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You've probably driven from Portland to Astoria. Maybe you've even taken the bus. But have you ever traveled between the two cities by boat? On this week's episode of Peak Northwest, we talk about the twice-a-year travel experience that's taking people down the Columbia River, providing a very different way to travel to the north Oregon coast. Lizzy Acker, who reported on the Astoria cruise earlier this spring, joins the podcast to talk about her experience, and some options for those who want to embark on a longer car-free trip along the coastline. Here are some highlights from this week's show: Everything you need to know about the Portland Spirit cruise. Acker recounts her trip down the Columbia River. While most travelers take a bus right back to Portland, Acker chose to spend the night in Astoria. It's possible to take an even longer car-free vacation along the Oregon coast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
There are so many options to soak and steam in spas around Portland that picking just the right one can be overwhelming. Today on City Cast Portland, we're talking with Oregonian life and culture reporter, and self-proclaimed spa expert, Lizzy Acker. She has a look inside our area's best saunas and soaking pools — from clothing-optional hideaways to outdoor escapes. Become a member of City Cast Portland today! Get all the details and sign up here. Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at portland@citycast.fm, or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Portland, and be sure to follow us on Instagram. Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about the sponsors of this February 18th episode: Babbel - Get up to 60% off at Babbel.com/CITYCAST Treefort Music Fest Portland Jazz Festival Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On the evening of Saturday, Dec. 7, a series of curious and unusual red lights illuminated the Oregon night sky. They moved around dramatically, zooming up and down at speeds so extreme, so uncharacteristic, nearby pilots were left in awe as they watched it all unfold from 30,000 feet. “I don't even know how to describe it,” one pilot said. “It's pretty crazy,” added another. In the middle of the mystery, an air traffic controller gave permission for the pilots to “maneuver as necessary left and right to avoid the UFO out there.” Some have suggested that the lights were merely Starlink satellites, which are routinely spotted as they orbit the planet. But others aren't so sure. Some believe those weird red lights that dazzled the night sky are part of a curious trend of uncanny events. Some believe there's more to the story. On the latest episode of Beat Check, Lizzy Acker, who covers Oregon weather and writes the advice column Why Tho? for The Oregonian/OregonLive, shares details of the recent curiosities in our friendly skies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Laura Hill was about 30 years old when she helped create one of Portland's most-iconic designs. When the Port of Portland was redesigning Portland International Airport in 1986, architecture and design firm SRG Partnership led the project. Hill retired from the firm in 2008, but at the time she was a principal interior designer for SRG. In this bonus episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, reporter Lizzy Acker shares her interview with Hill. Hill explains how the famous design came to be, the research SRG did at other airports and what other designs were pitched. Here's their conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss the etiquette surrounding taking your shoes off in someone else's home, what they're into and not into this week and whether you can keep someone from smoking cigarettes near your house. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy's advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss what you can do when people are making unnecessary noise in your general area. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy's advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss how you can still maintain friendships when you don't have a kid but your friends do! For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy's advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week on Why Tho? the Podcast, advice columnist Lizzy Acker and social media producer Destiny Johnson talk about the magic word. How magic is it? Can an adult tell another adult that they need to say “please.” For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy's advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss Zoom etiquette in the year 2023. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy's advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss the child abuse allegations against a Utah mom, Ruby Franke, who used to run a successful YouTube family channel called "8 Passengers." For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy's advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss whether you can do anything about someone's troublesome social media posts that are bringing down the vibe of a whole group. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy's advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss whether you should confront your neighbor about their screaming children when you work from home. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy's advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's always nice to bond with your parents, but how many people choose to bond over a 100-mile bike ride? On this week's episode of Peak Northwest, we talk to Lizzy Acker, trending news reporter for The Oregonian/OregonLive, who spent a warm day this summer on a century ride with her dad. Taking a route from Portland to Troutdale and back, the father-daughter duo enjoyed a great adventure that included sunshine, river views, lemonade and a just a few challenges on the way. Here are some highlights from this week's show: How a failed attempt fueled the desire to reach 100 miles. Their route ran largely along bike paths from Portland to Sugarpine Drive-In. What is it like to ride with your dad? How Lizzy is using this experience to get ready for Cycle Oregon. Subscribe to Peak Northwest on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or anywhere you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss whether it's appropriate to ask someone not to hang out with someone you mutually know. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy's advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss the freedom to have bodily autonomy and making the right choice for your kids and the judgement that can come from it. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy's advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss the Jonah Hill controversy with his former girlfriend Sarah Brady and what boundaries actually are. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy's advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss "birthday people." For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy's advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss the Jonah Hill controversy with his former girlfriend Sarah Brady and what boundaries actually are. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy's advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss if it's okay to pick fruit if it's hanging over a sidewalk or is on a parking strip? For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy's advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss whether or not you get what you pay for with free childcare. Can you ask your free babysitter to clean up after your kid? What degree of mess constitutes this? For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy's advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss the perils of public transit and whether they'd approach a stranger. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy's advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss how to live in the moment when you're feeling stuck in life. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast! More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy's advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss who is the "bad guy" in a situation with a pregnant bridesmaid and possible bridezilla. What do you think? More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy's advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What should you do if you find out your hairdresser is sending violent memes to public figure on social media? Is that cause to break off your relationship with them? The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker is here to give you advice for life on this and more. She's joined by producer Destiny Johnson and they talk out this conundrum (and share stories) that will be distilled into her popular advice column Why Tho, which comes out on Tuesdays on Oregonlive.com. Come spend ~30 minutes with your new internet BFFS. More: Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/ Lizzy's advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at djohnson@oregonian.com or tweeting her @hello_destiny! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why Tho? The Podcast goes behind the scenes of Lizzy Acker's advice column for The Oregonian. Listen each week as Lizzy, producer Destiny Johnson and occasional guests dissect reader questions for future columns. New episodes come out every Thursday right here in the Beat Check with The Oregonian feed. In the first episode, Lizzy and Destiny talk about some of the best and worst advice they've ever gotten and what advice they'd give to their younger selves. They also go through Reddit's popular forum r/AmItheAsshole and give their opinions. More: Find the full archive of the Why Tho? advice column here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Lizzy's advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A couple of weeks ago, West Linn voted in their youngest elected mayor ever: 23-year-old Rory Bialostosky. As Gen Z begins to take office, older generations are taking notice. Today on City Cast Portland, we're sharing a conversation we aired earlier this year between our own Gen Z audio producer, Giulia Fiaoni, and two elder millennials: our host Claudia Meza and Oregonian reporter Lizzy Acker. Links from today's show: Apparently, Portland is the best place in America to live if you're Gen Z; but what about Millennials? [Oregonian] People in their 40s are at the tipping point between loving and leaving Portland [Willamette Week] We're doing a listener survey so we can make City Cast Portland an even better, more useful podcast for you. We'd be grateful if you took the survey at citycast.fm/survey — it's only 5 minutes long. Plus, anyone who takes the survey will be eligible to win a $250 Visa gift card(!) Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at portland@citycast.fm, or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Still want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Portland, and be sure to follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why Tho? The Podcast goes behind the scenes of Lizzy Acker's advice column for The Oregonian. Listen each week as Lizzy, producer Destiny Johnson and occasional guests dissect reader questions for future columns. New episodes come out every Thursday right here in the Beat Check with The Oregonian feed. More: Find the full archive of the Why Tho? advice column here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Lizzy's advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at lacker@oregonian.com or tweet @lizzzyacker! Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Love hanging out at Mount Hood, but hate driving up to the mountain? Do we have some good news for you. On this week's episode of Peak Northwest, we talk to Lizzy Acker, trending news reporter for The Oregonian/OregonLive, who recently wrote about the experience of travelling by bus to Oregon's tallest mountain. The latest in Acker's car-free travel series once again features her 3-year-old daughter, Nona, who joined along for snowy walks, skiing and snacking along the way. Taking the bus to Mt. Hood is one thing, but bringing along a toddler is a whole other adventure. Here are some highlights from this week's show: The bus routes that lead from Portland up to Mount Hood. How difficult was taking public transportation up the mountain? An afternoon with Nona in Government Camp. The Summit Ski Area is not only more accessible, but cheaper and less crowded than the other Mount Hood ski resorts. Subscribe to Peak Northwest on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or anywhere you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today we're talking with Oregonian reporter Lizzy Acker about her recent article, “Apparently, Portland is the best place in America to live if you're Gen Z; but what about Millennials?” That story, coupled with a recent Willamette Week piece reporting that middle-aged folks are fleeing Portland, has us wondering: Is there something deeper here? We also asked an actual Gen Z'er to help us get to the bottom of this: our audio producer, Giulia Fiaoni. Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at portland@citycast.fm, or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Still want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, and be sure to follow us on Twitter and Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A trip to the Oregon coast is almost always a magical experience. Oregon's Cannon Beach is one of the closest coastal towns to Portland. With cute shops and boutiques, a great selection of restaurants and of course, Haystack Rock, there is good reason why so many people choose to spend a day trip or weekend there. What could possibly sweeten the deal, you ask? Not having to drive. On this week's Peak Northwest podcast, we get into our second episode of our new sub-series, My Epic Adventure, with The Oregonian/OregonLive's life and culture reporter, Lizzy Acker, as she recounts her most recent trip to Cannon Beach. Lizzy traveled entirely by bus to the coast with her three-year-old daughter. Here are some highlights from this week's show: Lizzy breaks down the logistics of the two-bus trip. How to keep kids entertained on the bus. Restaurant and lodging recommendations from Lizzy. Exploring the beach at night with clear skies makes for great stargazing. We hear from Lizzy's daughter herself on her takeaways from the trip. Subscribe to Peak Northwest anywhere you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Portland political candidate fights back, demands $77,000 fine be waived. Woman identified as victim in latest homicide. This is 40, for Lizzy Acker at least. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sometimes all you need to get through a given day is an unexpected ray of light in the form of a cursing crow (or raven) named Cosmo who befriended an entire Oregon elementary school.On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with Lizzy Acker, reporter for the Oregonian and OregonLive. Acker talks about how she got the story, why it resonated so much and a lot more about Cosmo than could make it into print. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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On this week's episode of the Peak Northwest podcast, reporter Lizzy Acker joins us to discuss a list of over 100 Oregon destinations made for those looking to get back out and explore now that it's becoming safer to do so. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nadia Kajouji was having a rough time. It was her first year of college, and she was suffering from depression. Feeling isolated, Nadia turned to an online forum where she found people struggling with suicidal thoughts. It didn’t take long for Nadia to make a new friend -- someone who understood what she was going through. The woman said her name was Cami. She was 31, a registered nurse, and living in Minneapolis. She claimed that she, too, was having suicidal thoughts. Then she suggested that she and Nadia make a suicide pact. Then Brandi tells us about the disappearance of Kyron Horman. To this day, what happened to little Kyron Horman remains unknown. What we do know is that on June 4, 2010, his stepmom Terri dropped him off at Skyline Elementary School, just in time for the science fair. She took a photo of Kyron in front of his poster, and then she says she watched him walk down the hall to class. But no one ever saw him in class. And despite the photo, no one remembered seeing him at the science fair, either. It was as if he’d vanished into thin air.And now for a note about our process. For each episode, Kristin reads a bunch of articles, then spits them back out in her very limited vocabulary. Brandi copies and pastes from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases.In this episode, Kristin pulled from:The “Killer Chatroom” episode of Web of Lies“Unmasking the Faribault, Minn., suicide nurse” Grand Forks Herald“Inside the tragic death of Nadia Kajouji: A teen pushed to suicide by an online predator,” by Patrick Gomez for People.com “Man who aided Ont. teen’s suicide gets year in jail,” CBC“Former nurse helped instruct man on how to commit suicide, court rules,” Associated Press“William Francis Melchert-Dinkel,” entry on WikipediaIn this episode, Brandi pulled from:“A Betrayal of Trust: Where is Kyron Horman?” by Jenn Baxter, Medium“Kyron Horman, missing 10 years: A timeline” by Lizzy Acker, The Oregonian“Kryron Richard Horman” The Charley Project“Landscaper wore wire, asked Terri Horman for $10,000 in murder-for-hire plot, sources say” by Maxine Bernstein, The Oregonian“10 Years Later: Case of Missing Boy Kyron Horman Featured in TV Special on Investigation Discovery” by People Staff, People“Disappearance of Kyron Horman: wikipedia.org YOU’RE STILL READING? My, my, my, you skeezy scunch! You must be hungry for more! We’d offer you some sausage brunch, but that gets messy. So how about you head over to our Patreon instead? (patreon.com/lgtcpodcast). At the $5 level, you’ll get 19+ full length bonus episodes, plus access to our 90’s style chat room!
It’s finally time to turn the page on 2020 and look ahead to what 2021 will bring. Reporters Kale Williams and Lizzy Acker and visual journalist Dave Killen joined host Andrew Theen to talk about the tumultuous year. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Cheryl Strayed, the author of "Wild" and several other books as well as the recently relaunched Dear Sugar advice column, joins Lizzy Acker on this episode of At Home with The Oregonian. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Oregon has changed the penalty for certain quantities of illegal drugs and is trying to start a new “magic mushroom” therapy business under the passing of Measures 109 and 110. But does that mean these illicit drugs are suddenly legal? Not exactly. Lizzy Acker, reporter for the Oregonian explains. Sources: Ballotpedia ‘Oregon Measure 109, Psilocybin Mushroom Services Program Initiative (2020)’ Ballotpedia ‘Oregon Measure 110, Drug Decriminalization and Addiction Treatment Initiative (2020)’ The Oregonian article by Lizzy Acker ‘Oregon becomes first state to legalize psychedelic mushrooms’ The Oregonian article by Noelle Crombie ‘Oregon decriminalizes possession of street drugs, becoming first in nation’ LexBlog letter from the editor by Dan Flynn: ‘Mushrooms, Marijuana, and Drugs’ NBC Los Angeles article ‘You’ve Heard about Oregon Decriminalizing Psychedelic Drugs. Is California Next?’
Oregon has changed the penalty for certain quantities of illegal drugs and is trying to start a new “magic mushroom” therapy business under the passing of Measures 109 and 110. But does that mean these illicit drugs are suddenly legal? Not exactly. Lizzy Acker, reporter for the Oregonian explains. Sources: Ballotpedia ‘Oregon Measure 109, Psilocybin Mushroom Services Program Initiative (2020)’ Ballotpedia ‘Oregon Measure 110, Drug Decriminalization and Addiction Treatment Initiative (2020)’ The Oregonian article by Lizzy Acker ‘Oregon becomes first state to legalize psychedelic mushrooms’ The Oregonian article by Noelle Crombie ‘Oregon decriminalizes possession of street drugs, becoming first in nation’ LexBlog letter from the editor by Dan Flynn: ‘Mushrooms, Marijuana, and Drugs’ NBC Los Angeles article ‘You’ve Heard about Oregon Decriminalizing Psychedelic Drugs. Is California Next?’
Evren Odcikin, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival associate artistic director, joins Lizzy Acker on this episode of At Home with The Oregonian. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Pink Martini's China Forbes joins Lizzy Acker for this episode of At Home with The Oregonian. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
On this week's At Home with The Oregonian, Lizzy Acker talks with Jami Curl, the founder of Saint Cupcake, a Portland-based cupcake shop and Quin candy company. Curl is also the author of “Baking Gold” and “Candy is Magic” which won an International Association of Culinary Professionals award. She is currently the brand operations strategist at FINE, a digital brand agency in Portland. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
On this week's At Home with The Oregonian, Lizzy Acker talks with Katie Nguyen, a Portland-based writer, comedian, and educator. Her work has been featured in The New Yorker and she is a regular at Helium Comedy Club. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Lizzy Acker talks with Curtis Cook, a comedian and writer whose work has been featured on IFC, Viceland and Comedy Central. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Lizzy Acker chats with Carson Ellis, an author and illustrator of popular children’s books including "Home" and "Du Iz Tak?" See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Lizzy Acker talks with Cassidy Quinn, the host of Tonight With Cassidy on KGW-TV (when it's not on pandemic hiatus), and the evening host on 98.7 the Bull. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Introducing At Home with The Oregonian, the show where host Lizzy Acker checks in with some of Oregon's favorite people to see how they're passing the time — and to see if they've found a bright spot in all of this. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Beaverton-raised comedian Ian Karmel joins Lizzy Acker for the premiere episode of "At Home with The Oregonian," the show where we check in with some of Oregon's favorite people to see how they're passing the time — and to see if they've found a bright spot in all of this.Ian will appear on the CBS comedy game show "Game On," premiering May 27. He talks about filming the show, the Portland Trail Blazers and how staying at home has helped change his spending habits for the better. He refuses to talk about his recent Emmy win. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Make no mistake. Lizzy Acker is a journalist. But in a nontraditional role for The Oregonian, Oregon’s traditionally daily newspaper, Lizzy’s role on the Trending Team is to rack up page-views on the newspaper’s website, OregonLive. But there’s always more, like: how she’s written a book and a zine, following a boy, creating her own jobs, social media for Portland’s beloved Powell’s, and “selling out” for her audience. Lizzy Acker is responsible for driving page views to Oregon’s largest daily newspaper’s website, OregonLive. For just over a year, she’s been combining her creative, personal voice with journalistic integrity in her role as a reporter on the Oregonian’s trending news team, “the most fun team to be on,” according to Lizzy. The trending team must hold strong value among the ranks of a publication that branded itself as “digital first” after shocking long-term subscribers by slashing its daily home delivery options in 2013. This new approach for the Oregonian requires a different kind of writing that can be quickly measured by clicks, shares and comments — pointing to a reporter’s effective or ineffective writing. Website news writing versus traditional news writing Reporters traditionally plunge into their reporting, coming up for air sometimes months or years later with meaningful stories impacting many people. However, these long-lead stories might not attract a ton of page-views which seem to come from quick writing that is often related to what’s going on right this instant. What’s different about Lizzy’s role is that she’s directly tasked with writing for her audience, rather than telling the news. This approach has many traditional reporters aghast. But Lizzy doesn’t believe that considering her audience before setting forth is “selling out.” She attempts to continually build her audience, a good thing for the Oregonian who is in the business of attracting eyeballs to content. While all of her posts end up on OregonLive, a select few make it into the paper. She loves this, saying “its cool to see your name in the paper.” Sometimes the only way she knows her words graced the dinosaur pages is how her audience connects, getting more phone calls and emails from readers as opposed to the usual online comments. Full recap at https://www.veracityagency.com/public-relations/lizzy-acker/
We're Back! And when we say we, we mean just Matt...Aaron is out traveling the world and finding himself. When he does, he'll be coming back to record in our new home studio at UC Berkeley. For now, Matt talks with Lizzy Acker of Willamette Week in Porttland about Downton Abbey and the Bachelor....what else is there?!
I'm Laura Linney, and THIS is Masterpiece Classic.....ok not really, but we are excited to bring you this episode featuring an interview with KQED's Lizzy Acker! Lizzy writes amazing recaps of Downton Abbey every week. She joined us to talk about the whole gang: Patmore, Donk, Shrimpy, Larry the Drugger....the list goes on! We recorded this interview using hushed voices in a darkened stairwell, out of an earshot of any members of the noble class.
Lizzy Acker shares her spotlight with the haters in her take on FOE while Casey Childers tries to make a FRIEND of the animal kingdom. Neither is an expert on tattoos, apparently.
Season One Episode 4 with special guest writer and KQED hard charger Lizzy Acker.
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