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LISTEN: Grand Craft Beer: Melani Betti of Spider City Brewing ๐ŸŽง

A chat with Bend’s all-women-owned Spider City Brewing, brewing international craft beer inspired by global travels & the Pacific Northwest

In this episode, Brian Yaeger opens things up with a surprise award for guest Melanie Betti, brewmaster and co-owner of Spider City Brewing, Bend’s all-women owned craft brewery. Betti, along with her twin sister Michele and their friend Tammy Treat, launched Spider City five years ago and is both a Certified Sommelier and Cicerone-Certified Beer Server. […]

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Listen: Bend Don’t Break: The Night Light Show Creator, Host and Producer Shanan Kelley ๐ŸŽง

Local entertainer Shanan Kelley has a lively, entertaining conversation with Source Weekly publisher Aaron Switzer

In this episode, Source Weekly publisher Aaron Switzer chats with the extremely entertaining Shanan Kelley, creator, producer and host of The Night Light Show with Shanan Kelley and Magnificent Guests. The live variety-style community comedy show which has been running in Bend for a decade. She’s the producer and headliner of She Stands up, an […]

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LISTEN: Bend Don’t Break – A Love for Mountain Bike Trails with Emmy Andrews ๐ŸŽง

The executive director of Central Oregon Trail Alliance talks bike parks, mountain bike trail maintenance and more

Emmy Andrews is the executive director of the Central Oregon Trail Alliance, whose mission is to develop, protect, and enhance the Central Oregon mountain bike experience through trail stewardship, advocacy, collaboration, and education. Andrews, who began her tenure as ED at COTA in January 2021, has over 20 years of experience in project management, planning, […]

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LISTEN: Grand Craft Beer – James Owen of Immersion Brewing ๐ŸŽง

Overhauling the brewery’s recipes, creating an international beer style program and more with Immersion’s brewer

In this episode of Grand Craft Beer, host and cicerone Brian Yaeger welcomes James Owen, brewmaster at Immersion Brewing. They talk about Owen getting to completely overhaul the Box Factory brewpub’s recipes when he came on board just two years ago so as to refresh and revive the lager program, the IPA program, the international […]

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LISTEN: Bend Don’t Break: Alpinist Graham Zimmerman ๐ŸŽง

World-class mountaineer Graham Zimmerman talks about new book, climbing and social responsibility

Source Publisher Aaron Switzer chats with Alpinist Graham Zimmerman on this podcast episode. Zimmerman is a renowned alpinist whose work has propelled him into conservation advocacy, holding leadership roles in nonprofits such as the American Alpine Club and Protect Our Winters. Heโ€™s a world-class mountaineer who has received several awards, including the Piolet dโ€™Or, the […]

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LISTEN: Bend Don’t Break: Christian Heeb, Cascade Center of Photography ๐ŸŽง

Talking images with photographer Christian Heeb, owner of Cascade Center of Photography

In the episode of the Bend Don’t Break podcast, Source Weekly publisher Aaron Switzer converses with photographer Christian Heeb, owner of Cascade Center of Photography (with his wife Regula Heeb). The Swiss/American photographers have been widely published. They have worked and photographed in more than 90 countries. Their exclusive Photo Tours are legendary worldwide. Christian […]

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LISTEN: Grand Craft Beer: Joshua Savage ๐ŸŽง

Exploring fall beer styles with a local adventurer

In this episode of Grand Craft Beer Brian Yaeger is joined by the author of โ€œ100 Things to Do in Bendโ€, Joshua Savage. As fellow beer lovers, they explore perfect fall beer styles. As the writer behind the Source Weeklyโ€™s series “Savage in Bend: Exploring the Quirks That Make Central Oregon Unique,” Savage and Yaeger […]

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LISTEN: Grand Craft Beer Tim Ensign Steeplejack Brewing ๐ŸŽง

A chat with a legend of Oregon beer

In this episode of Grand Craft Beer Brian Yaeger is joined by Oregon beer legend, Tim Ensign, Director of Sales & Marketing for Steeple jack Brewing in Portland. They discuss the ins’n’outs of what is a critical, yet perhaps purposefully, overlooked role in the beer industry: sales and marketing, especially when it comes to breweries […]

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