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City Cast Portland captures the one-of-a-kind creative spirit of this place and tackles who we are and where we’re going — from big deals, like equity and livability, to tiny delights, like the city's most wonderful doughnut. Host Claudia Meza is so over the notion that ‘Portland is over.’ On the show, she’ll revive your civic pride and stir you to help create local change — through conversations with neighbors, newsmakers, artists and entrepreneurs about our ever-changing city.
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- Yesterday34 min
Are You a Portland Sinner? Unspoken Portland Rules Worth Breaking
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
- 2 days ago30 min
Oregon's Unbuilt EV Stations, the CenturyLink Price-for-Life Lawsuit, and Mailbag!
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 portland@citycast.fm, 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
- 3 days ago31 min
Eugene Police Wants $2.5M for Public Records, Our Waterfront Is Getting a Makeover, and I-5 South Closure Updates
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 portland@citycast.fm, 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
- 4 days ago35 min
Racist Tweets Tank a Blazers Hire, the Arts Tax Gets Challenged in Court, and Oregon's Governor's Race Has Democrats Sweating
We're talking about the hiring and firing of a new Blazers broadcaster over some pretty heinous old tweets, and why the Portland Metro Chamber is suing the city. Plus, we're digging into some state level races, including the competitive governor's race. Joining host Claudia Meza are Willamette Week City Hall reporter Sophie Peel and Jake Weigler, local political strategist and partner at the consulting firm Praxis. 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. Discussed in today's episode: Trail Blazers fire new broadcaster after misogynistic, racist comments surface [KGW 8] Portland Metro Chamber Sues City Over Changes to Arts Tax [Willamette Week] Kotek, Drazan trade barbs at first debate of 2026 Oregon governor’s race [OPB] Gluesenkamp Perez and Braun neck-and-neck in race for Southwest Washington swing district, OPB poll finds [OPB] 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 portland@citycast.fm, 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 5th episode: Grand Central Bakery Portland Bureau of Transportation D'Amore Law Portland Open Studios
- 5 days ago23 min
‘Your City Could Be Better’: This Basketball Court Is Saving Residents From Floods — Presented By City Cast Portland
When Portland looks for inspiration for the future, does it look to the Netherlands? That’s what designers and officials in New York City did in order to integrate flood mitigation into public housing. Inspired by places like Rotterdam, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) collaborated with other groups to give Queens a state-of-the-art, climate-resilient amenity — in this case, a basketball court. David talks with Katy Burgio from NYCHA and Runit Chhaya of Grain Collective, one of the involved design firms, about the larger infrastructure the court is a part of and how it’s setting up NYC for climate resilience. Mentioned on the show: Water Square and its creative facilitators: https://www.dezeen.com/2025/11/25/grain-collective-basketball-courts-flood-prevention/ Rotterdam’s own “water square”: https://landezine.com/water-square-benthemplein-by-de-urbanisten/ 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.
- 1 weeks ago32 min
Portland's Most Underrated Restaurateur Is Retiring, a DIY Bar Takeover, and Miami Beats Portland at Food?
We’re talking about an upcoming event hoping to bring attention to Portland’s bar scene. We’re also looking into some recent food news coming out of a small stretch of Southeast Hawthorne that involves fires and a heart-breaking closure. Plus, Portland has been crowned No. 2 once again as America’s foodie city, by a website that sells credit cards. Who’s number 1? You really won’t believe it. Joining host Claudia Meza are local food and culture reporter Alex Frane and Alex Caffal, one of the founders of Barmageddon, a grassroots, DIY showcase of Portland's bar and hospitality scene. 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. Discussed in today's episode: Portland is (still) America’s No. 2 foodie city, study finds [Oregonian] 'The internet is a strange place': The story of how a small-town 'COVID-conscious lesbian bar' went viral [Yahoo] Portland Cocktail Week Is Taking 2026 Off. The City’s Bartenders Are Throwing a Festival in Its Place [Willamette Week] Portland Bar Coalition [Instagram] Support Likely Ivy Recover from Fire Damage [GoFundMe] Support Gol's Recovery and Staff [GoFundMe] 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 portland@citycast.fm, 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 2nd episode: Oregon Ballet Theatre The Reser
- 1 weeks ago36 min
Your Guide to October 2026 in Portland
Whether you’re stuck in a corn maze, catching a local theatrical production, or drinking your weight in pumpkin cider, October is the start of the cozy season and we have some ideas for how to help you transition from the sun to the gray. To help you have the most memorable October, the team at City Cast Portland has rounded up their picks in food, entertainment and everything in between. 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. Discussed in today's episode: Socktober with Street Books How to Waterproof Hiking Boots [REI] 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 portland@citycast.fm, 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 1st episode: Oregon Ballet Theatre The Reser
- 1 weeks ago33 min
Old Town’s First Grocery Store in 50 Years, the Plan To Increase Portland’s CEO Tax, and Scout the Huggy Golden Retriever
Today on City Cast Portland, we're talking about one nonprofit's mission to open a grocery store in Old Town, and how two city councilors are proposing an increase in our city’s existing CEO pay-gap tax. Plus, the story of Scout the hugging Golden Retriever. Joining host Claudia Meza are Bryan M. Vance (the founder of Stumptown Savings, your friendly neighborhood grocery economy newsletter), and our very own executive producer, John Notarianni. 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. Discussed in today's episode: A sea of golden retrievers, a field of pumpkins and one very huggable legacy [Oregonian] 1st and Nourish Market [Stumptown Savings] Portland councilors seek major expansion of city’s CEO pay-gap tax [Oregonian] Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at portland@citycast.fm, 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 September 30th episode: Oregon Ballet Theatre The Reser Grand Central Bakery
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City Cast Portland captures the one-of-a-kind creative spirit of this place and tackles who we are and where we’re going — from big deals, like equity and livability, to tiny delights, like the city's most wonderful doughnut. Host Claudia Meza is so over the notion that ‘Portland is over.’ On the show, she’ll revive your civic pride and stir you to help create local change — through conversations with neighbors, newsmakers, artists and entrepreneurs about our ever-changing city.
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