Kristin Olson

Rational in Portland

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Portland native. Trial lawyer. Founding member of North America Recovers. https://www.northamericarecovers.org Resisting extremism through long form conversations.

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Kristin Olson

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Lionel Irving: the inspiring story of a Black Portland native who committed homicide, but turned his life around and is now serving on the City of Portland's gun violence Community Oversight Group 31.03.2022 2:37:34

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/black-men-drifted-democrats-toward-trump-record-numbers-polls-show-n1246447 https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2021/04/portland-launches-easy-entry-jobs-program-that-cleans-up-trash.html https://www.opb.org/article/2022/01/15/2021-was-a-record-year-for-homicides-in-portland/

Rosie, a two-time Trump voter in Portland 30.03.2022 2:30:59

https://apnews.com/article/seniors-kate-brown-coronavirus-pandemic-oregon-4fb2af25f2452f0f4ea721e205b234a7 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/17/us/schools-reopening-west-coast.html https://www.pdxmonthly.com/news-and-city-life/2022/03/pps-missing-students-reconnection-services https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/04/27/portland-rose-parade-canceled-after-antifascists-threaten-gop-...

Part 2: Eric Post, Oregon TikTok Famous Entrepreneur 06.03.2022 1:32:01

https://www.tiktok.com/@allamericandad111?lang=en https://www.facebook.com/AmericanEricPost/about https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/revelations-in-tear-gas#/ https://www.ericpostonline.com https://www.kannact.com https://househappy.com https://www.reperiohealth.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3keZDmLvjY

Part 1: Eric Post, Oregon TikTok Famous Entrepreneur 06.03.2022 1:38:13

Nancy Rommelmann comes on the show!!!! 01.03.2022 1:35:24

http://www.nancyrommelmann.com https://substack.com/profile/1406219-nancy-rommelmann https://www.palomamedia.com https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/22/opinion/politics/kenosha-rittenhouse-2020-protests.html https://reason.com/2020/09/04/youre-not-allowed-to-film-the-fight-for-control-over-who-reports-from-portland/ https://www.laweekly.com/who-she-took-with-her/ https://www.newsweek.com/new-york-time...

Oregon has a GOP gubernatorial candidate who was a swinger 19.02.2022 1:49:03

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-08-20/recall-candidate-larry-elder-is-a-threat-to-black-californians Lindsey Graham and J. Michelle Childs: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/594446-white-house-brushing-off-graham-handicapping-of-high-court-choice Judge Childs's representation of employers: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/labor-issues-complicate-judge-michelle-childs-supreme...

Cancel culture in the literary and publishing world 07.02.2022 1:09:47

Guest Allie Crenshaw discusses cancel culture in the literary and publishing world and her new book Frogs Don't Need Floaties, out now. https://www.amazon.com/Frogs-Dont-Need-Floaties-Standing/dp/B09QF44TPR Links to articles and data: More than 600 health professionals have signed the Open Call to Restore Normalcy for US Children, which includes removing mask mandates in schools: https://www.urgen...

Living on the Edge: How a lesbian Portlander has survived riots, poverty, physical disability, addiction, mental illness, and why she wants out of Portland forever. 19.01.2022 2:06:57

Rebranded as the Rational in Portland podcast. We speak to Susan Griffin (Twitter handle @SusanGriffin530), a lesbian Portlander and lifelong Democrat who lives downtown. She describes herself as a "forgotten resident". She is physically and mentally disabled, and she spoke to me from her wheelchair about what it was like to live through 200 days of rioting in Portland, Oregon, from her government...

20-year-old Portlander comes out as conservative for the first time ever 30.12.2021 2:03:32

It's hard to speak out in Portland. That's why we have this podcast. Today you will hear from Sarah, a 20-year-old who voted for Trump and is a conservative from Portland. Before today, the only people who knew Sarah's political affiliation were her family. She opens up to us about what it's like to be a conservative in Portland. Links from today's episode: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/expe...

Nurse practitioner Nurse Betty on mental health, addiction, COVID and more 22.09.2021 1:35:54

We are joined by special guest Nurse Betty on this episode. Nurse Betty is a nurse practitioner who practices and lives in the city of Portland. We talk about mental health, addiction, COVID, homelessness, whether the city of Portland will ever bounce back, and more.