Source Weekly editor Nicole Vulcan converses with musician, sound healer and children’s book author Kevin Kraft. The Soundshala founder & sounder talks about what got him into ‘sound healing’ and describes exactly what a ‘sound bath’ is. Listen to learn more about mindfulness and sound therapy. Listen now: Source Weekly – Bend, Oregon ยท Kevin […]
Podcasts
LISTEN: Bend Don’t Break: Musician Faisal Abu-Nawwas ๐ง
An intimate conversation between Source Weekly Publisher Aaron Switzer and Musician Faisal Abu-Nawwas. Faisal grew up in the PNW and has been performing since he was a youngster. Hear stories from his early days and what happens in his head when he performs. Get to know Faisal a little better in the podcast then catch […]
LISTEN: Grand Craft Beer – Three Creeks Brewing ๐ง
On this episode of Grand Craft Beer host Brian Yaegar welcomes Jeff Cornett and Emily Richmond of Three Creeks Brewing in Sisters. Crack your own can of Conelick’r Fresh Hop IPA (brewed with ultra-fresh Centennial hops) and drink alongside Brian and his guests as they talk about the brewery’s 15 years of brewing and hosting […]
LISTEN: Grand Craft Beer – Flanders Brown Ales, aka Oud Bruins ๐ง
Grand Craft Beer dives into the nearly-invisible yet highly-incredible world of Flanders Brown Ales, aka Oud Bruins, the 17th century style of Belgian sour beer that, thanks to breweries like Deschutes, are still around… if you know where to look. Podcasters Brian Yaeger and Donna Britt explore a vertical tasting of The Dissident from 2023, […]
LISTEN: Bend Don’t Break: Oregon District 53 Representative Emerson Levy ๐ง
Source Weekly Publisher Aaron Switzer chats with Emerson Levy, freshman Oregon House of Representative for District 53, about the new Alyssa’s Law which includes funding for all Oregon schools to install panic alarm systems to alert first responders to all types of emergencies to keep schools safer. Levy also talks about why she loves her […]
LISTEN: Bend Don’t Break: Managing Redmond with Keith Witcosky ๐ง
Born in Oakland, California, Keith Witcosky and his parents moved to Oregon in 1977. After earning his degree from the University of Denver, Witcosky began his career in politics/government in 1993 working for then Mayor Vera Katz in Portland. Since July 2013, he has been serving as the City Manager for Redmond. As City Manager, […]
LISTEN: Grand Craft Beer – Bridge 99 Brewer Trever Hawman ๐ง
Episode 2 of Grand Craft Beer welcomes Trever Hawman, owner/brewer of Bridge 99 Brewery in NE Bend. We discuss his ascent from homebrewer to nanobrewer to the state of his 15-barrel brewery, as well as being situated in the shadow of 10 Barrel Brewing, newly released by AB-InBev. Speaking of his neighbors, we also announce […]
LISTEN: Grand Craft Beer – Premiere Episode with beer buyer/Certified Cicerone Franklin Gordon ๐ง
Franklin Gordon got into craft beer in the early 2000s, and after years in the bar & restaurant industries, at beer distribution companies, and as a production brewer. He became a Certified Cicerone and started his own consulting company, Beer Wise, to plan beer dinners, develop menus for restaurants and tap rooms, and train bar […]
LISTEN: Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council with Tammy Baney ๐ง
Tammy Baney is the executive director of Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council. In this edition of Bend Don’t Break, she chats with Publisher Aaron Switzer about COIC, what she wishes people know about the region’s intergovernmental organization, her goals for the future and more. Listen now: Source Weekly – Bend, Oregon ยท Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council […]
LISTEN: The Story of Metolius Tea with Amy Stahl ๐ง
Amy Stahl is the Founder of Metolius Artisan Tea, an ethics-forward, woman-founded tea company crafting exceptional teas, chai, matcha and botanical syrups in Bend, Oregon. Stahl joins us on the Bend Don’t Break podcast to talk about her recent tea trip to Nepal โ an adventure that inspired her to share more of her tea-stories […]

