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LISTEN: Bend Don’t Break: Cassi MacQueen, Executive Director Deschutes Childrens Foundation 🎧

New ED of Deschutes Children’s Foundation gets real about the current nonprofit state of affairs
by The Source Staff

On this episode of Bend Don’t Break Source Weekly publisher Aaron Switzer converses with the new Executive Director of Deschutes Children’s Foundation, Cassi MacQueen. Cassi’s deep passion for public service and commitment to social change is inspiring. She and Aaron get real about what’s happening in the nonprofit sector of our community and talk about […]

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LISTEN: Grand Craft Beer: Shannon McMenamin & Rob Vallance of McMenamins 🎧

Shannon McMenamin hosts Red Shed Tapes Podcast to tell 40 years’ worth of stories
by The Source Staff

In this episode of the Grand Craft Beer Podcast, we focus on…a different beer podcast. Our guest is Shannon McMenamin—whose father, Mike McMenamin, along with Shannon’s uncle, Brian—founded the McMenamins empire of breweries, pubs, and hotels 40 years ago. Her new podcast, The Red Shed Tapes,  focuses on the wealth of stories from all those renowned […]

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LISTEN: Bend Don’t Break: Artist Teafly 🎧

Hear this candid, uplifting conversation about mental illness, the healing power of sleep and what being an artist is like for Bend-based artist Teafly.
by The Source Staff

On this podcast episode Source Weekly publisher Aaron Switzer has a candid, uplifting conversation with the incredibly talented Artist Teafly. A Bend-based artist and illustrator, Teafly has illustrated Source Weekly covers over the past two decades. Teafly is also the author of the new book “So…You Have a Little Brain Cloud” – an illustrated journey exploring mental […]

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Listen: Bend Don’t Break: Jessica Dunaway, Founder/Baker One Loaf 🎧

Local micro-bakery owner tells the story of how she started baking sourdough bread and why she loves it so much
by The Source Staff

It’s another story of one thing leading to another. In this episode of the Bend Don’t Break podcast, hear Jessica Dunaway’s story of how she and her husband John started One Loaf. It all started with a challenge and before you know it, Dunaway had baked enough sourdough bread to share with friends and family. Everyone […]

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LISTEN: Grand Craft Beer: Melani Betti of Spider City Brewing 🎧

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

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 🎧

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

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 🎧

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

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 🎧

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

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 🎧

World-class mountaineer Graham Zimmerman talks about new book, climbing and social responsibility
by The Source Staff

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. He’s a world-class mountaineer who has received several awards, including the Piolet d’Or, the […]

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

Talking images with photographer Christian Heeb, owner of Cascade Center of Photography
by The Source Staff

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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