Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Funky, Community-Driven Sound of Black Portland in the ’60s and ’70s
North Portland’s Albina neighborhood used to be home to a thriving music scene, where Black musicians would perform nightly in nightclubs and communi…
2 years, 2 months ago
Relentless Utility Rate Hikes, Halving Homelessness by 2025, and Cutting Student Recess?
Today on City Cast Portland, we’re talking about the city and county’s joint plan to halve homelessness by 2025, never-ending utility rate hikes, and…
2 years, 2 months ago
Recapping a Surprisingly Productive Short Legislative Session
Oregon’s elected leaders just spent 35 days racing to pass major laws on everything from the re-criminalization of drugs, to spending hundreds of mil…
2 years, 2 months ago
How To Make Friends in Portland
In a place full of introverts that rains eight months out of the year, it can be challenging to meet new people as an adult. What if you don’t like d…
2 years, 2 months ago
Updates to the Homeless Camping Ban, Housing Pod Costs, and More State Sandwiches
Today we’re talking about the Portland City Council potentially rewriting the daytime camping ban to get it through the courts, and the cost breakdow…
2 years, 2 months ago
Did This Filmmaker Find D.B. Cooper?
Last month, it was reported that the FBI may have quietly re-opened one of the greatest unsolved PNW mysteries of all time: the case of D.B. Cooper, …
2 years, 2 months ago
Millions More To Build Houses, Thousands More To Buy Them, and Prizes for Dinner
Today on City Cast Portland, we’re talking about the state of our restaurant industry, Gov. Tina Kotek’s $376 million housing package that lawmakers …
2 years, 2 months ago
Portland’s Ultimate Old-School Restaurants
Portland’s food and drink scene is constantly changing, with new spots opening and closing seemingly every month. But there are several old standbys …
2 years, 2 months ago
Mayor Ted Wheeler’s Agenda Before Leaving City Hall
Under Mayor Ted Wheeler’s watch, Portlanders have lived through the pandemic, the George Floyd uprising, unprecedented housing and fentanyl crises, a…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Conscious Uncoupling of Rene Gonzalez & Portland Street Response
Today we’re talking about Portland Commissioner Rene Gonzalez letting go of his control of Portland Street Response and continuing the mailbag-saga o…
2 years, 2 months ago