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We're talking about the Trail Blazer owner’s image problem as well as the recent grand jury indictment of a cannabis business CEO for tax fraud. Plus, how the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) might have inadvertently helped create our city’s reputation for having stellar bar food. Joining host Claudia Meza are Willamette Week reporter and author Brianna Wheeler and food and culture reporter Brooke Jackson-Glidden. Discussed in today's episode: Trail Blazers owner Tom Dundon has an image problem. A new poll shows just how big it is [Oregonian] Embattled cannabis business CEO accused of failing to pay $1.5 million in federal payroll taxes [Oregonian] Become a member of City Cast Portland today! Get all the details and sign up here.  Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at [email protected], or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter and be sure to follow us on Instagram. Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about the sponsors of this October 22nd episode: League of Women Voters Portland The Reser PBOT Paint Care Abundance with Zhou

Introducing Economic Inequality from How God Works: The Science Behind Spirituality. Follow the show: How God Works: The Science Behind Spirituality Money may not buy happiness. But it turns out that the way it’s distributed can affect everything from happiness and a sense of meaning to physical health and mortality.  On this episode, we’ll explore the role economic inequality plays in the wellbeing of individuals and societies, and ask how religion fits into the picture. We’ll talk to psychologist Keith Payne about how our sense of where we stand in society can influence our behavior, our health, and even how religious we are. And we’ll also talk to religious studies scholar Bart Ehrman about Christianity’s complicated relationship with wealth, from the teachings of the historical Jesus to the establishment of modern welfare institutions and the rise of Protestant movements like the Prosperity Gospel. Keith Payne is a Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He is the author of the books The Broken Ladder and Good Reasonable People. Learn more about his work on his website. Bart Ehrman is the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the author or editor of over thirty books on Christianity and the New Testament, including Love Thy Stranger: How the Teachings of Jesus Transformed the Moral Conscience of the West. Find out more about his work on his website. DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is an independent podcast episode not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in conjunction with the host podcast feed or any of its media entities. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the creators and guests. For any concerns, please reach out to [email protected].

Earlier this year, data showed fewer than half of Multnomah County residents were born in Oregon — meaning most Portlanders aren't actually from here. Some listeners have noted that building community can be challenging as a newcomer. So today on City Cast Portland, joining host Claudia Meza are two recent-ish transplants and friends of the show, ⁠Danielle Mangone⁠ and Chris Cary. Both have tips for how to quickly find your groove — and all the ways you can make Portland really feel like home. This episode first aired on January 26, 2026. Become a member of City Cast Portland today! Get all the details and sign up ⁠here⁠.⁠ ⁠ Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at ⁠[email protected]⁠, or leave us a voicemail at ⁠503-208-5448⁠. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our ⁠morning newsletter⁠ and be sure to follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠. Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at ⁠citycast.fm/advertise⁠. Learn more about the sponsors of this October 20th episode: ⁠League of Women Voters Portland⁠ ⁠The Reser⁠ ⁠PBOT⁠ ⁠Paint Care⁠ ⁠Abundance with Zhou⁠ ⁠ADX⁠

We're talking about the lack of snow on Mount Hood and what it could mean for winter. We’re also reviewing Oregon’s gun control laws after last week's shooting at a Bend elementary school. Plus, the franchise expansion of The Sports Bra. Joining host Claudia Meza are Portland Business Journal reporter Malia Spencer and KBOO news director Althea Billings. Discussed in today's episode: Drought, heat wave leaves Mount Hood barren by early fall [OPB] Oregon has fairly strong gun laws. They didn’t stop an elementary school shooting [Oregonian] The Sports Bra hires first director of ops ahead of first franchises opening [Boston Business Journal]   Become a member of City Cast Portland today! Get all the details and sign up here.  Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at [email protected], or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter and be sure to follow us on Instagram. Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about the sponsors of this October 20th episode: League of Women Voters Portland The Reser PBOT Paint Care Abundance with Zhou ADX

We're continuing our fall election coverage by interviewing state Sen. Christine Drazan, who is running against Gov. Tina Kotek in a rematch of their 2022 race. A former Oregon House minority leader, Sen. Drazan wants to reignite our local economy and address the high cost of living in our state. She’s trying to become the first Republican governor in Oregon since the 1980s. Discussed in today's episode: The Senate has passed a bill to save USPS billions of dollars and reform deliveries [NPR] ‘A reinterpretation of history’: Kotek says Drazan misstated her response to Trump troops in Portland [Oregonian] 3 children and 1 teacher dead in Bend elementary school shooting; bystander kills 16-year-old shooter [Oregonian] Become a member of City Cast Portland today! Get all the details and sign up here.  Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at [email protected], or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter and be sure to follow us on Instagram. Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about the sponsors of this October 19th episode: League of Women Voters Portland The Reser PBOT Portland Open Studios Paint Care Abundance with Zhou

How much ownership or responsibility do you feel as a resident of Portland? In Salt Lake City, people are being asked to “adopt a storm drain” to help keep city streets free of floods and trash — and to possibly slow the drying and pollution of the Great Salt Lake. City Cast Salt Lake host Ali Vallarta says it’s worth a shot. This week, she joins David to discuss how quick, periodic cleaning of a neighborhood sewer grate can be part of a much bigger solution. Listeners, it’s that time again! Send us the dilemmas you’re facing living in a city, and we might debate them on our upcoming call-in show. Email us or submit using this Google Form. Mentioned on the show: SLC’s Adopt A Storm Drain map: https://www.slc.gov/utilities/adoptastormdrain/  Ali’s past Your City Could Be Better episode on making a park census: https://yccbb.citycast.fm/podcasts/why-every-region-needs-a-park-map-tool-like-salt-lakes-plus-dry-heat-vs-humidity Is there something your city is doing that we should be talking about? Email David now!  We’re also on Instagram: @yourcitycouldbebetter Looking to advertise on Your City Could Be Better? Check out our options.

We're talking about City Hall squaring off against Amazon’s drone delivery. We're also breaking down recent updates on proposed local school closures, and looking into why Mayor Keith Wilson is putting our city’s economic and urban development agency, Prosper Portland, in the hot seat. Joining host Claudia Meza are Oregonian education reporter Julia Silverman and Willamette Week City Hall reporter Sophie Peel.  Discussed in today's episode: ⁠Portland considers moratorium on delivery drones⁠ [OPB] ⁠It’s not just closed schools: See how Portland Public Schools’ proposals could reshape your school⁠ [Oregonian] ⁠Mayor Wilson Calls on Prosper Board to Review Executive Director’s No-Bid Contracts With Friends⁠ [Willamette Week] Become a member of City Cast Portland today! Get all the details and sign up ⁠here⁠.⁠ ⁠ Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at ⁠[email protected]⁠, or leave us a voicemail at ⁠503-208-5448⁠. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our ⁠morning newsletter⁠ and be sure to follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠. Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at ⁠citycast.fm/advertise⁠. Learn more about the sponsors of this October 16 episode: ⁠League of Women Voters Portland⁠ ⁠Oregon Public Radio⁠ ⁠Portland Open Studios⁠ ⁠The Reser⁠ ⁠ADX⁠

We're talking about a recent surge in ICE patrols in Salem and the Portland metro area. Plus, how Gov. Tina Kotek is actually doing something about the new data center construction in our state. We’re also airing out Portland's pettiest gripes. Joining host Claudia Meza are Willamette Week reporter and author Brianna Wheeler and our very own executive producer, John Notarianni. Discussed in today's episode: Long live the PDX carpet: Columbia’s newest fleece is a fuzzy tribute to the most Portland pattern of all [Oregonian] Salem clashes highlight growing tensions as immigration enforcement surges in Oregon [Oregonian] Sudden spike in immigration arrests around Portland metro spark fears of new surge [OPB] Oregon Gov. Kotek orders halt to data center air, water permitting: ‘It is effectively a temporary moratorium’ [Oregonian] Why Gov. Tina Kotek Wants To Keep Her Job [City Cast Portland] Become a member of City Cast Portland today! Get all the details and sign up here.  Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at [email protected], or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter and be sure to follow us on Instagram. Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about the sponsors of this October 15th episode: League of Women Voters Portland Oregon Public Radio Portland Open Studios The Reser

We're talking about how an ad for a U.S. Senate race in Maine ended up in Oregon, and how a lawsuit could affect our city's curb and parking laws. Plus, why Multnomah County Circuit Court is ordering City Councilor Dan Ryan to preserve all of his phone records. Joining host Claudia Meza are Bryan M. Vance, founder of Stumptown Savings – your friendly neighborhood grocery economy newsletter — and our very own senior producer Giulia Fiaoni.  Discussed in today's episode: A costly political blunder sent a Senate ad to the completely wrong Portland [Oregonian] Portland policy of allowing parked cars to pack streets led to motorcyclist’s death, jury’s $5M verdict [Oregonian] Portland Councilor Dan Ryan Must Preserve All Phone Records, Court Says [Portland Mercury] “Racist, Dehumanizing”: Chat Images Show Portland Power Players Disparaging Councilors of Color [Portland Mercury] Become a member of City Cast Portland today! Get all the details and sign up here.  Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at [email protected], or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter and be sure to follow us on Instagram. Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about the sponsors of this October 14th episode: League of Women Voters Portland Oregon Public Radio Portland Open Studios The Reser

We're talking about how two local ice cream makers might be heading to court over Portland's version of the ChocoTaco.  We're also breaking down what exactly happened at Clarklewis, a Portland restaurant that got caught in the crossfires of a white supremacist group meetup and counter protestors. Plus, we have a little fall wine guide to Hood River. Joining host Claudia Meza are local food and culture reporters Brooke Jackson-Glidden and Alex Frane.     Discussed in today's episode: It’s Salt & Straw v. Ruby Jewel in new lawsuit over wildly popular ice cream taco [Oregonian] Portland restaurant releases statement on alleged white supremacist gathering; drag performers cancel [Oregonian] Your Guide to Hood River's Fruit Loop [City Cast Portland] Become a member of City Cast Portland today! Get all the details and sign up here.  Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at [email protected], or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter and be sure to follow us on Instagram. Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about the sponsors of this October 13th episode: League of Women Voters Portland Oregon Public Radio Portland Open Studios The Reser ADX

Another Portland school year has begun — how are cell phones being handled? In Minnesota, one high school is demonstrating that a strict no-phone school day can work, and they’ve got the (mostly) positive feedback to show for it. City Cast Twin Cities host Sean McPherson joins David to talk about how St. Paul Central High School is succeeding at enforcing a phone-free school environment, the surprising ways that some students approach it, and how these kinds of bans can even affect adults like Sean. Listeners, it’s that time again! Send us the dilemmas you’re facing living in a city, and we might debate them on our upcoming call-in show. Email us or submit using this Google Form. Mentioned on the show: Kids using public radio comment sections as ad hoc communication Is there something your city is doing that we should be talking about? Email David now!  We’re also on Instagram: @yourcitycouldbebetter Looking to advertise on Your City Could Be Better? Check out our options.

We're looking at the uproar over Portland Public Schools' plan to close up to 14 schools, breaking down the participatory budgeting ballot measure on your fall ballot, and asking: Are Oregon's yellow lights too short? Executive producer John Notarianni is joined by Willamette Week City Hall reporter Sophie Peel and KBOO news director Althea Billings.   It's the final day of our fall membership drive — Join the hundreds of City Cast Portland Neighbors with ad-free listening and cool perks! Get all the details and sign up here.  Discussed in today's episode: Portland school board shows early split over plan to close up to 14 schools [Oregonian] Key Questions About the Only Measure on Portlanders’ Ballots Won’t Be Answered Until After the Election [Willamette Week] Oregon’s red-light traffic tickets may have a yellow-light problem [Oregonian] Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at [email protected], or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter and be sure to follow us on Instagram. Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about the sponsors of this October 9th episode: Grand Central Bakery Portland Bureau of Transportation D'Amore Law Portland Open Studios The Reser ADX

Inspired by a recent Portland subreddit post, we're discussing our city’s unspoken rules — and how we here on the show break them —  to decide which one of us is Portland’s biggest sinner heading straight to Portland hell. Joining host Claudia Meza are City Cast Portland producers John Notarianni and Giulia Fiaoni. Discussed in today's episode: How to Zipper Merge Best Brunch Spots in Portland How to date a vegan when you're not one It's our fall membership drive, and we're hoping 200 of you will join as City Cast Portland Neighbors! Get all the details and sign up here.  Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter and be sure to follow us on Instagram. Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about the sponsors of this October 8th episode: Grand Central Bakery Portland Bureau of Transportation D'Amore Law Portland Open Studios

We're talking about the two Portlanders who successfully sued CenturyLink over rising internet rates, and why Oregon has yet to install an EV fast-charging station even though the federal government gave them $52 million to do so. Plus, we’re diving into our mailbag and hearing from you, our listeners. Joining host Claudia Meza are Bryan M. Vance, founder of ⁠Stumptown Savings⁠, and our very own senior producer Rachel Monahan. Discussed in today's episode: ⁠2 years in, Oregon still has no electric vehicle fast-charging stations through a $52 million federally funded program⁠ [OPB] ⁠‘Lying to my face’: 2 Portland customers sue CenturyLink — and win — over promise to never raise internet rates⁠ [Oregonian] ⁠PlugShare App⁠ ⁠A Better Routeplanner App⁠ Become a member of City Cast Portland today! Get all the details and sign up ⁠here⁠.⁠ ⁠ Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at ⁠[email protected]⁠, or leave us a voicemail at ⁠503-208-5448⁠. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our ⁠morning newsletter⁠ and be sure to follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠. Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at ⁠citycast.fm/advertise⁠. Learn more about the sponsors of this October 7th episode: ⁠Grand Central Bakery⁠ ⁠Portland Bureau of Transportation⁠ ⁠D'Amore Law⁠ ⁠Portland Open Studios⁠

We're talking about why the Eugene Police Department is charging millions for public records, plus ideas from Europe on how to get more out of our waterfront. We’re also looking at updates on the latest waterfront park currently in the planning stages and checking in on the Rose Quarter I-5 construction. Joining host Claudia Meza are KBOO news director Althea Billings and civic strategist and founder of the Human Access Project, Willie Levenson. Discussed in today's episode: A Midpoint Status Check on How the I-5 South Freeway Closure Is Going [Willamette Week] Oregon Police Are Charging a Local News Outlet $2.5M for Records About One Cop [The Intercept] PP&R Waterfront Park Design Down To Three Finalists [portland.gov] Portland’s New Riverside Saunas Invite a Proper Cold Plunge [Portland Monthly] Become a member of City Cast Portland today! Get all the details and sign up here.  Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at [email protected], or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter and be sure to follow us on Instagram. Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about the sponsors of this October 6th episode: Grand Central Bakery Portland Bureau of Transportation D'Amore Law Portland Open Studios The Reser ADX