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Portland's Clean Energy Fund is under threat — and one of the city's most beloved botanical gardens may be closing. We talk with Damon Motz-Storey from the Sierra Club and Jami LaBaron from Leach Botanical Garden about two stories that matter deeply to Portland's future.
If you enjoyed last weeks episode, here's a great way to connect with our guests the Portland Grey Panthers and my good friend Nafisa Fai. Check it out!
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Also in the studio today, my good friend Jami - to discuss the financial challenges and imminent closure of Portland hidden jewel Leach botanical garden.
Please support by visiting the garden RIGHT NOW. Consider becoming a member!
Great time in the studio with @damonmotzstorey.bsky.social discussing the most recent legal battles around PCEF. It’ll be a little while before the episode comes out - but everyone should get up to speed in the meantime.
16.02.2026 02:53 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Public power has the potential to lower and stabilize utility bills, and relieves pressure on housing affordability and household stability. If we want PCEF investments to build real public trust, they should help people breathe a little easier financially while accelerating clean energy transition.
15.02.2026 05:05 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0A public power project could squarely advance PCEF’s climate goals and deliver something people feel in their monthly budgets. Energy costs are a major—and growing—driver of the cost-of-living crisis.
15.02.2026 05:05 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Thanks for the listen and share!
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What Do You Get When You Cross a Panther With A Frog?
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Podcast fuel for recording day - Dungeness crab Bennie from My Vice www.myvicepdx.com
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Rob Nosse joins the show to break down Oregon’s state budget—and what it means for health care and essential services. We also talk about the challenges ahead in the short legislative session, and how to stay grounded and constructive in a moment that’s trying its best to knock us flat.
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While I'm disappointed my proposal "Crush ICE" didn't make it into the list of finalists, these are some good names, and I encourage you to vote!
What are some names you would propose, even if they didn't make it to the list? https://loom.ly/x_8yJzs
Check out our 4th episode this season - talking current events with Jennifer Williamson - and live Shows with @macsmiff.com reminding us to #NeverMissTheThesis
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Check out our latest episode - a 2025/ 2026 vibe check with local author @donovanscribes.bsky.social
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A Full Plate: A Double Scoop of Schmidt Show PDX schmidtshowpdx.com/episode/a-fu...
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The season finale of Schmidt Show PDX is live! We have a very special guest co-host who truly knows Portland politics. We also interview Bethany Cotton from @cascadiawildlands.bsky.social for a dive into an urgent issue facing Oregon and the west: the threat in Congress to sell off public lands.
03.07.2025 21:32 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Don't miss the Season 1 finale of
@schmidtshowpdx. Episode 8 drops tomorrow featuring a special guest co-host! Tune in for the big reveal + a powerful convo on stopping the sale of our public lands. Catch up on all the great guests we had this season on your favorite platforms.
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Big thanks to Moira and Andres for joining us — and for the work they’re doing to build a Portland that’s actually for all of us.
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What happens when a national misinformation campaign hits your city? You organize.
In our latest episode, we’re joined by Portland For All — a grassroots coalition fighting for housing, public safety, transit access, and a truly inclusive civic vision for Portland.
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We talked about why local journalism is under existential threat, and how Senate Bill 686 in Oregon might help shift power away from Big Tech and back toward the people doing the actual reporting. Listen now, and share with someone who still believes that local news matters.
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Don’t miss this week’s episode! We visited the University of Oregon’s new campus space in Northeast Portland to sit down with Andrew DeVigal, director of The Agora Journalism Center — an organization committed to reinventing journalism as a public service rooted in community and civic trust.
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Big thanks to Mykal for taking the time, and for the work you're doing to make this city a little kinder, one cut at a time.
And thanks for listening to the show. Be sure to subscribe and share this episode with someone who might need a reminder that small things can be revolutionary. ❤️
No salons, no appointments-just sidewalk solidarity and a whole lot of compassion. Care doesn't always look like a grand gesture. Sometimes, it looks like a folding chair on a sidewalk and a pair of hands making someone feel seen again. Check out their great work at Hairstylistsforhumanity.org
05.06.2025 17:31 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
💈The latest episode is live on our website and all streaming platforms! Our guest is Mykal, founder of Hairstylists for Humanity —a platform to network barbers and stylists who offer free grooming services to people experiencing homelessness.
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❤️Blanchet House – serving meals and offering transitional housing downtown
❤️Hope and Bread – a grassroots group offering food and community with dignity
❤️Rahab’s Sisters – offering radical hospitality to women and gender-nonconforming folks
❤️Rose Haven – a day shelter and community center for women, children, and marginalized genders
Whether you’re spiritual, skeptical, or somewhere in between, this episode will leave you with a sense of purpose—and maybe even inspire you to sign up for a volunteer shift. Here’s some incredible local organizations that could use your time and talent right now…
29.05.2025 23:33 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0In this wide-ranging conversation, we talk about faith—not as dogma, but as presence. Sara shares what it means to show up for people in need, how her ministry has evolved with the city around her, and why volunteering is an act of solidarity.
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