Making Great Stories Easy to Find

A World Champion Birder talks about Malheur Wildlife Refuge, his favorite birding place in the whole world! The University of Oregon's Museum of Natural and Cultural History, home of the 10,000 Year Old Sandal. The history of the early Portland area is a key part of the story of settling the American West. This episode is a conversation with Patti Larkin, Curator of the Pittock Mansion. Historic Mims 'Safe House' - Louis Armstrong could perform in Eugene but not stay overnight? "Showdown at Opal Creek: The Battle for America's Last Wilderness" - David Seideman Thompson's Mill State Historic Site - State's Oldest Operating Mill Lane County History Museum - Mr. Kendall's Model T Cascades Raptor Center - Myth and Magic End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center

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Welcome to the StoriesHere Podcast

• Mission – making great stories easy to find, using careful selection and MapCast

• Launch – starting first in Oregon

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• MapCast – a great new way to discover stories nearby or while traveling.  One-third of Internet search is location-based, why not podcasts?

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• Episodes – these are carefully selected from:

1. Interviews – important and interesting stories from interviews with people who know them best

2. Newspapers – such as Explore Oregon episodes by Zach Urness and David Davis of the Statesman Journal 

3. Radio – giving great radio stories new life by making them easy to discover

4. Independent podcasters – episodes are included from popular Oregon podcasters:

   1. Offbeat Oregon from Finn J.D. John

   2. Hear in the Gorge from Sarah Fox

5. Previews – shorter audio previews about interesting historic places

6. Podcast to the Editor™ – have an interesting audio story to add?  Contact us for more information.

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Podcast Services – listen to StoriesHere interviews on your favorite podcast player, more being added…

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Samples

Interviews

Mims ‘Safe’ House – this remarkable story of a haven for African American travelers in segregated Oregon is told through an interview with Eric Richardson, President of the Eugene Springfield Chapter of the NAACP.  Eric’s firsthand experiences provide invaluable insight into the Mims House story and the role of racism in Pacific Northwest history.

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Podcasters

Sumpter Gold Dredge – StoriesHere features the work of other podcasters such as Explore Oregon from the Statesman Journal, and this example from Offbeat Oregon. It’s the tale of the would-be miner who, luckily for us, didn’t do very well and turned more to his writing.  It was Edgar Rice Burroughs, author of the Tarzan series.

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Previews

Thompson’s Mill State Heritage Site – this is an example of a short-form audio, about the oldest operating mill in Oregon. It shows the potential of StoriesHere to support tourism, both vacations and staycations.  This mill can be experienced first-hand as the flume is opened and the water rushes by just feet from where you are standing.  It is just 10 minutes from I-5 at 32655 Boston Mill Dr, Shedd, OR 97377.

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