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The Red Shed Tapes: A McMenamins Podcast

The Red Shed Tapes: A McMenamins Podcast

By: Shannon McMenamin
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 Welcome to "The Red Shed Tapes," a mixtape of the stories and lore at the heart of McMenamins' long, strange trip. An ongoing collection of history, interviews and behind the scenes antics, "The Red Shed Tapes" celebrates McMenamins' devotion to community, art, music, historic preservation, and enchanting spaces where people forge lasting memories. Grab your headphones, pour yourself a pint, and meet host Shannon McMenamin where the past and present intertwine, and the magic of McMenamins' universe unfolds before your ears.©2023 McMenamins Economics Social Sciences Travel Writing & Commentary
Episodes
  • December to Remember

    December to Remember
    Dec 8 2025

    In this episode marking the 20th anniversary of Portland's iconic concert series December to Remember, we listen in on a conversation between co-founders Jimi Biron, McMenamins' music director, and Mark Hamilton, program director for 94/7 fm. You'll hear how the series is unique and why so many Portlanders who've been to December to Remember shows are still saying, "I heard them when."

    Check out the transcript & photos here on the BLOG

    Produced by McMenamins and Gretchen Kilby

    Host: Shannon McMenamin

    Sound design & audio editing: Gretchen Kilby

    Writing: Michelle "Jake" Robbins

    McMenamins audio and interview: Kat Nyberg

    McMenamins production team: Kat Nyberg, Michelle "Jake Robbins, Renee Rank Ignacio

    Art: Lillian Ripley

    Email The Red Shed Tapes: podcast@mcmenamins.com

    Website: mcmenamins.com/podcast
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    20 mins
  • From Here to Forever: Celebrating 40 Years of Oregon's Brewpub Law

    From Here to Forever: Celebrating 40 Years of Oregon's Brewpub Law
    Nov 25 2025

    Today when you go to a pub in Oregon, you'll find a long list of locally brewed craft beers. That wasn't always the case. In 1985 a handful of brewing pioneers, including Mike and Brian McMenamin, changed the future of beer in Oregon forever. Host Shannon McMenamin and her cousin Conners take a look back at the role their dads played in passing the Brewpub Bill; we hear from some of the original pioneers, talk to brewers today, and muse about how pub culture has changed.

    Check out the transcript & photos here on the BLOG


    Produced by McMenamins and Gretchen Kilby

    Host: Shannon McMenamin

    Sound design and audio editing: Gretchen Kilby

    Writing: Michelle "Jake Robbins

    Editing: Michelle "Jake" Robbins, Gretchen Kilby, and Kat Nyberg

    McMenamins archival audio and photos: Kat Nyberg

    Additional archival photos courtesy of John Foyston

    McMenamins production team: Michelle "Jake" Robbins, Kat Nyberg, and Renee Rank Ignacio

    Art: Lillian Ripley

    Get in touch with The Red Shed Tapes: podcast@mcmenamins.com

    Website: www.mcmenamins.com/podcast
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    35 mins
  • UFO Festival: Garrett Graff Examines the Government's History of UAP Secrecy

    UFO Festival: Garrett Graff Examines the Government's History of UAP Secrecy
    May 2 2025

    On this B-side episode we dip into our archives to hear journalist Garrett Graff's expert take on the government's 80-year search for alien life. The Pulitzer Prize finalist explores everything from CIA insiders to the "summer of the flying saucer" to the odds of life out there.

    Check out the transcript & photos here on the BLOG

    Produced by McMenamins and Gretchen Kilby

    Host: Shannon McMenamin

    Sound design & audio editing: Gretchen Kilby

    Writing: Michelle Jacobson Robbins

    McMenamins' production team: Kat Nyberg, Michelle Jacobson Robbins, Renee Rank Ignacio

    Video Production: Kat Nyberg

    UFO Fest archival audio, video & photo: Kat Nyberg & Patrick Chapman

    UFO Fest A/V engineer: Rand Deahl

    Music: Jim Brunberg & Ben Landsverk at Wonderly

    Art: Lillian Ripley

    Get in touch with The Red Shed Tapes: podcast@mcmenamins.com

    Website: www.mcmenamins.com/podcast
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    37 mins
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