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The Red Shed Tapes: A McMenamins PodcastUFO Festival: Garrett Graff Examines the Government’s History of UAP SecrecyOn 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 Rob...
2025-05-0236 min
The Red Shed Tapes: A McMenamins PodcastUFO Festival: Kathleen Marden and the Abduction of Betty & Barney HillToday on the B-side… In 1961 a couple driving across New Hampshire spotted something unusual in the night sky. What happened next is the stuff of science fiction – only it wasn’t to Betty and Barney Hill. On this episode of The Red Shed Tapes, B-side you’ll hear the detailed account and evidence of their alien encounter from ET contact researcher and the Hills’ niece, Kathleen Marden. Check out the transcript & photos here on the BLOG Produced by McMenamins and Gretchen Kilby Host: Shannon McMenamin Sound design & audio editin...
2025-04-2552 min
The Red Shed Tapes: A McMenamins PodcastUFO Festival: Top Gun Pilot, Witness to the "Tic Tac" UFOWelcome to the first B-side episode of The Red Shed Tapes! In these episodes we play recordings and interviews from our archives… In this episode you’ll hear Top Gun pilot David Fravor’s play-by-play of his close encounter with the “Tic Tac” UFO, made famous by The New York Times. Commander Fravor spoke at McMenamins UFO Fest 2019 in what he called, “probably my first and last public appearance.” We’re playing this rare presentation in its entirety – prepare to be amazed. Check out the transcript & photos here on the BLOG Produced by McMenami...
2025-04-181h 09
The Red Shed Tapes: A McMenamins PodcastLook for Something Built to Last Customers at McMenamins pubs and hotels often look around in wonder at how nothing matches, but everything goes together. They contemplate unusual objects from floor to ceiling and marvel at bars intricately carved. In episode 4 of The Red Shed Tapes, host Shannon McMenamin delves into where it all came from. She talks to antiques dealers and a local historian Check out the transcript & photos here on the BLOG Produced by McMenamins, Gretchen Kilby and Jess Is Creative Host: Shannon McMenamin Sound design & audio editing: Gretchen Kilby Writing: J...
2024-12-1840 min
The Red Shed Tapes: A McMenamins PodcastOne Man Gathers What Another Man Spills: Chasing HistoryWhat kind of pub/hotel/handcrafting/live music business has a history department? And why? In Episode 3 of The Red Shed Tapes we’re talking about how history is an integral part of the McMenamins experience and how 28-year historian Tim Hills built a department from the ground up as the company was restoring buildings from the roof down. We’ll meet staff historians, hear from superstar drag queen Poison Waters, and stop by the second biggest UFO festival in the U.S. But first, a story about the Godfather of Soul, James Brown. Check out t...
2024-08-2236 min
The Red Shed Tapes: A McMenamins PodcastLet There be Songs to Fill the AirCreating a place to hear music is a lot like creating music itself: You have to know when to leave space for drama and resonance, and every decision counts. In Episode Two of The Red Shed Tapes, we’ll hear about reopening the legendary Crystal Ballroom during the height of Portland’s indie rock era. We’ll find out why curating playlists for each McMenamins pub is a lot like mixing the perfect cocktail, and Scott Avett of the Avett Brothers will tell the tale of a yearslong friendship that all started with a meeting at McMenamins. ...
2024-01-3138 min
Bend Don't BreakGrand Craft Beer: Shannon McMenamin & Rob Vallance of McMenaminsIn this episode of the Grand Craft Beer Podcast, we focus on…a different beer podcast. Our guest is Shannon McMenamin—whose father, Mike McMenamin, along with Shannon’s uncle, Brian—founded the McMenamins empire of breweries, pubs, and hotels 40 years ago. Her new podcast, The Red Shed Tapes, focuses on the wealth of stories from all those renowned places and spaces (including Old St. Francis in Bend), managed with the help of Rob Vallance, who also joins the show. Listen to find out more about the 40 year’s worth of stories of this uniquely Pacific Northwest empire.
2023-12-0138 min
The Red Shed Tapes: A McMenamins PodcastLong, Strange TripJoin host Shannon McMenamin on a long, strange trip through McMenamins’ destiny-altering love of beer, art, music, history, and community. Opening the Barley Mill in 1983, helping pass legislation that forever changed Oregon's pub and dining culture, hiring Thursday Jane (who's still with the company 40 years later), and unearthing the Red Shed itself from a tangle of wild blackberry bushes –– it's all in episode one of The Red Shed Tapes. Check out the transcript & photos here on the BLOG Produced by McMenamins and Maxwell Host: Shannon McMenamin Audio Editor...
2023-09-2632 min
The Red Shed Tapes: A McMenamins PodcastTRAILER - The Red Shed TapesWelcome 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.
2023-09-1501 min