Podcasts

As Americans desperately seek to forecast the future of the coronavirus pandemic, some look to history, and to the 1918 flu pandemic especially, to make sense of a world which has become unpredictable and chaotic. Two Oregon historians share local and national stories of the “Spanish flu” and how somethings still haven’t changed a hundred […]

In this week’s Source Weekly Update podcast: Deschutes County gets an “F” after a resurgence of cases, OSU researchers head to Bend to survey people about COVID prevalence and Bend moves forward with its Core Area project. Source Weekly – Bend, Oregon · Source Weekly Update Podcast 5/27/20

For politicians east of the Cascades, the urban/rural divide is a popular talking point. But the extreme disparities that can exist between urban and rural students is more than a talking point—and in the age of COVID-19, it’s playing out as students try to do school, from home, in the midst of a pandemic. By […]

In this week’s podcast, hear from local business owners navigating the reopening… or choosing to stay closed for a little bit longer.

Dave Clemens is a local Central Oregon DJ. He came on the Source Weekly’s “Bend Don’t Break” podcast this week—hosted by our our publisher Aaron Switzer—to talk about his experiences working as a radio host during the pandemic. Listen now by clicking any image, or subscribe where ever you get your podcasts. Clemens hosts his […]

In this week’s podcast: A look ahead to Oregon’s fire season and the connection between pollution and COVID-19.

Bend Don’t Break is a new podcast series from the Source Weekly, hosted by our publisher Aaron Switzer, who started Bend’s first and only alternative weekly two decades ago. Aaron dives into range of topics relevant to the COVID-19 pandemic like the economy, the local anti-lockdown movement, leadership in the time of COVID  and much […]

In this week’s Source Weekly Update: a new pass system for Mt. Bachelor, a change of heart on clearing Bend homeless camps and more. Source Weekly – Bend, Oregon · Source Weekly Update Podcast – 5/2/20 Related Stories

Bend Don’t Break is the newest podcast series from the Source Weekly, hosted by our publisher Aaron Switzer, who started Bend’s first and only alternative weekly two decades ago. Aaron dives into range of topics relevant to the COVID-19 pandemic like the economy, the local anti-lockdown movement, mental health effects of social isolation and much […]