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Kick Ass Oregon History Vol 4 #3: Mad Max

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Don’t forget, this Tuesday, March 20, 2012 – you won’t want to miss the Humanity On Wheels: An Evening of Mass Transit Tales!, brought to you by Kick Ass Oregon History and TriMet Diaries!

KICK ASS OREGON HISTORY VOL 4 #3: MAD MAXKick Ass Oregon History is the latest series of podcasts from the enthusiastic historians behind ORHistory.com.

And volume 4 #3 just dropped: Mad Max: Portland’s Death Trolley.

In which we learn that a ticket to ride is a ticket to doom.

The brains behind this Kick Ass project are the crack hustlers of Oregon History Doug Kenck-Crispin and Andy Lindberg. Doug is a graduate student studying Public History and Pacific Northwest History at PSU, and Andy, though a Portland native, is currently working as an actor in New York City. Doug does most of the research and writing for the podcasts with input from Andy, who voices the broadcasts with a thespian’s flair.

With the Kick Ass Oregon History podcast they plan to cover just the good stuff: Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll and Earth Shattering, Devastating Destruction.

Ultimately, our goal is to take Oregon History out of the hallowed halls of the academy, get folks excited and enthused about this shared history, and get them out into the state, digging it and experiencing it. Get them to embrace it, and get their boots muddy in the process. It’s all OUR History; nobody owns it.

Visit ORHistory.com and stay tuned to @Oregon_History on Twitter for further details on specific episodes and the series. Catch up on missed episodes at the Kick Ass Oregon History archives.

Kick Ass Oregon History Vol 4 #2: ORe-Gasm

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Kick Ass Oregon History Vol 4 #2: ORe-GasmKick Ass Oregon History is the latest series of podcasts from the enthusiastic historians behind ORHistory.com.

Volume 4 #2 dropped yesterday – ORe-Gasm:

In which we celebrate Oregon’s birthday by drenching our self in hot, wet, sticky history.

The brains behind this Kick Ass project are the crack hustlers of Oregon History Doug Kenck-Crispin and Andy Lindberg. Doug is a graduate student studying Public History and Pacific Northwest History at PSU, and Andy, though a Portland native, is currently working as an actor in New York City. Doug does most of the research and writing for the podcasts with input from Andy, who voices the broadcasts with a thespian’s flair.

With the Kick Ass Oregon History podcast they plan to cover just the good stuff: Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll and Earth Shattering, Devastating Destruction.

Ultimately, our goal is to take Oregon History out of the hallowed halls of the academy, get folks excited and enthused about this shared history, and get them out into the state, digging it and experiencing it. Get them to embrace it, and get their boots muddy in the process. It’s all OUR History; nobody owns it.

Visit ORHistory.com and stay tuned to @Oregon_History on Twitter for further details on specific episodes and the series. Catch up on missed episodes at the Kick Ass Oregon History archives.

Robert Wagner’s Fantastic Disaster Launches February 1, 2012

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Fantastic DisasterRobert Wagner is back. Well, he didn’t really go anywhere, but he’s launching a new podcast called Robert Wagner’s Fantastic Disaster a podcast about life and stuff, on Wednesday, February 1, 2012.

For now, to access the live stream of the debut episode, you have to act fast:

A podcast wouldn’t be any fun without a live stream.

That’s precisely why we’re inviting the first 100 people to fill out the form below and join us live at 12pm Pacific on Wednesday, February 1st, 2012 for the debut of “Fantastic Disaster”, the most awful podcast yet from the moron behind such forgettable works as “Portland Sucks”, “Cascadia.fm”, and probably a few other things that would be listed between quotation marks.

Sign up at FantasticDisaster.com, and look for it on iTunes soon. Robert announced on Twitter that Sabrina Miller will also be making an appearance. Live podcast starts at noon!

Update: Epison #1 is available at FantasticDisaster.com: 001: The Pending Podcaster Parenthood Episode

Kick Ass Oregon History Vol 3 #8: Oregon’s First Christmas

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Kick Ass Oregon History Vol 3 #8: Oregon's First ChristmasKick Ass Oregon History is the latest series of podcasts from the enthusiastic historians behind ORHistory.com.

Volume 3 #8 dropped yesterday – Oregon’s First Christmas:

In which 3 Men and A Baby (plus 28 other men, a girl and a dog) eat a lot of elk, get rained on and somehow stay cheery, despite not having the latest toys.

Featuring an interview with Tom Wilson of Fort Clatsop.

The brains behind this Kick Ass project are the crack hustlers of Oregon History Doug Kenck-Crispin and Andy Lindberg. Doug is a graduate student studying Public History and Pacific Northwest History at PSU, and Andy, though a Portland native, is currently working as an actor in New York City. Doug does most of the research and writing for the podcasts with input from Andy, who voices the broadcasts with a thespian’s flair.

With the Kick Ass Oregon History podcast they plan to cover just the good stuff: Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll and Earth Shattering, Devastating Destruction.

Ultimately, our goal is to take Oregon History out of the hallowed halls of the academy, get folks excited and enthused about this shared history, and get them out into the state, digging it and experiencing it. Get them to embrace it, and get their boots muddy in the process. It’s all OUR History; nobody owns it.

Visit ORHistory.com and stay tuned to @Oregon_History on Twitter for further details on specific episodes and the series. Catch up on missed episodes at the Kick Ass Oregon History archives.

Cort and Fatboy Holiday Event: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? (2-December-2011)

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Cort and Fatboy Holiday Event: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?Join Cort and Fatboy this Friday, December 2, 2011 at the Bagdad Theater (3702 SE Hawthorne) for a very special holiday event: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

There will be a smorgasbord of mediocrity available: a live taping of cortandfatboy, featuring most of their regular guests, including Oregonian film-critic and Sabertooth Vampire creator Mike Russell, Digital Trends editor/columnist Ryan Fleming, filmmaker/author/genial misanthrope David Walker, stand-up comedian Big Jim Willig, gossip columnist Byron Beck, and other special guests.

This second annual holiday event’s lineup also includes a 35mm presentation of Die Hard, a live taping of the Cort and Fatboy podcast, a screening of Joni Derouchie‘s documentary about Cort and Fatboy, Welcome to That Whole Thing, and a screening of David Walker and Matt Haley‘s Star Wars short Blackstar Warrior. Whew!

The doors open at the Bagdad at 10pm, pre-show entertainment starts at 8:30pm, and the life show taping begins at 9pm. Admission is only $3 (at the door or online), and you have to be 21 or over.