Oregon Voices Podcast: Episode 1 - Meet The Hosts & Why This Podcast

Send us Fan MailThis inaugural episode of Oregon Voices confronts the state's celebrated "blue state" identity, revealing the complex realities beneath its progressive facade. Co-hosts Eric McGuire and Katherine Watkins, seasoned Oregon educators, share their radically different lived experiences, from rural white upbringing to navigating mixed-race identity on a reservation, to expose how Oregon's exclusionary history and contemporary policies perpetuate systemic inequities in education, politics, and social justice. This episode serves anyone seeking an authentic, critical examination of Oregon's past and present, offering unheard perspectives and challenging listeners to engage with difficult truths about their state.Thanks for listening to the Oregon Voices Podcast!If this episode resonated with you, please subscribe so you never miss a conversation. Sharing the show with others helps these stories travel farther.YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@oregonvoicespodcastInstagram: https://instagram.com/oregonvoicespodcastBuzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2550069/episodes/18811599Oregon Campaign Finance Watch: https://orcampaigns.lovable.app/