Open Air Podcast
KPOV's Open Air features an eclectic mix of people, personalities, issues, celebrations. You name it, we talk about it! The Open Air podcast features stories and interviews which originally aired on Wednesdays at 5:00pm on KPOV, 88.9fm in Bend, Oregon. You never know who will be stopping by! Open Air is hosted by Dawn Newton.
- Update frequency
- every 19 days
- Average duration
- 19 minutes
- Episodes
- 30
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2024
Tony Keith, Jr.: Poet, Writer and Hip-Hop Educational Leader
Tony Keith, Jr., poet, writer and hip-hop educational leader, joins me to discuss his new book, "How The Boogeyman Became A Poet,” a powerful YA memoir -- in verse. It traces Tony's journey from bein…
R. Gregory Nokes, Northwest author of Breaking Chains: Slavery on Trial in the Oregon Territory
Breaking Chains: Slavery on Trial in the Oregon Territory tells the story of slaves brought to Oregon from Missouri in the late 1800's. It is told against the background of the national controversy o…
The Bend Food Project and The Giving Plate - Feeding the Hungry Today with Compassion and Hospitality
Sue Marceaux, Co-Founder of the Bend Food Project, and Ranae Staley, Executive Director of The Giving Plate, join Dawn Newton to discuss these incredible organizations, the need for food relief in Ce…
Nora Neus, CNN Reporter and Author of 'Muhammad Najem, War Reporter'
Hear one family’s struggle for survival in the chaos of Syria, and one 15-year-old boy’s courageous decision to risk his life to tell the story. Meet Muhammad Najem, War Reporter.
KPOV High Desert Com…
Alison Perry, Founder and Executive Director of Central Oregon Veterans Ranch
Alison Perry, founder and executive director of the Central Oregon Veterans Ranch, joins me for an in-depth conversation about the organic approach to healing, end of life care, and the soon to be re…
Diane Hunter, Author of 'Oh Great, Another Vampire Book'
Diane Hunter is the author of Oh Great, Another Vampire Book. Each installment in the Oh Great series will be a playful rendering in a different genre, each lending an absurdist lens to culture and i…
Todd Looby on the 19th Annual Bend Film Festival October 6-23, 2022
The 19th Annual Bend Film Festival runs October 6th - 23rd, 2022. Thirty-three indie features and 82 short films from around the globe will be presented. Todd Looby, Executive Director of BendFilm, j…
Mark Follman, "TRIGGER POINTS: Inside the Mission to Stop Mass Shootings in America"
Acclaimed journalist Mark Follman's "TRIGGER POINTS" is the first-ever account going inside the world of behavioral threat assessment, a groundbreaking method for successfully preventing mass shootin…
Alison Perry, Founder/Executive Director of Central Oregon Veterans Ranch
Central Oregon Veterans Ranch operates a 19-acre working farm in Bend, OR, and engages hundreds of veterans of different ages and eras in peer support and agriculture-related activities. The Ranch he…
John Hope Bryant, author of How the Poor Can Save Capitalism
John Hope Bryant is an American financial literacy entrepreneur & businessman. In his book, How the Poor Can Save Capitalism, Bryant has a surprising message for business and political leaders. Amer…
Amishi P. Jha, PhD, Author of Peak Mind: Find Your Focus
In PEAK MIND, Dr. Amishi P. Jha reveals remarkably easy-to-adapt, flexible, 12-minute-a-day exercises to lift the mental fog, declutter the mind, and strengthen focus so that you can experience more …
Cy Wakeman tells us Life's Messy, Live Happy
Cy Wakeman, International Leadership Speaker and Drama Researcher, is the author of Life's Messy, Live Happy: Things Don't Have to Be Perfect for You to Be Content.
Life's Messy, Live Happy is filled …
Peter T. Coleman, Author of The Way Out: How to Overcome Toxic Polarization
The reason for the divisive political polarization we’re experiencing in the United States, as explained by social psychologist, Peter T. Coleman, can’t be traced back to one unreasonable person, unf…
Poisoned Water | Flint, Michigan
POISONED WATER: How the Citizens of Flint, Michigan, Fought for Their Lives and Warned a Nation
Jeffrey Epstein | The Untold Story
Bradley J. Edwards is the lawyer for more than 20 of Epstein’s accusers who has spent his live fighting for victims of abuse. His new book, RELENTLESS PURSUIT: My Fight for the Victims of Jeffrey Ep…
Myrlie Evers Williams | Civil Rights Icon
Myrlie Evers-Williams, widow of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers, joined Dawn in studio to share her story.
Bend Police Officer, Kevin Uballez & K9 partner, Lil' Kim
Officer Kevin Uballez along with his K9 partner, Lil' Kim join Dawn to talk all things K9 units.
27 Questions to Make You Sweat: A Workout Guide for Your Soul
Who are you really? Is your life ruled by fear, or is love the motor of your existence? Recognize your authentic self and decide who you want to be. These questions and more will confront you with wa…
True Royalty TV
Royal Obsessives: Meet Your New Fix | True Royalty TV, a streaming service dedicated to the subject of the British monarchy. Nick Bullen, the BAFTA award winning co-founder and co-editor of True Roya…
Tilman Fertitta | Shut Up And Listen
Shut Up And Listen: Hard Business Truths That Will Help You Succeed. Shut Up And Listen' offers straightforward, powerful strategies and insights into what it takes to build a breakout business…