Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchRestaurants Get Iced Out, Another Huge Office Auction, and Investigating a City Leader’s Car Fire
Today on City Cast Portland, we’re talking about extreme weather’s devastating impact on small businesses, the possible political act of arson agains…
2 years, 4 months ago
Is Nike OK?
Nike’s one of the largest local employers and has turned our area into the sneaker capital of the world. But the company has been having a rough time…
2 years, 4 months ago
The Winter Storm’s Fallout and the Scandal at the Fire Bureau
We’re talking about the winter storms that battered us this week and the scandal that embroiled a former hero of the Portland Fire Bureau. Plus, we’l…
2 years, 4 months ago
Portland's Best Dance Nights, from Country Two-Step to Post-Punk Moshing
Portland’s dance scene is a lot like our city — friendly, welcoming, and weird in a good way. Whether you want to dance to 60s soul music played excl…
2 years, 4 months ago
Is Boeing Still Safe? Plus, Passive Policing and Tracking Homelessness
Today we’re talking about why police walked away from a person in crisis on the Marquam Bridge, how there’s a lack of reliable data tracking where ou…
2 years, 4 months ago
Why Oregon Still Grows Tons of Illegal Cannabis
Since Oregon voted a decade ago to legalize recreational cannabis, the industry has gone through cycles of boom and bust. Recently, large harvests ha…
2 years, 4 months ago
Portland Bartenders Are Reinventing Cocktails — Without the Alcohol
Many people use the month of January to take a hard reset on their relationship with alcohol, which can be tough in a city with such a strong bar cul…
2 years, 4 months ago
How to Prepare for ‘The Big One’
Scientists say we’re long overdue for a devastatingly large earthquake. They predict it could be big enough to bring down most of Portland’s bridges …
2 years, 4 months ago
Why Portland’s Skaters Are Stoked
A long-discussed plan to build a skatepark under the west end of the Steel Bridge is finally moving forward with $15 million in city funding. It’s a …
2 years, 4 months ago
A Crime Spike Face-off, Unchecked Jail Practices, and ODOT’s Dire Warning
Today we’re talking about the Multnomah County Jail refusing to fully comply with last year’s audit, more finger-pointing among our city leaders on w…
2 years, 4 months ago