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On this edition we talk with ProPublica's Jennifer Smith Richards about her recent story showing how the Trump Administration cut funding for Oregon deaf and blind students in the name of rooting out DEI. Then, we talk with our own reporter Zac Ziegler about a local public radio station having to cut NPR programing to save money.

On this edition, we talk with Trond Jacobson, head of the University of Oregon Forensics Program and student debaters Dylan Kussman-Carter and Lorelei Sassenfeld about the potential removal of the program and what it might mean for students and University history.

We hear about efforts to build the blue economy from the keynote speakers at an upcoming event in Oregon, the Port of San Diego’s Paula Silvia and Jason Giffen.

---------------------------On the most recent Oregon Grapevine on klcc.org, Land Trusts help preserve acreage for future generations. Max Beeken of the Oregon Coalition of Land Trusts speaks with host Barbara Dellenback about the importance, and process, of creatively saving land.

Michael Dunne, Brooke Bumgardner and Julia Boboc of KLCC discuss how different generations experienced the scourge of school shootings over the years.

Oregon is facing a housing crisis — especially for those reentering society after incarceration. In this KLCC Oregon Rainmakers episode, Zac Ziegler speaks with leaders from Homes For Good and Sponsors Inc. about affordable housing, systemic barriers, and the power of supportive services.

On this edition we talk with Ramón Alvarado and Phil Colbert of the University of Oregon about the ethical and practical considerations of AI in our society.

A conversation with Sheanna Steinglass of OSU and the Benton County non-lethal deterrence grant program, and Mark Elbroch, director of Panthera's Puma program about the myths around cougars and ways people, mountain lions and livestock can co-exist.

On this edition, we talk with Rebekah Hanley, clinical professor for the University of Oregon School of Law, and Colin Koopman, who is a professor of philosophy at the University of Oregon about the uses, and challenges of AI in the classroom.

On this edition, we talk with OSU’s Richard van Breemen about his study showing that retail shops selling purported magic mushrooms have no psilocybin and other unlisted ingredients. Then, we say goodbye to our journalism fellow Sajina Shrestha.