Beat Check with The Oregonian

A weekly look inside Oregon's biggest news stories with the journalists at The Oregonian/OregonLive.com.

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Politics
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How Oregon’s little-known public defense agency...
22 min
77
Investigative editor Brad Schmidt talks data jo...
22 min
78
Heat wave sparks 'absolutely miserable' memorie...
20 min
79
Intel and the case of the forgotten microchip
32 min
80
Recapping the World Athletics Championships in ...
35 min
81
Reporting on Portland's Deadliest Block
32 min
82
Get to know Bill Oram, The Oregonian’s new spor...
29 min
83
What’s causing Oregon’s rising gas prices?
20 min
84
The heat dome, climate anxiety and Oregon’s future
17 min
85
The return of large homeless sweeps
27 min
86
Is Eugene ready for the World Athletics Champio...
28 min
87
Sherry Hall's many election flubs
34 min
88
Inside the Nancy Crampton Brophy trial
30 min
89
A deep dive into ventilation, filtration and th...
30 min
90
Best of 3: A quick look at the race to be Orego...
19 min
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Portland author Shawn Levy on the queens of sta...
27 min
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Fentanyl's stunning rise in Oregon, horrifying ...
26 min
93
A May election primer: Governor's and Congressi...
37 min
94
How Beaverton became a food and drink destination
The Portland suburb is on fire with big name restaurants and new bars.
32 min
95
Intel's future in Oregon
The Oregonian/OregonLive's Mike Rogoway talks about Intel's expansion, the political dynamic and the company's future in Oregon.
28 min
96
Portland's quirky form of government: A look at...
Shane Dixon Kavanaugh talks Portland's form of government and the latest effort to reform it.
33 min
97
What’s driving Portland’s rampant catalytic con...
Savannah Eadens discusses the incredible rise of catalytic converter theft, the black market behind it and much more.
26 min
98
For Ukrainians in Oregon, war is a nightmare
<p>As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues into a second month, Ukrainians and Ukrainian Americans in Oregon are still having trouble wrapping their minds around what they’re seeing and hearing on the news.</p><br><p>Russia and Ukraine have a long history as “brotherly nations,” explains Oregonian/OregonLive reporter Fedor Zarkhin, who speaks Russian and has spent time living and working in Ukraine. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, Zarkhin talks about local Ukrainians’ anxiety over their loved ones across the ocean, what they’re doing to help and to maintain awareness of the conflict, and more.</p><br><p>Read more: </p><br><p><a href="https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2022/02/heres-how-oregonians-are-helping-ukrainians-and-what-you-can-do-to-help-too.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2022/02/heres-how-oregonians-are-helping-ukrainians-and-what-you-can-do-to-help-too.html</a></p><br><p><a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oregonlive.com%2Fnews%2F2022%2F03%2Fnothing-more-precious-portland-area-ukrainians-grapple-with-grief-over-their-homeland.html&amp;data=04%7C01%7CTMahoney%40oregonian.com%7C2e365e66c5e74123969a08da0eb0df74%7C1fe6294574e64203848fb9b82929f9d4%7C0%7C0%7C637838450080065458%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=NFF5Ztr5sPylhrbZaqI7Q%2BY%2BA4IOfg6BgkoHe9DDzYk%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2022/03/nothing-more-precious-portland-area-ukrainians-grapple-with-grief-over-their-homeland.html</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>
30 min
99
Portland's 'visible' homelessness and why outre...
Checking in with Nicole Hayden on homelessness issues in Portland.
29 min
100
UO's win-win idea for Concordia campus meets Lu...
The Concordia implosion and financial issues are still a factor.
23 min