Podcast Episodes

Coast Economics

Episode 15

The Oregon Coast is beautiful, but many of its residents suffer economically. The region's recovery from the 2008 recession has been very slow (below…

5 years, 7 months ago

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Implicit Bias

Episode 14

What is implicit bias? How does it operate in the classroom and the courtroom? How are hiring decisions and discipline affected by implicit bias?

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5 years, 7 months ago

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Navigating and Studying Gender Transition

Episode 13

Bethany Grace Howe used to be Barton Grover Howe. In this episode of the City Club of Eugene podcast, she talks about her personal experience with tr…

5 years, 8 months ago

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Creativity: BEST After-School Programs

Episode 12

When COVID-19 closed schools, Eugene, Oregon School District 4J's BEST Program had to pivot its after-school programs to online-only. This episode ex…

5 years, 8 months ago

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Fire on the River

Episode 10

On Sept. 7, 2020, a wind-driven fire exploded into the Holiday Farm Fire along the McKenzie River. This program covers the death, destruction of town…

5 years, 9 months ago

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Asset Poverty

Episode 9

Why can't people go from owing to owning? While income inequality has been studied, a newer area of research is asset poverty: income consumed by exp…

5 years, 9 months ago

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Gun Violence: A public health crisis.

Episode 8

What if we approach gun violence as a public health issue, not a binary "gun rights vs. gun control"? Nearly 40,000 deaths each year are due to firea…

5 years, 9 months ago

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Suicide as a Public Health Crisis

Episode 7

What causes suicides and suicide attempts? How can family and friends, and all of society, help people considering suicide? Lane County, Oregon, has …

5 years, 9 months ago

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Seismic Policy and Climate Change

Episode 6

Lucy Jones, Ph.D., is an earthquake expert. She spoke to City Club of Eugene about seismic safety and its connection to climate change. From her expe…

5 years, 9 months ago

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Going to Prison to Learn

Episode 5

College students and incarcerated students learn together in the prison system, thanks to a University of Oregon prison education program called "Ins…

6 years ago

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