Portland Podcasts For Your Listening Pleasure
Photo From The Minority Report
Podcasts are all the rage these days - and rightly so! With a variety of niche topics, humor, crime investigation and so much more, podcasts are the perfect way to delight your ears and stimulate your mind while doing mundane house projects like laundry, cleaning or finally organizing your toiletries.
The Minority Report
Top of our list is The Minority Report, because we could all use some laughter in our lives! Portland has QUITE the robust comedy scene, and The Minority Report brings the stage to the pod with this clever show. The show is a regular stand-up comedy event showcasing people of color in the Northwest, hosted by Jason Lamb, Julia Ramos and Neeraj Srinivasan.
The audio show is broadcast though Xray.FM and archived on their site.
Hear in the Gorge
This podcast bills itself as “Stories that will change your Sense of Place.”
The series is a radio-documentary styled podcast that tells compelling and under-recognized stories of the Columbia River Gorge region cultural history and life. This area is home to a landscape that inspires and a community that shares a deep connection to the region and to each other.
These podcasts are audio companions to the acclaimed Gorge Owned (GO!) Sense of Place lecture series, that delve into and reveal stories unique to the Gorge. They highlight archival audio, as well as storytelling from locals and experts, creating gripping and moving nonfiction narratives about the Columbia River Gorge and its heritage.
Funemployment Radio
Funemployment Radio is a daily Portland podcast broadcasting since 2009. The show is about local personalities and radio veterans, Greg Nibler and Sarah X Dylan as they live life in PDX, as well as interviews with special guests, plus news, current events and more. The goal is to provide listeners an hour a day to take a break from the problems in their lives, or the problems of the world around them.
The hosts have interviewed a variety of famous guests from all over the country, but they are perhaps best known for their ability to shine a spotlight on the weirder side of the Rose City.
Happy Face
Don’t let the name fool you: This is not a happy podcast. It’s dark, and it’s not for everyone. But it does take place in Oregon and it’s a thriller that will leave you on the edge of your seat.
“For Melissa Moore, 1995 was a nightmare. That’s the year the teenager learned her father, Keith Hunter Jesperson, was a serial killer. It’s also the year Melissa Moore’s doubt spiral began: When you look like your father, and you share his intelligence and charisma, how do you know you’re not a psychopath, too? Happy Face is the story of Keith Hunter Jesperson, his brutal crimes, and the cat and mouse game he played with detectives and the media. But it’s also the story of the horrific legacy he gifted his children.”
In this series, Moore investigates her father’s crimes, reckons with the past, and wades through her darkest fears as she hunts for a better future.
Finding and Listening to Podcasts
There are many ways to find and listen to great podcasts. Tools like Stitcher and Spotify are ways to save and organize your podcasts. The more you listen to, the more you’ll learn about other podcasts. Some podcast listening platforms will also make recommendations based on your listening history.