About this episode
The trailer for Season 2 of Hush introduces an investigation into the 2019 death of Sarah Zuber and its implications in rural Columbia County, Oregon.
Hush is an investigative podcast from OPB, uncovering the buried truth about critical stories in the Pacific Northwest. In season 2, Leah Sottile and Ryan Haas investigate the 2019 death of Sarah Zuber, and the ways declining local media, citizen sleuthing and a police department that can’t find answers have led to serious rifts in rural Columbia County, Oregon — as well as the damage done when true crime tropes take over.
People in this episode
Hosts: Leah Sottile, Ryan Haas, Sarah Zuber
Topics covered
- investigation
- true crime
- media decline
- rural issues
- Pacific Northwest
- citizen sleuthing
Keywords
- Hush
- true crime
- Sarah Zuber
- Columbia County
- investigation
- Oregon
- media
- podcast
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Oregon Public Broadcasting
Places: Columbia County, Oregon
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