Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 34:45 — 48.6MB) | Embed In which we learn that when it comes to volcanic boom for your buck, Washington’s Mt. St. Helens has nothing against Oregon’s Mt. Mazama! Thanks to Dr. Scott Burns of PSU’s Geology department, and Collage - who sponsored this podcast!
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 20:09 — 28.7MB) | Embed In which we learn that to get the gold you’ve got to be a good yegg.
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 45:02 — 42.6MB) | Embed In which we learn that Oregon’s clock points to 4:20 all day long.
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 17:30 — 24.5MB) | Embed In which we learn that we Bostonians have a sticky past! Special thanks to Stephen Puleo and William Regan, Deb Beresford and the voice of Kick Ass Boston History, Emily Ross-Johnson! Today’s podcast is brought to you by Parker’s Premium Breads (Dorchester’s favorite!).
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 31:53 — 30.2MB) | Embed In which we learn that the “Green Governor” was focused on a green that doesn’t grow on trees, or rather comes from halting the growth of trees. Be SURE to join us at Tom McCall’s 100th Birthday party at The Jack London Bar [...]
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 21:30 — 20.4MB) | Embed In which we begin to celebrate Tom McCall’s 100th birthday by examining his hawkish attitudes toward the war in Vietnam. Be SURE to join us at Tom McCall’s 100th Birthday party at The Jack London Bar on 3/23/2013 at 8:00pm. Want to [...]
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 24:49 — 23.2MB) | Embed In which we dig up an old Portland tale for Oregon’s birthday. And check out Sue Vorenberg’s Columbian article on the closing of Pearson Air Museum here. Be sure to join us on February 19th, 2013 at The Jack London Bar at [...]
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 22:02 — 21.2MB) | Embed In which we learn that finders are not necessarily keepers, at least when it comes to giant outer space rocks.
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 20:20 — 19.0MB) | Embed In which we learn that one sock and 500 sheep can grow into an empire.
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 48:31 — 22.8MB) | Embed In which we learn even MORE about the murderer Danford Balch. Recorded live at the Jack London Bar. Featuring the banjo stylings of Kerry Hallet.
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:02 — 27.9MB) | Embed In which we learn that dead whales are not welcome to settle in for a long winter’s nap on Oregon beaches, at least as far as the State Highway Division in concerned. Featuring an interview with Paul Linman. Cause it’s our Kick [...]
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 27:42 — 25.8MB) | Embed In which we learn that Oregon Governor Tom McCall was a committed champion of prisoner’s rights, yet even he could not prevent riots and deadly escapes from Oregon’s prisons. Find this episode’s playlist here. We tried to interview current OSP Superintendent Jeff [...]
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 40:24 — 37.7MB) | Embed In which we learn that it takes a village to keep DB Cooper’s legacy alive. Be sure to join us on Saturday, November 17th, 2012 , Kick Ass Oregon History is proud to partner with The Hollywood Theater to bring you DB Cooper Movie Night! Need [...]
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 21:30 — 20.3MB) | Embed In which we learn that neither death nor shitty pizza can prevent Portland’s restless prostitutes from walking the streets of Stumptown. Be sure to join us for our SPECIAL HALLOWEEN EVENT 10/26 at The Mission Theatre! View this episode’s Playlist!
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 27:40 — 25.9MB) | Embed In which we learn that being naked and shaking your money maker can mean whatever you want it to, according to the Oregon constitution. Join us on our 10/17/2012 Historic Strip Club Party Bus Tour! KAOH5.5 Song List.
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:33 — 26.6MB) | Embed In which we learn that Oregon has a history of treating the mentally ill as less than human, even in death. Featuring excerpts from “One Flew Over The Cukoo’s Nest,” by Ken Kesey. Come to our “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest” [...]
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:02 — 26.2MB) | Embed In which we learn that just beneath Portland’s surface lies a world of, well, lies. Until you prove otherwise! Featuring historians Finn John and Barney Blalock. And be sure to come see our LIVE Event: Shanghaied in Portland!! at The Jack London [...]
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:45 — 26.9MB) | Embed In which we learn that if you wanted to live the life of the sea, rather unexpectedly, Portland was THE place to fall asleep. Featuring an interview with Wicked Portland author Finn John.
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 7:35 — 7.3MB) | Embed Two (count them: 2) Kick Ass Oregon History episodes drop within the next month on Shanghaied in Portland!! To get you in the mood here is the sermon delivered by Dr. Edgar P. Hill on the subject of Shanghaiing in PDX in [...]
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 21:33 — 20.3MB) | Embed In which we learn that all in the name of LIBERTY some mean-ass Oregonians have worked hard not to remain guests of the state. Plus tips from the pros to keep you free! Be sure to check out our LIVE show on [...]
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 41:38 — 40.6MB) | Embed In which we learn that the price of the search for Bigfoot is sanity. With Chad Torrey and Melissa The Intern. Sponsored by the Jack London Bar. You can see photos of the expedition here. A picture of the Carved Stone Head [...]
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:05 — 27.0MB) | Embed In which we learn that Bigfoot is the smelly, elusive messiah of Oregon’s green, hopeful heart. And don’t forget to join us on June 19th at 7:30pm for “Bigfoots in Oregon” LIVE at The Jack London Bar! Part Two of the [...]
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:00:32 — 56.9MB) | Embed In which we learn never to give alcohol to a bus. Live at the Jack London Bar. Photos of the event are HERE. Thanks to Heather from Dorkface Media for the Original Humanity on Wheels poster design used for this podcast episode. [...]
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 31:15 — 29.1MB) | Embed In which we learn that to “occupy” is not a new verb. Sponsored by 5th Ave Cinema.
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 22:15 — 20.8MB) | Embed In which we learn that pet cemeteries make great date locations. Is the “Balch House” THE Balch House? Melissa The Intern speaks! And Much More!
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 37:04 — 34.9MB) | Embed In which we learn that something fishy lurks beneath the surface of Astoria. One of our favorite Ass Kickers posted: Way too stoned to be listening to the Astoria plague episode. We find this to be a very appreciated endorsement indeed…
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:08 — 26.2MB) | Embed In which we learn that a ticket to ride Tri-Met is a ticket to doom.
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 31:35 — 29.4MB) | Embed In which we learn that we’ve had a great time doing shit-tons of history in the past year. Thank you for support and attention. More to come in Year Two!
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 26:13 — 36.4MB) | Embed In which we celebrate Oregon’s birthday by drenching our self in hot, wet, sticky history.
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 27:34 — 14.9MB) | Embed In which we discuss over The Skype Device the KAOH Diorama Contest 2012. With Greg Shine, Miss Demeanor of criminalcrafts.com, and contest winner Darcy Hood.
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:07:10 — 31.5MB) | Embed In which people gather to honor the memory of a man who committed a felony. Featuring Katy Barber, Matt Love, Ancient Portland, Jarad Miles and Oh Darling. We appreciate the help of our assistants Melissa Lang and Chad Torrey.
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:03:16 — 29.7MB) | Embed In which Drunken Santa comes by to ruin everything. Plus we re-hash the last podcast in front of a live audience at the Jack London Bar, beneath the Realto Pool Room in downtown Portland, Oregon! Happy Kwanza, Oregon!
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 22:18 — 20.8MB) | Embed 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 [...]
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:41 — 39.8MB) | Embed In which a we wonder what happened to that man named Dan who jumped out of the thing with that stuff. Featuring interviews with Galen Cook, author Geoffrey Gray, and Ayn Sandalo Dietrich of the FBI. Sponsored by Portland Luggage.
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 25:14 — 35.1MB) | Embed In which a man named Dan hands a girl a note, drinks a drink, grabs a bag, and jumps off a staircase. Like a boss. Featuring interviews with Galen Cook, author Geoffrey Gray, and Ayn Sandalo Dietrich of the FBI. Sponsored by [...]
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 25:19 — 11.9MB) | Embed In which we learn a brief history of angry Ursidae and hirsute humans in the City of Roses. Sponsored by The Eagle.
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 15:33 — 7.3MB) | Embed In which we learn of the 1873 blaze in downtown PDX. The biggest fire in Portland history. Arson? To this day the answer is unknown.
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 25:51 — 12.2MB) | Embed In which we learn of A Day Called X. In 1957 CBS showed a documentary by Canadian filmmaker Harry Rasky about Civil Defense in PDX. Narrated by actor Glen Ford, if featured, amongst other things a look into Portland’s Doomsday Bunker beneath [...]
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 24:48 — 11.7MB) | Embed In which we learn of Operation Green Light. In 1955 Portland’s ambitious Civil Defense program initiated “Operation Green Light” and tried to evacuate ALL of Portland’s Downtown to the suburbs. FAST. Featuring an interview with Portland Mayor Sam Adams! Sponsored by Andy [...]
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 32:22 — 15.2MB) | Embed In which we learn the incredible tale of how Republican Oregon Governor Tom McCall averted violence and doom by holding a state-sponsored Hippie Rock Festival at McIver Park in rural Clackamas County during the summer of 1970.
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 18:04 — 8.5MB) | Embed In which we learn that you should be afraid of the Po-po in PDX’s Chinatown.
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 16:28 — 7.7MB) | Embed In which we learn that, in Portland’s Chinatown, if you want to kiss a Wookie, that can be arranged.
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 11:50 — 5.6MB) | Embed In which we learn that the possibility of successfully navigating Chinatown is approximately 3,720 to 1.
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 13:12 — 6.2MB) | Embed In which we learn that Portland’s Historic Chinatown was once a hive of scum and villainy.
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 19:24 — 9.5MB) | Embed In which we learn that there be gold in them thar hills, and parks, and streets, and maybe your own backyard.
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 15:39 — 7.4MB) | Embed In which we learn of an intrepid collie who walks 3000 miles to get home to good ol’ Oregon.
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 19:15 — 9.0MB) | Embed In which we learn of the first public hanging in Oregon history.
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 16:07 — 7.6MB) | Embed In which we learn that the Imperial Japanese Army sent silent, floating bombs across the Pacific and into Oregon.
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 23:22 — 11.0MB) | Embed Come to our “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest” 50th Anniversary Party on September 16th, 2012 at Mississippi Studios! The 1942 poisoning at the Oregon State Hospital for the Insane.
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 16:13 — 7.6MB) | Embed The city of Roseburg goes up in smoke for our first installment of Kick Ass Oregon History!
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