Kick Ass Oregon History is the latest series of podcasts from the enthusiastic historians behind ORHistory.com.
Volume 2, episode 2 is here:
Treasures of Oregon – Portland Edition, in which it is revealed that there be gold in them thar hills, and parks, and streets, and maybe your own backyard.
The previous episodes:
- Kick Ass Oregon History Vol 1 #1: The Roseburg Blast – The city of Roseburg goes up in smoke
- Kick Ass Oregon History Vol 1 #2: The Eggs! – 1942 poisoning at the Oregon State Hospital for the Insane
- Kick Ass Oregon History Vol 1 #3: Balloon Bombs!
- Kick Ass Oregon History Vol 2 #1: Bobbie The Wonder Dog
The brains behind this 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.
Kick Ass Oregon History, the latest series of podcasts from the enthusiastic historians behind