
Show overview
Welcome To Oregon: A Oregon History & Lore Podcast has been publishing since 2023, and across the 3 years since has built a catalogue of 92 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode. That works out to roughly 70 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 30 min and 56 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language History show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 28 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Oregon Voices Network.
From the publisher
Lifelong resident Marcus Axford takes you on an adventure of the Oregon landscape, it's history and it's lore. From old buildings and institutions, through old growth forest and exploring ancient cryptids, to cultures and times past. Come, take a seat, and let's begin!
Latest Episodes
View all 92 episodesWelcome To Oregon Live: World War II Tales Part I
Welcome To Oregon Live: Oregon's Outlaws Part II
Welcome To Oregon Live: Oregon's Outlaws Part I
Episode 59: The Dynamite Series Part III (Crimes & Conclusions)
Guest Interview: Kerry Tymchuk (Executive Director of the Oregon Historical Society)
Welcome To Oregon Live: Oregon Trivia!
Welcome To Oregon Live: Satanic Panic Part IV

Welcome To Oregon Live: Satanic Panic Part III
Welcome to the next installment of our discussion on the Satanic Panic in Oregon! First on the program we get into the sad news of the passing of journalism legend Grant McOmie, followed by David's latest lesson on archeology involving the story of a midden in the middle of a busy road in the Dalles. Then we move on to part 3 of our Satanic Panic discussion and finally ending with our Oregon Obit on Abigail Scott Duniway!

Guest Interview: Ricky Cedillo (Realtor Ricky)
Hey friends! We have another old episode of The Influential Oregonian to share! On this episode we interview Ricky Cedillo to talk about the world of house buying and any historical or old homes he's run across!

Episode 58: The Dynamite Series Part II (Schools, Kids, & Pranks)
Welcome back to part II of our very first series! On this episode of dynamite stories we go into the history of explosives involving schools such as the Ping Yang School in Mohawk and children who have gotten their hands on blasting caps, as well as a story about The Dynamite Kid. Enjoy!Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Kehoe#Bath_Consolidated_School_administrationhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7845578/andrew_philip-kehoehttps://offbeatoregon.com/1501b.dynamite-in-oregon-history.htmlhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71531550/robert_george-bankshttps://petticoatsandpistols.com/2019/09/11/the-dynamite-kid/https://www.storiesbysteve.com/ping-yang-school-bombings/https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/banks_city_of/https://katu.com/news/local/police-large-amount-of-dynamite-found-in-a-baker-city-homehttps://kval.com/news/local/discovery-of-items-labeled-explosives-triggers-lockdown-at-nearby-elementary-schoolhttps://www.bendsource.com/news/localnews/from-1925-to-today-bend-education-center-celebrates-milestone-century/

Exploring Oregon's History: Lewis & Clark (w/Alicia Hamill)
On this episode of Exploring Oregon's History, Darrell Jabin sits down with author and army historian Alicia Hamill to discuss Lewis and Clark.

Welcome To Oregon Live: The Satanic Panic Part II
On this episode of Welcome To Oregon Live, we cover a really cool wolf sighting story in the news, Bruce talks about an unsolved murder in a saloon, and we continue our discussion on the Satanic Panic. We cap off the show with Finn talking about an infamous madam and a well-known murder of a witness.

Welcome to Oregon Live: The Satanic Panic Part I
On this episode of Welcome To Oregon Live we discuss Abiqua Falls in the news, various events, and the BLM timber crisis. Next we move on to a lesson from David on the archeological history of Maxville, followed up by part 1 of our satanic panic series and capped off with an Oregon Obit of George Atiyeh.

Episode 57: The Dynamite Series Part I (Notable Events)
On this episode we begin part I of our very first history series. The subject? Dynamite! Not just dynamite though, explosions that have torn their way through Oregon's history, stories such as the Roseburg Blast, the infamous exploding whale, dynamite in construction and much more!Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immanuel_Nobelhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Nobelhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludvig_Nobelhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Nobel#Nobel_Prizehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prizehttps://offbeatoregon.com/1501d.crime-and-dynamite.htmlhttps://offbeatoregon.com/1501b.dynamite-in-oregon-history.htmlhttps://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/roseburg_blast/https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/florence_whale_explosion/https://www.oregonlive.com/news/erry-2018/07/c2ce60ede65167/memorable_explosions_in_oregon.htmlhttps://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2015/10/2_men_killed_in_tank_explosion.html

Welcome To Oregon Live: Historical Communication
This week we kick off the show with some sad news about a 106 year old schoolhouse being demolished, then go into an arson case with Bruce Haney, discuss how we communicate in our field of history and academics to other entities which, sounds boring, but a really fun discussion. Finally we top it off with a Crater Lake story from Finn!

Episode 56: Crazy Cuisine (History of Weird Oregon Foods)
Hey friend! On this episode, we are diving into the world of weird foods invented or popularized by an eatery in Oregon. We, of course, cover Voodoo Doughnuts and Pronto Pup, but also some other smaller stories like Killer Burger and the invention of the Gardenburger. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balut_(food)#Consumptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San-nakjihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuguhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century_egg#Safetyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khash_(dish)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A1karlhttps://www.worldatlas.com/culture/hakarl-iceland-s-buried-rotten-fermented-and-dried-delicacy.htmlhttps://www.voodoodoughnut.com/the-voodoo-doughnut-story/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voodoo_Doughnuthttps://www.wweek.com/food/2023/07/28/voodoo-doughnuts-is-facing-religious-pushback-in-new-orleans/https://www.historydefined.net/baron-samedi/https://www.google.com/search?q=baron+samedi+and+sweets&oq=baron+samedi+and+sweets&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigAdIBCDM5NTFqMGo3qAIIsAIB8QXcot4ci4pwpA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_Burgerhttps://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/peanut-butter-guberburgerhttps://www.thehighertaste.com/about-ushttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tofurky#:~:text=Seth%20Tibbott%2C%20having%20become%20a,was%20officially%20introduced%20in%201995.https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/gardenburger-inc/https://www.opb.org/artsandlife/article/vegan-vegetarian-portland-oregon-hippies-food-history/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardtackhttps://www.google.com/search?q=hard+tack+and+the+oregon+trail&oq=hard+tack+and+the+oregon+trail&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIICAEQABgWGB4yDQgCEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgDEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyBwgEEAAY7wUyCggFEAAYgAQYogQyCggGEAAYogQYiQXSAQg0MDQwajBqOagCALACAfEF9ZxJP3G0l40&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Welcome To Oregon Live: Celebrating Oregon's 167th Birthday
This week on Welcome To Oregon Live, we introduce weekly news into our lineup, talking about the passing of Enchanted Forest creator Roger Tofte and the recent payout from the Pacificorp neglect during the 2020 fires. Then we go into archeology lesson's with David and discuss the relationship between ancient humans and animals. For our main topic we discuss 1800s Oregon history to celebrate the state's 167th birthday and capping off with an Oregon Ibits segment showcasing famous storyteller Stewart Holbrook.

Guest Interview: Andy Neal (Stupid Hikes For Stupid Mental Health)
We have a brand new interview to share today. We sat down with influencer and mental health advocate Andy Neal to discuss his journey to becoming a better person and how it influenced him to help others. We covered a myriad of amazing topics such as forest bathing, favorite hikes, the importance of mental health, Southern Oregon, Silver Falls, the state park system, and so much more!

Welcome To Oregon Live: Ghost Towns
On this weeks episode of Welcome To Oregon Live the crew goes into stories of dangerous moonshine and abandoned civilizations.

Guest Interview: Saving The Polk County Fairgrounds w/ Commissioner Craig Pope & Chairman Tim Ray
Welcome to a very special guest interview episode of Welcome To Oregon in which David Winkler and Marcus Axford sit down with Polk County Commissioner Craig Pope and Chairman of Polk County Fairgrounds Board Tim Ray to have a roundtable discussion on the situation of the fairgrounds that we have talked about in the past, what it's closure could mean for the county, and what is being done to help lessen the request for citizen support.