Rational in Portland
113 episodes - English - Latest episode: 22 days ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsPortland native. Trial lawyer. Founding member of North America Recovers. https://www.northamericarecovers.org
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Eli Arnold: Local efforts to avoid the re-criminalization of drugs, a beautiful family moment at Portland Pride, city solutions for homelessness, and more
June 25, 2024 16:55 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBEli Arnold is a Portland police officer and a member of Portland's Instagram-famous Portland Police Bureau Central Bike Squad. He is running for Portland City Council in District 4. He stopped back in to tell us why Multnomah County's plan is just an effort to avoid the Oregon legislature's reforming of Measure 110 and the legislature's recent re-criminalization of drugs; a beautiful moment involving his son at the Portland Pride Parade; solutions for homelessness; and what he loves about ...
Andy Chandler
June 18, 2024 03:53 - 3 hours - 211 MBAndy Chandler is the host of NW Fresh. He talks about his career in news media, growing up with a trans sister, how he got civically engaged in Portland, and more. https://youtube.com/@nwfreshpodcast?si=6-cWuUicWuUmyq0a https://open.spotify.com/show/5ENriVzZNueNAuexWX0fN4?si=PYxby5xlRia55xnSKYPviQ https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2023/09/21/jo-ann-hardesty-settles-lawsuit-with-police-union-over-hit-and-run-leak-with-680000-settlement/ https://x.com/apstylebook/status/1653798091403804672?s...
Mike DiNapoli, running for Portland City Council, District 4
June 14, 2024 08:19 - 1 hour - 63.4 MBMike DiNapoli is an employee owner and lead engineer for People's AV Company who is running for Portland City Council in District 4. https://mikedinapoli.org https://www.portland.gov/elections/city-office-candidacy#toc-city-districts https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2023/03/portland-ritz-carlton-tower-nears-completion-with-few-apparent-hiccups-defying-odds.html https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1047&context=hrac_pub https://www.wweek.com/news/2021/09/22/t...
Daniel DeMelo for Portland City Council, District 3
June 04, 2024 07:37 - 2 hours - 117 MBDaniel DeMelo is running for Portland City Council, District 3. He is focused on unsheltered homelessness and data-driven solutions. https://demelo4portland.com https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HLelR8IstvU https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2023/09/opinion-i-chair-the-advisory-committee-for-multnomah-countys-homeless-services-office-i-cant-vouch-for-its-effectiveness.html https://x.com/brimjulia/status/1783915421277819071?s=46 https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/multnomah-c...
Keith Wilson, President and CEO of TITAN Freight Systems, running for mayor of Portland
June 03, 2024 07:39 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBKeith Wilson is running for mayor of Portland, Oregon. He is the President and CEO of TITAN Freight Systems. He started a homelessness nonprofit called Shelter Portland. https://www.keithwilsonformayor.com https://www.instagram.com/keithwilsonformayor?igsh=MTIzaWttaHI5NmJ5OA== https://youtu.be/iAr8Y5rdG2g?si=ftMqJEChbip1jSIn https://www.shelterportland.org/timeline https://katu.com/amp/news/local/uw-study-finds-trace-of-fentanyl-residue-on-pacific-nw-transit-trimet-urges-crack-down-on...
Erica Gustavson on how to be an informed voter and an engaged citizen in Portland
May 31, 2024 22:05 - 1 hour - 100 MBErica Gustavson is a hair stylist who owns a small business in Portland. She gave testimony at Portland City Council regarding her concerns about charter commissioners who designed the system of government running for city council and the potential for conflicts of interest. She is involved in leadership with Future Portland, a centrist grassroots organization that provides opportunities for civic involvement. She talks about how she became civically involved and how she educated herself abo...
May 2024 primary election
May 20, 2024 23:11 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBFill out your ballots with Amanda in the May 2024 primary election episode. We also go over picks for key Washington and Clackamas County races at the top. The audio of the actual episode is terrible and it’s all my fault. Andy Chandler from NW Fresh helped recover it (o the extent it is listen-able, that is all Andy’s talent). But in our opinions, these are the only things that matter in this election. And if you do nothing else, just do this: Multnomah County District Attorney: Nathan V...
Prof. Michael Weingrad, Ph.D., who started the Judaic Studies Department at Portland State University
April 17, 2024 21:47 - 2 hours - 127 MBProf. Michael Weingrad, Ph.D., started the Judaic Studies Department at Portland State University, where he still teaches. In this episode, we discuss the Israel-Hamas war, what it's like to be a conservative at a university in Portland, and more. https://www.pdx.edu/judaic-studies/michael-weingrad https://www.pdx.edu/judaic-studies/2024-levy-event https://www.pdx.edu/judaic-studies/perelandra-scholars-program https://www.pdx.edu/judaic-studies/perelandra-scholars-program-registration ...
Future Portland and their Endorsements for the Multnomah County election in May, with Vikki Payne
April 10, 2024 23:29 - 1 hour - 69.7 MBVikki Payne from Future Portland gives us a rundown of FP's endorsements for the May Multnomah County election. Future Portland is a nonpartisan, grassroots community organization that provides civic education and endorses local candidates. Future Portland looks for local candidates who they believe have sensible, pragmatic solutions to Portland's challenges. https://futureportland.org https://www.vincejonesdixon.com https://www.juliabrim-edwards.com https://jessieburke.com https://w...
Jessie Burke for Multnomah County Commissioner, District 2
April 10, 2024 22:17 - 1 hour - 77.3 MBJessie Burke is the owner of the Society Hotel in the Old Town Neighborhood and chair of the Old Town Community Association in Portland, Oregon. She is the mother of three young children. Jessie has a Master’s of Public Administration with a focus on Strategic Planning and Community Development from Portland State University. Jessie grew up very poor. Her father was paralyzed when she was 6. She lost a brother-in-law to a drug overdose. Her focus is on taking care of the least among us...
Vadim Mozyrsky for Multnomah County Commissioner, District One
April 03, 2024 20:49 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBhttps://www.votevadim.com https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2024/02/clackamas-county-reduced-homelessness-by-65-since-homeless-services-tax-passed.html?outputType=amp https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/07/26/emails-show-that-even-as-multnomah-county-massively-underspent-homeless-services-dollars-it-fought-metros-corrective-action-plan/ https://www.wweek.com/news/2021/12/02/multnomah-county-auditor-finds-joint-office-overstated-number-of-homeless-people-it-housed/ https://www.wweek.com/ne...
Pete Grabiel for Oregon State House of Representatives, District 33.
March 11, 2024 23:14 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBPete Grabiel is a Portland lawyer and a Democratic candidate for the Oregon State House of Representatives in District 33. https://www.petegrabiel.com http://www.pitzerlaw.net/attorneys.html https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/02/01/they-left-portland-is-losing-some-of-its-biggest-fans/ https://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2022/10/17/oregon-ranks-worst-in-nation-for-prevalence-of-mental-illness/ https://www.americanbar.org/groups/legal_aid_indigent_defense/indigent_defense_systems_improvement/...
Derek Clevenger On the Problems With the Oregon GOP
March 11, 2024 21:38 - 2 hours - 123 MBDerek Clevenger is a political consultant who was the mayor of Aumsville and attempted a run for the Oregon State Legislature as an Independent. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/01/oregon-supreme-court-gop-walkout-00139079 https://www.opb.org/article/2022/02/28/three-oregon-lawmakers-wont-run-reelection-citing-low-pay-growing-job-demands/?outputType=amp https://www.opb.org/article/2022/05/17/oregon-us-house-sixth-congressional-district/?outputType=amp https://apnews.com/article/nonc...
Nicole Buscher, Multnomah County Corrections Deputies Association Union President
March 01, 2024 01:51 - 1 hour - 76.5 MBhttps://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2024/01/31/fired-state-trooper-files-lawsuit-accusing-oregon-state-police-of-covering-up-widespread-misconduct/ https://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2024/02/20/state-records-suggest-multnomah-county-deputies-let-hoover-gang-members-beat-up-jailhouse-rivals/ https://nw-rrc.org https://www.kgw.com/article/news/crime/gun-violence/portland-shootings-homicides-report-analysis-gangs/283-273aedf1-4908-4cfd-ad0c-21c2d9272f01 https://www.koin.com/news/crime/portlan...
Bob Weinstein for Portland City Council, District 4
February 29, 2024 23:39 - 1 hour - 89.1 MBhttps://www.bobforportland.com https://x.com/bob4portland?s=21 https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/10/05/we-tried-to-imagine-how-voting-would-work-under-portlands-proposed-charter-reforms/ https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/08/03/a-polling-result-never-seen-by-the-citys-charter-commission-show-portlanders-overwhelmingly-favored-placing-three-reforms-on-the-ballot-separately/ https://www.portland.gov/transition/documents/july-public-comment-report/download https://www.portland.gov/bhr/class-co...
Eli Arnold for Portland City Council, District 4
February 04, 2024 17:23 - 1 hour - 79.6 MBEli Arnold is a former wartime military helicopter pilot and is now a member of Portland Police Bureau's Central Bike Squad. Eli is running for Portland City Council in District 4. https://www.eliforportland.com https://www.instagram.com/eliforportland?igsh=djRxcGYydHdjNDZu https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2023/01/portlands-101-homicides-in-2022-set-new-record-at-some-point-we-have-to-be-tired-of-burying-our-children.html?outputType=amp https://www.instagram.com/ppbcentralbikesquad/ ht...
Betsy Johnson and Max Williams: Why we should fix Ballot Measure 110
February 03, 2024 18:59 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBBetsy Johnson is a former Oregon Senator and Oregon gubernatorial candidate. Max Williams is the former Chair of the Oregon House Judiciary Committee and former head of the Oregon Department of Corrections. They are working to pass a bill in the legislature that would amend Ballot Measure 110, which decriminalized all drugs in Oregon. https://fixballotmeasure110.com https://fixballotmeasure110.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/VERSION-C.pdf https://x.com/senbetsyjohnson?s=20 https://www.ko...
Why We Must Repeal Measure 110: Josh Marquis, Former Clatsop County District Attorney
February 03, 2024 17:35 - 2 hours - 137 MBJosh Marquis is the former District Attorney of Clatsop County, Oregon. He has written for the LA Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times, among other publications. https://www.coastda.com https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2809867 https://time.com/6318102/decriminalizing-drugs-overdose-study/ https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20503245231167407 https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/02/01/they-left-portland-is-losing-some-of-its-biggest-fa...
Clackamas County Commissioner Ben West and Former Oregon Lawyer Don Courtney
January 28, 2024 16:35 - 2 hours - 126 MBBen West is a Portland native, although he now lives in Clackamas County. Ben is a nurse, a military officer, and a Clackamas County Commissioner. Ben and his husband, Paul, sued the State of Oregon and won the right to get married. Ben and Paul are raising an adopted son, who is black. Former Oregon lawyer Donel Courtney advocated for the Lents Neighborhood where he lived in Portland, pushing back against homelessness and crime. Donel has since moved to India. https://www.clackamas.us/bcc/...
Sgt. Aaron Schmautz, President of the Portland Police Association, on Oregon's decriminalization of drugs, his trip to Portugal, and Portland's Police Accountability Commission
December 27, 2023 10:14 - 1 hour - 74.2 MBSgt. Aaron Schmautz is the President of the Portland Police Association (PPA). The PPA is an independent labor organization representing Portland police officers and other employees of the Portland Police Bureau. Sgt. Schmautz discusses his recent trip to Portugal with other Oregon leaders to learn about Portugal's decriminalization of drugs and how it compares to the decriminalization of drugs in Oregon. Sgt. Schmautz also discusses a poll commissioned by the PPA regarding the Portland Poli...
Derek Clevenger and Eric Post on how to unite Oregonians to tackle our myriad crises.
December 21, 2023 22:11 - 2 hours - 116 MBDerek Clevenger was the mayor of Aumsville, Oregon. He has an MBA with a focus in health care. Derek is retired from the military and has stayed engaged in civic education. He has worked to support open primaries in Oregon and done political consulting. Eric Post is an entrepreneur and consultant who served in the US Marine Corps as a combat engineer. https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2023/11/editorial-end-this-strike-now.html?outputType=amp https://www.amazon.com/Strength-Finding-Succes...
Vadim Mozyrsky on Measure 110, Portland's new form of government, and the power of neighborhood associations
December 21, 2023 20:13 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBVadim Mozyrsky is a federal administrative law judge who specializes in disability law. He is a former candidate for Portland City Council, and he helped initiate the lawsuit against the City of Portland on behalf of disabled individuals, arguing that blocking sidewalks violates the Americans With Disabilities Act. He served on the city's charter commission, but resigned from that commission and formed the Partnership for Common Sense Government, urging voters to reject the charter commissio...
Charles Lehman, fellow at the Manhattan Institute: This is Your City on Fentanyl
December 02, 2023 22:30 - 31 minutes - 29 MBCharles Lehman is a fellow at the Manhattan Institute. He studies and writes about policing and public safety in cities, including Portland. His work has appeared in the Atlantic and the Wall Street Journal, and he has discussed public safety policy before the House of Representatives and the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. https://www.city-journal.org/article/this-is-your-city-on-fentanyl https://manhattan.institute/podcast-series/the-glenn-show https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2023/11/o...
Dr. Kevin Sabet: Reform/repeal Measure 110, which decriminalized drugs
November 04, 2023 04:18 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBDr. Kevin Sabet is working with Oregon leaders to reform or repeal Measure 110, the Oregon ballot measure that decriminalized drugs throughout the state of Oregon. Kevin is a former three-time White House Office of National Drug Control Policy advisor, having been the only person appointed to that office by both a Republican (GW Bush) and Democrat (Obama and Clinton). With former House member Patrick Kennedy (D), Dr. Sabet co-founded the Foundation for Drug Policy Solutions. The US launch to...
TV News Reporter Jenny Young
October 25, 2023 06:57 - 1 hour - 97.8 MBJenny Young was a local TV news reporter for KOIN TV from 2019-2023. In 2020, Jenny was covering a BLM rally and tweeted that there was an "openly anti-Zionist" speaker praising BDS, a pro-Palestinian movement. Jenny says that she received hateful tweets in response, and that she was admonished and "written up" by KOIN. On October 9, 2023, Jenny tweeted: "I no longer work for KOIN. I’m thankful that today I can publicly say, without fear of losing my job, that I stand with Israel." In this...
Derek Clevenger: Why we need open primaries
October 05, 2023 07:04 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBDerek Clevenger was the mayor of Aumsville, Oregon. He became mayor after attending a city council meeting and asking questions that council refused to answer about a water and sewer fee that were not widely disclosed to citizens. As the chief petitioner, he leading the recall of half of the City Council of Aumsville and was later elected mayor, unseating the incumbent. He joined the Oregon National Guard, went on active duty, and earned his BA and his MBA while in Afghanistan. He is a train...
Don Courtney
October 03, 2023 14:47 - 2 hours - 144 MBDonel Courtney was a Portland lawyer representing his Lents neighborhood against the city. Don graduated from Williams College and UCLA School of Law. He has since relocated to India, finding Portland to be uninhabitable. https://attpdx.com https://www.ontargettrainingpdx.com/personal-trainer-near-me https://www.lentsneighborhoodlivabilityassociation.org/safe-rest-village-letter https://bellasitalianbakery.com https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/02/01/they-left-portland-is-losing-some-of-it...
Andrea Suarez from We Heart Seattle and Patrick Burnite from Bybee Lakes Hope Center
September 14, 2023 07:23 - 1 hour - 68.8 MBPatrick Burnite was a homeless drug addict on the streets of Seattle. With the help of Andrea Suarez of We Heart Seattle, Patrick is housed and working as a resource navigator for Bybee Lakes Hope Center in Portland. Andrea Suarez is the founder and Executive Director of We Heart Seattle, which has transitioned nearly 200 people from the streets into shelters and housing. We Heart Seattle has also removed nearly a million pounds of trash from parks and public spaces. https://helpinghandsree...
Nancy Rommelmann
August 22, 2023 02:02 - 1 hour - 75.4 MBhttps://nancyrommelmann.substack.com https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/health/portland-oregon-drugs.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare https://www.opb.org/article/2022/09/11/portland-freedom-fund-terrence-hayes-bipoc-low-income-defendants-post-bail/?outputType=amp https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/a-murder-in-portland https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1542048419/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&qid=&sr= https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/02/01/they-left-portland-...
Female MD suffers violent attack in SW Portland on July 28, 2023
August 02, 2023 00:48 - 1 hour - 69.2 MBhttps://katu.com/news/katu-investigates/major-changes-coming-to-pretrial-release-in-multnomah-county https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/portland-multnomah-county-will-limit-number-of-people-in-jail-even-after-federal-covid-order-ends-lifted/amp/ https://www.opb.org/article/2021/12/01/rise-of-private-security-firm-downtown-portland/?outputType=amp https://www.kgw.com/amp/article/news/crime/legacy-shooting-suspect-criminal-history-threats-hospital/283-c31a2346-8802-42b3-808e-658964b02020 ht...
Tiana Tozer
August 01, 2023 07:34 - 2 hours - 130 MBhttps://www.tianatozer.com https://twitter.com/tianatozer?s=21&t=wFu7yCZP1FJsCx-IyCH8hwhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rational-in-portland/id1579198261?i=1000583502897 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rational-in-portland/id1579198261?i=1000580245536 Gonzalez Abandons Attempt to Change Charter Measure After Frosty Reception This Weekhttps://twitter.com/disabilityrtsor/status/1662851550778208257?s=46&t=wFu7yCZP1FJsCx-IyCH8hw https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2022/06/man-charge...
Aaliyah Mays - Living across the street from an open air drug market
July 11, 2023 01:55 - 3 hours - 177 MBhttps://www.multco.us/board/about-board-meetings http://multnomah.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=3 https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/07/07/multnomah-county-will-distribute-tinfoil-and-straws-to-fentanyl-smokers/ https://www.kgw.com/amp/article/news/local/homeless/multnomah-county-purchased-tents-tarps-ada-lawsuit/283-18aa49ea-cb4f-45c4-b70d-26fc39243380 https://nbc16.com/news/local/portland-multnomah-county-leaders-at-odds-on-tent-and-tarp-hand-outs-to-homeless https://www.wweek....
Kevin Barton, Washington County District Attorney
June 12, 2023 21:30 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBhttps://www.washingtoncountyda.org/meet-district-attorney https://www.foxnews.com/us/crime-turned-portland-hollowed-shell-neighbors-trying-keep-happening https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11807717/amp/Portland-business-owners-say-theyre-fleeing-city-en-masse-crime.html https://www.kgw.com/article/news/investigations/multnomah-county-misdemeanor-theft-shoplifting-prosecutions/283-f787c79b-a70c-4cb6-b48a-fb22cafbc15d https://www.kgw.com/amp/article/news/local/the-story/multnomah-da-...
Brian Ferriso (Portland Art Museum) and Scott Showalter (Oregon Symphony)
June 06, 2023 07:40 - 1 hour - 65 MBhttps://portlandartmuseum.org https://portlandartmuseum.org/collection/curators/brian-j-ferriso/ https://www.orsymphony.org https://www.orsymphony.org/about/staff-board/scott-showalter/ https://murdocktrust.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Portland-Arts-Ecology-FINAL.pdf https://twitter.com/rationalinpdx/status/1665983609801695233?s=46&t=wFu7yCZP1FJsCx-IyCH8hw https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/14/arts/as-funds-disappear-so-do-orchestras.html https://newrepublic.com/article/114221/orchestras-cris...
TJ Browning on community policing
June 02, 2023 06:45 - 2 hours - 155 MBhttps://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2023/01/portlands-101-homicides-in-2022-set-new-record-at-some-point-we-have-to-be-tired-of-burying-our-children.html?outputType=amp https://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/steve_duin/2010/09/nathan_thomass_parents_reflect.html
Nathan Vasquez, running to unseat District Attorney Mike Schmidt
June 01, 2023 08:13 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBwww.voteforvasquez.com https://katu.com/amp/news/local/survey-suggests-oregon-voters-believe-measure-110-has-been-ineffective https://katu.com/amp/news/katu-investigates/misled-or-misunderstood-breaking-down-what-measure-110-pays-for-and-what-it-doesnt-addiction-opioid-crisis-addict-portland-oregon-taxes-funding-committee-wheeler-kotek-treatment https://multco-web7-psh-files-usw2.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/book13_web.pdf https://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2020/08/11/district-a...
Patrick Patterson
May 27, 2023 03:01 - 2 hours - 160 MBhttps://www.wweek.com/news/2023/02/01/they-left-portland-is-losing-some-of-its-biggest-fans/ https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/02/09/preschool-for-all-tax-coffer-overflows-as-wealthy-payers-reap-capital-gains/ https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2022/07/20/city-council-approves-up-to-122-million-for-clean-energy-fund-grants-to-65-non-profits /https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3115https://twitter.com/shellenberger/status/1632096338895839233?s=46&t=wFu7yCZP...
Multnomah County Commissioner Sharon Meieran returns
May 02, 2023 01:53 - 1 hour - 86.9 MBhttps://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2023/04/opinion-an-opportunity-for-a-reset-on-homeless-strategy-in-multnomah-county.html https://twitter.com/citizen_oregon/status/1652872111126638592?s=46&t=wFu7yCZP1FJsCx-IyCH8hwGet Involved — The Portland Party https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2023/04/readers-respond-homelessness-crisis-needs-meierans-roadmap.html?outputType=amp Sharon Meieran | Multnomah County https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/koin-6-town-hall-a-state-of-pain-oregons-drug-crisis/
Julia Brim Edwards for Multnomah County Commissioner
April 28, 2023 22:39 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MBhttps://www.juliabrim-edwards.com https://www.cesystems.tech/campaign/friendsofjuliabrimedwards https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2023/04/opinion-an-opportunity-for-a-reset-on-homeless-strategy-in-multnomah-county.html?outputType=amp
Don Courtney: The lawyer who advocated for the Lents neighborhood
April 27, 2023 05:35 - 3 hours - 202 MBhttps://www.lentsneighborhoodlivabilityassociation.org/safe-rest-village-letter Dispatch from Portland 2023: The Death Eaters https://www.oregonlive.com/data/2022/11/these-portland-neighborhoods-helped-rene-gonzalez-defeat-jo-ann-hardesty-interactive-map.html https://www.kptv.com/2022/06/27/man-charged-with-attempted-murder-attacking-2-elderly-men-downtown-portland/?outputType=amp https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2021/08/11/black-portlanders-are-more-likely-to-be-murdered-than-their-peers...
Derrick Peterson for Portland Public School Board
April 24, 2023 21:50 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBhttps://www.derrickpeterson.com https://www.city-journal.org/article/open-the-schools?wallit_nosession=1 https://www.kgw.com/amp/article/news/local/franklin-school-student-dies-suspected-drug-overdose/283-72e901be-e1cb-475c-889f-7d98656a48f3 https://katu.com/amp/news/local/pps-puts-two-se-portland-schools-on-secure-perimeter-status-after-shooting-near-campus https://www.portlandtribune.com/news/amid-shootings-overdose-deaths-portland-school-leaders-grapple-with-student-safety/article_a01...
Dr. Leslie Bienen on COVID
April 11, 2023 19:39 - 2 hours - 116 MBNorfolk Group Articles by Leslie Bienen’s Profile | The New York Times, The Wall Street Journalhttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/05/briefing/school-closures-covid-learning-loss.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/honestly-with-bari-weiss/id1570872415?i=1000602459553https://www.storymagazine.org/our-authors/leslie-bienen/ https://www.hbo.com/movies/the-last-cruise https://apnews.com/article/fact-checking-052172757066 https://www.da...
Josh Marquis, former Clatsop County DA, on the death penalty, murder trials and Oregon politics
April 08, 2023 07:13 - 2 hours - 143 MBhttps://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2023/01/portlands-101-homicides-in-2022-set-new-record-at-some-point-we-have-to-be-tired-of-burying-our-children.html?outputType=amphttps://www.newyorker.com/video/watch/capital-punishmentyoutube.com/watch?v=PSGlUpkABT0https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Marquishttps://www.c-span.org/person/?joshuamarquishttp://coastda.comhttps://www.wwltv.com/amp/article/news/politics/as-it-dissolves-cover-oregon-losses-310m-and-rising/283-317694736https://www.newsnationnow....
Susan Griffin returns after her appearance in a documentary featuring Portland
April 07, 2023 17:59 - 1 hour - 103 MBhttps://youtu.be/DWEd55CXxxk https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/a-murder-in-portland https://www.koin.com/news/crime/police-elderly-mans-ear-bitten-off-during-attack-on-max-platform/amp/ https://www.kgw.com/amp/article/news/local/demolition-downtown-portland-church/283-d50b7aad-9b5c-435c-8be8-5973549398ce https://www.koin.com/news/crime/im-going-to-stand-strong-woman-attacked-after-max-ride-speaks-out-about-justice-system/amp/ https://twitter.com/jeffmapes/status/15903995810195...
Grant Denton: drug prevention messaging for kids, homeless pods, and a journey out of meth addiction into recovery.
April 06, 2023 10:23 - 1 hour - 92.6 MBhttps://weheartseattle.org/ amphttps://www.northamericarecovers.org https://katu.com/amp/news/local/pps-puts-two-se-portland-schools-on-secure-perimeter-status-after-shooting-near-campus https://twitter.com/grantadenton?s=21&t=wFu7yCZP1FJsCx-IyCH8hw https://instagram.com/grantadenton?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2023/01/portlands-101-homicides-in-2022-set-new-record-at-some-point-we-have-to-be-tired-of-burying-our-children.html?outputType=amp https://www.oregonl...
Capital Gains Tax/"Tenant Eviction" Ballot Measure With Alisa Pyszka
March 30, 2023 20:31 - 1 hour - 70.6 MBhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/alisapyszka https://www.portlandparty.org https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2023/02/portland-area-elected-leaders-oppose-capital-gains-tax-for-tenant-eviction-defense-lawyers.html?outputType=amp https://portlanddsa.org/tax-the-rich-a-plan-for-the-future/ https://democraticleft.dsausa.org/issues/spring-2022/give-us-shelter-kaiser/ https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/05/04/two-metro-councilors-employers-get-money-from-metro-a-candidate-cries-foul/ https://podcas...
Richard Cheverton on the death of investigative journalism in Portland
February 02, 2023 07:21 - 5 hours - 279 MBhttps://substack.com/profile/852343-richard-cheverton https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/08/longtime-legislative-staffer-for-betsy-johnson-repeatedly-voiced-hateful-views-online-toward-black-muslim-and-lgbtq-people.html https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/09/portland-champions-of-charter-reform-raise-200k-for-campaign-fueled-by-5-nonprofits.html?outputType=amp https://www.amazon.com/Portland-Confidential-Crime-Corruption-Rose/dp/1558687939 https://www.portland.gov/phb/construc...
Breon Gardner on being Black in Portland, working as a personal trainer, and health and fitness
January 28, 2023 11:22 - 2 hours - 126 MBhttps://www.bodybalancetechniques.net https://www.patreon.com/posts/hush-tones-and-77210453 https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=62310103&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.patreon.com%2Fposts%2Fhush-tones-and-77210453 https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-said-desegregation-would-create-a-racial-jungle-2019-7?amp https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/22/us/politics/joe-biden-black-breakfast-club.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare https://nypost.com/2021/04/16/biden-calls-mast...
Chris Gottshall on severe mental illness, addiction, and thriving in a "thruple"
January 27, 2023 21:44 - 1 hour - 105 MBhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgottshall https://pdx.eater.com/2021/9/7/22661183/gun-violence-everybody-eats-pearl-district-shooting-everybody-eats https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2021/09/portland-police-investigate-overnight-shooting-at-nob-hill-pizza-shop.html?outputType=amp https://www.kgw.com/amp/article/news/local/homeless/ada-lawsuit-portland-homeless-tents/283-58f06ebf-d386-45bf-8fb9-dcc25c1f1774 https://www.opb.org/article/2022/02/14/portland-nonprofit-leader-says-ban-on-campi...
Jonathan Choe on homelessness and the status of Seattle
January 06, 2023 12:53 - 1 hour - 104 MBhttps://twitter.com/choeshow?s=21&t=GON7DfaongTdirZEXL2wDA https://fixhomelessness.org/donate/ https://accounts.wsj.com/login?target=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsj.com%2Farticles%2Fgoodbye-summer-of-love-11607898398 https://weheartseattle.org https://twitter.com/weheartfounder?s=21&t=GON7DfaongTdirZEXL2wDA https://twitter.com/kevinvdahlgren?s=21&t=GON7DfaongTdirZEXL2wDA https://www.ugm.org https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/ https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/2022/10/28/spokanes-camp-hope...