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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A deep dive into ventilation, filtration and th...
30 min
177
Best of 3: A quick look at the race to be Orego...
19 min
178
Portland author Shawn Levy on the queens of sta...
27 min
179
Fentanyl's stunning rise in Oregon, horrifying ...
26 min
180
A May election primer: Governor's and Congressi...
37 min
181
How Beaverton became a food and drink destination
The Portland suburb is on fire with big name restaurants and new bars.
32 min
182
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
183
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
184
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
185
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
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Portland's 'visible' homelessness and why outre...
Checking in with Nicole Hayden on homelessness issues in Portland.
29 min
187
UO's win-win idea for Concordia campus meets Lu...
The Concordia implosion and financial issues are still a factor.
23 min
188
Our COVID era enters yet another chapter
The Omicron wave is rapidly subsiding and indoor mask mandates are gone soon.
30 min
189
Portland's stunning gun violence continues
Reacting to the Normandale Park shooting, the city's overall gun violence and much more.
31 min
190
Saying goodbye to Hair of the Dog, other beer news
The Oregonian's beer guy talks about the coolest brewery -- and sneaky influential one -- that didn't get the mass love
29 min
191
Black landmarks inch toward historic recognition
Three Portland landmarks are close to a vital -- and long overdue -- historic recognition.
43 min
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Kate Brown's criminal justice legacy
What to make of Governor Kate Brown's record setting pace of commutations and what victims and advocates say.
27 min
193
Intel's Ohio expansion and Oregon's industrial ...
Did Oregon ever have a chance to land Intel's next big expansion?
25 min
194
Why Lake Abert matters
The Oregonian/OregonLive's Rob Davis talks about his most recent investigation into Oregon's only saltwater lake.
34 min
195
Big-time changes coming in Salem as long-time l...
Some of Oregon's longest tenured political leaders are leaving their posts.
36 min
196
Oregon's newest billionaire wants to revive hor...
Travis Boersma wants to revive horse racing by bringing gambling to Grants Pass, but tribal governments are fighting his plan.
28 min
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What the downtown Hillsboro fire revealed
A devastating fire in downtown Hillsboro showed a tight-knit community
24 min
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How a talking crow (or raven) befriended an ent...
<p>Sometimes all you need to get through a given day is an unexpected ray of light in the form of a <a href="https://www.oregonlive.com/trending/2021/12/friendly-foul-mouthed-crow-befriends-entire-oregon-elementary-school-before-state-police-are-called-in.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">cursing crow</a> (or raven) named Cosmo who befriended an entire Oregon elementary school.</p><br><p>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. </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>
27 min
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Public Plea: Episode 5
<p>This is episode four of Public Plea, a five-part series reported and produced by current and former University of Oregon journalists and professor Ed Madison.</p><br><p>We're sharing the five-part series here over the next few days. Subscribe anywhere you listen to podcasts to get the episodes in your Beat Check feed.</p><br><p>Here's the <a href="https://www.publicplea.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Public Plea website.</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>
29 min
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Public Plea: Episode 4
<p>This is episode four of Public Plea, a five-part series reported and produced by current and former University of Oregon journalists and professor Ed Madison.</p><br><p>We're sharing the five-part series here over the next few days. Subscribe anywhere you listen to podcasts to get the episodes in your Beat Check feed.</p><br><p>Here's the <a href="https://www.publicplea.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Public Plea website.</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>
29 min