Oregon Voices Podcast - Elevating Oregonians' Lived Experiences

About Oregon Voices Podcast - Elevating Oregonians' Lived Experiences

Oregon has a reputation as a progressive state. Democratic supermajorities control the legislature. We pass symbolic resolutions. We talk a good game about equity, climate action, and workers' rights. But the actual policy outcomes tell a different story. Progressive bills die in committee. Corporate tax breaks get protected. Housing remains unaffordable. Education funding lags. The gap between Oregon's reputation and reality keeps growing. Why? Because Oregon's Democratic establishment is funded by the same corporate interests that fund Republicans everywhere else. The money controls the votes. The machine protects itself. And working families lose.

Publisher

Eric McGuire

Category

government · history · news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Mar 2026

Latest episode

21 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

23 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Oct 2026

   Oregon Voices Podcast: S2 Episode 1 - Dan Farley, Former ODE Assistant Superintendent

   Send us Fan Mail Stop Blaming the Kids: Dan Farley on Oregon School Funding, Data & Accountability What if Oregon’s education crisis isn’t a story about failing kids or failing teachers, but about a system that keeps measuring outcomes without fully confronting what it provides? In Season 2, Episode 1 of Oregon Voices Podcast, Katherine Watkins and Eric McGuire sit down with Dan Farley, former Assistant Superintendent of the Oregon Department of Education’s Office of Research, Assessmen...

2. 

   14 Oct 2026

   Oregon Voices Podcast: S2 Episode 0.5 - We’re Back! Season 2 Updates & What’s ComingUntitled Episode

   Send us Fan Mail We’re Back: Oregon Voices Is Expanding in Season 2 We’re back, y’all. 🎉 Season 2 of Oregon Voices Podcast is here, and things are going to look a little different. Katherine Watkins and Eric McGuire sit down to talk about where the podcast is headed, including new home studios that will let us respond more quickly when something is happening in Oregon, shorter off-the-cuff conversations between our longer interviews, books we’re reading, stories we’re helping people tell, a...

3. 

   3 Jul 2026

   Oregon Voices Podcast: Episode 21 - Sarah Duncan & Maria Hinojos Pressey, Marion Co. Comm. Cand.

   Sarah Duncan and Maria Hinojos Pressey discuss their campaign for Marion County Commissioner and their vision for flipping the county's political majority in this interview.

Who has been a guest on Oregon Voices Podcast - Elevating Oregonians' Lived Experiences

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• Sarah Duncan
• Maria Hinojos Pressey
• Denise Piza
• Lisa Finkle
• Juan Carlos Ordoñez

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

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