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We talk with "Blade" and "Captain Painway" two skaters with Sick Town Roller Derby about their sport, how it's played and how it builds community among teammates, opponents and fans.

We talk with Mike Wessler of the Prison Policy Initiative which has put out a new report on how prison gerrymandering hurts political representation for all Oregonians, not just inmates. We also to to a local Lane County Democrats meeting to hear what's on their minds about their local and national leaders.

MECCA is a second-hand arts supply store and organization advocating for the arts. Executive Director Heather Campbell speaks with Oregon Grapevine host Barbara Dellenback about art in everyday acts and locales. They discuss the importance of reducing waste, and taking on news art challenges.

Hear from Dan Hellin, the director of Pacwave, an Oregon State entity providing testing facilities to organizations building wave energy technologies to harness wave-generated electricity.

We talk with Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley about the (now passed) effort to repeal funding for Public Media as well as other actions by the Trump Administration and Congress. And we also talk with Samara Phelps of Travel Lane County on its strategic plan.

We talk with Mike Rogoway, long-time tech reporter at The Oregonian about the many stumbles of Oregon's largest private-sector employer - Intel.

We talk with Jami Resch, the new Springfield Police Chief, and the first woman to ever ascend to that position in the city.

We talk with Alma Fumiko Hesus, the new CEO of Lane County United Way. She talks about her goal of brining more collaboration to the already busy and crowded nonprofit sector in the region.

This week on our quiz, every answer is also a type of bread! Listen to Bill from Eugene risk it for a biscuit... hopefully he won't be toast!

This week our quiz is a secret theme which means every answer has something in common. Will Tom from Eugene find he way through?