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Rational in Portland, 129 episodes. Page 1 of 2.

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"Try That in a Small Town" co-writer and bassist Tully Kennedy

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How the Democratic Socialists of America Infiltrated Portland City Council - Max Steele

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A Prosecutor's View of Portland's Decline: Former Clatsop County DA Josh Marquis

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More Calls Than Cops: Sgt. Aaron Schmautz on Portland's Policing Shortage

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Elise Haas: Former KOIN TV reporter, now working to fund police

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Billy Williams, Former U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon

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Hasaan Hates Portland: The Movie

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Joe Hagedorn, running for Multnomah County family law judge

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Noah Ernst for Metro Council

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Joanna Perini-Abbott, running for Multnomah County Judge

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Alzheimer’s and Dementia: Hudson Tyler and Janis Jasinsky from the Alzheimer’s Association of Oregon and SW Washington

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Sgt. Aaron Schmautz

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Betsy Johnson and Alan Evans Video

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Betsy Johnson and Alan Evans

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Josh Marquis

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Dr. Sharon Meieran

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Scott Bradley and Mario Reyes

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Lance Orton from CityTeam Portland

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Portland City Councilor Dan Ryan

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Dr. Eric Fruits, Ph.D.

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Jill Souede

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Juma Blaq

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Portland's new James Beard Public Market Executive Director, Jessica Elkan

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Damian Bunting: Working private security in Portland, Oregon

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Hasaan Thomas, star of "Hasaan Hates Portland"

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Laura Curry: Portland stadium neighborhood in crisis

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Karen Chirre: Portland stadium neighborhood in crisis

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Mike Thelin: A vision for Portland

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Autumn Sharp and Max Steele: Couch Park in NW Portland in crisis

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Pete Colt: Portland stadium neighborhood in crisis

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Andy Chandler and Erica Gustavson: Election Breakdown (in every way)

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Sandeep Bali for Portland City Council, District 3

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Noah Ernst for Portland City Council, District 1

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Tiffani Penson for Portland City Council, District 2

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Dan Ryan for Portland City Council, District 2

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Get your Oregon ballots out! 2024 Election Episode with Andy Chandler from NW Fresh

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Kezia Wanner, for Portland City Council, District 3

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Harrison Kass for Portland City Council, District 3

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Mariah Hudson for Portland City Council, District 2

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Mischa Webley, Creator of "Hasaan Hates Portland"

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Betsy Johnson and Angela Wilhelms: Vote No on Measure 118, the Newest Tax Measure

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Eric Zimmerman for Portland City Council, District 4

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Andrew Rowe on Transforming Government Performance Through Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)

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Bob Simril, for Portland City Council, District 2

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Tony Morse for Portland City Council, District 4

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George Carrillo from Progreso Latino and the Portland Mayoral Debate

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Terrence Hayes for City Council, District 1: "Truth always makes people nervous."

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Labor Day With Public Safety Union Leadership: Aaron Schmautz from the Portland Police Association and Isaac McLennan from the Portland Fire Fighters' Association

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Political consultant Derek Clevenger on the presidential race

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Terrence Hayes for Portland City Council, District 1

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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

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Andy Chandler

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Mike DiNapoli, running for Portland City Council, District 4

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Daniel DeMelo for Portland City Council, District 3

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Keith Wilson, President and CEO of TITAN Freight Systems, running for mayor of Portland

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Erica Gustavson on how to be an informed voter and an engaged citizen in Portland

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May 2024 primary election

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Prof. Michael Weingrad, Ph.D., who started the Judaic Studies Department at Portland State University

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Future Portland and their Endorsements for the Multnomah County election in May, with Vikki Payne

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Jessie Burke for Multnomah County Commissioner, District 2

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Vadim Mozyrsky for Multnomah County Commissioner, District One

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Pete Grabiel for Oregon State House of Representatives, District 33.

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Derek Clevenger On the Problems With the Oregon GOP

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Nicole Buscher, Multnomah County Corrections Deputies Association Union President

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Bob Weinstein for Portland City Council, District 4

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Eli Arnold for Portland City Council, District 4

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Betsy Johnson and Max Williams: Why we should fix Ballot Measure 110

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Why We Must Repeal Measure 110: Josh Marquis, Former Clatsop County District Attorney

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Clackamas County Commissioner Ben West and Former Oregon Lawyer Don Courtney

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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

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Derek Clevenger and Eric Post on how to unite Oregonians to tackle our myriad crises.

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Vadim Mozyrsky on Measure 110, Portland's new form of government, and the power of neighborhood associations

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Charles Lehman, fellow at the Manhattan Institute: This is Your City on Fentanyl

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Dr. Kevin Sabet: Reform/repeal Measure 110, which decriminalized drugs

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TV News Reporter Jenny Young

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Derek Clevenger: Why we need open primaries

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Don Courtney

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Andrea Suarez from We Heart Seattle and Patrick Burnite from Bybee Lakes Hope Center

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Nancy Rommelmann

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Female MD suffers violent attack in SW Portland on July 28, 2023

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Tiana Tozer

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Aaliyah Mays - Living across the street from an open air drug market

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Kevin Barton, Washington County District Attorney

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Brian Ferriso (Portland Art Museum) and Scott Showalter (Oregon Symphony)

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TJ Browning on community policing

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Nathan Vasquez, running to unseat District Attorney Mike Schmidt

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Patrick Patterson

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Multnomah County Commissioner Sharon Meieran returns

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Julia Brim Edwards for Multnomah County Commissioner

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Don Courtney: The lawyer who advocated for the Lents neighborhood

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Derrick Peterson for Portland Public School Board

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Dr. Leslie Bienen on COVID

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Josh Marquis, former Clatsop County DA, on the death penalty, murder trials and Oregon politics

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Susan Griffin returns after her appearance in a documentary featuring Portland

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Grant Denton: drug prevention messaging for kids, homeless pods, and a journey out of meth addiction into recovery.

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Capital Gains Tax/"Tenant Eviction" Ballot Measure With Alisa Pyszka

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Richard Cheverton on the death of investigative journalism in Portland

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Breon Gardner on being Black in Portland, working as a personal trainer, and health and fitness

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Chris Gottshall on severe mental illness, addiction, and thriving in a "thruple"

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Jonathan Choe on homelessness and the status of Seattle

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