We speak with Nigel Jaquiss of the Oregon Journalism Project on his story which reports that many experts believe the proposed Coos Bay shipping terminal is unnecessary, too expensive and overpromises its benefits.

On this edition, we talk with both sides of a fierce effort related to the recall of a Lincoln County Commissioner. We speak with lead petitioner Christine Jamison, and we talk with the subject of the recall effort, Claire Hall.

We talk to KLCC's Nathan Wilk and Rebecca Hansen-White, and the Oregon Capital Chronicle's Julia Shumway about the big news stories of 2025.

We talk with KLCC's Rebecca Hansen-White about her interview with Dr. Miriam Mickelson, superintendent of Eugene's 4J schools about a looming budget crisis. And then we take a look back on some of our favorite conversations on Oregon On The Record in 2025.

On this edition we talk with Kyra Buckley of OPB about her recent reporting that shows in a sluggish state economy, women's sports are doing much better economically than other industries in Oregon.

On this edition, we talk with Professor Christopher Hendon of the U of O, affectionately known as Dr. Coffee , about the science and sociology of our favorite morning beverage.

On this edition, we talk with Rob Zako, Executive Director of BEST, Better Eugene-Springfield Transportation about our rise in traffic fatalities and ways to make our roads safer.

We talk with Aimee Green, reporter at The Oregonian, about her report on the rising cost of lift tickets in Oregon, and we talk with KLCC's Rebecca Hansen-White to get an update on what's happening with license plate cameras in the community.

We speak with Andrew deCoriolis of Oregon's Farm Forward about a recent report which finds major salmonella violations at Costco. And we speak with KLCC's Julia Boboc about a disturbing ICE stop in Cottage Grove.

We talk with Scott Cooper, the Executive Director of NeighborImpact, the largest food bank and nonprofit in Central Oregon. He talks about what they are seeing in Central Oregon and how shocks to federal subsidies are hurting their efforts.

On this edition we talk with Allie Yee, Interim Executive Director for Partners For A Hunger Free Oregon. She talks about their work to advocate for better food equity and for more food assistance in the state.

On this edition we talk with Carolyn Stein, Executive Director of Food For Lane County. The organization provided more than eight million pounds of food last year, but the need remains high.

On this edition we talk with Lauren Kessler, a local author who produced a special series on hunger for Lookout Eugene-Springfield. Kessler is a multi-book author and also a long-time volunteer for Food For Lane County's dining room.

On this edition we talk with Ellen Dymit, an OSU researcher on a new study which explains how cats in the rainforest avoid each and competition for food. Plus, we talk with Esther Tishman of Liberty Walks who has completed her walk across America to promote civility.

We talk with Sheryl Balthrop of the Eugene Mission and Tim Black about the Egan Warming Centers. Two institutions providing shelter and so much more.

For Giving Tuesday we talk with Public Radio stations and entities impacted by the congressional defunding of public media. We talk with Luke Burbank of Live Wire radio, Jack Harris and Mari Bergeron of KMUN in Astoria and Sue Matters of KWSO on the Warm Springs Reservation.

We talk with Oregon Contemporary Executive and Artistic Director Blake Shell and Sitka Center for Art and Ecology Executive Director Alison Dennis about their collaboration after Oregon Contemporary lost promised funding from the National Endowment For The Arts. Its a story of how local organizations need each other now more than ever in the shadow of shaky federal funding.

On this edition we talk with Senator Ron Wyden about his work to restore the Coast Guard Rescue Helicopter to Newport and we talk with a member of the Lakeview town council, Jess Calvin, about a PG calendar they created to raise money for the town.

On this edition, we talk with OPB's Elizabeth Miller and Lookout Eugene-Springfield's Lilly St. Angelo about the troublingly high absentee rate in Oregon overall and in Lane County. Some positive signs are emerging, but our state lags behind many others when it comes to students going to class.

On The edition, we talk with Dr. Corynn M. Gilbert, Director of Development for Bushnell University about its acquisition of property at the former PeaceHealth Hospital in Eugene for nursing education. We also talk with Bandana Shrestha, Oregon Director of AARP about a new survey which shows the difficulty faced by people who care for family and loved ones at home.