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Keeping Kurrent
by Wayne Potter
I have many new opportunities while living near Portland, Oregon. I’m facilitating a group called Climate Change & Environmental Justice Task Force for the Southminster Presbyterian Church in Beaverton, Oregon. At the same time, I’ve been elected the Vice Chair of the Green Team at Willamette View, a retirement community of some 500 people. I have traveled internationally since the early 2000’s. I had a brief hiatus, but, now have started again. My latest foray was to Kansas & Florida, two places that are very different than Oregon, socially, politically, geographically, and otherwise. But I appreciated this experience and will share them on Sound Cloud.
Episodes
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Your Aging Advantage
Two men, Stuart Kaplan and Marcus Riley, got together to discuss how they understood what it meant to mature and grow older. With year’s of experience in interacting with individuals who, by the world’s standards, were considered old and were expected to take life easier. They concluded that the...
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CC Clerk Christine McMullen - final copy
CC Clerk Christine McMullen - final copy by Wayne Potter
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CC Clerk Christine McMullen - final copy
CC Clerk Christine McMullen - final copy by Wayne Potter
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The Japanese American Experiece remade 2026
The Japanese American Experiece remade 2026 by Wayne Potter
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Nancy Watts Mongolian Quilting remake 2026
Nancy Watts Mongolian Quilting remake 2026 by Wayne Potter
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Abraham Lincoln Marathon
Abraham Lincoln Marathon by Wayne Potter
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Interview Diana Jackson Travel Writer & Chef
Meet Diana Jackson who spins stories about her great-great grandfather’s traveling from Beloit, Wisconsim to the California gold fields and the world with her notebook and frying pan in the other.
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Julie Zander Episode
Learn about the importance of writing a personal biography for yourself, your family, your city or business. Meet Julie Zander, Personal Historian and find out how you can record and publish your own memoir. Perhaps you might even consider utilizing her knowledge and skills to develop an...
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Danny Corsun - Culinary Life Acadmy
Chef Danny Corsun discovered how his unique ability to cook was able to be used to educate children in special education. The uniqueness of this method drew children from the general school population. He also discovered how it could be used in Senior Centers, the broader k-12 school system, with...
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BBH Ukraine - Full Recording
BBH Ukraine - Full Recording by Wayne Potter
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BBH Ukraine -Safety Eyeware for First Responders
This picture depicts the hazards that Ukrainian first responders face every time a Russian missle tears into a home, commercial buildiing or uitility. First responders are now being offerred safety glasses that will protect their eyes from schapnel thrown from these bombings. The BBH Eye…
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Marion Van Namen - has chosen her future.
Marion Van Namen - has chosen her future. by Wayne Potter
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New Century Players -Community Theatre
Community Theatre is a marvelous way to spend time together. Residents meet other residents, parents watch kids, theatre discussion takes place. Listen to Eliazabeth Goebel and Ellen Spitaleni share there experiences in organizing the New Century Players in Oak Grove and Milwaukie, Oregon. You’ll...
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Dog3 Training - Why Train Your Dog
This episode of Keeping Kurrent attempts to answer the question, “Does training a dog and the dog’s owner help create positive community attitudes?" Kelly Wheeler, owner of Dog3 Training outlines the strong benefits to training your dog to have high esteem and create positive dog to human...
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Open Hearts Open Minds
“A Midsummer Nights Dream in Prison”, a movie produced by the "Open Hearts Open Minds” non-profit provides the opportunity for Josh Underhill and Carla Grant, both leaders involved in "Open Hearts Open Minds” to talk about how the prison arts programs are helping Oregon prison inmates gain self...
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Shannon Zellerhoff - professional mariner
Shannon Zellerhoff - professional mariner by Wayne Potter
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Shannon Zellerhoff - professional mariner
Listen to Shannon Zellerhoff as she shares her personal experience as a professional mariner who has served on fishing boats and huge ships plying the waters around the world. She shares her experience as a relatively new poet and writer who lives in Washington state. She has found a unique…
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An Amazing Look at An Odd Little Bookery
Jimmy Huston, owner of Cosworth Publishing, has clearly demonstrated that children, even though they might be considered handicapped, have great potential and use their unique abilities to benefit society. His company produces books for children that have dyslexia, attention deficit disorder…
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How Can One Achieve Success
Writes poetry and displays it in special books he creates.
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Henri Cross - One Humanity
Henri Cross talks about his experience as an African American who was born in Georgia, moved to New York, other areas and ended up in Portland Oregon. He describes how he lived with Chinese and African family members. He experienced significant racial discrimination and yet believes in “One...
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OLWSD - a story of local control
How do public services in cities and unincorporated urban areas get established. An example of how this happened in Clackamas County Oregon helps us understand the motivation and public views that create service districts like the Oak Lodge Water Services District in Clackamas County. You’ll meet...
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BBH Eye Foundation Providing Eye Health
You will meet Jack Blanks, the Executive Director of the BBH Eye Foundation. This relatively new foundation provides eye care including surgery in Nepal, Bangladesh and Mayanmar. Learn about 63% increase in blindness, cataracts, and general need for glasses and medications between 2024 and 2050....
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The True Art Of Makin Wugashi Sweets
On this episode of Keeping Kurrent you’ll learn more about Gena Renaud as she describes how she learned Japanese art history and techniques. She tells us how she expanded on her skills back in the United States and how an accident caused her to change her artistic focus. You’ll learn more about…
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Gena Renaud -The Making Of A Wagashi Artist-
On this episode of Keeping Kurrent, you’ll meet Gena Renaud, an artist and designer. She has an outstanding life experience that began in a rural village in South Korea, moved to Japan and to the United States. She lived in Japan for an extended period to learn the many aspects of Japanese art....
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The Magic Of Quilting With Peggy Gelbrich
The Magic Of Quilting With Peggy Gelbrich by Wayne Potter
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What's The Secret To Great Creativity
Meet Marcia Zina Mager, writer, editor, poet, personal trainer, hip-hop artist. She will help you expand your creativity. Check out her website, https://www.marciazinamager.com/. She is offering a virtual class on March 30th.
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Some History On Confronting Violence
This report is a reflection on approaches to violence. The first piece addresses the process of non-violent protest and includes two news reports on the events that occurred around 2023. It appears that non-violence protests and attitudes are no longer treated kindly. Is there still a place for...
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Why Is There A Tibetan Monk In Indiana? Revisted
China and the United States are in constant conflict on a variety of levels. We need to know how the Chinese Communist Party attempts to change and influence many countries including the United States. This story helps shed light on how Chinese authorities have effected changes in Tibetan…
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Enabling Young People To Understand Our World
If you would like to encourage your high school son or daughter or, perhaps, your niece or nephew to travel internationally, then you should listen to these Rotarians talk about the Rotary Club International Youth Exchange. You will help young people become more mature and learn about other...
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Learning From The Civil Rights Pilgrimage
Meet Julie Ray, an Oregon resident, who visited three cities in Alabama: Birmingham, Selma and Montgomery where local leaders taught her about the civil rights turmoil of the 1960’s and 1970’s. Learn how this experience affected her.
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Inspiring Artistic Skills
Meet Elizabeth Knecht, a retired graphic designer, who has turned her experience and skills to helping other senior retirees enjoy creating meaningful pieces of art.
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Art Can Shape Our Religioius Views
Meet Dr. Sheldon Hurst, professor of Art History, Spiritual Director engaging in Interfaith Studies. You'll want to learn how he has engaged Buddhists, Muslims, Christians, Taoists in a dialogue about faith, spiritual practice, and moral values using modern art as the medium of discussion. You'll...
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Burning Man Festival - Part 2
Tyler George describes his unique experience while attending the 2023 Burning Man Festival in Colorado. He describes how a significant number of participants survived the dramatic rainfall that happened during the 2023 festival. He also talks about how the annual theme affects him.
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Enjoying Music With Hawai'i Musicians
You'll enjoy learning about two prominent Hawaii musicians Ruth and Norm Foster. They talk about how they got into the professional world of music, how they have chosen their music, and what they hope listeners will get from their performances. You'll learn more about them and future concerts on...
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Living Fully And Simply
Meet Barbara Thompson, ceramicist, art historian and curator, professor of art history and African art talks about her experience in the art world and about living on the island of Hawaii, Germany, and Tanzania. She explains her views on living simply, being adopted by a Maasai family. She...
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Remedies & Solutions That Improve Pedestrian And Bicycling In Oregon
Third program that focuses on the solutions and remedies of walking and bicycling in our communities. There is discussion on how land use planning affects these decisions, how percentage of government funding should support walking and bicycling, Safe Routes and Slow Streets.
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Are We Able To Make Bike - Walk Plans For Two Decades
This episode of Keeping Kurrent continues a discussion with Joseph Edge, community transportation and land use activist. This session focuses on the individuals who make the decisions about the Bike-Walk Clackamas Plan including volunteers and elected officials. Joseph share his candid view about...
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Can We Accomplish A Transportation Miracle
Meet Joseph Edge, active community volunteer as he describes how he is helping shape government policies and programs about pedestrian and bicycling in Clackamas County, Oregon. Joseph explains the critical choices and behaviors that help individuals cooperate with invidividuals with different...
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Let's Commit To A Healthy Future
As one grows older we find ourselves faced with quite a variety of changes in our physical status. Given that situation how might a younger version of our self plan to have the best future outcome? On this episode of Keeping you'll meet Wayne Sabin, educator, sportsman, promoter of good health…
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A Young Poet's Story
Listen to an interview of Rhony Bhopla, a British indo-American poet and artist, recent graduate of the MFA in Fine Arts in writing from Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. She became a teaching assistant in the Kwame Dawes Mapmakers Institute at the University. She will share one of her...
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Portland Storyteller Guild
Storytelling is alive and well in Portland Oregon. There are many opportunities to listen to skilled storytellers at various local venues and especially at Artichoke Music or even on line. You need to know more about the Portland Storyteller's Guild from Ken Iverson, Guild President, and Barbara...
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Homeless Young People Are Contributing To Our Communities
Houseless youth have found a way to contribute to the community throught their involvement in "Outside the Frame." Nili Yosha, Executive Director talks about herself and the amazing success of this non-profit film production company in Portland, Oregon. You will learn the inside story about this...
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What does It Take To Form A Peaceful World
"It takes a village" to make the world a safer, more productive place to live and flourish. This interview with Patrick McNamara provides valuable insight into the many efforts being made to maintain the valuable international relationships that help solve the many issues we face.
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Who Makes Or Breaks A Live Theatre Production?
Martha Randolph grew up in a household that was parented by two nationally known actors, John Randolph and Sarah Cunningham. Her life experiences prepared her for employment in live theater and opera. Her parents survived the McCarthy period and, with the help of theater people. These experiences...
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What Are Hawaiian Politics 2022 Like?
This is an opportunity for those who travel to Hawaii to gain some inside knowledge about Hawaiian politics. You will meet Martha Randolph, a community and political activist who is engaged in making a positive contribution to her community. Find out about her personal background and learn a bit...
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The Future Of Medical Care
Medical Care continues to change. Our experiences with the Covid epidemic have shown us that medical care needs to be available close to or in the home or community. Enable Dental, inc., is a relatively new dental service provider that takes their care to individuals who are unable to travel to a...
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Storytelling Is Real
Jeff Gere is a funny, engaging, story teller that spent 30 years as a Drama Specialist for the City & County of Honolulu. He told stories to over 20,000 students. He has traveled across mainland USA and internationally to such such countries as Turkey, Canada, Hong Kong, Samoa, Guam and Saipan.…
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Why Do Nurses Volunteer Internationally
Many Americans volunteer for something. Maybe it's as simple as mowing a lawn or watering some flowers. However, there are others that take volunteering to a new level. Nurses can do this by volunteering overseas or during some period of turmoil. One organization, "One Nurse at a Time," helps...
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Hare In The Gate Productions
Have you ever wondered what it is like to be a film maker? You get your chance to learn about that role when you listen to Sue Arbuthnot and Richard Wilhelm, Producers and directors of over 30 films. You'll find out about their most recent production, Refuge series, that is still being edited.…
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What's it take to be a be a sculptor?
Meet Rick True, owner of True Wind Sculptures. He produces large metal sculptures that you will find in cities located in Clackamas County, Oregon. He describes how his life lead him to a professional life as an artist. He describes how an artist sells his work and is a valuable model for...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
I have many new opportunities while living near Portland, Oregon. I’m facilitating a group called Climate Change & Environmental Justice Task Force for the Southminster Presbyterian Church in Beaverton, Oregon. At the same time, I’ve been elected the Vice Chair of the Green Team at Willamette View, a retirement community of some 500 people. I have traveled internationally since the early 2000’s. I had a brief hiatus, but, now have started again. My latest foray was to Kansas & Florida, two places that are very different than Oregon, socially, politically, geographically, and otherwise. But I appreciated this experience and will share them on Sound Cloud.
HOSTED BY
Wayne Potter
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