The Best Of Citizen Smith

Multi-vitamins, multi-minerals, vitamin supplements and organic food, it's a lot of what we need to stay healthy. Ryan Mauk shares his expertise as a nutritional health coach for Natural Grocers on today's show.

Utilizing a clever approach to upending the legal right to an abortion in Texas, the Supreme Court decides 5-4 to not restrict the new Texas law as the court rushes its decision via "shadow docket."

Floods, massive power outages and record rainfall buries cars in streets as rain storms rage from Hurricane Ida in the Northeast. The NFL soon kicks off the season, but only a couple of teams so far are mandating masks, and one of them, New Orleans, requires Covid proof of vaccination. Will more teams follow?

Covid vaccination cards or negative coronavirus test now required to attend outdoor sporting events in Oregon. Some other teams in the nation are also enforcing it -- does it become a national trend? China is enforcing regulations and limitations on kids under 18 online gaming and after school learning -- like English language schools. Oh, my.

Portland's local union of the Nabisco factory are in the fourth week of their strike, Citizen Smith heads out on the street to talk to them, and in-studio guest Pete Lee, Vice-chair of the Oregon Democratic Party, weighs in on the issue.

Jordy Trachtenberg, an expat living in Vietnam, talks about the Covid Delta variant surge and lockdown being enforced by the military throughout the country.

Private animal shelters in Multnomah County need help -- but a lack of leadership and staff reductions in county animal services has created a crisis for abandoned dogs and cats. Amy Sacks, executive director of The Pixie Project, offers a candid and lucid discussion on this and other challenges private shelters must tackle during a pandemic

Host Ken Smith welcomes Ray Lane who is the host of Half Cast into the studio as they talk about the groups causing issues in the city of Portland. Also check out the latest movie review, which is a doozy of a film, depending on how you look at it.

Mike Richards leaves his job as the new Jeopardy host after controversial comments in a past podcast he co-hosted. Some researchers disagree with the CDC recommendation for the general public to get booster shots. And some colleges don't mandate Covid vaccines while others do as students return to campuses across America.

Dan Harris is a successful screenwriter and director who now calls Portland his home. He also opened a popular store, Cult., in the Pearl District. It's a challenging time to start a new business in the Rose City. He talks about that and his movie career on today's show.

Dianne Whelan is a documentary filmmaker and author who completed an epic 6-year trek through Canada's wilderness, and the first woman to do so. She talks about embracing solitude and survival in the wilderness, and learning the ways of the indigenous people of Canada. 

President Biden spoke to the nation and now questions of competency and missteps ring loud from critics. Pfizer and Moderna Covid shots may not be enough to combat the Delta variant, so Biden is advising booster shots for most Americans 8 months after the second shot. High school star athletes are making big endorsements now and going pro.

Rural communities are spiking in numbers of Covid cases from the Delta variant in Oregon as the unvaccinated refuse to get vaccinated. Afghanistan is a debacle and Biden's worst nightmare as commander in chief. The Census 2020 data was revealing with a growing Hispanic and Latino population and more interracial marriages.

Alex Gonyaw, a fisheries biologist representing the Klamath Tribe, discusses the battle to save the sucker fish in Upper Klamath Lake. Removing outdated dams and reducing farming practices that are draining water sources are all in play to protect a once thriving Sucker fish population.

Mask mandates are misguided decisions by the Governor of Oregon and the Multnomah County chair -- and unnecessary overreach by government leaders. These and other topics are discussed with guest Dave Dahl, providing a view from the right.

Governor Kate Brown follows Multnomah County in ordering another period of mask mandates for the state as unvaccinated patients contract the Delta variant of Covid and fill hospital beds. And on and on it goes. The mask mandate could last into the New Year.

Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury issued mask indoor requirements for all citizens. She also announced that a telephone number and internet site will be set up for neighbors to report on neighbors not wearing one. A fine of up to $1,000 then can be administered. Isn't that nice!

The Olympic games have come to an end, as have the torrent of commercials. But an exceptional job by Japan given the Covid obstacles. Next up China and the winter Olympics. Actor Chris Levine joins the show to talk about the career of an actor working his way up the ladder and discusses his latest movie "Bad Bones" shot in Alaska.

China, like America and other countries, is dealing with an outbreak of the Delta variant of the coronavirus. An interview with an expat living and working in Guiyang, Guizhou, China, provides an update on what's going on there.

President Biden is pushing to phase out gas cars with half of all cars sold being electric by 2030. It's a push that should have begun 20 years ago -- better late than never. Some school districts across the country are starting to mandate mask wearing in the classroom, challenging state laws.

Governor Kate Brown has directed school districts state-wide to enforce a mask mandate this fall, which doesn't sit well with some superintendents who feel the districts should make these decisions. New York governor Andrew Cuomo faces possible impeachment for alleged sexual harassment -- and another one bites the dust! 

Street racing is an ongoing issue in the city of Portland. It happens everyday in the early morning hours as are drivers dangerously speeding down roads. First hand experience has taught this host to look both ways and walk carefully across the streets. It's time for more police enforcement! Where are city leaders like former Mayor Bud Clark?

From swimmers to divers, track runners to equestrian riders The Olympic athletes are great to watch and inspirational!

Greg Haller, Executive Director of Pacific Rivers, talks about the "River Democracy Act", legislation introduced by Sen. Ron Wyden to protect 4,700 miles of wild rivers in Oregon. And guest Trey Carskadon shares highlights of the Northwest Food Show at the Portland Exposition Center being held this Sunday and Monday.

Simone Biles was a champion gymnast who should have retired after her first Olympics. Too much physical and mental strain is involved in her sport and that caught up with her. It's a lesson for other Olympic champions to learn from -- especially in gymnastics.