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Where We Live - Birth of the Silicon Forest

The Where We Live pod returns with the story of how a tech seedling planted in Beaverton, Oregon decades ago grew into the Silicon Forest. This week, Ken Boddie takes us inside Tektronix for a look at the past, present and future of the Oregon tech industry.

Jenny's Writers' Bloc - Jennifer Wolfe

Portland author Jennifer Wolfe worked as a phlebotomist, a fiction writing reacher and performed odd jobs in the film industry for a decade. She joins Jenny Hansson to talk about writing thrillers, reading Stephen King as a 10-year-old, ways to fail quickly and her debut adult thriller, Watch the Girls.

Your Weather - 'Fore' the Love of Golf

On a windy spring day, Meteorologist Kelley Bayern visits the Quail Valley driving range to meet up with GM and head pro Doug Hixson to chat about golf in the Northwest, how climate change is playing a role in course maintenance and just how many holes in one can one person possibly have.

Your Weather - Let's go Fishing

Salmon, steelhead and sturgeon. Fishing guide Bob Rees stops by to talk the effects of climate change on fishing in the Northwest, how you can catch a new hobby, and the role social media is playing in telling fish tales.

Jenny's Writers' Bloc - Jolie Ann Donohue

Portland's Jolie Ann Donohue made a mid-life career change and fell in love with gardening, hosting workshops, designing gardens and blogging. She sits down with Jenny Hansson to talk about the release of her first book,  "The Gardening Goddess's Guide to Edible Gardening in Portland"

Your Weather - Allergy Season

Meteorologist Kelley Bayern sits down with Dr. Donald Dibbern from Allergy Clinic Portland to talk pollen, relief for seasonal allergies, why allergies might be worse this year and what popular Oregon export you might be able to blame for your sneezing and sniffles.

Where We Live - The Astoria Column

One of Oregon’s most famous landmarks has a long history and its future is assured thanks to the Friends of the Astoria Column. This week, they stepped in to shine a new light on the legacy. Ken Boddie sits down with Jordan Schnitzer to talk about the effort to preserve the Astoria Column for future generations.

Breaking the Silence: Shining a Light on Suicide

Over the past several weeks, KOIN 6 joined our media partners throughout Oregon to change the way we all report on suicide. By shining a light on a public health emergency and changing the narrative we can help save lives. Reporter Elise Haas sits down with Dwight Holton from Lines for Life to chat about why Breaking the Silence is so important and how journalists in Oregon can set an example for the rest of the country.

Jenny's Writers' Bloc - Kevin Luby

Portland Attorney Kevin Luby wrote a non-fiction book about the healing process following his son’s death. His second book is fictional tale of surviving in post-apocalyptic world. Jenny Hansson talks to him about the family connection to both stories and the different processes of putting each down on paper.

Where We Live - The Salem Eco Globe

Nestled in the popular Riverfront Park in Salem, Oregon is a one-of-a-kind piece of artwork. A globe, three stories tall. Once a storage storage tank for chemicals used in the paper-making process, it spent the 1960's floating from the shipyards in Portland to Salem. When the mill closed, the "acid ball" stayed. Ken Boddie takes a trip to Salem to talk to one of the people behind the original effort to turn a relic of a bygone era into a community project.