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The Point on KPOV — 301 episodes

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1

Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show with Designers Nora and Astrid

2

C4C: Getting Together is Community Building

3

Wildfire Prevention and Education with Regional Fire Specialist Ariel Cowan on the OSU Extension Connection

4

New Programs at Around the Bend Farms

5

Swapping our Cognitive Distortions for Healthy Thinking Habits

6

Deschutes Trails Coalition Projects 2026

7

Coffee Talk with Lauri Dahl of Tite Knot in Redmond

8

Secret Central Oregon with Kelly Cannon-Miller and Joshua Savage

9

Wine With Your Gyn / Viva La Vulva Part Deux

10

Palestine Speaks Part 2

11

We Are Home Film Festival: Celebrating Stories from Native & Indigenous Communities

12

Race, History, Education - A Conversation

13

Indivisible Redmond

14

Women Build Week 2026 at Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity

15

Palestine Speaks Part 1

16

Kids Center's Healing Hearts Luncheon

17

Why Hospice of Redmond is now called ClearPath Healthcare

18

Deschutes County's Intellectual Developmental Disabilities Program

19

Alok Vaid Menon on The Intersection of Comedy and Activism

20

Surviving PTSD: What Is It, Who Experiences It, and How We Can Heal

21

Black History Musings with Clifford Evelyn

22

Oregon Adaptive Sports - From First-Time Skiers to 2026 Alpine Paralympians

23

Bend City Update with Mike Riley and Ariel Mendez

24

REDdress + WHITEdress: Threads of Silenced Nations with Mila Shelehoff and Jaime Black

25

COCC Black History Month Celebration Dinner with Shekinah McLean and Aizza Perez

26

The Deschutes Land Trust - Restoring Natural Habitats after the 2025 Cram and Flat Fires

27

Making First-Generation Homeownership Possible with Dulce Pelayo and Tess Spellacy from RootedHomes

28

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do with Julian Pijuan

29

Jen Laverdure with Redmond Indivisible

30

The Oregon Community Foundation - At Work Building Community Capacity in Oregon

31

Gavin Alston on Racism in Redmond Schools

32

Conflict Resolution Services with Kyra Coke Duffy from Community Solutions

33

1.25% for Wildlife with Sally Compton from Think Wild

34

St. Charles Foundation Programs and Plans with Bill Kuhn and Jenny O'Brien

35

The 2026 Sisters Historical Society's Fireside Speaker Series

36

"We can do anything you can do...we all need to dream big": Local College Student on Living With Down Syndrome

37

Updates on Redmond with City Manager Keith Witcosky

38

NeighborImpact Weatherization Program with Director, Jessica Taylor

39

Integrating our Trauma with Somatic Therapy

40

Conversations with U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden

41

Desert Protection with Ryan Houston from the Oregon Natural Desert Association

42

Black History Month with Marcus LeGrand, COCC Afrocentric Program Coordinator

43

Camp Fire Central Oregon with Kecia Kubota

44

COCC Season for Nonviolence with Charlotte Gilbride from the COCC Foundation

45

Coping with a Grieving Loved One

46

COCC's Scholarship Program and Madras Expansion with Zak Boone

47

Launching of the Regional Business Alliance in Central Oregon

48

The Central Oregon Health Council's role in providing improved healthcare outcomes - and opportunities for public input

49

Selin Sevinc on her film Homesounds

50

PetsForward and the Story of Pumpkin

51

A Conversation with NeighborImpact Food Bank Director Carly Auten

52

Shepherd's House Services and Budget Cuts with Curt Floski and John Lodise

53

Substitutes Needed in Central Oregon with AnnMarie Anderson from the High Desert Education Service District

54

Bend City Update with Ariel Mendez

55

Life Ain't Always Wonderful: How to Survive the Holiday Blues

56

Redmond School District implements the Science of Reading

57

Conversation with Mary Murphy, Deputy Director of the Latino Community Association

58

The Civics Learning Project of Oregon with Amy Sabbadini

59

Supporting Families Through Local Schools with Julie Lyche from the Family Access Network

60

No Hazmat Suit Needed: How to Survive Toxic Positivity

61

Central Oregon Disabilities Support Network with Dianna Hansen

62

The Next Generation of Community Leaders with Michael Baker from the Boys and Girls Club of Bend

63

Cascade Culinary Institute with Brian Kerr

64

The Central Oregon Health Council's Regional Health Improvement Plan

65

Getting Creative With Bend's Open Arts Center

66

Council on Aging - Serving Seniors in Central Oregon

67

Fill All Pantries with Kristin Points from High Desert Food & Farm Alliance

68

Stephen A. Forrester on "Richard Neuberger: Oregon Politics and the Making of a US Senator"

69

Conversation with Executive Director of the Deschutes Children Foundation, Cassie MacQueen

70

Creative Wellness with HUE's Dr. Maya Heck and Nicola Carpinelli

71

Bend Burlesque Company with Ivy Devine

72

Visibility is Civic Duty with Mila Shelehoff, Yuliia Hryhorenko, Olena Vasylenko, and Anna Donoghue

73

Around the Bend Farms Programs with Ben Marsh and Josh Lesco

74

Serenity Lane - Levels of Care using a medical model for alcohol and substance use disorders

75

Dusty and Stacia --- Not'cho Grandma's Bingo and the YouNI Movement

76

Transportation and Parking with Bend City Councilor Mike Riley

77

New Deschutes County Sheriff Ty Rupert

78

Camp Fire Central Oregon - The Autumn Faire - Celebrating Youth and Families

79

The Central Oregon Tool Library with John Heylin

80

Think Wild 2025 - A year of Newsworthy Events

81

Partners In Care - Light Up A Life and A Year To Live

82

How to Experience Gratitude When Life Feels Bad

83

COCC Community Education - Serving Central Oregon

84

Big Brothers Big Sisters - 28th Annual Comedy For Kids' Sake

85

Healing Reins - Diamonds and Dust

86

Welcoming Week's Culture Jam

87

COPY - Central Oregon Project for Youth

88

CASA of Central Oregon - 20 years of Court Appointed Special Advocates

89

Stirrup Purpose Equine-Driven Healing

90

The 2025 Great Drake Park Duck Race

91

Saving Grace Development Director Stephanie Miller

92

OSU Extension Service - Canning Tips and Trends

93

Oregrown in Redmond

94

Seed to Table (Sisters) Central Oregon Vegetable Farming in August

95

Bend City Update with Mike Riley: Road Safety and Road Construction Projects

96

Dark Sky Oregon with Chris Hill

97

Every Kid Sports partners with Disney Jr. for the Let's Play campaign

98

Pollinator Pathway Bend with Gwen Bartonek

99

Mosaic Community Health - Looking Back and Looking Forward

100

Central Oregon's High Desert Music Collective

101

Noemi Arellano Summer from Central Oregon News Guild

102

Endless Summer Nights - Heart of Oregon Corps

103

Food Insecurity with Pat Nadon from SAGE and Linda Orcelletto from City Club of Central Oregon

104

Airport Expansion and Traffic Improvements with Redmond City Manager Keith Witcosky

105

Birdies 4 Babies - Mt. Star Family Relief Nursery

106

Exploring Our Local Caves with Neil Marchington

107

SCORE Mentoring -- Flex Health Consulting and Time and Place Historical Research

108

Radio Tour of the High Desert Museum with Heidi Hagemeier

109

Coming To The Table with Mark Montgomery

110

Redmond City Councilor and Deschutes County Commission Candidate John Nielsen

111

Kids Center's Annual Cork & Barrel Fundraiser

112

The Art Detectives Club for Kids with Bob Newhart and Wyndee King

113

The Silent Bully: Escaping the Grip of Abusive Brain Chatter with Jacquie Elliott

114

J Bar J Youth Services - Seven Unique Programs

115

Aaron Switzer, Founder and Publisher of The Source Weekly

116

Nourish Your Neighbor with Isabel Kiefert and Russell Simpson from Around the Bend Farms

117

Bend City Update with Mike Riley: Fire Safety

118

The Council on Aging of Central Oregon Turns 50

119

Summer Food Safety and Staying Hydrated with Katie Ahern and Stephanie Russell on The OSU Extension Connection

120

The High Desert Horticultural Center's First Annual Native Plant Garden Tour

121

High Desert Food and Farm Alliance - Feeding the Central Oregon Community

122

Steven Koski from First Presbyterian Church on Christian Nationalism

123

The 2025 Sunriver Music Festival

124

City Club's Conversation on Food Insecurity with Alayne Fardella

125

Volunteers in Medicine - Medical Care for Uninsured Working Adults

126

A Conversation About Addiction (Part Four of a Four-Part Mental Health Series)

127

Sandra Lindsay on Be and Belong, An Open Meeting for Suicide Prevention and Support

128

Save A Warrior Program and Warrior Impact Program

129

Nonprofit Vegetable Farming in Central Oregon's High Desert

130

A Conversation About ADHD (Part Three of a Four-Part Mental Health Series)

131

Caring for Drought-Stressed Trees with Jenna Deibel on The OSU Extension Connection

132

Rick Russell from Mountain View Community Development

133

Oregon Wildland Protections vs Presidential Executive Orders

134

The Wisdom of First Foods with Dr. Drew Collins

135

A Conversation About Anxiety (Part Two of a Four-Part Mental Health Series)

136

We Are Remembering, Not Just a Number

137

Mental Health Awareness Month with NAMI Central Oregon

138

Coping With Depression (Part One of a Four-Part Mental Health Series)

139

James Knox on the Cascades Chorale Performance "Sing The Pops, A Celebration of Music & Community"

140

Think Wild - Bald Eagle Rehabilitation and Wildlife Baby Shower

141

High Desert Food & Farm Alliance with Sharon Maier-Kennelly

142

CAMP - The Companion Animal Medical Project with Johanna Johnson-Weinberg

143

Bend Moonlight Market with Kiki Castro

144

Heart of Oregon Corps with Leanna Williams

145

Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project with Jacob Fritz

146

Wine With Your Gyn with Dr. Erin LeGrand and Dr. Sarah Hellmann

147

April Bend City Update with Mike Riley

148

"Road Diet" Effect on Cascades Theatrical Company

149

Disaster Preparedness Resources from OSU Extension with Glenda Hyde

150

Stand-in RJ (Stand In Restorative Justice)

151

Homegrown Music Festival with Scottie McClelland

152

Latino Community Association with Mary Murphy

153

Melissa Williams from Every Child Central Oregon

154

Deschutes Trails Coalition - West Bend Project, Cultus Lake, and Paulina Lake

155

P.E.O. Women's Group April Spring Faire

156

Antony Sparrow and Donovan Kelly from Sunriver Stars

157

Kai Myers from Family Access Network

158

Thrive Central Oregon - We Are Home Film Festival

159

Fair Housing Council of Oregon with Emily Hammond

160

Deschutes County IDD Services Program

161

COCC Season of Nonviolence with Marcus LeGrand

162

Senior Advocates for Generational Equity (SAGE) with Pat De Vol Nadon

163

Central Oregon Veterans Ranch with Heather Martin

164

Around the Bend Farms

165

Humane Society of Central Oregon

166

Kids Center - Providing Critical Child Abuse Services in Central Oregon

167

Cascade Chorale Spring Concert with James Knox

168

SCORE and Blade Rehab

169

Oregon Adaptive Sports - Recreational opportunites for anyone with a disability

170

Bend City Update with Mike Riley: Federal Budget February 2025

171

Deschutes Land Trust - Conservation and Monarch Butterfly Habitat

172

White Women Get Ready...A Conversation with Author Amanda K Gross

173

Jon Jones, Food Influencer

174

Roundhouse Foundation - Spring Grant Applications

175

Black History Month at COCC with Marcus LeGrand, Afrocentric Program Coordinator

176

Catalina Sanchez Frank and Patricia Pizarro from The Latino Community Association

177

Think Wild - Winter Events and Spring Habitat Restoration

178

Heather Dion with CASA of Bend

179

2024 Gains and Setbacks: Protecting the Owyhee Canyonlands

180

Jericho Road of Redmond with Don Senecal

181

COCC Advocacy for the On-Campus 2SLGBTQIA+ Community

182

Alzheimer's Association Volunteer of the Year Deb McCune

183

Documentary Film - No Place to Grow Old: The Rise of Senior Homlessness

184

Bend Language Institute

185

COCC's 2025 Season of Nonviolence

186

Betsy Warriner, Connect Central Oregon, Volunteer Opportunities on the MLK Day of Service

187

Breanne Barrett from at:project on Trafficking in Central Oregon

188

Big Brothers Big Sisters - The State of Mentorship in 2025

189

Owner of Organized and Really Living Julie Fagan offers ideas for organizing your home and life

190

KPOV Past, Present, Future and New Year Wants

191

The Hunger Prevention Coalition - Funding nonprofits that provide nutritious food to neighbors in need.

192

Shepherd's House Ministries - Grace Changes Everything

193

Comedian Anthony Poponi

194

Bridge Meadows - Multi-generational Housing That Builds Community Connection

195

Handling Grief During the Holidays with Sarah Peterson from Clear Mourning

196

Electrification with Neil Baunsgard from The Environmental Center

197

Jingle Store and Santa's Plate - Outreach Programs of The Giving Plate

198

Latino Community Association Offers Services to Immigrants and Empowers Families

199

The Transition Out of Safe Parking

200

Bethlehem Inn - Transforming lives for 25 years

201

J Bar J Ranch - Improving the Lives of Runaway and Homeless Youth

202

High Desert Food and Farm Alliance - Supporting Local Farmers and Ranchers

203

Family Access Network - Advocates in Schools

204

The Future of Mt. Bachelor - City Club of Central Oregon December 2024 Forum

205

Recycling with Kavi Chokshi from The Environmental Center

206

Every Kid Sports - Born in Bend

207

Think Wild - Conversation with Molly Honea, Development and Communications Coordinator

208

Camp Fire Afterschool in South County

209

Bend City Update October 2024

210

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

211

21 Years of BendFilm

212

Oregon Housing and Community Services

213

Diane Hodiak from 350 Deschutes

214

HumanHub with huong tran from Embrace Bend and Matt Muchna from Envision Bend

215

Improving BIPOC homeownership rates in Central Oregon

216

Welcoming Week with Priscilla Calleros from The Environmental Center

217

Welcoming Week 2024 comes to the City of Bend

218

Inside Redmond's New Library

219

Healing Reins Equine Assisted (Therapy) Services

220

Confidence Documentary with Bola Gbadebo

221

Mark Ransom on the 2024 Bend Roots Revival

222

Plumcots and Microclimates with Tumalo Farmstand

223

Oregon Desert Land Trust Update

224

SCORE, Assistance to Businesses for Success

225

75 Years of the Redmond Senior Center with James Morris

226

Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) - Nonprofit support for small business in the High Desert

227

One Man Funk Band with Aaron Elston

228

Seed to Table in Sisters Oregon, reviews the farm's 2024 activities

229

NAMI Central Oregon - Supporting Individuals and Families Facing the Challenges of Mental Illness

230

Redmond Tourism, Economy, and Childless Cat Owners with Keith Witcosky

231

Discussing Obesity and Weight Loss Treatments with Family Nurse Practitioner, Leah Sullivan

232

What Having 50 Jobs in All 50 States Has Taught Daniel Seddiqui

233

History of the Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts and Agriculture

234

Think Wild - River Otter Rescue and Aquatic Enclosure Project

235

The Giving Plate's New Reed Plaza Store

236

From Father and Daughter to Father and Son

237

ECCO - Every Child Central Oregon's support role in foster care placement

238

Lace Thornberg from Central Oregon Landwatch

239

Battling Pipelines with 350 Deschutes

240

Closing Central Oregon's Racial Gap in Homeownership

241

HUE - Hearts Unknown Education

242

Switchblade, Central Oregon's Flying Car

243

Healing the Scars of Colonization with WeX Community Outreach

244

Deschutes Children's Foundation

245

Central Oregon for Socialism

246

Every Kid Sports Pays for Recreational Sports Fees so All Kids Can Play

247

High Desert Food and Farm Alliance (HDFFA)

248

The Environmental Center's Community Innovation Fund and Climate Movement Challenge with Kavi Chokshi and Al Kolenda

249

Stacy Koff from 4 Peaks Music Festival

250

Central Oregon for a Free Palestine

251

People with diverse abilities prosper at work, at home, and at leisure in Central Oregon with Diversability Inc.

252

Protecting the Owyhee Canyonlands as a National Monument

253

Sisters Farmers Market Opens for the 2024 season

254

Think Wild - Wildlife Hospital and Habitat Restoration

255

SCORE Assistance and Business Owners of SENDR

256

Food Hero and More with Katie Ahern on the OSU Extension Connection

257

La Pine 2045 - Building a Comprehensive Plan

258

Conversation with Mary and Randy Travis: Life After a Stroke

259

Mediated Dispute Resolution with Community Solutions of Central Oregon

260

"Gaining Ground: The Fight for Black Land" with Marcus LeGrand and Sharon Maier-Kennelly

261

Lena Berry and Stephanie Hunter from Redmond Collective Action

262

Who Gets to Live Here? The Search for Local Housing Affordability

263

Roundhouse Foundation and Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts and Agriculture

264

Gardening with Amy Jo Dettweiler on the OSU Extension Connection

265

Other-abled Adults Are Living Happy Lives of inclusion in Central Oregon

266

Seed to Table in Sisters, Oregon

267

Earth Day 2024 with The Environmental Center

268

Redmond City Update with Councilor Clifford Evelyn

269

Preview of We Are Home - Thrive Central Oregon's Spring Film Festival

270

MountainStar Family Relief Nursery

271

OHSU Survey: How Welcoming Is the Central Oregon Community

272

Heart of Oregon Corps

273

Cultivate Bend

274

Fire Prevention and Fire-wise Landscaping with Ariel Cowan on The OSU Extension Connection

275

CAMP - Companion Animal Medical Project

276

The Kids Center Services Upcoming Events

277

Part 2: Zee Clarke, Author of Black People Breathe: A Mindfulness Guide to Racial Healing

278

Mental Health Resources in Central Oregon

279

Laura Flood on Maintaining a Healthy Pelvic Floor Through Yoga and Treatment

280

Building Community Through Civil and Respectful Discourse

281

Part 1: Zee Clarke, Author Of Black People Breathe: A Mindfulness Guide To Racial Healing

282

Volunteer Expo at Deschutes Public Library

283

Bend City Tree Code with City Councilor Mike Riley and Senior Planner Pauline Hardee

284

Community Grief Ceremony

285

Central Oregon Forage with Gordon Jones on the OSU Extension Connection

286

Kids Center - Let's End Child Abuse

287

Season of Nonviolence and Black History Month at COCC

288

Thrive Central Oregon

289

Cheri Redgrave on Toastmaster Clubs

290

Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity

291

Executive Function 101 - Be the boss of your own brain.

292

Bend City Update: Winter Road Maintenance

293

Earthquake Preparedness with Glenda Hyde on the OSU Extension Connection

294

Bend's Collective Vision with City Councilor Mike Riley and Mayor Pro Tem Megan Perkins

295

What's New with Mountain View Community Development Now That Safe Parking is Off the Ground

296

Addressing Houselessness with Bend City Councilor Mike Riley

297

Jeanette Small from Lucid Cradle Psilocybin Treatment Services

298

Bend City Manager Eric King on the Transportation Fee

299

Part 2: Bend City Councilor Mike Riley and Housing Director Lynne McConnell on Affordable Housing

300

Community Innovation Fund Recipient Worthy Environmental

301

Legislative Session Update with State Representative Emerson Levy