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This week on The Evergreen:

Tattoos have been part of Oregon’s culture since before Oregon even existed. Today, more tattooers are getting licensed in the state each year, and it’s a destination for people looking to get inked. We explore the stories behind Oregon’s tattoos, from Indigenous tattoo traditions, to sailor tattoos and Bert Grimm, and beyond.

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What’s better than live music? 🎶

Orquestra Pacífico Tropical filled our office with cumbia music when they performed for Think Out Loud. Preparing the Forum for eleven musicians is no easy feat, but our audio team is the best!

Have you seen Orquestra Pacífico Tropical perform?

Listen to the full episode: https://youtu.be/Ma-G3NQMOX0?si=9EFgk...

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This week on Politics Now:

We're revisiting The Evergreen feed again, this time for a story about Becky Lange, an artist and civic leader who was killed earlier this year in Portland. Alex Zielinski shared stories about her past reporting on Lange, her leadership in civic circles and much more.

Listen here: https://youtu.be/9hKN0wksiBg

Pictured: An undated photo of Becky Lange working on a sewing project at Ground Score's craft studio in Old Town Portland. (Courtesy of Taylor Cass Talbott)

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This week on The Evergreen:

It's a new installment of "At Work With," our series where we interview people from different lines of work about what it’s like to do what they do. In this episode, we meet a transit planner at TriMet, a doula supporting families through birth and a Multnomah County health inspector making sure food is safe to eat.

Comment below with suggestions for jobs that we can learn about next!

Listen here: https://youtu.be/yjQGACzcZsA?si=IxiRY...

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This week on Politics Now:

We're handing the podcast keys to our friends at The Evergreen. OPB politics reporter Bryce Dole went on a reporting trip with producer Mia Estrada and visual journalist Eli Imaldi. Here’s their dispatch from Dallas, Oregon where they talked to people who are impacted by changes to the SNAP program.

Listen here: https://youtu.be/McTNyix_JdM

Photos by Eli Imadli/OPB

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This week on The Evergreen:

The high cost of groceries and the Trump administration’s cuts to SNAP benefits have left more Oregonians struggling to afford food. Food assistance programs, like food banks, are stretched thin trying to meet the growing demand for help. We spend a day in Dallas, Oregon to find out what this looks like in one community.

Listen here: https://youtu.be/56p5CwDPOxc?si=SUHup...

Photo by Eli Imadali/OPB

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This week on Politics Now:

All year, Oregon elected officials have been trying to solve a puzzle: How to ensure the Trail Blazers remain in Portland without throwing away public money. Now they’ve arrived at an answer. Dirk VanderHart and Alex Zielinski talk about the politics of renovating the Moda Center and the many questions still ahead.

Listen here: https://youtu.be/Lro1tdMsmA0

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This week on The Evergreen:

Lewis & Clark, whose famed expedition marked the beginning of westward expansion, are memorialized in history books. But another invaluable member of the expedition has often been misrepresented or overlooked: York, a Black man enslaved by William Clark. We explore what’s known about his life and his important contributions.

Listen here: https://youtu.be/29SnrrfBin0?si=XdByo...

Photo by Kristian Foden-Vencil/OPB

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On this week's OPB Politics Now, Dirk VanderHart talks through the fast-moving policy debates over data centers and their potential environmental impacts with OPB's Courtney Sherwood and Holly Bartholomew.

Listen here: https://youtu.be/vLyihkgSmrE

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Next on "At Work With"...

We're interviewing a psychic about what their work is like. 🔮

Got a question for them about how they do it? Drop it in the comments below and we'll make sure it gets read.

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