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January 28, 2025

From MF Doom to John Prine, the Four Songs That Define Luke Burbank’s Portland

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From MF Doom to John Prine, the Four Songs That Define Luke Burbank’s Portland

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Longtime radio host and podcaster Luke Burbank shares his personal history in Portland through the lens of four songs, part of a series on City Cast Portland that we’re calling Portland Mixtapes. Luke has been the host of the syndicated variety show Live Wire Radio, a frequent panelist and guest host of Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me, and a correspondent for CBS News Sunday Morning.

We made a Spotify playlist of favorite Portland songs, crowdsourced from our listeners and guest mixtape picks. You can listen here.

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