Episode 15: Why Is The Portland Naked Bike Ride A Big Thing?
Bicyclists bare all for the World Naked Bike Ride, held in June every year in Portland. But why? What's the purpose of them riding in the nude? And how did this all start? Arran Gimba answers.
31 Jan 2020
Episode 14: Why Is Multnomah Falls The "Granddaddy" Of Oregon's Waterfalls?
The beauty, the lure, the ... lies of Multnomah Falls? Arran Gimba tries to get to the bottom of how tall Multnomah Falls really is and wonders if that really matters.
27 Jan 2020
Episode 13: Why Is There A Statue Of A Man Holding An Umbrella At Pioneer Courthouse Square?
In the longest episode name in the history of Why Oregon Why, host Arran Gimba tries to understand how the "Umbrella Man" came to be at Portland's living room. Enjoy!
17 Jan 2020
Episode 12: Why Are There So Many Breweries In Oregon?
Oregon ranks fifth in terms of breweries per capita. Where did all of this beer come from? How did Oregon come to be known as Beervana? Arran Gimba does his best to explain while participating in Dry January. Rough month.
10 Jan 2020
Episode 11: Why Is Mill Ends Park Such A Big Deal?
Why is Mill Ends Park (not Mill's End Park) a big (or little) deal in Portland? Arran Gimba answers with some help from imaginary leprechauns. Really? Really.
22 Nov 2019
Episode 10: Why Does Portland Freak Out When It Snows?
It may snow this weekend. So why are we all freaking out?!?! Arran Gimba explains in the final episode of the season.
8 Nov 2019
Episode 9: Why Is Portland Known As Stumptown?
A quick episode on why Portland is known as Stumptown. Count the number of times host Arran Gimba says, "Fantastic."
1 Nov 2019
Episode 8: Why Is The PDX Carpet So Popular?
It has its own Instagram tag (#pdxcarpet), multiple Twitter accounts, shirts, socks, coffee cups, jerseys, etc. etc. etc. So why did it become so popular? Arran Gimba answers the question.
25 Oct 2019
Episode 7: Why Does Haystack Rock Look Like That?
Where did Haystack Rock off of Cannon Beach come from? Arran Gimba attempts to answer this question while not being attached by tufted puffins. Silly puffins.
18 Oct 2019
Episode 6: Why Is Portland Known As Rip City?
"Rip City! All right!" Arran Gimba tells you why the expression became not only synonymous with the Portland Trail Blazers but also the city of Portland.
4 Oct 2019
Episode 5: Why Is Crater Lake So Blue?
Ever wonder why Crater Lake is so blue? Arran Gimba wonders too. He does the research and reports (Hint: it's not someone pouring gallons of blue dye in the lake every night).
27 Sept 2019
Episode 4: Why Is There A Huge Paul Bunyan Statue In Portland?
Why is there a 31-foot tall statue of Paul Bunyan in the Kenton neighborhood? Arran Gimba gives you the answer.
20 Sept 2019
Episode 3: Why Are The Oregon Ducks The Ducks? ... And Why Are The Oregon State Beavers The Beavers?
Arran Gimba digs up the past to identify why the Oregon Ducks are the Ducks and the Oregon State Beavers are the Beavers.
13 Sept 2019
Episode 2: Why Does It Rain All The Time In Oregon?
Is it raining outside? Chances are strong that it is. But why? Why does it rain so much in Oregon? Arran Gimba takes a deep dive into this topic.
6 Sept 2019
Episode 1: Why Can't You Pump Your Own Gas In Oregon?
It's the granddaddy of all questions in Oregon - Why can't you pump your own gas? Arran Gimba does the research and gives the reasons why.
4 Sept 2019
Season One Trailer - Why Oregon Why
Lifelong Oregonian Arran Gimba answers the biggest questions around the state in the first season of Why Oregon Why. Coming soon!
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