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2019 7:19


Ever wonder why Crater Lake is so blue? Arran Gimba wonders too. He does the research and reports (Hint: it's not someone pouring gallons of blue dye in the lake every night).

Episode 4: Why Is There A Huge Paul Bunyan Statue In Portland?

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2019 12:10


Why is there a 31-foot tall statue of Paul Bunyan in the Kenton neighborhood? Arran Gimba gives you the answer.

Episode 3: Why Are The Oregon Ducks The Ducks? ... And Why Are The Oregon State Beavers The Beavers?

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019 15:18


Arran Gimba digs up the past to identify why the Oregon Ducks are the Ducks and the Oregon State Beavers are the Beavers.

Episode 2: Why Does It Rain All The Time In Oregon?

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2019 8:29


Is it raining outside? Chances are strong that it is. But why? Why does it rain so much in Oregon? Arran Gimba takes a deep dive into this topic.

Episode 1: Why Can't You Pump Your Own Gas In Oregon?

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2019 10:58


It's the granddaddy of all questions in Oregon - Why can't you pump your own gas? Arran Gimba does the research and gives the reasons why.

Season One Trailer - Why Oregon Why

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2019 0:31


Lifelong Oregonian Arran Gimba answers the biggest questions around the state in the first season of Why Oregon Why. Coming soon!

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