Think Out Loud

A historic agreement between the federal government and Northwest tribes has been upended by an executive order. We'll hear from those affected by the decision.

We learn more on the role that cities and counties play in Oregon’s transportation system and why funding is critical at the local level.

In Multnomah County, the number of deaths of homeless residents grew from 113 in 2019 to more than 450 in 2023.

Coffee leaders in Oregon recently held a roundtable discussion to talk about concerns in the industry.

Joining us Monday to talk about the progress toward sine die is Senate Majority Leader Kayse Jama, D-Portland.

The book explores the issues that have been brewing for decades in Bend.

Joining us today to talk about cooperation and conflict in the Oregon Legislature is House Minority Leader Christine Drazan, R-Canby.

We hear from Innovation Law Lab about four asylum seekers they are representing who were recently arrested when they showed up for scheduled hearings at the Portland Immigration Court.

We hear about a silent horror film that has been recently discovered, restored and being shown to audiences for the first time in nearly 90 years.

OPB’s Alex Zielinski and Underscore’s Nika Bartoo-Smith join us to talk about the city’s troubled relationship with Tribal governments and its hopes for the future of the program.

Last year, Ada Gallagher won first place in the 200-meter race at the Oregon Class 6A state track meet. She is a transgender athlete, and her performance has drawn national attention.

The executive director of Women’s Foundation of Oregon says some nonprofits could merge to serve communities better.

We talk to British nature writer Robert Macfarlane about his new book, "Is a river alive?," and the ideas it explores, including a novel legal movement that's creating a new way to protect rivers today.

Perhaps especially in a year like this one, focusing on the small things is important. That’s something poet Ross Gay spent a long time doing for his latest collection of essays, “The Book of Delights.”

We learn more about how Ashland is preparing for wildfire season.

With the "Class of 2025" project coming to an end, we listen back to a conversation we recorded in 2014 when the students participating in the project were in the first grade.

Celeste Meiffren-Swango is the state director of Environment Oregon. She joins us to share more about how this new bill is expected to actually reduce plastic waste and what she hopes people do between now and Jan. 2027, when the law goes into effect.

Executive Director Craig Smith and Mark Hunter join us to talk about how the community has supported the Mission in the aftermath of the attack and how the organization is thinking about security and continuing to fulfill their mission moving forward.

The changes come amid ongoing concerns about how the Bottle Bill is interacting with the state’s homelessness and drug crises.

Heatley joins us to tell us more about his time at the helm of Oregon’s only national park and his hopes for federal government employees in the Trump administration.