Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchPotato Pizza and Mozzarella Shots: Portland’s New Italian
There’s a new crop of restaurants that are challenging the boring old red-sauce-and-meatballs cliché of Italian food in Portland. It’s seasonal, it’s…
3 years, 2 months ago
How U.S. Senator Ron Wyden Plans to Solve Oregon’s Housing Crisis
Everyone in Portland knows that Oregon is facing a giant affordable housing crisis. Local officials talk about it a lot, and the new governor has mad…
3 years, 2 months ago
Will Oregon’s Best Farmland Start Harvesting Silicon?
Oregon lawmakers are working on a $200 million dollar plan to boost semiconductor manufacturing in the state. But part of that plan would give Gov. T…
3 years, 2 months ago
The True Cost of Parking in Portland
If you feel like it’s getting harder and harder to find a parking space in Portland, you’re not crazy: at the beginning of the year, Oregon adopted n…
3 years, 2 months ago
Oregon Cashes in on CHIPS, Smaller Classes for Kids, & Bigger Penalties for Thieves
Oregon just passed a big deadline in this year’s legislative session in Salem. Basically, all the bills they’ll be considering are finally in, and wi…
3 years, 2 months ago
Is Natural Wine Just a Fad?
Natural wine’s popularity has exploded in recent years, especially here in Oregon. But does it deserve all the hype, or is it just another trend? On …
3 years, 2 months ago
Commissioner Mapps on His Plan to Increase Traffic Stops
In 2015, Portland began Vision Zero, a 10-year plan to eliminate all traffic-related deaths, but despite the program’s efforts, traffic deaths in the…
3 years, 2 months ago
Raising the Alarm at the County Animal Shelters
Multnomah County Animal Services is facing mounting criticism that they’re not doing enough to reunite lost pets with their owners or even taking pro…
3 years, 2 months ago
How Portland’s Vegan Scene Seduced One Comedian
Local comedian Ndem Nkem moved to town three years ago to escape Fresno, Calif. One big reason? Our fantastic vegan food scene. It also didn’t hurt t…
3 years, 2 months ago
Self-Serve Gas, the Doug Fir’s New Home, and Immersive Sound Art
The Doug Fir is moving, the arts scene blossoms, and self-serve gasoline could come to Portland: Host Claudia Meza is rounding up the city’s arts and…
3 years, 2 months ago