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NW Fresh Podcast — 143 episodes

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Bringing INDEPENDENT Non-Partisan Leadership to Gresham City Council with Krestina Aziz

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Portland ECONOMYMAXXING with Economist Dr. Eric Fruits - 2026 Update, PPS Closing 15 Schools, MODA

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Portland DSA CRASH OUT - Labor Unions Bail on DSA & Councilor Violates Burn Ban with Max Steele

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Portland City Elections FRAUD? Pattern of Political Discrimination & Activism w/ Sgt Aaron Schmautz

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Estacada City Councilor CHALLENGES MAYOR | Jonathan Metcalf on Why Change is Needed & Oregon Timber

6

Portland City Council DADDY DRAMA | Rock Bottom Approval-Rated Council Crash Out with Heart Pham

7

Multnomah County COOKED Part 2 | Chairmaxxing with Dr. Sharon Meieran on MODA Renovation

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Portland City Council RUDDERLESS in District 3 Needs An Adult | Matthias Hallett

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Portland DSA ANTI-BLAZERS & Tax The Mitch | Super Extended City Budget Season Max Steele

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Portland City Council RAISES COST OF LIVING | Portland & Oregon Economy with Dr. Eric Fruits

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Portland City Council TAPPED OUT | Passes MASSIVE Cost Increases for Families with Max Steele

12

Portland City Council Approval Rating CRATERS | Kellie Torres District 3 Candidate

13

Portland Budget BONANZA with Mayor's Chief of Staff Taylor Zajonc on Brutal City Budget Cuts

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Portland LEADERLESS Housing & Local Government with Fred Stewart

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Portland City Council COOKED with Max Steele | Budget Season and May Primary

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Portland District 3 Economic Disaster & Recession - Candidate Nicole Tignor Zimmerman

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Multnomah County COOKED - Home Forward Scandal with Dr. Sharon Meieran

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Portland Recession Special with Dr. Eric Fruits Portland Economist

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Broken Oregon Metro? Noah Ernst Running for Oregon Metro Council

20

Election 2026 Eli Arnold Candidate District 4 Portland City Council | Bicycle Cop

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Portland Recession Affecting Housing Market? Housing in the NW 2026 Update with Noah Blanton

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Portland in City Recession | Local Government Paralyzed? Portland City Council with Max Steele

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North Bend City Councilor Brenden Elwood on Fast Growth in Small Communities, Digital Accessibility

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Juan Denmark on Stand-Up Comedy, Portland, Reed College | NW Fresh

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Portland City Council DEADLOCK Elects Reluctant Council President | With Max Steele | NW Fresh

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Election 2026 Portland City Council Tom Sollitt Candidate in Portland District 3 | NW Fresh

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Portland Mayor Keith Wilson's Deputy Chief of Staff on Solving Homelessness, Portland's Reputation

28

Portland City Councilors Being Investigated for Breaking OR Law & Legislature Supermajority Dazed - Ciatta Thompson

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Oregon Highest Unemployment in the Nation? Dr. Eric Fruits Economist on Oregon's Economy | NW Fresh

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Portland City Council 2025 Report Card with Max Steele | NW Fresh

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Libertarian Party of Oregon Chair Sonja Feintech on Affordability, NoTaxOregon, School Choice

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Rep. Cyrus Javadi on Oregon Legislature Partisanship, Switching Parties, ODOT, Working as a Dentist

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Rachel Wong R&B Artist & Singer on Winning Willamette Week's Best New Band, Evolving in Music

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Portland & Multnomah County Merged Into One? Matt Zmuda with MultNoMo Makes A Case For Consolidation

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No Tax Oregon | Sen. Bruce Starr and Rep. Ed Diehl on Letting Oregonians Vote on Huge Tax Increase

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Portland Parks Levy, Scathing Audit Shows Decades of Bad Management at Portland Parks Bureau

37

Max Steele on Troops Returning to Portland, 2020 vs 2025, City Councilors That Support Violence

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Ruban Lawrence on Portland Covid Tribalism, Puritanism & Closed-Mindedness, Moving from Canada

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Rep. Jeff Helfrich on ODOT, Oregon Legislature, Working in Law Enforcement, Political Violence

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Carina's Bakery Blind Bakery Owner on Access & Disability

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ODOT Session with Mayor Scott Keyser Molalla, Oregon | Will Legislators Insist on Billions of Bloat?

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Martin Lockett 20 Yrs From Prison to Purpose on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse Treatment, Prison and Forgiveness

43

Alzheimer's Association of Oregon & SW Washington on Brain Health, Aging, and Alzheimer's Prevention

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Multnomah County Libertarians on Socialism's Failures, Why Ranked-Choice Voting is Misleading, Portland's Economy

45

Alisha The Contrarian on 2nd Amendment Rights, Race in Oregon, OR Legislature

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Noah Blanton on Housing in the NW, Urban Doom Loop, Unlocking Development, Commercial Real Estate Crisis

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Portland City Council 6-Month Power Rankings & Review with Max Steele | NW Fresh

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Rep. Christine Drazan, House Minority Leader on Fairness in Sports, New Transportation Taxes, Flawed Wildfire Map

49

NW Fresh | Grim Grotto Podcast, Paranormal Activity in the NW with Julie and Dave

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NW Fresh | Steve Herring CEO Living Room Theaters on Filmmaking, Theaters, Portland City Council, AI

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NW Fresh | Metro President Lynn Peterson & Commissioner Ben West on Homelessness Task Force

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NW Fresh | Eric Zimmerman Portland City Councilor on Keith Wilson's Budget & First Months on Council

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NW Fresh #91 El Podcast Salem Oregon's Capital, Pokemon Card Collecting, Sports Betting

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NW Fresh #90 Future Portland, Public Safety In Portland, DA & Portland Police Pressured to Make Cuts

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NW Fresh #89 Economist Eric Fruits Returns to NW Fresh to Talk PPS Bond, PCEF, and ODOT Tax Increases

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NW Fresh #88 Portland City Council Power Rankings, Angelita's Extremist Attack Breakdown

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NW Fresh #87 Thad Fisco Portland Kettle Works CEO on Fixing Portland's Economic Doom Loop

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NW Fresh #86 Jeff Eager from Oregon Roundup on Gov Tina Kotek and Oregon Education Tanking

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NW Fresh #85 Pete Ivy on Making Hip-Hop in Portland OR and Phoenix AZ

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NW Fresh #84 Maia Poet on Gender Identity and Detransitioning after Being In Israel Oct 7th

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NW Fresh #83 Shane Alderson Baker County Oregon Chair on Addressing Rural Wildfires, Rural Hospitals

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NW Fresh #82 Amy Harris with Clark County Matters on Vancouver, WA and Avoiding Portland's Mistakes

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NW Fresh #81 Ciatta Thompson on Fixing Portland's Problems, Sanctuary Cities, and the LGBT Community

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NW Fresh #80 Max Steele on Portland City Council's First Month and Why The DSA Is Extremist

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NW Fresh #79 Adam Breindel Author of Bridgetown's Children on Portland Noir and AI LLM's

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NW Fresh #78 Dan Ryan Portland City Commissioner on Portland's Future and New City Council

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NW Fresh #77 Robby Sherman Stand-up Comic on Moving from Wisconsin to Portland

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NW Fresh #76 Alex Nelson on Oregon being the most difficult state to run a Small Business

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NW Fresh #75 Smurf Luchiano aka Real DB Cooper Talks Hip-Hop in the Northwest

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NW Fresh #74 Juma Blaq Portland Hip-Hop Artist and DJ

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NW Fresh #73 Eli Arnold Bike Cop for Portland City Council District 4 Returns to the Show

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NW Fresh #72 Daniel DeMelo for Portland City Council District 3

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NW Fresh #71 Sandeep Bali Returns to the Show District 3 Portland City Council Candidate

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NW Fresh #70 Terrence Hayes for Portland City Council on Speaking Out for District 1 East Portland

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NW Fresh #69 Sam Adams for Multnomah County Commissioner on Restoring Common Sense to the County

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NW Fresh #68 Noah Ernst for Portland City Council District 1 on Making East Portland Heard

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NW Fresh #67 Will Lathrop for Oregon Attorney General on Accountability and Public Safety in Oregon

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NW Fresh #66 Kezia Wanner for Portland City Council on The Derelict Vehicle Program and Livability

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NW Fresh #65 Vadim Mozyrsky for Multnomah County Commissioner on Fixing Broken Social Services

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NW Fresh #64 Portland's Voting System Single-Transferable Vote Tim Scott Multnomah County Elections

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NW Fresh #63 Bob Simril for Portland City Council District 2 on Bringing Leadership To Portland

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NW Fresh #62 Harrison Kass for Portland City Council District 3 Former Minor League Hockey Player

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NW Fresh #61 George Carrillo of Progreso Latino & Oregon Legacy on Sept Mayoral Debate and Portland

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NW Fresh #60 Deian Salazar 23-Year Old Autistic Candidate for Portland City Council District 1

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NW Fresh #59 Jon Walker Running for Portland City Council District 3

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NW Fresh #58 Eric Fruits Ph.D Economist on Portland's Economy, Oregon PERS, Single-Transferable Vote

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NW Fresh #57 Tiffani Penson for Portland City Council District 2 on Making Portland Better

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NW Fresh - Episode 56 - Danelle Porter on Standup-Comedy in Portland and Doing Comedy

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NW Fresh - Episode 55 - Anita Bartholomew on Gender Ideology Indoctrination in US Schools

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NW Fresh - Episode 54 - Terrence Hayes for Portland City Council District 1

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NW Fresh - Episode 53 - Will Lathrop running for Attorney General in Oregon on Oregon Crime

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NW Fresh - Episode 52 - George McCleary on his Viral "I Stole a House" Video & House Squatting

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NW Fresh - Episode 51 - Mike DiNapoli running for Portland City Council owner at People's AV Co

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NW Fresh - Episode 50 - Cliff Barackman from Finding Bigfoot, owner of North American Bigfoot Center

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NW Fresh - Episode 49 - Nicole Buscher President Multnomah County Corrections Deputies Association

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NW Fresh - Episode 48 - Jeff Eager former Mayor of Bend and writer at Oregon Roundup

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NW Fresh - Episode 47 - Andy Ngo on Antifa in Portland and the downfall of DA Mike Schmidt

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NW Fresh - Episode 46 - Tina Irvine for Clackamas County Commissioner

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NW Fresh - Episode 45 - Vadim Mozyrsky for Multnomah County Commissioner District 1

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NW Fresh - Episode 44 - Tootie Smith Clackamas County Chair on Reducing Homelessness in Clackamas

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NW Fresh - Episode 43 - Keith Wilson Portland Mayoral Candidate and Titan Freight CEO

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NW Fresh - Episode 42 - Austin Daniel for Oregon House District 46

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NW Fresh - Episode 41 - Rep. Ed Diehl Oregon State Representative on Rural Oregon Issues

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NW Fresh - Episode 40 - Sgt. Aaron Schmautz Portland Police Association on Portland Livability

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NW Fresh - Episode 39 - Nathan Vasquez for Multnomah County DA on Portland Crime

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NW Fresh - Episode 38 - Jessie Burke for Multnomah County Commissioner District 2

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NW Fresh - Episode 37 - Dr. Leslie Bienen on Why We Need a Covid Commission

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NW Fresh - Episode 36 - Josh The Architect on Northwest Architecture and Housing

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NW Fresh - Episode 35 - Brian Knotts for Multnomah County Commissioner District 4

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NW Fresh - Episode 34 - Sandeep Bali for Portland City Council District 3

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NW Fresh - Episode 33 - Bob Weinstein Portland City Council Candidate

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NW Fresh - Episode 32 - Kim McGair on Portland Public Schools, PAT, Portland K-12

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NW Fresh - Episode 31 - Arizona Joe

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NW Fresh - Episode 30 - Lisa Schroeder Mother's Bistro Owner and Chef

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NW Fresh - Episode 29 - Michael Weingrad Professor of Judaic Studies on Woke Colleges

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NW Fresh - Episode 28 - Eli Arnold Portland City Council Candidate

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NW Fresh - Episode 27 KRISTA HILTON - Host of Drunk Politics Podcast

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NW Fresh - Episode 26 DEREK CLEVENGER Aumsville Mayor

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NW Fresh - Episode 25 IBRA TAHER Co-Founder of Anti-War Oregon

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NW Fresh - Episode 24 DANIEL DEMELO Portland City Council Candidate

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NW Fresh - Episode 23 THERAPIST STEPHANIE WINN on Trans Detransitioners, and is Therapy Bogus?

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NW Fresh - Episode 22 HEIDI BRIONES RETURNS

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NW Fresh Episode 21 - FRESH PANEL on NW POLITICAL MONEY, NGOs Non-Profits

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NW Fresh - Episode 20 BEN EDTL

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NW Fresh - Episode 19 SONJA AGORA on FARMING and AGORISM

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NW Fresh - Episode 18 JEWEL THE TRUCKER on TRUCKING in THE PNW

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NW Fresh - Episode 17 BRETT WILSON

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NW Fresh - Episode 16 RYAN CHITTUM on writing THE PANAMA PAPERS

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NW Fresh - Episode 15 MIKE O'BRIEN & THE HISTORY OF WATCHES

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NW Fresh - Episode 14 RATIONAL IN PORTLAND

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NW Fresh - Episode 13 KATIE NGUYEN

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NW Fresh - Episode 12 EPP & BATHLETE

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NW Fresh - Episode 11 ANDY NGO TRIAL

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NW Fresh - Episode 10 BEN WEST Clackamas County Commissioner

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NW Fresh - Episode 9 SASHA THE TOWBOAT GIRL

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NW Fresh - Episode 8 KEVIN DAHLGREN - Homelessness, addiction, and trauma, why Housing-First failed

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NW Fresh - Episode 7 TARA & CHELLY PNW Photojournalists

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NW Fresh - Episode 6 TIANA TOZER on ADA RIGHTS

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NW Fresh - Episode 5 JAMES THE GOAT FARMER

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NW Fresh - Episode 4 BEN FRIEDLE

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NW Fresh - Episode 3 PHILLIP TOBIAS

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NW Fresh - Episode 2 REN REED

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NW Fresh - Episode 1 HEIDI BRIONES