May 21, 2023

OEI Summer 2023 Book and Podcast List

As you plan for some rest and relaxation this summer, we hope you consider enjoying these ideas for new books and podcasts. Whether you are at the coast, on a road trip, a local park, or anywhere you can snag some down time, summer is a great time to check these out.

Here are some of our favorite and most anticipated media to enjoy this summer:

BOOKS
PODCASTS
  • Levar Burton Reads: a nostalgic podcast of Levar’s warm and familiar voice takes on us journeys with short stories and novellas in this podcast.
  • Brown Girl Green: two Black women tackle climate change and social justice in one energizing podcast
  • 1619 Project
  • All my Relations podcast explores relationships to land, to our creatural relatives, and to one another. Each episode invites guests to delve into a different topic facing Native America
  • One of the longest running queer podcasts, Outward discusses queer culture, interviews guests and throws out laugh out loud dialogue.
  • Want to learn more about the unknown Oregon history? Tune into Offbeat Oregon History to discover info about our state.