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Photos by Alex Johnson:

Extended version of Juile’s interview with Chris Guillebeau at Makin’ It:

Makin’ It with Destination DIY is a fun, crafty event in...

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Makin’ It with Destination DIY is a fun, crafty event in partnership with ADX and SCRAP

***Upcoming dates: April 16, June 26, July 24, Aug. 28***

(No Makin It in May, due to scheduling conflicts)

Location: ADX (417 SE 11th) 7-9pm
Suggested donation: $3-5

Ear candy provided by Destination DIY & DJ Leftovers
FREE beverages courtesy of Full Sail Brewing

And of course, SCRAP will be on hand with materials and inspiration!

KGW’s PDX Tonight visited Makin It in Aril:

Below are some examples of the awesome stuff people have been working on at Makin’ It:

In August, 2012, Destination DIY host Julie Sabatier was the...

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In August, 2012, Destination DIY host Julie Sabatier was the featured speaker at the Portland chapter of the international Creative Mornings breakfast lecture series. If you missed it, you can watch the whole thing here:

Interviews Recorded at Makin' It

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Interviews Recorded at Makin' It:

Kristy Athens is the author of Get Your Pitchfork On

Chris Guillebeau is the author of The Art of Non-Conformity and The $100 Startup

Shawn Bowman is the author of Criminal Crafts

DIY Disasters episode

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Listen to the story about the winners of the Instructables DIY Disaster Challenge right here:

(Here’s a link to the video of Charles Urrea’s thermite disaster.)

The Punk Rock Musical Gone Awry:

And here’s the Voodoo Doughnut commercial created by the Chariots of Rubber cast and crew:

Julie’s worm bin disaster:

Jaymee’s fish disaster story:

Conversations Episode

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Hear more about Dr. Peter Goodwin here. Photo by Carla Axtman

Strawberry DNA Extraction:

Destination DIY episodes and podcast snippets are all available...

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Destination DIY episodes and podcast snippets are all available for free on iTunes

I Made That Episode

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Anne and Ross’s Living Walls
The Sound Cave

Extended interview with Emily Martin:

Cheryl’s Knitted Farm:

DIY Butchering with The Portland Meat Collective

A few more shots of Cookie’s doghouse:

DIY Rituals Episode

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Emily Tepper’s New Daily Dance
Eunice Schroeder and Sacred Journey Ministries
The Broke-Ass Bride & Brideshare
The 2000 Dollar Wedding
Patricia Sweeney and The Spiral of Life

The extended interview about home funerals:

Here’s a special web-only segment about the ancient ritual of navigating with the stars, produced by Tom Niemisto:

A Few Individual segments of the show:

DIY Economy Episode

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Local currencies: Chemainus dollars, River Hours, Alan Rosenblith’s movie The Money Fix and Jean Russel’s blog ReputationCurrents
Gift Economy: Really Really Free Markets, The Power of Half
Our helpful economist: Joe Cortright

The Economy of Kids:

Paintings by 13-year-old artist and entrepreneur Levi Pitters
(photos by Greg Pitters)

Naked Lady Parties:

Representing Yourself Episode

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Erica Hashimoto’s study of self-representation in criminal cases
JK Keller’s Adaption to my Generation photo project.
Gina Biancaniello’s self portraits on Flickr
Thought-provoking art and social commentary by the Guerrilla Girls

Nathaniel Boggess tells a true story from his dating life at Back Fence PDX

What does your tattoo represent about you?

Representing Yourself in Court:

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Bring Destination DIY to YOUR station!

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Bring Destination DIY to YOUR station!:

Destination DIY’s Julie Sabatier is public radio’s fresh new talent. After an hour with Julie you’ll feel as though you’ve got a friend.
— Lynne Clendenin Program Director, Oregon Public Broadcasting

Destination DIY is available from PRX The Public Radio Exchange and via FTP. Email julie@destinationdiy.org for details.

Click here to visit the Destination DIY store, where you can get...

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Click here to visit the Destination DIY store, where you can get T-shirts & zines!

More press photos of Destination DIY host & creator Julie...

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Photo by Cameron Browne

Julie in the early years.

More press photos of Destination DIY host & creator Julie Sabatier available upon request.

Please visit our Flickr page to see photos of cool stuff we’ve done like…

Alberta Art Hop

An Evening of DIY

Destination DIY Pedalpalooza bike ride

Press About Destination DIY

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Press About Destination DIY:

The Portland Mercury featured Destination DIY in an article about local podcasts in July, 2012

KGW’s PDX Tonight visited our monthly Makin’ It event in April, 2012 and they came back for more in July, 2012.

Localite with Jon Compton on CGN7 in the Dalles, Oregon featured an interview with Julie Sabatier in May, 2011. Below is part 1 of that interview. Parts 2 and 3 can be viewed here.

Byron Beck and Karol Collymore interviewed Destination DIY host, producer and creator Julie Sabatier on their show Have You Heard in May, 2011:

Sunset Magazine called Julie Sabatier “Portland’s DIY Queen” in their January, 2011 issue. Click here to view it as a PDF or Google document.

The Oregonian featured an article about Destination DIY’s origins on March 12, 2011.

Portland Monthly Magazine highlighted Destination DIY March 3, 2011 on their Culturephile blog.

Oregon Public Broadcasting featured an interview with Julie Sabatier on their Arts and Life page February 25, 2011.

Bret Bernhoft interviewed Julie Sabatier about Destination DIY on his Face of Media podcast in October, 2010

The Oregonian wrote about Destination DIY listening parties in March of 2008 (back when the show was called “DIY, Portland”) and highlighted the April, 2008 listening party on their blog.

The Portland Mercury also wrote about our listening parties on their blog in March and April of 2008.

Just Out blogged about our episode on gender as a do-it-yourself project.

The NPR Station Showcase featured interviews with Julie Sabatier about the show in 2007 and 2008.

The DIY Alert! Blog featured an interview with Julie Sabatier in 2007.

Julie entered a DIY idea to the Public Radio Talent Quest.
The entry made it into the Top 100 People’s Choice picks.

Here are some links to things we like

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Here are some links to things we like:

AIR, the Association of Independents in Radio – a great resource for professional independent radio producers.

MediaRites, a nonprofit dedicated to multicultural radio productions.

Oregon Public Broadcasting, the local NPR affiliate station where Destination DIY host & creator Julie Sabatier also works as a producer on Think Out Loud.

KBOO, the first radio home for Destination DIY.

The Public Radio Exchange, a resource for stations and individuals interested in broadening their listening.

Radio Lab from WYNC, a truly inspiring show.

ZineWiki!, The Wikipedia of Zines!

OUR FRIENDS IN PORTLAND:

ADX, a creative space for makers and doers.

Free School Portland, a place for sharing knowledge of all kinds.

In Other Words Women’s Books and Resources, Portland’s own nonprofit feminist bookstore.

The Independent Publishing Resource Center

Laughing Horse Books, a collectively run radical bookstore and meeting space.

Patio Farmers’ Guild, adventures in container gardening.

Portland Purple Water, a resource for all kinds of creative uses for rain water.

Reading Frenzy, an independent press emporium.

The Waypost coffee shop, home of Destination DIY listening parties as well as cool art, strong coffee, good beer and interesting people.