Source Weekly Update

About Source Weekly Update

Podcasts powered by The Source, a weekly newspaper in beautiful Bend, Oregon.

Publisher

The Source

Category

government · news · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Feb 2016

Latest episode

28 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

409 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Oct 2026

   Bend Don't Break: Sara Odendahl, CEO of the Bend Chamber

   In this episode host Aaron Switzer sits down with Sara Odendahl, CEO of the Bend Chamber. Sara shares her journey from journalism and public affairs to government relations, nonprofit leadership, and small business ownership. She discusses her experience in Colorado policy work, launching Work Collective in Bend, and ultimately stepping into leadership at one of Oregon's largest local chambers of commerce. The conversation explores workforce housing, child care access, small business support,...

2. 

   21 Oct 2026

   Bend Don't Break: Claudia Hinz, Journalist and Author

   In this episode host Aaron Switzer sits down with Claudia Hinz, author. A Bend based novelist and former television journalist, Hinz discusses her debut novel Safekeeping and the experiences that inspired its exploration of war, motherhood, activism, and the civilian military divide. Drawing from years of reporting on military bases and conversations with veterans, she shares how those experiences shaped both her storytelling and her understanding of service. The conversation explores the rea...

3. 

   14 Oct 2026

   Bend Don't Break: Dennis McGregor, Artist, Musician, and Children's Book Author

   In this episode host Aaron Switzer sits down with Dennis McGregor, Artist, Musician, and Children's Book Author. Dennis reflects on his journey from performing music in Southern California to building a creative life in Sisters, Oregon. He shares how an opportunity to create a poster for the Sisters Quilt Show launched a decades long career in visual art, leading to celebrated festival posters, interpretive signage throughout Central Oregon, public artwork, and a series of children's books. T...

Who has been a guest on Source Weekly Update

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Deena Kamm
• Brian Rankin
• Sherman H Bloomer
• Joshua Savage
• Amber Thacher

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

248,630

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 72 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

81

Social presence

0

YouTube

82

Engagement

76

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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