The kids are all right: Local Girl Scouts showcase leadership

A river of words: The River Road Anthology collection of local authors

On this edition we talk with Joan Dobbie and Erica Goss, two editors and creators of the River Road Anthology which compiles more than 150 local author's works in the state. We also talk with Rebecca Hansen-White about an outbreak of parvo in dogs along the coast.

Astounding tragedy: Update on the Longview papermill disaster

On this edition, we talk to OPB's Erik Neumann about the unfolding news coverage of the implosion at the Longview papermill which claimed the lives of eleven people and is being considered one of the worst industrial accidents in Washington State history. We also talk with KlCC's Zac Ziegler about new upgrades coming to the Eugene Airport.

The fine print: Corporations forcing consumers away from lawsuits

On this edition we talk with Brendan Ballou, the CEO of The Public Integrity Project and former federal prosecutor about the secretive world of force arbitration, which takes away a consumers right to sue and creates a legal system that is often stacked in favor of corporations.

The Daily Emerald: U of O's independent student newspaper

On this edition, we talk with Tarek Anthony the Editor-in-chief of the Daily Emerald. This student newspaper is proud - and protective - of it's fierce independence from the University. We also talk with Rebecca Hansen-White about major budget cuts coming to Cottage Grove and its library.

Wildfires and domestic animals; fire risks and factory farming

On this edition, we talk with Andy McEvoy a scientist at OSU about a new tool which takes into account social vulnerability when assessing a community's fire risk and we also speak with Tarah Heinzen of Food and Water Watch about lax regulation on Oregon factory farms and what that can do to the environment.