Ranked #1
050314stow A Seg - Matt Braunger - CoverOregon - Laura - Gibson
050314stow A Seg - Matt Braunger - CoverOregon - Laura - Gibson
State of Wonder talks to comedian Matt Braunger about his work wiith the Bridgetown Comedy Festival and Laura Gibson res... Read more
2 May 2014
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11mins
Ranked #2
Margaret Atwood & Ursula K. Le Guin | Nilufer Yanya | OK Theater’s 100th Anniversary
Margaret Atwood & Ursula K. Le Guin | Nilufer Yanya | OK Theater’s 100th Anniversary
What gets us through those uncertain moments? The speculative story? The daring album concept? The strenuous film shoot?... Read more
21 Sep 2019
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50mins
Ranked #3
Jan. 27 Ursula Le Guin Remembered, Portugal The Man, Decemberists & Offa Rex, Randy Porter & Nancy King
Jan. 27 Ursula Le Guin Remembered, Portugal The Man, Decemberists & Offa Rex, Randy Porter & Nancy King
This week on "State of Wonder," we remember the life and legacy of the ground-breaking writer Ursula K. Le Guin, and the... Read more
27 Jan 2018
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52mins
Ranked #4
Nov. 19: Maria Semple, Alexander Chee, Rabih Alameddine, Artists Respond to Trump
Nov. 19: Maria Semple, Alexander Chee, Rabih Alameddine, Artists Respond to Trump
This week, we bring you the second of two shows we'd recorded live at Wordstock, Portland's book festival. It's sparklin... Read more
19 Nov 2016
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51mins
Ranked #5
Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast | Last Artful Dodgr | Demian DinéYazhi´ | Tender Table
Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast | Last Artful Dodgr | Demian DinéYazhi´ | Tender Table
We’re exploring those connections between art, food, culture, ancestral lands and how it all fuses and fits and makes up... Read more
25 Aug 2018
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51mins
Ranked #6
State Of Wonder: Mar 28, 2015—The Fiction Episode, Willy Vlautin, Smith Henderson, Cari Luna & More
State Of Wonder: Mar 28, 2015—The Fiction Episode, Willy Vlautin, Smith Henderson, Cari Luna & More
We’ve got a special show for you this week: it’s the Wonder homage to fiction. With the Oregon Book Awards coming up on ... Read more
27 Mar 2015
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51mins
Ranked #7
Nov. 18: Wordstock: Chuck Klosterman, Hannah Tinti, Katie Kitamura
Nov. 18: Wordstock: Chuck Klosterman, Hannah Tinti, Katie Kitamura
This week on 'State of Wonder,' we bring you the second show we recorded live at Wordstock, this time with the culture w... Read more
18 Nov 2017
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51mins
Ranked #8
State Of Wonder: July 25, 2015 - Calexico, Helio Sequence, Lost Lander, Y La Bamba, Joseph & More
State Of Wonder: July 25, 2015 - Calexico, Helio Sequence, Lost Lander, Y La Bamba, Joseph & More
This is it, folks: we’re in the peak heat of the summer music season. PDX Pop Now is this weekend. Pickathon plucks thro... Read more
24 Jul 2015
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52mins
Ranked #9
Nicole Georges' Rumspringa
Nicole Georges' Rumspringa
Writer, illustrator, podcaster and storyteller Nicole Georges relocated to Los Angeles to upscale her prolific career. W... Read more
16 Nov 2019
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16mins
Ranked #10
Feb. 11: Marvel's Luke Cage, Shy Girls, Eugene Opera, Liz Vice, Portland's Aerial Tram & More
Feb. 11: Marvel's Luke Cage, Shy Girls, Eugene Opera, Liz Vice, Portland's Aerial Tram & More
Grab your rain coat and take a ride on the aerial tram, head out to the International Film Festival, support your art-lo... Read more
11 Feb 2017
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52mins
Ranked #11
061414 State of Wonder Segment C
061414 State of Wonder Segment C
00:12 – Monica Bill Barnes and One Radio Host Two Dancers with Ira Glass08:33 - Tuileries Garden exhibit at Portland Art... Read more
14 Jun 2014
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16mins
Ranked #12
Nov. 25: Celebrating Brian Doyle's Big, Bold Oregon Legacy
Nov. 25: Celebrating Brian Doyle's Big, Bold Oregon Legacy
This week on "State of Wonder," some of the Northwest's most prominent writers come together to share stories and memori... Read more
21 Nov 2017
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51mins
Ranked #13
July 2: Sherman Alexie, PDX's Oldest Art Co-Op Displaced, Science of Music & More
July 2: Sherman Alexie, PDX's Oldest Art Co-Op Displaced, Science of Music & More
Dozens Of Artists Displaced After Sale of Troy Laundry BuildingFor nearly 40 years, dozens of artists have worked out of... Read more
2 Jul 2016
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52mins
Ranked #14
The Long Journey | Abbi Jacobson | Tara Westover | Shayla Lawson
The Long Journey | Abbi Jacobson | Tara Westover | Shayla Lawson
As you contemplate the road ahead for 2019, listen to three amazing artists talk about their transformational journeys: ... Read more
21 Dec 2018
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52mins
Ranked #15
Nov. 7: Wordstock - Ursula Le Guin, Patterson Hood, Willie Vlautin & Patrick DeWitt
Nov. 7: Wordstock - Ursula Le Guin, Patterson Hood, Willie Vlautin & Patrick DeWitt
We're broadcasting live today from the Portland Art Museum for the city's biggest book extravaganza, Wordstock. We're go... Read more
7 Nov 2015
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51mins
Ranked #16
Jan. 23: From Space Ships to Parking Meters, UX Design With Guest Curator Elena Moon
Jan. 23: From Space Ships to Parking Meters, UX Design With Guest Curator Elena Moon
This week we welcome user experience (UX) designer Elena Moon as our guest curator. She has this fantastic way of explai... Read more
22 Jan 2016
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51mins
Ranked #17
Apr. 21: Design Week Portland with Swift Agency, Bora Architecture, project, and more
Apr. 21: Design Week Portland with Swift Agency, Bora Architecture, project, and more
We went live this week for Design Week Portland at the hottest new event space in Northeast Portland: the Nightwood. And... Read more
21 Apr 2018
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51mins
Ranked #18
Jan. 17, 2015: Michael Chabon, Sleater-Kinney, Decemberists, My Own Private Idaho, Frank McCourt
Jan. 17, 2015: Michael Chabon, Sleater-Kinney, Decemberists, My Own Private Idaho, Frank McCourt
0:00: Intro1:15: We preview releases by two of Portland’s biggest bands: Sleater-Kinney and theDecemberists.9:20: Hand2M... Read more
16 Jan 2015
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51mins
Ranked #19
Mar. 11 2017: Lee Kelly, Thao & the Get Down Stay Down, NW Dance Project's 'Carmen,' Chicano Batman
Mar. 11 2017: Lee Kelly, Thao & the Get Down Stay Down, NW Dance Project's 'Carmen,' Chicano Batman
This week, a transformational garden yields find treasures, a dance company whips a classic into an ebullient, glamorous... Read more
11 Mar 2017
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50mins
Ranked #20
Feb. 25: Virtual Reality Art, Last Artful Dodgr, National Museum of African American History
Feb. 25: Virtual Reality Art, Last Artful Dodgr, National Museum of African American History
The crocuses are popping up, and this week's show blossoms with new music, new technology, dazzling comics, and so much ... Read more
25 Feb 2017
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51mins