NW Fresh Podcast

NW Fresh Podcast

Comedy, politics, life from some of the most interesting people in the Northwest. Hosted by Andy Chandler.

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April 18, 2025 62 mins

Future Portland is a local group focused on sensible government solutions to livability. Attend their event on April 23rd at Hotel Zags featuring Rational In Portland, District Attorney Nathan Vasquez, and Portland Police Chief Bob Day.

https://futureportland.org/events

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Dr. Eric Fruits returns to the podcast to discuss many proposed tax increases facing Oregonians.


https://laweconcenter.org/author/ericfruits/

https://web.pdx.edu/~fruits/

https://cascadepolicy.org/team/eric-fruits/

https://x.com/ericfruits?lang=en

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Max Steele and I rank all 12 Portland City Councilors, including a DSA extremist councilor who defended a group involved in violent protest this week and had a formal complaint filed against her chief of staff for harassing women. We cover all the details.


https://recalibrateportland.substack.com/

https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2025/03/protest-against-old-town-hotel-owner-turns-violent-as-homeless-aid-effort-splits-neighborhood....

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Thad Fisco is a longtime Portland business owner and CEO of Portland Kettle Works, we talk about how Portland policies have become anti-business and what needs to change to fix Portland's economic doom loop.


https://www.portlandkettleworks.com/

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Jeff Eager returns to the show and is the founder of Oregon Roundup, a centrist news and media organization and he's also the former Mayor of Bend, Oregon #nwfresh #oregon #northwest #nwfresh #portland #bendoregon https://oregonroundup.com/https://oregonroundup.substack.com/https://www.oregonfoundation.org/Follow NW Fresh on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nwfreshpodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ENriVzZNueNAu...

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Maia Poet shares her story on how she was pressured to transition from female to male at a young age, and why being in Israel on October 7th 2023 changed her life and made her want to become a detransitioner.#detransition #trans #israel #israelpalestineconflict #israelhamaswar #maiapoetFollow NW Fresh on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nwfreshpodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ENriVzZNueNAuexWX0fN4X: https://twitte...

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Shane Alderson is the Chair of Baker County Oregon and we discuss the top issues facing the Eastern Oregon County including wildfires, rural hospitals, and more.https://www.bakercountyor.gov/commissioners/commissioners.html#bakercounty #easternoregon #nwfresh #ruralhospitals #oregon Follow NW Fresh on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nwfreshpodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ENriVzZNueNAuexWX0fN4X: https://twitter.c...

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Clark County Matters is a group in Washington State to unite people to advocate for the future of Vancouver and Clark County.https://clarkcountymatters.com/https://www.facebook.com/ClarkCountyMatters/https://www.instagram.com/ClarkCountyMatters/#clarkcountywa #clarkcounty #nwfreshFollow NW Fresh on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nwfreshpodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ENriVzZNueNAuexWX0fN4X: https://twitter.com/...

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Ciatta Thompson is passionate about livability in Portland and is being considered for Multnomah County Democrats Vice Chair 2https://multdems.org/reorg-election-profi/ciatta-thompson/https://twitter.com/@CiattaForPDXhttps://www.instagram.com/ciattaforportland/?hl=en
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Max Steele writes about Portland politics and antisemitism in Portland, is a part of the group Friends of Couch Park, and operates a gym offering personal training. https://coachmaxsteele.substack.com/ https://www.kanabofitness.com/ https://friendsofcouchpark.org/
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Adam Breindel is the author of Portland noir novel Bridgetown's Children and works in the technology/software space. https://www.amazon.com/Bridgetowns-Children-Adam-Breindel/dp/B0DLRTWSY2 https://bookshop.org/p/books/bridgetown-s-children-adam-breindel/22036745 https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bridgetowns-children-adam-breindel/1146504894?ean=9798991811613
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Dan Ryan is a Portland City Commissioner who was elected initially in 2020, and was recently re-elected to Portland's new City Council starting in 2025. https://www.portland.gov/ryan https://www.instagram.com/commissionerdanryan/?hl=en
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Robby Sherman has been doing stand-up comedy for 5 years in Portland after moving from Green Bay, Wisconsin. https://www.instagram.com/robby_sherman_/
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Alex Nelson is a small business owner in the Portland metro area and Founder/CEO of Impact Capital Management
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Smurf Luchiano aka Real DB Cooper has been making music in the Northwest since his debut album Gangstas on Tha Move in the 1990s and has a new music video Nina Ross. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QMIZ3Yg-Ns https://www.instagram.com/flavgods/ https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/smurf-luchiano-aka-the-real-d-b-cooper/1737944364 https://vimeo.com/showcase/1528760
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DJ and Hip Hop Artist Juma Blaq has been making music in Portland for many years and grew up sometimes homeless at a young age. He's released many EPs and LPs and his upcoming project will be released on Black Friday 2024. https://www.instagram.com/jumablaq/
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Eli Arnold is a bike police officer in downtown Portland running for Portland City Council in District 4 and returns to NW Fresh podcast again. Eli Arnold has been endorsed by The Oregonian, Willamette Week, and NW Examiner. https://www.eliforportland.com/
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Daniel DeMelo returns to the show to discuss bringing solutions to Portland District 3. https://demelo4portland.com/
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Sandeep Bali returns to NW Fresh before the November election, he's running for District 3 Portland City Council. https://www.betterwithbali.com/
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