Destination DIY

Destination DIY

Destination DIY logo
Running time	ranges from 10 to 60 minutes
Country	United States
Language(s)	English
Creator(s)	Julie Sabatier
Editor(s)	Laura Hadden Brian Kramer Clark Salisbury
Producer(s)	Julie Sabatier Jaymee Cuti
No. of episodes	55
Audio format	MP3/WAV
Opening theme	Grey Anne
Website	http://www.destinationdiy.org

Destination DIY is an independently produced radio program based in Portland, Oregon.

Created and hosted by Julie Sabatier, the show explores do-it-yourself ideas from a wide range of perspectives. Rather than a how-to show of DIY projects, Destination DIY centers around creative people as well as the processes and resources used to create various skills, communities, and ideas.^[1]

History

Destination DIY began as a half-hour monthly show titled "DIY, Portland" on KBOO Community Radio in 2006. When it began airing on Oregon Public Broadcasting in 2010, it changed to its current name and hour-long running time.^[2]

Format

Each episode features edited interviews with individuals, connected by narrative commentary from Sabatier. Topics include gender and the economy, as well as more traditional DIY topics, such as construction of tiny houses.^{[3] [4] [5]}. Sabatier told Portland Monthly magazine that each minute of the show takes about an hour to create, from recording interviews to editing the episode's final cut.^[6]

Destination DIY broadcasts full shows and show segments in the Pacific Northwest through NPR's Northwest News Network and nationwide through Public Radio Exchange.^[7][8] The show is also available as a free podcast.^[9] Destination DIY segments air on several radio stations, including Oregon Public Broadcasting, Austin's KUT, and San Francisco's KALW.^[10][11][12]

Response

The Portland Mercury described the format of Destination DIY in an article about Portland podcasts: "Destination DIY goes beyond the crafts 'n' home repair often associated with the term 'DIY' to encompass anything people can do themselves—from home funerals and taxidermy to representing yourself in court. Moreover, the show maintains an artful balance of general interest content and local events."^[13] In January 2011, Sunset Magazine magazine named Sabatier "Portland's DIY Queen" and wrote that the show "taps into the zeitgeist that is red hot in the West."^[14] Radio Survivor reported on Destination DIY's crowd-funding strategy in 2013 and described the show as a "polished production on par with a national public radio program."^[15]

Portland television station KGW has reported on two Destination DIY "Makin' It" parties.^[16] Sustainable Business Oregon also reported on the "Makin' It" parties and featured an interview with Sabatier.^[17]

Funding

Destination DIY is primarily listener-funded. In 2011, the show funded a year-long season with a Kickstarter campaign that raised $9,750.^[18] In 2013, the show relaunched as a monthly podcast after raising $14,801 in an IndieGoGo campaign^[19]. The show also lists several business and non-profit sponsors and received Regional Arts and Culture Council grants in 2011 and 2013.^{[20] [21][22]}

Destination DIY episodes

Hour-long episodes:

• Representing Yourself (August 17, 2010)
• DIY Economy (August 26, 2010)
• Doing It Ourselves (November 9, 2010)
• DIY Rituals (Released December 3, 2010)
• I Made That (March 24, 2011)
• DIY Disasters (January 22, 2012)
• Conversations (April 19, 2012)
• You Are An Authority (February 21, 2013)
• Old School DIY (Released June 25, 2013)
• Daunting DIY (July 15, 2013)

Podcast-only episodes:

• Collective Nouns (October 17, 2010)
• Economy of Kids (February 24, 2011)
• Worm Bin Disaster (November 15, 2011)
• Fish Disasters (November 29, 2011)
• Chariots of Rubber (December 12, 2011)
• Disaster Challenge (December 7, 2011)
• DIY Book Tour (December 21, 2011)
• High Rocks (January 25, 2012)
• Gloria’s Secret Cafe (March 29, 2012)
• Seattle Maker Faire (June 4, 2012)
• The Un-Road Trip (August 1, 2012)
• From the XOXO Festival (September 18, 2012)

Podcast and Radio Episodes:

• Salty & Sweet (November 11, 2013)
• DIY Kids (January 17, 2014)

Thirty-one older episodes are archived on Radio for All.^[23]

References