Rational in Portland

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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...

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...

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...

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.