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1/14/24
In this episode: Benton County Career Convention • Beaver Tales with Lava Lamp Larry/Pac-12 news • Street interview with B3AR & The Keyboard Kid • Flooding • MLK
1/29/24
In this episode: New fire evacuation route • Ward 5 Councilor Charlyn Ellis update • Weekly rallies for Palestine • Interview with guitarists from Vietnam, Brazil, Australia, and Italy • Call for volunteers at Benton County Career Convention • Beaver Tales with Lava Lamp Larry/Pac-12 news • Coffin Butte landfill updates • Flood zones
2/4/24
In this episode: Call for volunteers at Benton County Career Convention • Tried & True Coffee selling to Futura • Veterans for Peace on military recruiters in high schools • Turkey vultures • Bicycle repair • Tuvan throat singing • Headlight brightness • Making Corvallis safer for cyclists • Interview with hip hop reggae artist Zellie Rock • Coffin Butte landfill updates • Interview with basketball coach Bo Starr • Phil4Ril interviews his dad, DJ for Koma Hour • Gaming and cosplay convention
2/12/24
In this episode: City council meeting updates • Beaver Tales with Lava Lamp Larry/Pac-12 news • Black History Month events & formal recognition by Benton County commissioners • Phil4Ril interviews artists at Old World’s Open Mic • Sarah Finger McDonald interview • Remembering Wayne Kramer
2/19/24
In this episode: OSU strike • Segment from Dr. Cornell West talk • Pacific tree frogs • Interview with Slippy & the Sheets • League of Women Voters meeting announcement • Headlight brightness • Interview with Stone Ape • Corvallis Sustainability Coalition town hall & Sustainability Fair
2/25/24
In this episode: Interview with Jackie Neyman Jones of Manos Hands of Fate • Headlight brightness • Forest Stewardship task force meeting
3/3/24
In this episode: The myth of trickle-down economics (clip from John Stewart) • Unstuck LLC, Corvallis’ first psilocybin center • Joan McArthur on Mitch McConnell as read by JC • Sustainability Fair and town hall • Kindergarten enrollment • Beaver Tales with Lava Lamp Larry/Pac-12 news • Phil4Ril on Black American music and the first rap song • Visiting the courthouse bell tower • Fire safety tips
3/10/24
In this episode: The labor movement • Flood safety tips • Sustainability Coalition events • Kindergarten enrollment • Headlight brightness • Update on Palestine • Protest Putin in Navalny’s honor • US election update • Rust set shooting trial update • Interview with musician Stacey Henley
3/18/24
In this episode: Interview with Dr. Sami Al-Abdrabbuh • Democracy Now headlines • Interview with Northside Open Studios Tour (NOST) • Kindergarten enrollment
3/25/24
In this episode: Ward 5 Councilor Charlyn Ellis update • Climate Program Specialist job opening • Wolverine sighting • Democracy Now headlines • Interview with County Administrator Rachel McEneny • Corvallis Sustainability Coalition's Housing Action Team and Homeshare Oregon upcoming panel event • Interview with Northside Open Studios Tour (NOST) • Visiting the courthouse bell tower
3/31/24
In this episode: Vishnu Ramaswamy Sawinsky on pollen and allergies • Ward 5 Councilor Charlyn Ellis update • Democracy Now headlines • Interview with County Commissioner candidate Gabe Shepherd • Free dental clinic popup at Benton County Fairgrounds
4/8/24
In this episode: Lava Lamp Larry's recap of the 2024 Oregon Legislative Session • Democracy Now headlines • Nick Martin on community initiative projects for Corvallis • Interview with vocalist Roger Martinez about Vengeance Rising • Beaver Tales with Lava Lamp Larry/Pac-12 news
4/14/24
In this episode: South Corvallis Food Hub • Interview with poet Clem Stark • JC reads Jeff Tiedrich's response to Arizona's anti-abortion laws • Let's Go Brandon: The Mating Call of the Loser • Democracy Now headlines • Interview with Brian Steinhauser of the Early Learning Hub, Family Resources and Education Center of Linn & Lincoln Counties on lack of childcare in Corvallis
4/21/24
In this episode: Corvallis City Meetings • Tribute to Neil Gladstone • South Corvallis Food Hub • JC speaks with Veterans for Peace about Gaza (demonstrations every Saturday at Corvallis courthouse) • Interview with Medicine Wheel Recovery Services • Where can the unhoused sleep? • Turkey vultures • Flood safety tips
4/28/24
In this episode: Pacific Northwest Reptile and Exotic Animal Show • City of Corvallis possible refund to property developers • GRIST's annual Imagine 2200 Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors short story contest • Eric Scott McKinley skate park’s new bowl • Democracy Now headlines • Corvallis Area Metropolitan Planning Organization presentations • Bounski tournament at Conundrum House • Headlight brightness • Shooting in San Antonio
5/5/24
In this episode: Natural Areas Celebrations Week • Border news with Lava Lamp Larry • Minimum wage changes • Interview with Stone Soup • Eric Scott McKinley skate park’s new bowl • Segment from Dr. Cornell West talk • Democracy Now headlines • Tribute to Neil Gladstone
5/20/24
In this episode: What to Expect in Oregon's Primaries by Leah Askarinam • Let's Go Brandon vandal’s return • JC interviews musician Hezekiah • New KORC app • Democracy Now headlines • Turkey vultures
5/26/23
In this episode: What to Expect in Oregon's Primaries by Leah Askarinam • Let's Go Brandon vandal’s return • Jeff Tiedrich's response to Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s flags • JC interviews musician Hezekiah • Democracy Now headlines • Dan Crall on the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
6/9/24
In this episode: Corvallis School District petition • Restrictions on city expansion in Oregon • Lincoln Elementary Carnival Book Fair & Interview with librarian Alice Hazelgrove • CEOs Got Hefty Raises in 2023, Widening the Gap with the Workers they Oversee by Mae Anderson, Paul Harloff & Barbara Ortutay • Strodes & transportation • Corvallis Environmental Center’s Strawberry Grenita recipe • Oregon lags most states in public higher education funding, report finds • US Supreme Court’s decision on effort to overturn Oregon’s main-in voting system
6/16/24
In this episode: Project 2025 • New affordable housing community in Corvallis • City of Corvallis possible refund to property developers • Oregon lags most states in public higher education funding, report finds • Interview with waterfront saxophonist Chris Hansen • Juneteenth • Democracy Now headlines • Upcoming city meetings • JC interviews musician Hezekiah • Corvallis’ demonym
6/23/24
In this episode: In this episode: Lava Lamp Larry's response to Benton County Board of Commissioners cutting back on meeting minutes • Ward 5 Councilor Charlyn Ellis update • Interview with Anna Cassilly from Growing Peace • Phil4Ril interviews Ben Martens on Corvallis’ new, monthly hip hop event • A reading of As I See It: Why Do Good People Support Genocidal Behavior? by Rick Staggenborg • Interview with Barbie Christianson, public health nurse program manager for Benton County Public Health, on maternal morbidity, mortality, mental health, and Family Connect resources • Patrick O’Leary visits the Artisan Faire in Lincoln City
6/30/24
In this episode: Closures at SW 35th & Campus Way for pedestrian walkway improvements • Lava Lamp Larry's response to Benton County Board of Commissioners cutting back on meeting minutes • Enough is Enough campaign increases patrolling of drunk drivers • New water line + bike lane buffers on Western • Coffin Butte Landfill updates • Huge pay increases to non-union Benton County staff • JC and Daniel Keebler discuss Bruce Cockburn • Interview with Bob Durst on this year’s Grand Kinetic Challenge • Explorin’ Loren explores Music on the Land with Matt Benich
7/7/24
In this episode: City of Corvallis budget increases and new positions filled • 6 week series at Corvallis Friends Meeting house on improving communication • Democracy Now Independence Day special: James Earl Jones reads Frederick Douglas / Kerry Washington reads Angela Davis • Huge pay increases to non-union Benton County staff • Enough is Enough campaign increases patrolling of drunk drivers • JC and Daniel Keebler discuss Bruce Cockburn • Upcoming Day of Remembrance 2024 for Hiroshima and Nagasaki 1945
7/14/24
In this episode: Living without shelter and the mission of Unity Shelter • Explorin’ Loren on Oregon’s largest native frog species • Interview with Stand By Me Day event chair Linda McCormick • City of Corvallis budget increases and new positions filled • Ammo in grocery stores • Interview with classical and jazz guitarist David Rogers
8/18/24
In this episode: Explorin’ Loren on the endangered sea otter • Lava Lamp Larry on Republican-dominated election subversion • Phil4Ril interviews King Youngblood • Oregon Labor Bureau dismisses hundreds of workers’ claims • Interview with cellist Rushad Eggleston
7/21/24
In this episode: Interview with Wendy Byrne on SAFE Corvallis • The Raw Story on Ivan Raiklin’s illegal arrests plot • Interview with Stand By Me Day event chair Linda McCormick • Interview with Heather Thomas of Unstuck LLC
7/28/24
n this episode: Explorin’ Loren on Oregon’s largest native frog species • Coffin Butte Landfill expansion • Upcoming Day of Remembrance 2024 for Hiroshima and Nagasaki 1945 • Phil4Ril interviews Yuli Martinez about quinceañeras • McDonald and Dunn forest sprays • Green Peter drawdown and effects on salmon • Ribbon cutting for solar panel installations • Eastern Oregon fire nation’s largest • Interview with dancers from Oregon Asian Celebration
8/4/24
In this episode: Election chaos updates from Lava Lamp Larry • Turkey vultures • Philomath water violation • Jeff Tiedrich’s update on false claims from Trump • BLM wildfire updates • Democracy Now headlines • Explorin’ Loren on Oregon’s sea otters • Dan Crall reporting from Benton County Fair
8/11/24
In this episode: Interview with Wendy Byrne on SAFE Corvallis • Downtown hotel parking lot city goal conflicts • Lava Lamp Larry’s update on Trump’s hush money case • Home Energy Fair • Democracy Now headlines • Benton County’s Community Emergency Responses Team • Upcoming Benton County World Breast and Chestfeeding Celebration
8/25/24
In this episode: Wendy Byrne on land use planning in Corvallis • Day of Remembrance 2024 for Hiroshima and Nagasaki 1945 • Lava Lamp Larry on Logan Act violation • Democracy Now at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago • Interview with cellist Rushad Eggleston
9/1/24
In this episode: Interview with District Attorney John Haroldson • Stump speeches from Corvallis City Council candidates • Klamath River dam removal project • Grange Halls of Benton County
9/8/24
In this episode: Wendy Byrne on land use planning and the Marriott in Corvallis, plus city council candidates • Drone interruption of life flight helicopter • Interview with Flicker & Fir • Stump speeches from Corvallis City Council candidates • House Bill 4002 reinstating criminal penalties for drug possession in Oregon
9/15/24
In this episode: School shooting threats in Linn County • Interview with Mark Baker of Soft Lights Foundation
9/22/24
In this episode: Wendy Byrne with city government updates • Phil4Ril interviews the Corvallis Music Collective • Democracy Now headlines • New 43-lot townhouse project • Interview with Ants on a Log cafe • Interview with Paul Toups, the Corn Man
10/6/24
In this episode: KORC Geo Report • Interview with Dr. Susanne Brander • Michael Moore’s election predictions • Oregon Donation Land Grant history • US Department of Fish and Wildlife press release • Wendy Byrne with city government updates
10/13/24
In this episode: Wendy Byrne with city government updates • Interview with Ants on a Log cafe • Deaths by wayfinding/delivery app drivers • Interview with Antonio Gisbert of ballot measure 118 • Indigenous Peoples Day • Turkey vultures
10/20/24
In this episode: Wendy Byrne with city government updates • Oregon Giant Earthworm • Lava Lamp Larry goes over the voter’s pamphlet • Interview with Adrienne Fritze of Conundrum House • Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) • Interview with artist Michael Ingram
10/27/24
In this episode: Oregon Department of Corrections breach • Wendy Byrne with city government updates • Lava Lamp Larry on measures 118 & 119 • Excerpts from the Corvallis Gazette from October 1879 • Interview with Rick Staggenborg of Veterans for Peace on Palestine • Turkey vultures • Interview with Jim Moorefield, running for City Council in Ward 3
11/3/24
In this episode: Interview with organist Craig Hanson • Interview with author Dr. Roxanne Manning • Lava Lamp Larry on ballot box fires • Interview with Records and Elections Director and the Board of Commissioner’s Office for Benton County on secure voting tips • A message from Michael Moore • Interview with Kirsten Miller, President of Ten Rivers Food Web
11/10/24
In this episode: Local election results • Wendy Byrne with city government updates • Claudia De La Cruz on national election results • Dan Crall on national election results • Democracy Now on national election results • Lava Lamp Larry on national election results • Lori Anderson reads Constantine P. Cavafy’s Waiting for the Barbarians
11/18/24
In this episode: Corvallis Civics Cafe with Wendy Byrne • Lava Lamp Larry on precarious status of Oregon’s impending semiconductor hub • The Wrath of Chain Lube with Bicycle Repairman • South Town Art Walk announcement • The Onion buys Infowars • Selfless Love track • Democracy Now headlines • Oregon’s giant earthworm
11/24/24
In this episode: Corvallis Civics Cafe with Wendy Byrne • Mary’s River hikes • Interview with Corvallis Housing First director • Strike updates • Democracy Now headlines
12/8/24
In this episode: Corvallis Civics Cafe with Wendy Byrne • The Western Spotted skunk • Democracy Now headlines • Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act • Historic newspaper reading from 1879 • Interview with local music artist Henry Jaxson Jr
