Kate Risdau

Kate Risdau, Executive Director of Wilammette Writers, talks about an experience at the University of Oregon.

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Transcript

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 You're listening to StoryHelix: intertwining
 stories past, present, and not yet imagined
 
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 in Lane County, Oregon. What's
 up, earthlings? I'm Leah Velez and
 
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 I'll be your host. The stories that
 follow are raw footage. So let's open
 
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 up our ear nuggets and give these
 community submitted stories a listen. 
  

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 My name is Kate Risdau and my pronouns
 are she/her. I lived in Eugene
 
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 while I was going to grad school
 and then spent time driving back and forth
 
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 to Eugene to go to grad school
 at University of Oregon for Folklore. And
 
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 one of the things that I remember
 the best is actually the time when President
 
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 Barack Obama came and spoke before he
 was president, and we all watched from
 
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 the lawn right outside the library at
 the University of Oregon and heard him speak
 
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 and it was an incredible moment. And
 thank you for asking for my story!
 
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 Thanks for listening. You can find us
 wherever you listen to your podcasts. If
 
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 you've got your own Lane County story
 to tell, we'd love to hear it
 
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 at StoryHelix.Wordcrafters.Org.