In this B-side episode, we present Bob Crawford of the Avett Brothers on the Great NW Author Tour. Crawford explains how he became a historian while touring with the band and ended up writing about John Quincy Adams. Hear about the drama of Adams's election and how he was a force behind abolition. Plus, a whole lotta of fascinating history you never learned in school!

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

Live audio recording: Joe Sanchez

Writing: Michelle "Jake" Robbins

Editing: Kat Nyberg, Gretchen Kilby, Michelle "Jake" Robbins, Shannon McMenamin

Photos: Kat Nyberg and Joe Sanchez

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

Art: Lillian Ripley

Email The Red Shed Tapes: podcast@mcmenamins.com

Website: mcmenamins.com/podcast

We take you inside a little-known McMenamins tradition: the annual Barley Brew. On this day, a group of McMenamins folk follow in the footsteps of our first brewers from the '80s to craft a very special beer celebrating the birthday of our first pub, the Barley Mill. You'll hear about the people who make it happen, how it began, and how a touch of magic makes this beer like no other.

Check out the transcript & photos here on the BLOG

Produced by McMenamins and Gretchen Kilby

Host: Shannon McMenamin

Sound design & audio editing: Gretchen Kilby

Interviews & audio composition: Kat Nyberg

Writing & editing: Michelle "Jake" Robbins, Kat Nyberg, Gretchen Kilby

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

This episode is all about connections. The connections between  an unexpected gift, a thousand-year old poem, a legendary jazz musician, a stolen illustration, the Grateful Dead, and how they all converged in the creation of a secret room at McMenamins Kennedy School. You'll hear the story behind it all, including descriptions from the artists on how it all came to fruition.

Check out the transcript & photos here on the BLOG

Produced by McMenamins and Gretchen Kilby

Host: Shannon McMenamin

Sound design & audio editing: Gretchen Kilby

Interviews & audio composition: Kat Nyberg

Writing & editing: Kat Nyberg, Michelle "Jake" Robbins, Gretchen Kilby

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