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Welcome to The Schmidt Show! A podcast reclaiming the narrative. Shining light on the Portland we love. www.schmidtshowpdx.com

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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 23m
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SOS: Drop it like it’s Hot 🗳️
Vote Early - Use a Drop Box
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Check out my conversation with Teacher Tiffany! www.schmidtshowpdx.com/p/lane-chang...
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Listen to the full interview on Substack or wherever you get your podcasts. www.schmidtshowpdx.com
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Welcome to the show Elinore Jones!! 👏🙏
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
It's here! NEW EPISODE. Senator Jeff Merkley joins the show to talk 10 ways we can all smash fascism. Tune in wherever you listen. www.schmidtshowpdx.com #portland #podcast #schmidtshowpdx #orpol
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Give me your questions! Give them to me! #schmidtshowpdx #orpol #portland #podcasts
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
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Summer break. SchmidtShowPDX back at it next week! #schmidtshowpdx #portland #podcast
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Councilor Candace Avalos @counciloravalos.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
537 RSVPs to our second annual D1 People's Picnic!? 😱🥹 I hope you're one of them, see ya tomorrow at 12pm in Parklane Park!
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Oregon WFP - and nationally are done with the "we can't" politics.
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Listen to my conversation with Annie Naranjo Rivera - State Director of @workingfamilies.org of Oregon - hear why they are on a roll here in Oregon and across the country!!
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We Like to Party
Watch now | Inside Oregon’s Working Families Party with Annie Naranjo Rivera
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Joined my friend Michael Jonas on his pod to talk CJ. Check it out!
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Why Do Americans Trust Punishment More Than Rehabilitation and What is the Prison Industrial Complex?
Podcast Episode · All American Why · August 1 · 1h 34m
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
What should Oregon do to create prosperity? And for whom? Listen in w Juan Carlos from @ocppnews.bsky.social
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Prosperity Redux
Watch now | Juan Carlos Ordoñez of the Oregon Center for Public Policy on the Prosperity Council’s “bait and switch”
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Listen to my conversation with our council President - all things from serial communications to the Moda center deal. What’s your take?
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The Reluctant President
Watch now | Jamie Dunphy on budgets, billionaires, and building a council with no rulebook
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Is the $400M over what period of time? Is that renovation + maintenance over 20 years?
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Find a clip of him launching from 3…you’ll see it!
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The King: Flaming Catapult Launch
ALT: The King: Flaming Catapult Launch
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Hahahaha - Blazer fans loved to hate Raymond Felton - and I put myself in that group!
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
I loved when Camby was a Blazer! He had a shot like a trebuchet!
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Let your voice be heard! City council wants you to weigh in on the Moda Center. IMO - step 1: rename it the Rose Garden!
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Moda Center
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Bring Back Cheese 🧀 Day! 😭 #westwing #schmidtshowpdx #Portland #podcast
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
The Mayor’s email:
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
It was created in response to an email the Mayor sent out city wide bemoaning the groups that lobby city hall always wearing the same T-shirts.
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
It’s not a DSA shirt. But it is a t-shirt that is also a fundraiser for two local orgs helping neighbors and fighting for housing justice! www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...
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PDX Saints Love's Shop
Welcome to Pdx Saints Love's Shop 🛒Every purchase here helps provide real essentials. Meals, warm clothing, and hygiene care for our unhoused neighbors in Portland.Your order goes further than your ca...
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
The Metro Chamber said DSA is bad for Portland. Councilor Angelita Morillo @pnwpolicyangel.bsky.social said: let’s talk about that. This is the rebuttal. Our Season 2 finale is live — and it’s the episode we’ve been building toward all season long.
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Season 2 Finale: The Rebuttal
Councilor Angelita Morillo responds to the Metro Chamber — and makes the case for a Portland that works for everyone
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
How do we restore trust in journalism? Listen to my conversation with Ryan Haas from @thewesternedge.bsky.social
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Certified Organic Journalism
The Western Edge's Ryan Haas on investigative reporting, the need for diverse perspectives, and rebuilding trust
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Three Portland podcasters walk into a room and hit record. That’s the episode. Marisa from Vendor Besties, Michael Jonas from All American Why?, and me — talking craft, community, and why local voices matter. New episode out now. 🎙️ #portland #podcast #schmidtshow
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Hit Record
On Portland's local podcast ecosystem with Marisa Lysinger and Michael Jonas
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
In any new endeavor - there’s a learning curve. Some things work - some don’t. Try new things. Learn. Grow. Fail. Repeat. That’s been true of my experience in life as well as becoming a podcaster host. Sometimes you succeed. This is that episode for me. This is my favorite to date. Please enjoy.
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For the Campesinos
It Was Always About the People
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Thanks!!
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
I think good faith engagement and old fashioned listening and learning are the ingredients! Thanks for reaching out - I’ve enjoyed the “conversation”. And tell me a topic you’d like me to cover on the podcast!
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
An article to check out: opb.org/article/2026...
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Criminal charges must be dismissed if defendant can’t get a lawyer, Oregon Supreme Court rules
In a unanimous decision, the court ruled that a defendant’s criminal charges must be dismissed if the state has failed to provide a defense attorney for 60 days in a misdemeanor case or 90 days in a f...
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
The defense attorney crisis has hit statewide, and nationally - so maybe there’s something more to the issue than plea bargain strategy. As to local media - perhaps they will follow the lead of their national peer. Hope springs eternal.
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Public defenders are under resourced. It’s not a work stoppage. And they are a critical part of the system. And if you rewind the tape to this DA’s political campaign you’d hear him promise to end this crisis on day 1 by bringing lawyer friends into the system. A year and a half later…
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
But what I find appalling is that instead of having empathy for a completely innocent person who was wrongfully charged with a crime - which had awful effects on her life - the new office blames her defense attorney and the lack of defense attorneys for the law enforcement systems mistake.
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Thanks for listening! The Multnomah office is a machine - things like this happened during my tenure too. It seems from the reporting that this was an honest mistake. I do think that if the Justice integrity unit wasn’t gutted this could’ve been detected sooner.
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Her case was ultimately dismissed - so it seems the DA agreed that she was wrongfully charged. The issue isn’t the result - the issue is how long it took to get there.
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
So I see. Open invitation to come on the show for a rebuttal? DM me and we’ll arrange it!
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The DA commenting on an article about a wrongfully charged woman and many other cases that have been dismissed: “but his overall goal, he said, was to refile as many cases as possible” I remember the good ol days when the “overall goal” of the DA’s office was to seek justice. 😞
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Falsely charged with a crime, no way to fight it: inside Oregon’s court crisis
An attorney shortage has left thousands trapped in criminal cases without lawyers. One wrongfully accused woman had no choice but to wait
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Jonathan Pulvers @pulverizer.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Thanks Mike! Follow @ripcitynotripoff.bsky.social for more.
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Rockom Sockom NoBots @rockom.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Former Multnomah County DA Mike Schmidt, demonized by People4Portland and the Metro chamber crew, has reclaimed "Schmidt Show" as turned it into a podcast. #pdx
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
New episode of SchmidtShow PDX is up. 🎙️ Portland owns the Moda Center. Bought it for $1. Now we're being asked to spend $1 billion to renovate it — and hand the bill entirely to the public. I sat down with @pulverizer.bsky.social of RipCityNotRipOff to talk about the worst arena deal in the NBA.
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Cheap Seats
Listen now | A Conversation with Rip City, Not Rip Off
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Portland Metro Chamber's top political strategist talks DSA, the new city government, and the backlash he sees coming. Then I spoke with Dr. Sandra Comstock about how H4A pdx an org that has helped so many - needs our help. New episode of The Schmidt Show PDX. 🎙️
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Metro Chamber of (no) Secrets
Jon Isaacs on Why the Writing Is on the Wall — and It's Not Good
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Happy Tax Day! This week on SchmidtShow PDX, I sit down with Marina Kaminsky, Research Director at the North Star Civic Foundation, to talk about what Portlanders are actually paying in taxes. SPOILER: we rank in the 58th percentile among 150 U.S. cities — the conversation goes deep from there. 🎙️
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Audit This
SchmidtShow PDX | Guest: Marina Kaminsky, North Star Civic Foundation
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Check out our 10th episode this season! I'm talking all things judiciary with my good friend Professor Aliza Kaplan. As always - subscribe and tell a friend....help us grow the show!
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Bench Pressed
Getting Our Reps In with Professor Aliza Kaplan
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Substance Over Vibes @nafisafai.bsky.social and @mitchgreen.bsky.social - Check out this weeks episode!
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Substance Over Vibes
We sat down with two elected officials who are both doing real work — and both facing those who would rather traffic in vibes than engage with substance.
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
New episode just dropped. 🎙️ 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.
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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
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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Schmidt Show PDX @schmidtshowpdx.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
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!
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Nonprofit says Portland’s Leach Botanical Garden will close in March without additional funding
The 17-acre public park in outer southeast Portland is part of a coalition that provides environmental education to Black and brown children and teenagers.
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