How It's Reported: The Grateful Dead's Lasting Mark on Eugene with Vinny White

08/11/2025 7 min

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In this episode of How It’s Reported, Podcast Editor Stephanie Hensley talks with Arts & Culture writer Vinny White about his feature story, “A Deadhead History of Eugene.” The two discuss how the Grateful Dead’s decades-long relationship with Eugene helped shape the city’s identity, from the iconic Springfield Creamery benefit concert to the band’s enduring cultural influence.Music is Orbiting a Distant Planet by Quantum jazz, found on the Free Music Archive