Kick Ass Oregon History – orhistory.com

In which we learn, in our final podcast from our Summer Road Trip, that Oregon is a big place to call home. The beat quote in the series is from Kerouac’s On The Road.

In which we learn that Portland has been a naughty little town for quite some time. Featuring an interview with Portland on the Take authors JD Chandler and JB Fisher.

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.

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 Ass Oregon History Christmas Special!!! Mr. Linnman has, of course, LITERALLY writen the book on the subject – and it’s a great volume. You should buy The Exploding Whale right here. And here is a youtube clip of Mr. Linnman’s segment. As he states in our interview – you’ve seen it a TON, and he has never received any compensation for it – so do him a favor for years of enjoyment, and buy his damn book! And here is a poem by some Welsh fellow that kinda bastardized the Oregon version (IMHO) A Child’s Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas And from The Oregonian, 11-22-1970, page, 74,

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 1900. Shanghaied in Portland 1 drops on or around 8/1, with Part 2 to follow on 8/15.