Mia Estrada

2 months ago | opb.org | Julie Sabatier |Jenn Chavez |Mia Estrada |Lillian Karabaic

"Everyone thinks of every ice resurfacer as though it's Zamboni. Mine is an Engo," said Tanya March, who drives the Engo at the Lloyd Center Ice Rink on Dec. 18, 2024. In our “At Work With” series, OPB talks with Pacific Northwesterners about their interesting jobs and asks them your questions about what it’s like to do what they do.

Nov 18, 2024 | opb.org | Mia Estrada |Jenn Chavez |McKenzie Funk

Reeder, left, and Madeline Cowen, an organizer with the environmental group Cascadia Wildlands, measure an old-growth tree in the Yellow Creek area. Leah Nash, special to ProPublicaOn Earth Day in 2022, President Joe Biden signed an executive order to protect mature and old growth forests on federal lands. But more than two years later, these forests were still being cut under the Biden administration’s watch.

Oct 31, 2024 | opb.org | Lillian Karabaic |Mia Estrada

Your browser does not support the audio element. ““If you can’t scare them, Make them laugh! If you can’t make them laugh, Gross them out! If you can’t gross them out, make it awkward!””— Michele "Shell" Galloway, on rules for hauntingSpooky season is here and that means haunted houses are opening their doors. For the actors playing the monsters, it’s more than just a night of frights - it’s a haunt family.

Oct 21, 2024 | opb.org | Mia Estrada |Jenn Chavez |ArtsBy Mia Estrada

Your browser does not support the audio element. This week, we’re talking all about Oregon’s award-winning animation scene. Just think of Coraline, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio and Will Vinton Studio’s California Raisins ad from 1986. OPB’s Oregon Art Beat producer Eric Slade helped make a documentary about that state’s animation industry, and he’s here to break down how creators have established the state as a reigning animation powerhouse that’s influencing the art form’s legacy and future.

Oct 7, 2024 | opb.org | Mia Estrada |Jenn Chavez |Lillian Karabaic

Your browser does not support the audio element. For our latest “At Work With” episode, where we talk to Pacific Northwesterners with cool jobs and ask them your questions about what it’s like to do what they do, we bring you along as we go to work with a burlesque performer, private investigator and court-appointed special advocate. For our “At Work With” series, let us know who you want to hear from next! You can also send us questions you have for our next “At Work With” interview.